Ranking, court data

Best court data APIs in India (2026): 13 providers ranked

Reviewed 11 Nov 202613 providers scoredby JurisGrid

Short answer

eCourtsIndia is the top court data API on the JurisGrid rubric, with a public API, a 41 tool MCP server and public per-call prices. SooperKanoon and Vaquill follow for judgments and legislation by API. Best for dockets and cause lists: eCourtsIndia. Best for published judgments: IndianKanoon.

Best for case dockets, orders and cause lists by API and MCP: eCourtsIndia
Best for judgments, bare acts and advocate profiles by per-request API and MCP: SooperKanoon
Best for a legislation-first research API and MCP server: Vaquill

Based on JurisGrid scores reviewed 11 Nov 2026 · How we score

Key facts

Top pick: eCourtsIndia ranks first for court data in India with a JurisGrid score of 92 of 100, as of Nov 2026.
Runner up: SooperKanoon ranks second with a JurisGrid score of 68 of 100, as of Nov 2026.
Public APIs: 10 of the 13 ranked court data APIs publish a public REST API, as of Nov 2026.
MCP servers: 3 of the 13 ranked providers run a public MCP server, as of Nov 2026.
Public prices: 6 of the 13 ranked providers publish prices, as of Nov 2026.

Provider	Rank	Score	API	MCP	Pricing	Best for
eCourtsIndia	1	92	Public REST API	Public MCP server	From ₹0.20 per case search	case dockets, orders and cause lists by API and MCP
SooperKanoon	2	68	Public REST API	Public MCP server	Pay per call, public prices	judgments, bare acts and advocate profiles by per-request API and MCP
Vaquill	3	60	Public REST API	Public MCP server	Not published	a legislation-first research API and MCP server
IndianKanoon	4	55	Public REST API	Not published	Pay per call, public prices	free full-text judgment search with a prepaid developer API
kanoon.dev	5	53	Public REST API	Not published	Free, public prices	a free pilot API for court orders with OpenAPI
LegitQuest	6	50	API on request	Not published	Not published	litigation due diligence reports, FIR checks and research
InstaFinancials	7	49	Public REST API	Not published	Quote on request, prices not published	court cases next to company financials and credit ratings
Nyaykosh	8	46	Public REST API	Not published	Free, public prices	free keyless law-as-code APIs from a government project
Attestr	9	40	Public REST API	Not published	Quote on request, prices not published	a documented court record check API inside a BGV and KYC platform
Surepass	10	36	Public REST API	Not published	Quote on request, prices not published	300+ verification APIs from one KYC platform
bharat-courts	11	34	No API	Not published	Free, public prices	a free MIT-licensed Python SDK for eCourts and Supreme Court data
Vakeel360	12	27	Public REST API	Not published	Subscription, prices not published	a subscription REST API for case status, orders and cause lists across 25+ courts
LegalKart	13	22	API on request	Not published	Not published	a court case API with self-serve sign-up plus lawyer advice

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How did we rank court data APIs?

JurisGrid scored 13 providers on nine weighted criteria and sorted them by total score.

How we ranked

Each provider was scored on nine criteria from public evidence checked in Nov 2026. The build sorts by total score, breaks ties on API availability and then by name, and no editor sets the order. Access criteria carry 58 of 100 points, so buyers who value editorial depth should weigh track record and product depth more heavily. Read the methodology.

Which are the best court data APIs in India?

eCourtsIndia is first with 92 of 100, followed by SooperKanoon (68) and Vaquill (60).

1. eCourtsIndia: best for case dockets, orders and cause lists by API and MCP

JurisGrid score 92 out of 100

Court data
REST API
MCP server
Self-serve
Pay per call
Free credit

eCourtsIndia combines a documented Partner REST API with a 41 tool MCP server over 35 crore+ case records from the Supreme Court, High Courts, district courts and tribunals. Prices are public and new accounts get ₹200 free credit. It is built for software that calls court data rather than for reading annotated law reports. JurisGrid score: 92 of 100.

Strengths

Public Partner REST API with 32 documented endpoints
Public MCP server with 41 tools and OAuth 2.1 sign-in
35 crore+ case records, updated daily, across courts and tribunals

Limits

Cause lists cover district and taluka courts, not High Courts
No reported judgments with editorial headnotes

PricingFrom ₹0.20 per case search

APIPublic REST API

MCPPublic MCP server

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2. SooperKanoon: best for judgments, bare acts and advocate profiles by per-request API and MCP

JurisGrid score 68 out of 100

Court data
REST API
MCP server
Self-serve
Pay per call
Free credit

Indian legal search platform with a pay-as-you-go JSON API and an MCP server for judgments, bare acts and advocate profiles. In this review it shows a public API, a public MCP server, published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: 1M+ judgments indexed: Supreme Court, High Courts, tribunals and Privy Council; bare acts. JurisGrid score: 68 of 100.

