Endpoint Playground
Test Crawlora's CourtListener Opinion Search API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.
curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/courtlistener/search?q=<q>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | Yes | Opinion search text | |
| cursor | string | No | Cursor from a prior response's next_cursor field |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"query": "qualified immunity",
"results": [
{
"case_name": "Example v. Example",
"court": "Supreme Court of the United States",
"url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/12345/example-v-example/"
}
],
"next_cursor": "cD0yMDI2LTA4LTI3"
}
}Public Playground
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Searches CourtListener's public opinion-search index by text and returns normalized opinion-result metadata with a cursor for the next page. The endpoint uses CourtListener's anonymous public search data and does not retrieve authenticated opinion detail, dockets, judges, alerts, or account data.
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"query": "qualified immunity",
"results": [
{
"case_name": "Example v. Example",
"court": "Supreme Court of the United States",
"url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/12345/example-v-example/"
}
],
"next_cursor": "cD0yMDI2LTA4LTI3"
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/courtlistener/search?q=<q>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"