# Law Justia — Wrapped API

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> Search federal court dockets and retrieve detailed case filings to stay informed about ongoing litigation, track case outcomes, and access official court documents. Find specific cases by keywords or case identifiers to monitor legal proceedings relevant to your interests or research.

**Category:** Government & Public Data | **Website:** [law.justia.com/](https://law.justia.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/a6050bdf-4fda-4956-8684-a59b75cbc65d/law-justia-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/a6050bdf-4fda-4956-8684-a59b75cbc65d/law-justia-com-api)

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## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-law-justia-com-api-a6050bdf/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_case

Retrieve detailed information for a specific federal court docket filing. Returns case metadata including parties, judge, court, nature of suit, cause of action, and filing date.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `docket_path` | string | Yes | Docket path from Justia (e.g. 'georgia/gandce/1:2011cv03307/178294'). Obtainable from search_cases results docket_url field. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-law-justia-com-api-a6050bdf/get_case \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"docket_path":"<string>"}'
```

### search_cases

Search federal court docket filings by party name. Returns paginated results with case metadata including title, case number, parties, court, and lawsuit type. Results are auto-iterated.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `court` | string | No | Court abbreviation code to filter by (e.g. 'gandce' for Georgia Northern District Court, 'nysdce' for New York Southern District Court). Omit to search all federal courts. |
| `judge` | string | No | Judge name to filter by. |
| `lawsuit_type` | string | No | Lawsuit type code to filter results (e.g. 'nos-190' for Contract: Other). |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `parties` | string | Yes | Party name to search for (plaintiff or defendant name). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-law-justia-com-api-a6050bdf/search_cases \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"court":"<string>","judge":"<string>","lawsuit_type":"<string>","page":"<integer>","parties":"<string>"}'
```