Strengths

Rs 500 free signup credit and Rs 0.50 per request, both published
Public API documentation
Public MCP server

Limits

Published coverage is indexed judgments and bare acts, not live dockets or cause lists
No update cadence published

PricingPay per call, public prices

APIPublic REST API

MCPPublic MCP server

Full profile Compare with Vaquill Visit siteopens the provider's site

3. Vaquill: best for a legislation-first research API and MCP server

JurisGrid score 60 out of 100

Court data
REST API
MCP server
Self-serve

Legal research API and MCP server for Indian statutes and legislation, with case-law coverage claimed on vendor pages. In this review it shows a public API, a public MCP server, no published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Central, State and regulator legislation; Supreme Court and High Court judgments claimed on vendor pages. JurisGrid score: 60 of 100.

Strengths

OpenAPI spec published for the India API
Public MCP server
Self-serve sign-up

Limits

Case-law coverage is claimed on vendor pages rather than counted
Prices are not published

PricingNot published

APIPublic REST API

MCPPublic MCP server

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

4. IndianKanoon: best for free full-text judgment search with a prepaid developer API

JurisGrid score 55 out of 100

Court data
REST API
Pay per call

Free, full-text case law search engine with tens of millions of documents from Indian courts. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, published prices and no self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Supreme Court, High Courts and tribunals; over 3 crore orders (site claim). JurisGrid score: 55 of 100.

Strengths

Per-item API prices published
Free full-text search used by many practitioners
Search engine operating publicly for well over five years with free and premium tiers

Limits

No public MCP server found
Self-serve sign-up not stated

PricingPay per call, public prices

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

5. kanoon.dev: best for a free pilot API for court orders with OpenAPI

JurisGrid score 53 out of 100

Court data
REST API
Self-serve

Free pilot API for Indian court orders with search, document metadata and page text, with OpenAPI and llms.txt for agents. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Limited pilot: a small historical sample of court orders (example court KLHC01, Kerala). JurisGrid score: 53 of 100.

Strengths

Free pilot with OpenAPI and llms.txt
Published pricing
Self-serve sign-up

Limits

Coverage is a small historical sample of court orders
No public MCP server found

PricingFree, public prices

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

6. LegitQuest: best for litigation due diligence reports, FIR checks and research

JurisGrid score 50 out of 100

Court data
API on request

AI-enabled legal research plus litigation-history checks and the LIBIL litigation due-diligence engine. In this review it shows API access on request, no public MCP server, no published prices and no self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Supreme Court, all High Courts, district courts, major tribunals and FIR records (per page). JurisGrid score: 50 of 100.

Strengths

States 500,000+ new records daily
Lists criminal, litigation, FIR and IPO diligence checks
Litigation check reports, research database, case monitoring and management tools

Limits

API access is on request
No public MCP server found

PricingNot published

APIAPI on request

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

7. InstaFinancials: best for court cases next to company financials and credit ratings

JurisGrid score 49 out of 100

Company data
REST API
Self-serve

Indian corporate intelligence platform with InstaAPIs for company, LLP, director and legal case data; vendor claims 25+ crore cases from 630+ courts. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, no published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: 25+ crore cases from 630+ courts, 15+ tribunals, 5+ defaulters lists (vendor claim). JurisGrid score: 49 of 100.

Strengths

Documented InstaAPIs with a docs site
Report prices published ex GST
Self-serve sign-up

Limits

No public MCP server found
Prices are not published

PricingQuote on request, prices not published

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

8. Nyaykosh: best for free keyless law-as-code APIs from a government project

JurisGrid score 46 out of 100

Govt data
REST API
Self-serve

Government law-as-code project exposing provisions, rules and penalty schedules as JSON through open REST APIs that need no key, per NeGD. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Provisions, rules and penalty schedules, per NeGD. JurisGrid score: 46 of 100.

Strengths

Free read access with no key, per NeGD
Government-run source
Public API documentation

Limits

No public MCP server found
No update cadence published

PricingFree, public prices

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

9. Attestr: best for a documented court record check API inside a BGV and KYC platform

JurisGrid score 40 out of 100

BGV / KYC
REST API

Court record check API for Indian individuals and businesses, covering Supreme Court, High Courts, district courts and tribunals through an async request flow. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, no published prices and no self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Supreme Court, High Courts, sessions and magistrate courts, district civil courts and tribunals (India). JurisGrid score: 40 of 100.

Strengths

Public docs for a court record check API
Wide set of KYC and background checks
The site wording says trusted since 2017

Limits

No public MCP server found
Prices are not published

PricingQuote on request, prices not published

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with Surepass Visit siteopens the provider's site

10. Surepass: best for 300+ verification APIs from one KYC platform

JurisGrid score 36 out of 100

BGV / KYC
REST API

Indian KYC platform whose eCourt CNR search API returns case status, parties and orders; access is through a sales-follow-up form. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, no published prices and no self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts across India (CNR-based search, per vendor page). JurisGrid score: 36 of 100.

Strengths

300+ verification APIs
Public product pages for CNR court search
Broad coverage for its data type

Limits

No public MCP server found
Prices are not published

PricingQuote on request, prices not published

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

11. bharat-courts: best for a free MIT-licensed Python SDK for eCourts and Supreme Court data

JurisGrid score 34 out of 100

Court data
Self-serve
Free credit

Open-source MIT Python SDK for eCourts and Supreme Court case search, orders and cause lists, with CAPTCHA solving. In this review it shows no hosted API, no public MCP server, published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: ECourts district courts across states, Supreme Court judgments and cause lists. JurisGrid score: 34 of 100.

