Pricing

DocketLayer is $0.99 per successful query. No subscriptions, no tiers, no API keys.

DocketLayer charges a flat $0.99 per successful query, paid in USDC on Solana at request time via the x402 protocol. There are no accounts, no subscriptions, no tiers, and no minimum spend.

Price table

Endpoint / resource	Price
GET /v2/case	$0.99 per successful response
GET /v2/monitor	$0.99 per successful response
POST /v2/cases/batch	$0.99 × N queries, paid upfront
GET /v2/wallet/keys	$0.99 per call
POST /v2/wallet/keys	$0.99 per call
GET /v2/wallet/deliveries	$0.99 per call
MCP docketlayer_case_query	$0.99 per call
MCP docketlayer_case_monitor	$0.99 per call
MCP docketlayer_case_batch	$0.99 × N queries, paid upfront
MCP docketlayer_wallet_info	$0.99 (keys only, default);$1.98 (keys + deliveries)
GET /v2/status	Free
MCP docketlayer_status	Free
MCP docketlayer_court_list	Free
MCP docketlayer_pricing	Free
Sandbox requests (test=1)	Free

Billing principle

You are never charged for a failed single query. Payment is captured only on 200 responses. For batch requests, the payment transaction is sized for the full batch upfront ($0.99 × N queries). If all cases in a batch fail, no payment is settled; if some fail, the full batch amount is still charged — x402 payments are atomic and cannot be partially refunded.

What the price does not vary by

• Context level — context=basic and context=full cost the same
• Jurisdiction — US federal, US state, and Canadian courts all cost $0.99
• Response size — A truncated response (see below) costs the same as a full one
• Query complexity — Simple and delta queries cost the same

Truncated responses

When context=full returns a response that would exceed 2MB, DocketLayer trims docket_history to fit. The response includes a meta.truncated: true flag and a truncation_details object. Truncated responses are billable — the query succeeded, data was delivered.

Payment mechanics

Payment flows through the x402 protocol. On your first request to a paid endpoint:

1. DocketLayer returns HTTP 402 with machine-readable payment details — recipient address, amount, currency
2. Your x402 client constructs a $0.99 USDC transaction on Solana, signs it, and retries with proof attached
3. DocketLayer verifies on-chain and returns the data

Your code does not handle this directly. The x402 client library manages the 402 challenge, transaction construction, and retry automatically.

Estimating costs

Daily queries	Monthly cost
10	~$30
100	~$300
1,000	~$3,000
10,000	~$30,000

Fund your wallet with enough USDC to cover expected volume. A depleted wallet causes all paid queries to fail with 402. See the wallet setup guide for funding instructions.