Data codebook

party_aliases

API table: party_aliases

Alternate names recorded for a person or organization in a case.

Definitions have been recorded for some columns and not others. A column with no definition below has not been documented yet.

A field with a fixed, closed set of values lists that set below. A field with documented codes lists its known values, and shows a meaning for the ones that have been described. Other value lists are not published here. Licensed clients can read them through GET /metadata.

Case Number

API field: case_number

Maryland Judiciary case number that links this party alias to case_info.

Served type
String
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals

Populated on 100% of served rows (3,348,927 of 3,348,927) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (1,463,305 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias Name

API field: name

Alternate party name supplied by Case Search; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 42% of served rows (1,406,843 of 3,348,927) and on 54% of records collected since 2026 (790,490 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias Type

API field: name_type

Source classification of the alternate name, such as Standard, alias, Business, or Nickname.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (3,348,927 of 3,348,927) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (1,463,305 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias Owner Role Legacy

API field: party_role

Legacy case role of the party that owns the alias, such as Plaintiff or Defendant.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 9.3% of served rows (310,164 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias Address Line 1 Legacy

API field: address_line_1

First address line recorded with a legacy party alias; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 0% of served rows (0 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias Address Line 2 Legacy

API field: address_line_2

Second address line recorded with a legacy party alias; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 0% of served rows (0 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias City Legacy

API field: city

City recorded with a legacy party alias.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 7.4% of served rows (248,069 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias State Legacy

API field: state

State or jurisdiction code recorded with a legacy party alias.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 7.4% of served rows (248,855 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Alias ZIP Code Legacy

API field: zip_code

Postal code recorded with a legacy party alias.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Legacy
Only records collected before 2026 have a value in this field. Records collected since leave it blank.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 7.4% of served rows (248,454 of 3,348,927) and on 0% of records collected since 2026 (0 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Protected Party

API field: protected_party

Derived true when party-protection policy requires identifying data on this alias to be withheld. Historical rows default to true until classified.

Served type
Boolean
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (3,348,927 of 3,348,927) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (1,463,305 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Party Row ID

API field: party_id

CaseHarvester identifier of the party that owns this alias; null when the legacy source did not identify an owner.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange

Populated on 86.9% of served rows (2,910,455 of 3,348,927) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (1,463,305 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Party Alias Row ID

API field: id

CaseHarvester's own identifier for this party alias row.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange

Populated on 100% of served rows (3,348,927 of 3,348,927) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (1,463,305 of 1,463,305), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:03 UTC

Generated from the current served catalog.