# PACER Case Locator (PCL)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pacer-case-locator-pcl-/  
**Website:** https://pacer.uscourts.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The PACER Case Locator (PCL) is a nationwide index of federal court cases. The public PCL API allows users to programmatically search the PCL for federal cases across U.S. district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts using the same search functionality and dataset as the PCL web application.

## Kin Score — 10.0 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 10.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 11.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **PACER Case Locator (PCL) API** — The PACER Case Locator (PCL) API allows users to programmatically search the nationwide index of federal court cases for U.S. district, bankruptcy, and appellate courts.

## Security (1)

- **Pacer Case Locator Pcl  Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Pacer Case Locator Pcl  Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Courts, Federal Cases, Government, Legal

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/pacer-case-locator-pcl-/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.