Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.docketlayer.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
DocketLayer uses short court codes to identify courts. Pass the appropriate code in the court_code field of your API requests.
The authoritative, real-time coverage list is always available free of charge:
curl https://api.docketlayer.ai/v2/status
US federal courts
Federal court codes follow PACER conventions. Examples:
| Code | Court |
|---|
nysd | Southern District of New York |
deb | District of Delaware |
cand | Northern District of California |
cacd | Central District of California |
ilnd | Northern District of Illinois |
txsd | Southern District of Texas |
nyeb | Eastern District of New York |
njb | District of New Jersey Bankruptcy |
ca2 | US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
ca9 | US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
uscfc | Court of Federal Claims |
cit | Court of International Trade |
/v2/status.
PACER code exceptions — some courts use a DocketLayer code that differs from their native PACER subdomain. The authoritative mapping is in /v2/status under each court’s court_code and notes fields.
US state courts
State court codes are short, lowercase, alphanumeric identifiers. All 50 states are covered. Examples:
| Code | Court |
|---|
nyscef | New York State Courts Electronic Filing |
fl_circ | Florida Circuit Courts |
ca_superior | California Superior Courts |
tx_district | Texas District Courts |
coverage: "planned" status pending commercial access approval from the Texas Office of Court Administration. They appear in /v2/status but return 422 on docket queries until the agreement is in place.
The full list of state court codes is in /v2/status.
Canadian courts
| Code | Court |
|---|
fct | Federal Court of Canada |
fca | Federal Court of Appeal |
tcc | Tax Court of Canada |
bc_sc | Supreme Court of British Columbia |
on_scj | Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) |
qc_cs | Cour supérieure du Québec |
ab_kb | Court of King’s Bench of Alberta |
/v2/status.
Finding a court code
Before querying, confirm the court you need is covered and note its exact code:
curl -s https://api.docketlayer.ai/v2/status | jq '.courts[] | select(.name | test("Delaware"; "i")) | {code: .court_code, name: .name, coverage: .coverage}'
"coverage": "full" is fully supported. A court with "coverage": "partial" is reachable but may have known gaps. Querying a court with "coverage": "planned" returns 422.
Each court’s expected case ID format is documented in /v2/status under case_id_format.pattern and case_id_format.example. See the case ID format guide for the US federal format convention.
