Lex Machina

Lex Machina Dockets API

Docket data.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Lex Machina Alerts Dockets API
  version: '20260324'
  description: Alerts.
servers:
- url: https://api.lexmachina.com
  description: Lex Machina production API
tags:
- name: Dockets
  description: Docket data.
paths:
  /docket-entries/{docket_entry_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dockets
      summary: Get District Docket Entry
      description: 'Gets data for a single docket entry.


        - **docket_entry_id**: the Lex Machina docketEntryId.


        Data returned for a docket will vary in format based on context, only the ids and urls for the relevant data will included.'
      operationId: get_district_docket_entry
      security:
      - JwtAccessBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: docket_entry_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          title: Docket Entry Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocketEntryResult'
              examples:
                three district query results:
                  summary: three district query results
                  value:
                    filedOn: '2024-08-20'
                    tags:
                    - Order
                    text: 'COURT ORDER denying Motion for permission to proceed filed by Petitioner Mr. Rodgy Lee Nesby [ 2 ]. [24-90020] (CAS) [Entered: 08/20/2024 10:14 AM]'
                    number: 15
                    docketEntryId: 1280368587
                    courtType: FederalAppeals
                    appealsCaseId: 2034417512
                    appealsCaseUrl: https://api.lexmachina.com/appeals-cases/2034417512
        '401':
          description: Invalid or expired token
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Expired token:
                  summary: Expired token
                  value:
                    detail: 'Token time expired: Signature has expired.'
                Invalid token:
                  summary: Invalid token
                  value:
                    detail: Invalid token
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Not found:
                  summary: Not found
                  value:
                    summary: Unknown id
                    detail: Not Found
        '422':
          description: Error - 422
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Validation error:
                  summary: Validation error
                  value:
                    summary: Invalid input
                    detail:
                    - type: parsing
                      loc:
                      - path
                      - query
                      - body
                      msg: invalid input
                      input: '-1'
  /itc-document-entries/{usitc_document_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dockets
      summary: Get Itc Document Entry
      description: 'Gets data for a single US ITC document.


        - **usitc_document_id**: The document id.'
      operationId: get_itc_document_entry
      security:
      - JwtAccessBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: usitc_document_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          title: Usitc Document Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ITCDocumentData'
              examples:
                Document Entry:
                  summary: Document Entry
                  value:
                    usitcDocumentId: 812722
                    date: '2024-01-26'
                    title: Granting Meenaxi Enterprise Inc.'s Motion to Stay Procedural Schedule
                    type: Order
                    filedBy:
                    - name: Bryan F. Moore
                    firm:
                    - name: USITC
                    onBehalfOf:
                    - name: Administrative Law Judge
                    investigationNumber: '1232'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Document Entry Not Found:
                  summary: Document Entry Not Found
                  value:
                    detail: document_id not found
        '401':
          description: Invalid or expired token
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Expired token:
                  summary: Expired token
                  value:
                    detail: 'Token time expired: Signature has expired.'
                Invalid token:
                  summary: Invalid token
                  value:
                    detail: Invalid token
        '422':
          description: Error - 422
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Validation error:
                  summary: Validation error
                  value:
                    summary: Invalid input
                    detail:
                    - type: parsing
                      loc:
                      - path
                      - query
                      - body
                      msg: invalid input
                      input: '-1'
  /state-docket-entries/{state_docket_entry_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dockets
      summary: Get State Docket Entry
      description: 'Gets data for a single docket entry.


        - **state_docket_entry_id**: the Lex Machina stateDocketEntryId.'
      operationId: get_state_docket_entry
      security:
      - JwtAccessBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: state_docket_entry_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          title: State Docket Entry Id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/StateDocketEntryResult'
              examples:
                state case complaint:
                  summary: state case complaint
                  value:
                    filedOn: '2016-07-25'
                    tags:
                    - Complaint
                    text: SUMMONS + COMPLAINT
                    stateDocketEntryId: 1263090641
                    courtType: State
                    stateCaseId: 2033923164
                    stateCaseUrl: https://api.lexmachina.com/state-cases/2033923164
                    court: Westchester County Supreme Court
                    state: New York
        '401':
          description: Invalid or expired token
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Expired token:
                  summary: Expired token
                  value:
                    detail: 'Token time expired: Signature has expired.'
                Invalid token:
                  summary: Invalid token
                  value:
                    detail: Invalid token
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Not found:
                  summary: Not found
                  value:
                    summary: Unknown id
                    detail: Not Found
        '422':
          description: Error - 422
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Validation error:
                  summary: Validation error
                  value:
                    summary: Invalid input
                    detail:
                    - type: parsing
                      loc:
                      - path
                      - query
                      - body
                      msg: invalid input
                      input: '-1'
components:
  schemas:
    ITCDocumentEntityData:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: ITCDocumentEntityData
    CourtType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - FederalDistrict
      - State
      - FederalAppeals
      - FederalBankruptcy
      - PTAB
      - ITC
      title: CourtType
    ITCDocumentData:
      properties:
        usitcDocumentId:
          type: integer
          title: Usitcdocumentid
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          title: Date
        title:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Title
        type:
          type: string
          title: Type
        filedBy:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ITCDocumentEntityData'
          type: array
          title: Filedby
        firm:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ITCDocumentEntityData'
          type: array
          title: Firm
        onBehalfOf:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ITCDocumentEntityData'
          type: array
          title: Onbehalfof
        investigationNumber:
          type: string
          title: Investigationnumber
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - usitcDocumentId
      - date
      - title
      - type
      - filedBy
      - firm
      - onBehalfOf
      - investigationNumber
      title: ITCDocumentData
    StateDocketEntryResult:
      properties:
        filedOn:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date
          - type: 'null'
          title: Filedon
        tags:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Tags
        text:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Text
        stateDocketEntryId:
          type: integer
          title: Statedocketentryid
        courtType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CourtType'
        stateCaseId:
          type: integer
          title: Statecaseid
        stateCaseUrl:
          type: string
          title: Statecaseurl
        court:
          type: string
          title: Court
        state:
          type: string
          title: State
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - filedOn
      - tags
      - text
      - stateDocketEntryId
      - courtType
      - stateCaseId
      - stateCaseUrl
      - court
      - state
      title: StateDocketEntryResult
    DocketEntryResult:
      properties:
        filedOn:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: date
          - type: 'null'
          title: Filedon
        tags:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Tags
        text:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Text
        number:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Number
        docketEntryId:
          type: integer
          title: Docketentryid
        courtType:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CourtType'
        bankruptcyCaseId:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Bankruptcycaseid
        appealsCaseId:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Appealscaseid
        districtCaseId:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Districtcaseid
        districtCaseUrl:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Districtcaseurl
        appealsCaseUrl:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Appealscaseurl
        bankruptcyCaseUrl:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Bankruptcycaseurl
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - filedOn
      - tags
      - text
      - number
      - docketEntryId
      - courtType
      title: DocketEntryResult
      description: 'The caseId and caseUrl fields will only be populated for the case type of the docket entry.


        For example only a district case docket entry will have a districtCaseId and districtCaseURL.'
  securitySchemes:
    JwtAccessBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer