court-api-wrapper/src/index.js

CLI & wrapper for CourtListener API

const axios = require("axios");

const API_TOKEN = "3af12d5e5b6b8ac852d6194f52cca57324a6adb9"; // Keep this private

async function searchCases({ query }) {
  try {
    const url = `https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v3/search/?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`;

    const { data } = await axios.get(url, {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Token ${API_TOKEN}`,
      },
    });

    return {
      results: (data?.results || []).map((item) => ({
        caseName: item.caseName || "N/A",
        court: item.court || "N/A",
        dateFiled: item.dateFiled || "N/A",
        absolute_url: item.absolute_url
          ? item.absolute_url.startsWith("http")
            ? item.absolute_url
            : `https://www.courtlistener.com${item.absolute_url}`
          : "",
      })),
    };
  } catch (err) {
    if (err.response?.status === 403) {
      console.error("🚫 Access denied. Check if your API token is valid.");
    } else if (err.response?.status === 429) {
      console.error("🚫 API rate limit reached. Please try again later.");
    } else if (err.code === "ENOTFOUND" || err.code === "ECONNREFUSED") {
      console.error("🌐 Network error. Please check your internet connection.");
    } else {
      console.error("❌ Unexpected error:", err.message);
    }
    return { results: [] };
  }
}

module.exports = { searchCases };