Court eFile API Quickstart
1. View list of APIs
You can find APIs hosted on postman by clicking Court eFiling APIs3. Create an eFiling account
Register for an eFiling account at 1efile.com
4. Authenticate and get access token
End point: https://api-stage.1efile.com/v2/{{state}}/user/authenticate
Replace {{state}} with tx, il, ca, in, and md
Method: POST
Header: { clienttoken: your_client_token }
Example request payload:{ "data": { "username": "{efiling_account_email}", "password": "{password}" } }Example response payload:
{
"message_code": 0,
"item": {
"auth_token": "fe2c40a7-68dc-476c-acf8-b850fb72e7c0/XPI0001/992af94b-fff2-4e06-a087-34dfc0e3e1542"
}
}
5. Search for a case
End point: https://api-stage.1efile.com/v2/{{state}}/search_case?jurisdiction={{location_code}}&case_number={{case_number}}
Replace {{state}} with tx, il, ca, in or md and replace {{location_code}} from step #1 and case_number with your case number
Method: GET
Header: { authtoken: auth_token }
Example response payload:{
"message_code": 0,
"count": 1,
"items": [
{
"jurisdiction_display": "Kankakee County",
"case_category": "6189",
"jurisdiction": "kankakee",
"case_title": "John Vs Jane",
"case_type_display": "Abandoned Mobile Home",
"link": {
"case_detail": {
"method": "GET",
"link": "https://api-stage.1efile.com/v2/il/case/f593df4e-ad16-4031-9ce3-05973f47fa2d",
"header": {
"clienttoken": "ULPSTAG"
}
}
},
"case_type": "146049",
"case_number": "7864",
"case_category_display": "Chancery",
"case_tracking_id": "f593df4e-ad16-4031-9ce3-05973f47fa2d"
}
]
}
6. Call eFile API
End point: https://api-stage.1efile.com/v2/{{state}}/efile
Replace {{state}} with tx, il, ca, in, or md
Method: POST
Header: { authtoken: auth_token }
Example request payload:
{
"data": {
"reference_id": "786422",
"case_tracking_id": "f593df4e-ad16-4031-9ce3-05973f47fa2d",
"payment_account_id": "9847526c-9d6c-4de2-80d8-6353435395d0",
"filing_type": "EFile",
"filing_party_id": "f284d521-f883-4ef6-85e4-42a7a4b4c142",
"filings": [
{
"code": "209120",
"doc_type": "5766",
"description": "Answer/Response",
"file": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/answer.pdf",
"file_name": "Answer.pdf",
"attachments": [
{
"file": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/attachment.pdf",
"file_name": "Attachment.pdf",
"doc_type": "5766"
}
]
}
]
}
}
Example response payload:
{
{
"message_code": 0,
"item": {
"filings": [
{
"code": "209120",
"id": "8cce16ab-3814-4b28-90be-ba951adbf001",
"status": "submitting"
}
],
"id": "278602",
"case_tracking_id": "f593df4e-ad16-4031-9ce3-05973f47fa2d"
}
}