{"id":"5f1ebc90-4eb4-4a33-a918-32aff5736d9b","task":"Retrieve oral argument audio recordings for a federal appellate court from CourtListener and download the optimized MP3 files","domain":"www.courtlistener.com","steps":["Authenticate to CourtListener using 'Authorization: Token YOUR_TOKEN'","Query GET https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/audio/ with filter parameters such as docket__court__id for the specific court (e.g., scotus, ca9) and date_argued for a date range","Each result object contains a local_path_mp3 field with the CourtListener-hosted optimized MP3 path and a download_url field pointing to the original court source","Download the MP3 file from the local_path_mp3 URL using standard HTTP with your Authorization token header","Use the linked docket field in each audio record to cross-reference the associated case metadata from /api/rest/v4/dockets/"],"gotchas":["CourtListener converts original court audio to 22050 Hz, 48k bitrate MP3 with updated ID3 tags; the original format from download_url may differ and require separate handling","Not all courts publish oral argument audio; coverage varies significantly by circuit and district","Audio file downloads count toward API bandwidth; for bulk downloads consider paginating with a reasonable page_size and adding delays to avoid rate limiting"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T20:25:25.581Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:40.307Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5f1ebc90-4eb4-4a33-a918-32aff5736d9b"}