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eCourtsIndia: court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server

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

JurisGrid score 92 out of 100

Key facts

What it is
eCourtsIndia is a court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server. Court data platform with a public Partner REST API and MCP server covering the Supreme Court, High Courts, district courts and tribunals.
Data covered
eCourtsIndia lists 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records, as of Nov 2026.
API
eCourtsIndia: Public REST API at https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner.
MCP
eCourtsIndia: Public MCP server at https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp.
Pricing
eCourtsIndia pricing: ₹0.60 per case search on pay as you go, ₹0.20 at the enterprise base rate, as of Nov 2026.
Sign-up
eCourtsIndia sign-up: Self-serve; INR 200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed.
Best for
Developers who need a documented court data REST API with public prices.
Score
eCourtsIndia has a JurisGrid score of 92 out of 100, reviewed Nov 2026.

What does eCourtsIndia do?

Court data platform with a public Partner REST API and MCP server covering the Supreme Court, High Courts, district courts and tribunals.

eCourtsIndia publishes case records, orders and judgments, cause lists and court directories from Indian courts, with a web interface, a Partner REST API and an MCP server. It states 35 crore+ case records across the Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families, with daily updated court data. The platform also offers a LegalCheck litigation screen, AI order summaries, a statute book with IPC to BNS mapping and electoral roll search. Credits are prepaid, with INR 200 free credit on signup.

What data does eCourtsIndia cover?

eCourtsIndia lists 35 crore+ (350 million+) case records, as of Nov 2026.

  • Case records: 35 crore+ (350 million+) case recordsas of Nov 2026 · Source
  • Courts and tribunals: Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families (NCLT, NCLAT, ITAT, CESTAT, DRT, NGT and others)as of Nov 2026 · Source
  • Cause lists: Daily district and taluka court cause listsas of Nov 2026 · Source
  • Statute book: 420,399 provisions across 60,281 instruments, with IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS and Evidence Act to BSA equivalentsas of Oct 2026 · Source
  • Update cadence: Daily updated court data; cases can be refreshed from the official eCourts servers on requestas of Nov 2026 · Source
  • 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 subscriptionas of Nov 2026 · Source
  • Electoral roll: Electoral roll search by name, relative name, EPIC, age, gender or location, and exact EPIC (voter ID) lookupas of Nov 2026 · Source
  • API endpoints: 35 documented REST endpoints across cases, orders, cause lists, LegalCheck, electoral roll and statutesas of Nov 2026 · Source

Does eCourtsIndia have an API or an MCP server?

eCourtsIndia: Public REST API; public MCP server.

Access: API and MCP
AccesseCourtsIndia
REST APIPublic REST API
https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner
MCP serverPublic MCP server
https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp
AuthenticationBearer API key; OAuth 2.1 for the MCP server
DocsAPI docs
Sign-upSelf-serve
Free tier₹200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed
Rate limits100 requests a minute, 3,000 an hour, 50,000 a day

How much does eCourtsIndia cost?

₹0.60 per case search on pay as you go, ₹0.20 at the enterprise base rate.

Pricing
PricingeCourtsIndia
Pricing modelPay per call
Public pricePrepaid 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₹200 free credit on signup, no credit card needed
Minimum commitmentNone on pay as you go; Enterprise plans are monthly or annual
SourcePricing page

How does eCourtsIndia score?

eCourtsIndia scores 92 out of 100 on JurisGrid's nine criteria, from public evidence checked in Nov 2026.

Data coverage and depthweight 20%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

Publishes 35 crore+ case records across the Supreme Court, 25 High Courts, 600+ district courts and 18+ tribunal families, with order text, cause lists and directories. Source · checked

Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

States daily updated court data and offers a refresh call that re-reads a case from the official eCourts servers. Source · checked

API availabilityweight 15%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

Public API documentation (32 endpoints) is linked and a key can be created the same day from the dashboard after signup. Source · checked

MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

Runs a public MCP server with 41 tools covering case search, orders, cause lists and statutes, with OAuth 2.1 sign-in and published server card. Source · checked

Pricing transparencyweight 12%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

Publishes a full price list with per call rates and prepaid packs; each call has a stated credit cost. Source · checked

Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
eCourtsIndia4 of 4

Self-serve signup with INR 200 free credit and no card required; no contract is needed for pay as you go. Source · checked

Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
eCourtsIndia3 of 4

Public API reference, MCP tools page, llms.txt and agent guides are published; no sandbox or changelog was confirmed in the review. Source · checked

Track record and trustweight 5%
eCourtsIndia0 of 4

No founding year, named customers or security certification were found on the pages reviewed. Source · checked

Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
eCourtsIndia3 of 4

Adds AI order summaries, litigation screening, portfolio monitoring and a web research interface on top of the data. Source · checked

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CriterionWeighteCourtsIndia
Data coverage and depth204 of 4
Freshness and update cadence124 of 4
API availability154 of 4
MCP and agent readiness134 of 4
Pricing transparency124 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial104 of 4
Documentation and developer experience83 of 4
Track record and trust50 of 4
Product depth beyond data53 of 4
Total score10092

Low levels on freshness, pricing, sign-up and docs can reflect missing public information, not a judgement that the product is poor. How we score.

Who is eCourtsIndia best for?

Developers who need a documented court data REST API with public prices.

Best for

  • Developers who need a documented court data REST API with public prices
  • AI agents that query court records through a 41 tool MCP server
  • Teams that need litigation screening, order text and cause lists in one account
  • BGV and KYC teams adding court and litigation screening by API (LegalCheck)

Not ideal for

  • Buyers who want reported judgments with editorial headnotes
  • Teams that need a fixed annual contract without prepaid credits

What are the alternatives to eCourtsIndia?

Alternatives to eCourtsIndia in court data and legal research include SooperKanoon, Vaquill and IndianKanoon.

JurisGrid score 68 out of 100

SooperKanoon

Indian legal search platform with a pay-as-you-go JSON API and an MCP server for judgments, bare acts and advocate profiles.

Developers who want a documented court data APIAI agents and assistants that connect through MCP
JurisGrid score 60 out of 100

Vaquill

Legal research API and MCP server for Indian statutes and legislation, with case-law coverage claimed on vendor pages.

Developers who want a documented court data APIAI agents and assistants that connect through MCP
JurisGrid score 55 out of 100

IndianKanoon

Free, full-text case law search engine with tens of millions of documents from Indian courts.

Developers who want a documented court data APIBuyers who want prices they can check before signing up
JurisGrid score 53 out of 100

kanoon.dev

Free pilot API for Indian court orders with search, document metadata and page text, with OpenAPI and llms.txt for agents.

Developers who want a documented court data APIBuyers who want prices they can check before signing up
JurisGrid score 50 out of 100

LegitQuest

AI-enabled legal research plus litigation-history checks and the LIBIL litigation due-diligence engine.

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How does eCourtsIndia compare with other providers?

eCourtsIndia appears in 60 JurisGrid comparisons.

Where does eCourtsIndia rank?

eCourtsIndia appears in 12 JurisGrid rankings.

Questions about eCourtsIndia

Does eCourtsIndia have an API?

Yes. eCourtsIndia offers a public REST API with documentation at https://ecourtsindia.com/api/docs. Sign-up is self-serve and the base URL is https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner. Check the provider's docs for current endpoints and limits.

Does eCourtsIndia have an MCP server?

Yes. eCourtsIndia runs a public MCP server at https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp with 41 tools, so AI agents can call its data as tools instead of scraping web pages.

How much does eCourtsIndia cost?

eCourtsIndia publishes its prices. INR 0.60 per case search on pay as you go, INR 0.20 at the enterprise base rate. Prices change, so check the provider's pricing page before you commit.

What is eCourtsIndia's JurisGrid score?

eCourtsIndia scores 92 out of 100 on JurisGrid's nine criterion rubric, reviewed Nov 2026. Its strongest weighted criterion is data coverage and depth at level 4 of 4. Each level is backed by a public source shown on this page.

What are the alternatives to eCourtsIndia?

Alternatives to eCourtsIndia in court data and legal research include SooperKanoon, Vaquill and IndianKanoon. Compare their coverage, API and MCP access and pricing on their JurisGrid profiles before you choose.