USPTO Documents API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: USPTO Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Appeals Documents API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'USPTO ODP Bulk Data API. Exposes the Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) — search and download

    patent and trademark bulk datasets (bibliographic, assignment, classification, office-action

    weekly archives) as Entire Datasets (10-year increments) or Delta Datasets (daily increments)

    in XML/JSON. Does not support general filter/limit/offset/order_by database queries.

    '
  contact:
    name: USPTO API Help
    email: APIhelp@uspto.gov
servers:
- url: https://api.uspto.gov
  description: USPTO Open Data Portal
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Documents
  description: Retrieve patent application documents
paths:
  /api/v1/patent/applications/{applicationNumberText}/documents:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: List Application Documents
      operationId: listApplicationDocuments
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of documents in the file wrapper.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
  /api/v1/download/applications/{applicationNumberText}/{documentId}.pdf:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Download Application Document PDF
      operationId: downloadApplicationDocumentPdf
      parameters:
      - name: applicationNumberText
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: documentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDF binary.
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /api/v1/ptab/documents/search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Search Documents
      operationId: searchPtabDocuments
      parameters:
      - name: proceedingNumber
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: documentCategory
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filingDateFrom
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: filingDateTo
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: offset
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentSearchResponse'
  /api/v1/ptab/documents/{documentIdentifier}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get Document
      operationId: getPtabDocument
      parameters:
      - name: documentIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Document metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document_2'
  /api/v1/ptab/documents/{documentIdentifier}/download:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Download Document
      operationId: downloadPtabDocument
      parameters:
      - name: documentIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDF binary
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /ts/cd/casedocs/bundle.pdf:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get Case Documents PDF Bundle
      operationId: getCaseDocumentsPdfBundle
      parameters:
      - name: sn
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Serial number
      - name: rn
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Registration number
      - name: rf
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Reference number
      - name: ir
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: International registration number
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDF bundle
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /ts/cd/casedocs/bundle.zip:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get Case Documents ZIP Bundle
      operationId: getCaseDocumentsZipBundle
      parameters:
      - name: sn
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: rn
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: rf
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: ir
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ZIP bundle
          content:
            application/zip:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /ts/cd/casedocs/{sn}/{documentIdentifier}.pdf:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get Single Case Document PDF
      operationId: getCaseDocumentPdf
      parameters:
      - name: sn
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: documentIdentifier
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PDF binary
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /ts/cd/rgbimg/sn{serialNumber}/{imageType}.jpg:
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get Mark Image
      operationId: getMarkImage
      parameters:
      - name: serialNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: imageType
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - drawing
          - specimen
      responses:
        '200':
          description: JPEG
          content:
            image/jpeg:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
components:
  schemas:
    Document_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        documentIdentifier:
          type: string
        proceedingNumber:
          type: string
        documentTitleText:
          type: string
        documentCategory:
          type: string
        filingDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        filingPartyCategory:
          type: string
        pageQuantity:
          type: integer
        downloadUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
    DocumentSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document_2'
    Document:
      type: object
      properties:
        documentIdentifier:
          type: string
        documentCode:
          type: string
        documentCodeDescriptionText:
          type: string
        officialDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        pageTotalQuantity:
          type: integer
        directionCategory:
          type: string
        downloadOptionBag:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              mimeTypeIdentifier:
                type: string
              downloadUrl:
                type: string
                format: uri
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY