Bankruptcy object

This page describes the bankruptcy object, which represents a bankruptcy filing associated with a business. Bankruptcy records provide information about federal bankruptcy cases including chapter type, court, filing date, and case updates.

Example JSON response

1 {
2   "object": "bankruptcy",
3   "id": "f074244d-5cf3-4703-950a-73a7d54ee555",
4   "business_id": "b3638510-87ec-425e-bdaa-ad6e48dec871",
5   "case_number": "23-12345",
6   "chapter": 11,
7   "court": "U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California",
8   "filing_date": "2023-06-15",
9   "status": "open",
10   "closed_date": null,
11   "disposition": null,
12   "debtors": [
13     {
14       "name": "Acme Corporation"
15     }
16   ],
17   "case_updates": [
18     {
19       "guid": "update-123",
20       "pub_date": "2023-06-20T14:30:00Z",
21       "description": "Petition filed"
22     },
23     {
24       "guid": "update-124",
25       "pub_date": "2023-07-01T10:00:00Z",
26       "description": "341 Meeting scheduled"
27     }
28   ]
29 }

Bankruptcy attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	string	The object type. Always `bankruptcy`.
`id`	string (uuid)	The unique identifier for the bankruptcy record.
`business_id`	string (uuid)	The unique identifier of the associated business.
`case_number`	string	The official bankruptcy case number assigned by the court.
`chapter`	number	The bankruptcy chapter filed. Common values are `7` (liquidation), `11` (reorganization), and `13` (individual debt adjustment).
`court`	string	The name of the bankruptcy court handling the case.
`filing_date`	date \| null	The date the bankruptcy petition was filed.
`status`	string \| null	The status of the bankruptcy case. One of `open`, `dismissed`, `discharged`, `closed (other)`, or `null`.
`closed_date`	string \| null	The datetime when the bankruptcy case was closed (example: `2014-07-20T00:00:00.000Z`).
`disposition`	string \| null	The disposition of the bankruptcy case (example: `Statutory Dismissal`).
`debtors`	object[]	An array of debtor information.
`debtors[].name`	string	The name of the debtor.
`case_updates`	object[]	An array of case updates and docket entries.
`case_updates[].guid`	string	A unique identifier for the case update.
`case_updates[].pub_date`	string	The publication date of the update.
`case_updates[].description`	string	A description of the case update or docket entry.

Bankruptcy chapters

Chapter	Description
`7`	Liquidation bankruptcy - assets are sold to pay creditors and remaining debts are discharged.
`11`	Reorganization bankruptcy - allows businesses to restructure debts while continuing operations.
`13`	Individual debt adjustment - allows individuals with regular income to develop a repayment plan.
`15`	Cross-border insolvency - provides mechanisms for dealing with cases involving debtors, assets, and creditors in multiple countries.

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