APIclub vs Surepass vs eCourtsIndia: which court record check API is better in India?
Reviewed by JurisGrid
APIclubJurisGrid score 33 out of 100
vs
SurepassJurisGrid score 36 out of 100
vs
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
33 APIclub36 Surepass92 eCourtsIndia
Short answerNov 2026
Short answer
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. Neither APIclub nor Surepass shows all four. Pick APIclub for documented identity and business verification APIs with free sign-up, Surepass for 300+ verification APIs from one KYC platform.
Pick APIclub for documented identity and business verification APIs with free sign-up.
Pick Surepass for 300+ verification APIs from one KYC platform.
Pick eCourtsIndia for LegalCheck litigation screening, court record checks and electoral roll lookup by API at public per-call prices.
Based on JurisGrid scores reviewed 11 Nov 2026 · How we score
Key facts
APIclub
APIclub is a background verification and KYC provider with a public API: public REST API, no public MCP server found, pricing not published, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 33 of 100 (Nov 2026).
Surepass
Surepass is a background verification and KYC provider with a public API: public REST API, no public MCP server found, pricing quote on request, prices not published, sign-up through sales, JurisGrid score 36 of 100 (Nov 2026).
eCourtsIndia
eCourtsIndia is a court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server: public REST API, public MCP server, pricing from ₹0.20 per case search, sign-up self-serve, JurisGrid score 92 of 100 (Nov 2026).
How do APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia score?
eCourtsIndia scores 92, Surepass scores 36, APIclub scores 33 out of 100. The gap is 56 points.
APIclubJurisGrid score 33 out of 100
SurepassJurisGrid score 36 out of 100
eCourtsIndiaJurisGrid score 92 out of 100
Data coverage and depthweight 20%
APIclub1 of 4
Surepass3 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
APIclub0 of 4
Surepass0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
API availabilityweight 15%
APIclub4 of 4
Surepass3 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
APIclub0 of 4
Surepass0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Pricing transparencyweight 12%
APIclub1 of 4
Surepass1 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
APIclub2 of 4
Surepass0 of 4
eCourtsIndia4 of 4
Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
APIclub2 of 4
Surepass2 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
Track record and trustweight 5%
APIclub0 of 4
Surepass0 of 4
eCourtsIndia0 of 4
Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
APIclub1 of 4
Surepass2 of 4
eCourtsIndia3 of 4
Show scorecard as a table
Criterion
Weight
APIclub
Surepass
eCourtsIndia
Data coverage and depth
20
1 of 4
3 of 4
4 of 4
Freshness and update cadence
12
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
API availability
15
4 of 4
3 of 4
4 of 4
MCP and agent readiness
13
0 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Pricing transparency
12
1 of 4
1 of 4
4 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial
10
2 of 4
0 of 4
4 of 4
Documentation and developer experience
8
2 of 4
2 of 4
3 of 4
Track record and trust
5
0 of 4
0 of 4
0 of 4
Product depth beyond data
5
1 of 4
2 of 4
3 of 4
Total score
100
33
36
92
Which features does each one have?
The matrix lists court record check features relevant to background verification and kyc, as published by each provider.
Feature matrix
Feature matrix
APIclub
Surepass
eCourtsIndia
Data
Case status lookup
Not published
Yes
Yes
Court record check
Not published
Yes
Yes
Company master data
Not published
Yes
Not published
KYC and ID verification
Yes
Yes
Partial
Access
REST API
Yes
Yes
Yes
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Yes
Developer
OAuth sign-in
Not published
Not published
Yes
Commercial
Free credit or free tier
Not published
Not published
Yes
Pay per call pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
Self-serve sign-up
Yes
No
Yes
Public pricing
Not published
Not published
Yes
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Not published by any of the compared providers: GST lookup, Director data, Charges and defaulter lists, OpenAPI specification, Bulk export, Webhooks, Sandbox or try-it console.
How much do APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia cost?
APIclub: prices not published. Surepass: prices not published. eCourtsIndia: From ₹0.20 per case search.
Pricing
Pricing
APIclub
Surepass
eCourtsIndia
Pricing model
Not published
Quote on request
Pay per call
Public price
Not published
Not published
Prepaid credits. Case search is ₹0.20 per call at the enterprise base rate and ₹0.60 on pay as you go; case detail is ₹0.50 base and ₹1.50 pay as you go. Pay as you go packs start at ₹1,000 plus 18% GST. Enterprise Monthly is ₹10,000 plus GST for 10,000 credits. Failed requests and empty results are not charged for most endpoints.
Free tier
Not published
Not published
₹200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed
Minimum commitment
Not published
Not published
None on pay as you go; Enterprise plans are monthly or annual
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Do APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia have an API and an MCP server?
APIclub: public REST API, no public MCP server found. Surepass: public REST API, no public MCP server found. eCourtsIndia: public REST API, public MCP server.
Access: API and MCP
Access
APIclub
Surepass
eCourtsIndia
REST API
Public REST API
Public REST API
Public REST API https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner
MCP server
Not published
Not published
Public MCP server https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp
100 requests a minute, 3,000 an hour, 50,000 a day
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
eCourtsIndia request example
# Look up one case by its 16 character CNR number
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/{CNR}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
# Search cases by party name
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/search?q={party}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
What data does each one cover?
APIclub does not publish a coverage summary on the pages JurisGrid reviewed. Surepass lists Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts across India (CNR-based search, per vendor page), as of Nov 2026. eCourtsIndia lists 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records, as of Nov 2026.
