ZVG-Portal Court API returns the profile of one Amtsgericht, the agency of an auction, with all its current foreclosure auctions. The profile holds the court id, name, land and the number of auctions. The auctions use the same item shape, sort and paging as the search route. Get the court_id from the locations or reference route.
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Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
3 optional filters available.
string
Required
court_id of the Amtsgericht. Example: H1101.
example
string
Optional
auction_date (default), updated, case_number, price_asc or price_desc.
relevance
integer
Optional
One-based page number (default 1).
1
integer
Optional
Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 25).
10
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"court": {
"land": "hb",
"name": "Amtsgericht Bremen",
"court_id": "H1101",
"land_name": "Bremen",
"total_auctions": 15
},
"listings": [
{
"url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showZvg&zvg_id=4812&land_abk=hb",
"land": "hb",
"court": "Bremen",
"zvg_id": 4812,
"address": {
"city": "Bremerhaven",
"text": "Gnesener Stra\u00dfe 18, 27576 Bremerhaven",
"street": "Gnesener Stra\u00dfe 18",
"district": null,
"postal_code": "27576"
},
"cancelled": false,
"updated_at": "2026-08-13T11:29:00+02:00",
"attachments": [
{
"url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showAnhang&land_abk=hb&file_id=8320&zvg_id=4812",
"kind": null,
"name": "Amtliche Bekanntmachung",
"file_id": 8320,
"size_kb": 62.42,
"size_text": "62.42 kB"
}
],
"case_number": "0011 b K 0078/2025",
"object_type": "Eigentumswohnung (1 bis 2 Zimmer), 2-Zimmer-Wohnung",
"auction_date": "2026-11-09T09:30:00+01:00",
"verkehrswert": {
"raw": "6.000,00 \u20ac",
"amount": 6000,
"amounts": [
6000
],
"currency": "EUR"
},
"auction_date_text": "Montag, 09. November 2026, 09:30 Uhr"
},
{
"url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showZvg&zvg_id=4816&land_abk=hb",
"land": "hb",
"court": "Bremen",
"zvg_id": 4816,
"address": {
"city": "Bremen",
"text": "Gro\u00dfbeerenstra\u00dfe 23, 25, Loignystra\u00dfe, 28211 Bremen, Schwachhausen",
"street": "Gro\u00dfbeerenstra\u00dfe 23, 25, Loignystra\u00dfe",
"district": "Schwachhausen",
"postal_code": "28211"
},
"cancelled": false,
"updated_at": "2026-09-01T09:25:00+02:00",
"attachments": [
{
"url": "https://www.zvg-portal.de/index.php?button=showAnhang&land_abk=hb&file_id=8331&zvg_id=4816",
"kind": null,
"name": "Amtliche Bekanntmachung",
"file_id": 8331,
"size_kb": 101.85,
"size_text": "101.85 kB"
}
],
"case_number": "0026 K 0059/2024",
"object_type": "Sonstiges",
"auction_date": "2026-11-11T09:30:00+01:00",
"verkehrswert": {
"raw": "223.000,--",
"amount": 223000,
"amounts": [
223000
],
"currency": "EUR"
},
"auction_date_text": "Mittwoch, 11. November 2026, 09:30 Uhr"
}
],
"search_metadata": {
"page": 1,
"per_page": 2,
"total_pages": 8,
"filtered_out": 0,
"has_next_page": true,
"total_results": 15,
"upstream_total": 15,
"dropped_invalid": 0
},
"search_parameters": {
"plz": null,
"city": null,
"land": "hb",
"page": 1,
"sort": "auction_date",
"court": null,
"street": null,
"date_to": null,
"district": null,
"per_page": 2,
"date_from": null,
"max_price": null,
"min_price": null,
"case_number": null,
"object_type": null,
"house_number": null,
"procedure_type": null
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "court"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"field": [
"The field is invalid."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Upstream Unavailable
ZVG-Portal could not be reached. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "court"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "ZVG-Portal could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
}Unexpected Upstream Data
ZVG-Portal returned data in an unexpected shape. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "court"
},
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_UPSTREAM_SHAPE",
"message": "ZVG-Portal returned data in an unexpected shape. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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