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Copyright registration search API: works in India's Register of Copyrights

A copyright registration search API finds works in the Register of Copyrights by title, applicant, author or ROC number, for rights checks and company due diligence.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20264 providers comparedAlso searched as: copyright registration search india, copyright office india search, copyright roc number search, registered copyright search api

Short answer

IndiaCos searches India's Register of Copyrights (Copyright Office, 2001 to 2025) by title, applicant, author, category, ROC year or applicant company CIN, and returns the ROC number, title, type of work and applicant. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. The Copyright Office offers a free web search of the register.

Checked against each provider's public pages on 13 Nov 2026 · How we score

Which API does a Copyright registration search check?

IndiaCos Copyright API: 2 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos Copyright API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/copyright/searchSearch by q, category, year or applicant cin, INR 0.40 per call
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/copyright/{roc_number}One work by ROC number, with the slash written as a dash
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/copyright/search?cin=U36100MH2009PTC190094" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

ROC number, ROC date and diary number
Title, category and type of work
Whether the work is published
Applicant and author
Linked company with CIN where the applicant name matches one company

Who else sells a Copyright registration search API in India?

4 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos Copyright API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
Copyright Office India Register Search	Official Copyright Office search of the Register of Copyrights	21	Not published	Not published	Free	Sourceopens the source page
IPGO	Cloud IP management app covering copyrights, trademarks, patents and designs	Profile	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Trademarkia India	Trademark, copyright and patent registration platform	Profile	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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

When is it the right choice?

Checking whether a work is already registered

Good for

Checking whether a work is already registered
Listing every copyright a company has registered
IP due diligence on a target
Rights research by author or title

Limits

Covers ROC numbers from 2001 to 2025 as published, so very recent registrations may be missing
Registration is not proof of ownership; the register records the applicant's claim
Company links are made only when the applicant name matches exactly one company

Frequently asked questions

Is there an API for the Register of Copyrights?

The Copyright Office offers a free web search and no documented public API was found. IndiaCos exposes the register through a REST API.

How much does it cost?

INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, with INR 50 free credit. Errors and account endpoints are not billed.

Can I list a company's copyrights?

Yes. Pass the applicant company's CIN or LLPIN as the cin filter.

Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data. The REST API uses an API key as a Bearer token, billed to a prepaid wallet.

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