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Lex Machina State Cases API

State court cases.

Lex Machina State Cases API is one of 21 APIs that Lex Machina publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include State Cases. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 38 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 20260324.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.lexmachina.com.

3 operations 3 paths 38 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
20260324
Base URL
https://api.lexmachina.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Lex Machina State Cases API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JwtAccessBearer).

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

State Cases 3

State court cases.

GET
/state-cases/{state_case_id}
Get State Case
get_state_case 2 params → 200401404422
GET
/state-docket-entries/{state_docket_entry_id}
Get State Docket Entry
get_state_docket_entry 1 param → 200401404422
POST
/query-state-cases
Query State Cases
query_state_cases body → 200422401404

Schemas 38

The contract defines 38 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StateCaseData (18 properties), StateCaseQuery (16 properties), StateDocketEntryResult (9 properties), LawFirmFilter (8 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Attorney
object
4 properties 4 required
StateCaseQuery
object
16 properties 1 required
StateJudge
object
2 properties 2 required
StateCaseReference
object
2 properties 2 required
TimingFilter
object
2 properties
CaseDatesFilter
object
4 properties
StateDocket
object
3 properties 3 required
CaseEvent
object
2 properties 2 required
IndividualStateDamagesFilter
object
5 properties
StateCaseDamagesByStatus
object
1 property 1 required
CaseStatus
string
Ordering
string
StateCaseResolution
object
4 properties 4 required
JudgmentEventFilter
object
2 properties
StateCaseData
object
A single case from an enahnced state court and relevant metadata.
18 properties 17 required
LawFirmFilter
object
8 properties
ResolutionsFilter
object
2 properties
StateCaseDamages
object
5 properties 5 required
StateCourtFilter
object
3 properties 1 required
LawFirm
object
3 properties 3 required
DocketEntriesIncludedInOutput
string
CourtType
string
StateDocketEntry
object
4 properties 4 required
StateDocketEntryResult
object
9 properties 9 required
NameFilter
object
2 properties
PartyFilter
object
8 properties
IndividualResolutionsFilter
object
2 properties
StateCaseQueryResult
object
1 property 1 required
CaseTypesFilter
object
2 properties
EventFilter
object
2 properties
JudgeFilter
object
2 properties
StateCaseRulingsByStatus
object
1 property 1 required
Rulings
object
4 properties 4 required
CaseTagsFilter
object
2 properties
Party
object
3 properties 3 required
IndividualRulingsFilter
object
4 properties
StateCaseDates
object
3 properties 2 required
AttorneyFilter
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lex-machina-state-cases-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Lex Machina publishes across the network.

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Lex Machina Attorneys API
Lex Machina Authorization API
Lex Machina Bankruptcy Cases API
Lex Machina Case Query API
Lex Machina Dockets API
Lex Machina Entities API
Lex Machina Federal Appeals Cases API
Lex Machina Federal District Cases API
Lex Machina Find API
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