# CourtListener API

> 3 public methods for CourtListener (courtlistener.com), each 1 credit per completed run.

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## Methods

### [Search federal dockets by party](https://fous.com/methods/courtlistener.com/search-federal-dockets.md)

`courtlistener.com/search_federal_dockets`, read. Finds federal RECAP dockets involving a named person or company, newest filed first. Only dockets in the RECAP Archive appear.

Returns: case name, court, docket number, filed and terminated dates, status, nature of suit, cause, judge, latest docket entries, docket link

### [Search case law](https://fous.com/methods/courtlistener.com/search-case-law.md)

`courtlistener.com/search_case_law`, read. Searches CourtListener US court opinions by keywords or case name, with optional court, decision dates and sorting.

Returns: case name, court, decision date, citations, docket number, judges, snippet, times cited, status, link

### [Get court opinion](https://fous.com/methods/courtlistener.com/get-court-opinion.md)

`courtlistener.com/get_court_opinion`, read. Finds a US court opinion on CourtListener by case name, citation, or opinion link, and returns its metadata, opinions, judges, citing-case count and the lead opinion's full text from its PDF.

Returns: case name, court, date, citations, docket, judges, opinions, lead opinion text, citing-case count, links