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

  • Court data
  • REST API
  • MCP server
  • Self-serve

Reviewed

JurisGrid score 60 out of 100

Key facts

What it is
Vaquill is a court data and legal research provider with a public API and MCP server. Legal research API and MCP server for Indian statutes and legislation, with case-law coverage claimed on vendor pages.
Data covered
Vaquill lists Central, State and regulator legislation; Supreme Court and High Court judgments claimed on vendor pages, as of Nov 2026.
API
Vaquill: Public REST API.
MCP
Vaquill: Public MCP server.
Pricing
Vaquill pricing: Not published, as of Nov 2026.
Sign-up
Vaquill sign-up: Self-serve.
Best for
Developers who want a documented court data API.
Score
Vaquill has a JurisGrid score of 60 out of 100, reviewed Nov 2026.

What does Vaquill do?

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

Legal research API and MCP server for Indian statutes and legislation, with case-law coverage claimed on vendor pages. Commercial India legislation API using keys and credits; reports 64,179 acts and 745,970 distinct sections (self-reported). Coverage as published: Central, State and regulator legislation; Supreme Court and High Court judgments claimed on vendor pages.

What data does Vaquill cover?

Vaquill lists Central, State and regulator legislation; Supreme Court and High Court judgments claimed on vendor pages, as of Nov 2026.

Does Vaquill have an API or an MCP server?

Vaquill: Public REST API; public MCP server.

Access: API and MCP
AccessVaquill
REST APIPublic REST API
MCP serverPublic MCP server
AuthenticationNot published
DocsAPI docsopens the provider's docs
Sign-upSelf-serve
Free tierNot published
Rate limitsNot published

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

How much does Vaquill cost?

Vaquill does not publish a full price list. Pricing model: not published.

Pricing
PricingVaquill
Pricing modelNot published
Public priceNot published
Free tierNot published
Minimum commitmentNot published
SourcePricing pageopens the source page

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

How does Vaquill score?

Vaquill scores 60 out of 100 on JurisGrid's nine criteria, from public evidence checked in Nov 2026.

Data coverage and depthweight 20%
Vaquill2 of 4

Coverage as published: Central, State and regulator legislation; Supreme Court and High Court judgments claimed on vendor pages; 64,179 acts, 745,970 sections (self-reported). Sourceopens the source page · checked

Freshness and update cadenceweight 12%
Vaquill0 of 4

No update cadence is published on the pages reviewed, so this scores low by design. Sourceopens the source page · checked

API availabilityweight 15%
Vaquill4 of 4

Public API documentation is linked and sign-up is self-serve. Sourceopens the source page · checked

MCP and agent readinessweight 13%
Vaquill3 of 4

A public MCP server or MCP tools are listed. Sourceopens the source page · checked

Pricing transparencyweight 12%
Vaquill4 of 4

Prices are public: Credit-based; per-credit pricing published on its docs (amounts not captured). Sourceopens the source page · checked

Self-serve sign-up and free trialweight 10%
Vaquill2 of 4

Self-serve sign-up is available, paid from the first use. Sourceopens the source page · checked

Documentation and developer experienceweight 8%
Vaquill3 of 4

Public reference documentation with additional machine readable material is linked. Sourceopens the source page · checked

Track record and trustweight 5%
Vaquill0 of 4

No founding year, named customers or security posture were found on the pages reviewed. Sourceopens the source page · checked

Product depth beyond dataweight 5%
Vaquill2 of 4

Search and API over legislation and judgments. Sourceopens the source page · checked

Show scorecard as a table
CriterionWeightVaquill
Data coverage and depth202 of 4
Freshness and update cadence120 of 4
API availability154 of 4
MCP and agent readiness133 of 4
Pricing transparency124 of 4
Self-serve sign-up and free trial102 of 4
Documentation and developer experience83 of 4
Track record and trust50 of 4
Product depth beyond data52 of 4
Total score10060

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 Vaquill best for?

Developers who want a documented court data API.

Best for

  • Developers who want a documented court data API
  • AI agents and assistants that connect through MCP

Not ideal for

  • Buyers who need a published price list

What are the alternatives to Vaquill?

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

JurisGrid score 92 out of 100

eCourtsIndia

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

Developers who need a documented court data REST API...AI agents that query court records through a 41 tool MCP...
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 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.

Users who read or search the data through the provider's...
JurisGrid score 36 out of 100

Manupatra

Online legal database covering case law, legislation, taxation and corporate policy; 25+ years in market.

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How does Vaquill compare with other providers?

Vaquill appears in 2 JurisGrid comparisons.

Where does Vaquill rank?

Vaquill appears in 5 JurisGrid rankings.

Questions about Vaquill

Does Vaquill have an API?

Yes. Vaquill offers a public REST API with documentation at https://api.vaquill.ai/in/openapi.json. Sign-up is self-serve. Check the provider's docs for current endpoints and limits.

Does Vaquill have an MCP server?

Yes. Vaquill runs a public MCP server, so AI agents can call its data as tools instead of scraping web pages.

How much does Vaquill cost?

Vaquill does not publish a full price list on the pages JurisGrid reviewed in Nov 2026. The pricing model is listed as: not published. Ask the provider for a quote.

What is Vaquill's JurisGrid score?

Vaquill scores 60 out of 100 on JurisGrid's nine criterion rubric, reviewed Nov 2026. Its strongest weighted criterion is api availability at level 4 of 4. Each level is backed by a public source shown on this page.

What are the alternatives to Vaquill?

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