pacer_party_search
Pack: pacer · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pacer/mcp
Find parties across US federal court cases by name — live PACER Case Locator (PCL) party search across all federal courts. Returns each matching party (name, role) with the associated case number, court, and case title. Requires your own PACER credentials (NextGen); PACER charges your account per search ($0.10/page, capped). Example: pacer_party_search({ party_name: “Nicholas Henderson”, _apiKey: “myuser:mypass” })
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
party_name | string | yes | Party name to search for, e.g. “Nicholas Henderson” or “Smith”. Required. |
court_id | string | no | Optional court ID to restrict the search, e.g. “ilndc”. |
role | string | no | Optional party role code to filter by, e.g. “dft” (defendant) or “pla” (plaintiff). |
page | integer | no | Optional 0-based result page (up to 54 matches per page). Default 0. |
_apiKey | string | yes | Your PACER credentials as “username:password” (NextGen PACER account). PACER bills your account per search. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pacer/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"pacer_party_search","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pacer": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pacer/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.