DocumentCloud Search for Source Documents
Search the source documents newsrooms publish on DocumentCloud: court filings, FOIA responses, contracts, emails and reports. DocJax limits the search to documentcloud.org.
File type
DocumentCloud files are found by their address, so file type doesn’t apply here.
Your search
site:documentcloud.org
What Is DocumentCloud?
DocumentCloud is a nonprofit platform journalists use to upload, annotate and publish the documents behind their stories. When a newsroom embeds a lawsuit or a set of records in an article, it's often hosted there.
That makes it a strong source for primary documents on news events, with the text already read from each scan so it can be searched.
How to Search DocumentCloud
- Type names, companies, case names or places.
- Turn on exact phrase for a case name or a line you remember.
- Add a news outlet's name to find the documents behind its stories.
For official records straight from agencies, use government document search. Older public documents are often on Internet Archive search.
Questions
Is DocumentCloud free to search?
Yes. Public documents on DocumentCloud can be read and searched by anyone. Uploading needs a verified account, which is mostly given to newsrooms and researchers.
Who publishes on DocumentCloud?
Newsrooms, journalists and researchers. They upload the documents they report on, such as court records and public records requests.
Can I search inside DocumentCloud documents?
DocumentCloud reads the text of each document, and its own search can look inside them. Searching through Google finds documents by their titles and pages.