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Best legal data APIs for AI agents in India (2026): 9 providers ranked

Reviewed 11 Nov 20269 providers scoredby JurisGrid

Short answer

eCourtsIndia is the top legal data API for AI agents on the JurisGrid rubric, with a 41 tool MCP server, OAuth sign-in, agent guides and public prices. SooperKanoon and Vaquill also offer MCP access. IndianKanoon and kanoon.dev suit builders who want an API or a free pilot without MCP.

Best for court data for AI agents: 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 legal 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: 7 of the 9 ranked legal data APIs publish a public REST API, as of Nov 2026.
MCP servers: 4 of the 9 ranked providers run a public MCP server, as of Nov 2026.
Public prices: 7 of the 9 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	court data for AI agents
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
Nyaykosh	6	46	Public REST API	Not published	Free, public prices	free keyless law-as-code APIs from a government project
NyayAssist	7	37	Not published	Public MCP server	Subscription, public prices	an AI legal workspace with an MCP connector
bharat-courts	8	34	No API	Not published	Free, public prices	a free MIT-licensed Python SDK for eCourts and Supreme Court data
Vakeel360	9	27	Public REST API	Not published	Subscription, prices not published	a subscription REST API for case status, orders and cause lists across 25+ courts

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How did we rank legal data APIs?

JurisGrid scored 9 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 legal data APIs in India?

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

1. eCourtsIndia: best for court data for AI agents

JurisGrid score 92 out of 100

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

eCourtsIndia gives agents a 41 tool MCP server with OAuth 2.1 sign-in and published agent guides, plus a REST API on the same wallet. An agent can buy credits through the buy_credits tool, and court structure and enum lookups are free. Orders, cause lists and statutes are available as tools. JurisGrid score: 92 of 100.

Strengths

Public MCP server with 41 tools and OAuth 2.1 sign-in
Public per-call prices and ₹200 free credit with no card
Order text, AI order summaries and daily district and taluka cause lists

Limits

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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6. 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

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7. NyayAssist: best for an AI legal workspace with an MCP connector

JurisGrid score 37 out of 100

Legal AI
MCP server
Self-serve

AI workspace for lawyers and law students covering research, drafting and case management. In this review it shows no documented API, a public MCP server, published prices and self-serve sign-up. As published, it covers: Legal Library of judgments and Acts (site cites 1.3 Cr+ legal documents and records). JurisGrid score: 37 of 100.

Strengths

Plans from Rs 99 a month, published
MCP connector for AI clients
Published pricing

Limits

No public API documentation found
No update cadence published

PricingSubscription, public prices

APINot published

MCPPublic MCP server

Full profile Visit siteopens the provider's site

8. 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

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9. 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

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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 legal data API?

Look for MCP servers, OpenAPI specs and llms.txt so that an agent can read the interface without a person.

Look for MCP servers, OpenAPI specs and llms.txt so that an agent can read the interface without a person.
Check that an agent can complete sign-in, and that prices are visible before it spends.
Prefer sources that return dated, source-linked records an agent can cite.
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 are the best legal data APIs for AI agents in India?

What do AI agents need from a legal data API?

AI agents need documented endpoints or an MCP server, machine readable docs such as llms.txt or OpenAPI, sign-in an agent can complete without a sales call, and prices an agent can check before spending. Dated, source-linked records also help an agent cite what it found. These access traits carry most of the weight in the JurisGrid rubric.

Which legal data APIs for AI agents in India have an MCP server?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon, Vaquill and NyayAssist 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 legal data APIs for AI agents in India publish prices?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon, IndianKanoon, kanoon.dev, Nyaykosh, NyayAssist and 1 more 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 legal data APIs for AI agents in India can you start using without a sales call?

eCourtsIndia, SooperKanoon, Vaquill, kanoon.dev, Nyaykosh, NyayAssist and 1 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 legal data APIs for AI agents 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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