BankruptcyWatch Docket API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: BankruptcyWatch PACER Cases Docket API
  description: The BankruptcyWatch PACER API provides a comprehensive suite of services for interacting with United States Bankruptcy Court data via PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The API enables creditors, lenders, and legal teams to search for bankruptcy cases, retrieve case details, file documents, monitor case activity, and automate bankruptcy workflows including Proof of Claim filing and loan restructuring.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://www.bankruptcywatch.com/api-kickoff
servers:
- url: https://api.bankruptcywatch.com/v1
  description: BankruptcyWatch API Production
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Docket
paths:
  /cases/{caseId}/docket:
    get:
      operationId: getCaseDocket
      summary: Get Case Docket
      description: Retrieve the docket entries for a specific bankruptcy case.
      tags:
      - Docket
      parameters:
      - name: caseId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: BankruptcyWatch case identifier
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: dateFrom
        in: query
        description: Filter docket entries from this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: dateTo
        in: query
        description: Filter docket entries to this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Case docket entries
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocketResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DocketResponse:
      type: object
      description: Docket entries response
      properties:
        caseId:
          type: string
        entries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocketEntry'
        totalCount:
          type: integer
    DocketEntry:
      type: object
      description: A single docket entry in a bankruptcy case
      properties:
        entryId:
          type: string
        caseId:
          type: string
        entryNumber:
          type: integer
        dateFiled:
          type: string
          format: date
        description:
          type: string
        documentUrl:
          type: string
        filer:
          type: string
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: API error response
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        requestId:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: BankruptcyWatch API key