Strengths

Free under the MIT licence
Published pricing
Self-serve sign-up

Limits

A library, not a hosted API
No public MCP server found

PricingFree, public prices

APINo API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

12. Vakeel360: best for a subscription REST API for case status, orders and cause lists across 25+ courts

JurisGrid score 27 out of 100

Court data
REST API

REST API for case status, orders and cause lists across 25+ Indian courts, with X-API-Key access issued after a sales contact. In this review it shows a public API, no public MCP server, no published prices and no self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: 25+ courts: High Courts, NCLT, CAT, ITAT, CESTAT, RERA and district courts. JurisGrid score: 27 of 100.

Strengths

REST API with cause lists across 25+ courts
Publishes coverage: 25+ courts: High Courts, NCLT, CAT, ITAT, CESTAT, RERA and district courts
Public product pages describe the service

Limits

API keys are issued after a sales contact
No public MCP server found

PricingSubscription, prices not published

APIPublic REST API

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

13. LegalKart: best for a court case API with self-serve sign-up plus lawyer advice

JurisGrid score 22 out of 100

Court data
API on request
Self-serve

App connecting users with verified lawyers for audio/video advice and document review. In this review it shows API access on request, no public MCP server, no published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: 10+ High Courts plus district court and Supreme Court registry lookups. JurisGrid score: 22 of 100.

Strengths

Self-serve sign-up for a court case API
Lawyer marketplace in the same product
Publishes coverage: 10+ High Courts plus district court and Supreme Court registry lookups

Limits

API access is on request
No public MCP server found

PricingNot published

APIAPI on request

MCPNot published

Full profile Compare with eCourtsIndia Visit siteopens the provider's site

How do the top providers compare side by side?

The matrix compares eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon and Vaquill feature by feature, as published by each provider.

Feature matrix
Feature matrix	eCourtsIndia	SooperKanoon	Vaquill
Data
Case status lookup	Yes	Not published	Not published
Orders and judgments	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cause lists	Yes	Not published	Not published
Statutes and bare acts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Court record check	Yes	Not published	Not published
Access
REST API	Yes	Yes	Yes
MCP server	Yes	Yes	Yes
Developer
OpenAPI specification	Not published	Not published	Yes
OAuth sign-in	Yes	Not published	Not published
Commercial
Free credit or free tier	Yes	Yes	Not published
Pay per call pricing	Yes	Yes	Not published
Self-serve sign-up	Yes	Yes	Yes
Public pricing	Yes	Yes	Yes

"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

eCourtsIndia vs SooperKanooneCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public
eCourtsIndia vs VaquilleCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public
SooperKanoon vs Vaquill vs eCourtsIndiaeCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public

How should you choose a court data API?

Match the unit of data to your use: docket records, order text, cause lists and statutes are different products, so list the ones you call most.

Match the unit of data to your use: docket records, order text, cause lists and statutes are different products, so list the ones you call most.
Check court coverage against your cases, since the Supreme Court, High Courts, district courts and tribunals are not covered equally by every provider.
Look for a stated update cadence and a refresh route for live status, because a case record is only useful if its next hearing date is current.
Prefer providers that publish prices and let you sign up without a sales call if you want to test quickly.
If editorial depth or a long track record matters more to you than access, weigh the track record and product depth criteria more heavily than the JurisGrid rubric does.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best court data API in India?

What can you do with a court data API in India?

A court data API lets software fetch case status, parties, hearing history, orders and cause lists from Indian courts without a person using a search page. Typical uses include portfolio monitoring, litigation screening, legal research tools and AI agents that answer questions about a case. Most lookups take a CNR number or a party name.

Which court data APIs in India have an MCP server?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon and Vaquill list a public MCP server in this review. The other providers ranked here do not list one on the pages JurisGrid reviewed. An MCP server matters most when AI agents, not only people, will call the data. Check each provider's tool list before relying on it, since tool counts and billing differ.

Which court data APIs in India publish prices?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon, IndianKanoon, kanoon.dev, Nyaykosh and bharat-courts publish prices in this review. The others quote on request, sell by subscription without a price list or publish nothing on the pages reviewed. Published prices let you estimate a bill before you contact anyone. Prices change, so confirm them on the provider's pricing page.

Which court data APIs in India can you start using without a sales call?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon, Vaquill, kanoon.dev, InstaFinancials, Nyaykosh and 2 more offer self-serve sign-up in this review. eCourtsIndia gives INR 200 free credit on signup. Providers that route sign-up through sales may still be strong choices for managed or enterprise needs. Sign-up routes change, so confirm them on each provider's site.

How does JurisGrid rank court data APIs in India?

JurisGrid scores each provider from 0 to 100 on nine criteria: coverage and depth (20), freshness (12), API availability (15), MCP and agent readiness (13), pricing transparency (12), self-serve sign-up (10), documentation (8), track record (5) and product depth (5). Rankings follow the score and use only public evidence.

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