generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://support.trellis.law/trellis-api
docs: https://support.trellis.law/trellis-api
description: >-
  Cross-cutting request/response conventions for the Trellis REST Data API (V2).
  Captured from the provider's public API documentation; details behind the
  sales-gated reference are marked unknown rather than fabricated.
authentication:
  style: api-key
  location: header
  parameter: Authorization
  server_side_only: true
  reference: authentication/trellis-research-authentication.yml
search:
  style: >-
    Boolean and query searching identical to the Trellis Smart Search UI, with
    filtering and sorting across state-level Cases, Documents, and Rulings.
pagination:
  style: unknown
  notes: Result sets support filtering and sorting; exact pagination params not published publicly.
versioning:
  scheme: uri-version
  current: v2
  notes: V2 introduced May 2024, adding federal and PACER integration atop V1 features.
  reference: lifecycle/trellis-research-lifecycle.yml
webhooks:
  supported: true
  reference: asyncapi/trellis-research-webhooks.yml
usage_metering:
  endpoint: Usage
  description: The Usage endpoint returns API usage statistics for the current billing cycle.
idempotency:
  supported: unknown
  notes: No idempotency-key contract is documented on the public API pages.
error_envelope:
  shape: unknown
  notes: Error format not published on public docs.
rate_limiting:
  documented: unknown
  notes: Usage is metered per billing cycle via the Usage endpoint; explicit rate-limit headers not published.