Epstein Files Search — Free DOJ Document Search

Search **44,886+ declassified Jeffrey Epstein documents** released by the U.S. Department of Justice on January 30, 2026. Powered by the [DugganUSA](https://analytics.dugganusa.com) public index.

**100% free. No API keys. No accounts. No payment.**

Quick Start

```bash

Search by name

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "Ghislaine Maxwell" --limit 10

Search by topic

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "flight logs" --limit 20

Search by location

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "Little St James"

Get index statistics

node scripts/epstein.mjs stats

```

Commands

`search` — Search Epstein Documents

Search across all 44,886+ indexed documents by keyword, name, topic, or location.

```bash

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "SEARCH TERMS" [--limit N]

```

| Flag | Description | Default |

|------|-------------|---------|

| `--query <terms>` | Search query (required) | — |

| `--limit <N>` | Number of results (1-500) | `10` |

**Examples:**

```bash

Search for a specific person

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "Prince Andrew"

Search for a topic

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "financial transactions"

Search for locations

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "New York mansion"

Get more results

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "flight logs" --limit 50

Search for evidence types

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "phone records"

```

`stats` — Index Statistics

Get the current state of the document index — total documents, database size, and last update time.

```bash

node scripts/epstein.mjs stats

```

Output Format

Search results are returned as JSON to stdout (for easy piping and parsing). Status messages and **Quick Links** (direct PDF URLs) go to stderr for easy viewing.

Search Result Shape

```json

{

"query": "flight logs",

"totalHits": 1523,

"hits": [

{

"id": "doc-abc123",

"efta_id": "EFTA-00001234",

"content_preview": "Excerpt from the document...",

"doc_type": "legal_document",

"dataset": "epstein_files",

"pages": 3,

"people": ["Person A", "Person B"],

"locations": ["New York", "Palm Beach"],

"aircraft": ["N908JE"],

"evidence_types": ["financial_record"],

"source": "DOJ Release Jan 2026",

"indexed_at": "2026-01-31T...",

"doj_url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA-00001234.pdf",

"doj_listing_url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-disclosures/data-set-9-files"

}

]

}

```

**New in v1.1.0:** Each result now includes `doj_url` (direct PDF link) and `doj_listing_url` (dataset page). The CLI also displays Quick Links in stderr output:

```

--- Quick Links ---

1. EFTA-00001234: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA-00001234.pdf

2. EFTA-00001235: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA-00001235.pdf

```

Stats Shape

```json

{

"totalDocuments": 44886,

"databaseSize": "2.1 GB",

"lastUpdate": "2026-01-31T...",

"isIndexing": false

}

```

Data Source

All documents come from the **U.S. Department of Justice** release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records on January 30, 2026. The documents are indexed and searchable via the [DugganUSA](https://analytics.dugganusa.com) public API.

Piping & Integration

Results go to stdout as JSON, making it easy to pipe into other tools:

```bash

Pipe to jq for filtering

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "Maxwell" --limit 100 | jq '.hits[] | .people'

Save results to file

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "flight logs" --limit 500 > flight-logs.json

Count total hits

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "Palm Beach" | jq '.totalHits'

Extract all mentioned people

node scripts/epstein.mjs search --query "2005" --limit 100 | jq '[.hits[].people[]?] | unique'

```

Troubleshooting

**"Cannot reach API"**

Check your internet connection. The DugganUSA API may have temporary downtime.

**"No results found"**

Try broader search terms. The search is keyword-based — use names, locations, or document types rather than full sentences.

**Slow responses**

The API typically responds in 100-900ms. Larger result sets (limit > 100) may take slightly longer.

References