API Reference
SEC litigation releases
SEC litigation releases describing civil actions.
SEC litigation releases
SEC litigation releases describing civil actions.
- Base URL:
https://api.clous.ai - Auth:
Authorization: Bearer clous_live_...
GET /v1/litigationResults are returned through the standard response envelope and are cursor-paginated.
Query parameters
Prop
Type
Example request
curl -s "https://api.clous.ai/v1/litigation?limit=3" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer clous_live_..."import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/litigation",
params={"limit":"3"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer clous_live_..."},
)
data = resp.json()const resp = await fetch(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/litigation?limit=3",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer clous_live_..." } },
);
const data = await resp.json();Example response
{
"data": [
{
"id": 202,
"release_number": "LR-26559",
"title": "Ross Gregory Erskine",
"summary": null,
"release_date": "2026-06-03",
"url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26559",
"document_urls": "[\"https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/judg26559.pdf\"]",
"action_type": null,
"defendants": "[\"Ross Gregory Erskine\"]",
"defendants_normalized": "[\"ross gregory erskine\"]",
"extracted_ids": "{}",
"observed_at": "2026-06-11T03:21:02"
},
{
"id": 201,
"release_number": "LR-26560",
"title": "Phoenix American Hospitality, LLC; William Lee “Perch” Nelson",
"summary": null,
"release_date": "2026-06-05",
"url": "https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26560",
"document_urls": "[]",
"action_type": null,
"defendants": "[\"Phoenix American Hospitality\", \"LLC\", \"William Lee “Perch” Nelson\"]",
"defendants_normalized": "[\"phoenix american hospitality\", \"william lee perch nelson\"]",
"extracted_ids": "{}",
"observed_at": "2026-06-11T03:21:02"
}
],
"page": {
"limit": 3,
"next_cursor": "MjAwfDIwMA",
"has_more": true
},
"as_of": "2026-06-13T16:27:35.647578Z",
"source": "sec",
"query_echo": {
"limit": 3
},
"warnings": []
}Status codes
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
200 | Success. An empty result still returns 200 with data: [] and a warnings entry. |
401 | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | Out of credits. |
404 | No record for the supplied path parameter. |
422 | Validation error — a parameter was the wrong type or out of range. |
429 | Rate limited. |
All data derives from public SEC EDGAR (and, where noted, FINRA IAPD / USPTO) filings. Clous is independent of the SEC.