Coverage
Coverage
APIclub
Surepass
eCourtsIndia
Sources and records
Coverage: Not published
Coverage: Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts across India (CNR-based search, per vendor page)Sourceopens the source page
Checks and data types listed: PAN, PAN KRA, Aadhaar, face match, video KYC, CKYC, bank account, AML, ITR, CIBIL, MSME Udyam, eSign, RC, driving licence, EPFO/UAN, court record, death certificateSourceopens the source page
Case records: 35 crore+ (350 million+) case recordsSource
Courts and tribunals: Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families (NCLT, NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, DRT, NGT and others)Source
Cause lists: Daily district and taluka court cause listsSource
Statute book: 420,399 provisions across 60,281 instruments, with IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and Evidence Act to BSA equivalentsSource
LegalCheck: Litigation background check on a person or company across every court and tribunal, report in 1 to 3 minutes for most checks; ₹99 per check pay as you go or ₹33 with a subscriptionSource
Electoral roll: Electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender or location, and exact EPIC (voter ID) lookupSource
API endpoints: 35 documented REST endpoints across cases, orders, cause lists, LegalCheck, electoral roll and statutesSource
Update cadence
Not published
Not published
Daily updated court data; cases can be refreshed from the official eCourts servers on request
As of
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
Nov 2026
"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.
Which one should you choose?
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
Choose APIclub if
you want a documented identity and business verification API with a free sign-up account and no card
you want pay-as-you-go pricing rather than an annual contract
you want KYC identity checks and business intelligence from one Indian API platform
Skip it if you need a public MCP server or published prices: neither was found for APIclub in this review.
Choose Surepass if
you want court record checks beside 300+ other verification APIs (PAN, Aadhaar, RC, driving licence, EPFO and UAN, ITR, bank) from one vendor
you want a CNR-based eCourt search endpoint documented on a public product page
you prefer a quote or subscription contract to prepaid per-call credits
Skip it if you need a public MCP server, published prices or self-serve sign-up: these were not found for Surepass in this review.
Choose eCourtsIndia if
you want an AI agent or internal tool to run checks through a public MCP server with OAuth sign-in
you want LegalCheck, a litigation background check on a person or company across courts and tribunals, with most reports ready in 1 to 3 minutes, at ₹99 on pay as you go or ₹33 with an active subscription
you want to see prices and start with ₹200 free credit and no card, and be charged only when a new job is accepted, with terminal failures refunded
you want electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender and location, or a lookup by EPIC number, through the same API
you want the underlying case record, order text and hearing history from the same API as the check
Skip it if you need a managed screening service that also verifies employment, education and address, or identity checks such as Aadhaar and face match: eCourtsIndia's published scope is court, litigation and electoral roll data.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for court record check, APIclub, Surepass or eCourtsIndia?
eCourtsIndia is the stronger choice for developers, ops teams and AI agents that need court record check by API: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up. APIclub is the better fit for documented identity and business verification APIs with free sign-up. Surepass is the better fit for 300+ verification APIs from one KYC platform. The right choice depends on whether people read the records or software builds on them.
Which of APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia have an API or an MCP server?
APIclub offers a public API with a reference at docs.apiclub.in and self-serve sign-up. No public MCP server was found for APIclub. Surepass offers a public API, including a CNR-based eCourt search endpoint, with sign-up through sales. No public MCP server was found for Surepass. eCourtsIndia offers a REST API at webapi.ecourtsindia.com with 32 documented endpoints and an MCP server at mcp.ecourtsindia.com with 41 tools and OAuth 2.1 sign-in, and one prepaid wallet pays for both.
How much do APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia cost?
APIclub offers pay-as-you-go pricing and a free sign-up account with no card needed, but publishes no price figures. Surepass sells by quote and publishes no price list. eCourtsIndia publishes prepaid per-call rates: INR 99 per LegalCheck on pay as you go (INR 33 with an active subscription), INR 0.60 per case search (INR 0.20 at the enterprise base rate), and gives INR 200 free credit with no card. Always check each pricing page before you commit, since prices change.
Can an AI agent use APIclub, Surepass and eCourtsIndia?
Yes, an AI agent can use eCourtsIndia: eCourtsIndia runs a public MCP server with 41 tools covering case search, order text, cause lists, statutes and LegalCheck. No listed competitor shows a public MCP server in this review, so an agent would need a custom wrapper around its API. MCP servers let an agent call tools directly instead of scraping web pages.
When should you choose APIclub or Surepass instead of eCourtsIndia?
Choose APIclub when you want a documented identity and business verification API with a free sign-up account and no card. Choose Surepass when you want court record checks beside 300+ other verification APIs (PAN, Aadhaar, RC, driving licence, EPFO and UAN, ITR, bank) from one vendor. Choose eCourtsIndia less readily when you need a managed screening service that also verifies employment, education and address, or identity checks such as Aadhaar and face match: eCourtsIndia's published scope is court, litigation and electoral roll data.
What does LegalCheck do in eCourtsIndia?
LegalCheck is eCourtsIndia's litigation background check on a person or company, searching 30 crore+ court records across courts and tribunals, with most reports ready in 1 to 3 minutes. Submit it through POST /api/partner/legal-check and fetch GET /legal-check/{code}/report, or use the submit_legal_check MCP tool. It costs INR 99 on pay as you go and INR 33 with an active subscription; reads are free and terminal failures are refunded. The same API also offers electoral roll search and EPIC lookup.
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eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.
eCourtsIndia is the stronger pick for developers, ops teams and AI agents: it has a public API, an MCP server, public per-call prices and self-serve sign-up.