---
title: "Court case status API India: price and endpoints"
url: https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/case-status-api/
reviewed: 2026-11-13
type: solution
sector: court-data
---
# Court case status API: current status and next hearing for any Indian case

A court case status API returns whether a case is pending or disposed, its stage and its next hearing date, so apps can alert users without anyone opening a court portal.

Reviewed: 13 Nov 2026

## Short answer

eCourtsIndia returns case status, next hearing date, last hearing and hearing history for a CNR through GET /case/{cnr}, and a cheap refresh call pulls the latest update from the court. A case detail costs INR 1.50 and a refresh INR 0.15 on pay as you go, with INR 200 free credit. Surepass, Vakeel360 and Attestr also sell case status lookups.

## Which API does it?

**eCourtsIndia Case Detail API** (JurisGrid score 92 of 100). Price: INR 1.50 per case detail and INR 0.15 per refresh on pay as you go; INR 200 free credit. INR 200 free credit on signup, no card needed.

- `GET https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/{cnr}`: Case status, hearing history and next hearing, INR 1.50 per call
- `POST https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/{cnr}/refresh`: Queue a fresh update from the court, INR 0.15 per call
- `POST https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/causelist/cnr/batch`: Check up to 100 CNRs for an upcoming listing, INR 0.30 per CNR
- MCP: https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp
- Docs: https://ecourtsindia.com/api/docs?ref=jurisgrid

```bash
curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/case/DLND020047882015" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"
```

## What does it return?

- Case status such as pending or disposed, and the disposal type
- Next hearing date and the purpose of the next listing
- Last hearing date and the full hearing history
- Registration and filing dates
- Orders passed so far

## Who else sells a Court case status API in India?

| Provider | What they sell | Score | API | MCP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [eCourtsIndia](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/ecourtsindia/index.md) | eCourtsIndia Case Detail API | 92 | Public REST API | Public MCP server | INR 1.50 per case detail and INR 0.15 per refresh on pay as you go; INR 200 free credit |
| [Attestr](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/attestr/index.md) | Unified eCourt case details API | 40 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/surepass/index.md) | eCourt CNR search API giving case status, parties and orders | 36 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [Vakeel360](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/vakeel360/index.md) | Case status search across 25+ courts, with order and cause list search | 27 | Public REST API | Not published | Fixed monthly plans, quote on request |
| [LegalKart](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/legalkart/index.md) | Court and registry data API with CNR records | 22 | API on request | Not published | Not published |

## Good for

- Consumer apps that notify users before a hearing
- Lenders monitoring litigation on a loan book
- Practice-management tools that keep case status current
- Insurance and claims teams tracking pending matters

## Limits

- You need the CNR; finding it from a party name is a separate search call
- Status reflects the last scrape, so queue a refresh before relying on a same-day change
- Cause list checks only see upcoming listings from today onward

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I check court case status through an API?

Call GET /case/{cnr} with the case's CNR and read the status, next hearing date and hearing history. If you need the very latest update, queue POST /case/{cnr}/refresh first.

### How much does a case status check cost?

INR 1.50 per case detail call on eCourtsIndia pay as you go and INR 0.15 per refresh. Enterprise plans bill at one third of that. New accounts get INR 200 free credit.

### Is the status real time?

It is mirrored from public eCourts sources and updated on a schedule; the refresh endpoint queues a fresh read from the court source when you need it sooner.

### Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. eCourtsIndia runs an MCP server at https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data after signing in at eCourts. The REST API uses a Bearer token.

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