LAW API

BUILD ON INTELLIGENCE

The LAW API gives your platform access to 1,900,000+ curated legal passages, 995 primary sources, Black's Law precision, and citation verification.

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Authentication

All API requests require an API key passed via the X-API-Key header. Keys inherit your subscription tier and its rate limits.

X-API-Key: law_your_key_here

Generate a key from your dashboard. Raw keys are shown once — store them securely.

Endpoints

GET/api/v1/search

Full-text search across 1,900,000+ legal passages and 995 primary sources with relevance ranking.

qstringrequiredSearch query

limitnumberoptionalResults to return (default 10, max 50)

GET/api/v1/breakdown

Tiered legal analysis of a statute with plain-English explanation and case law.

statutestringrequiredStatute citation (e.g. 42 USC 1983)

tierstringoptionalDepth: essential | practitioner (default essential)

POST/api/v1/verify

Verify citations in a text block against the Gage primary source library.

textstring (body)requiredText containing citations to verify

Code Examples

Search endpoint — replace law_your_key with your actual key

cURL

curl -H "X-API-Key: law_your_key" \
  "https://law.gagegreengroup.com/api/v1/search?q=habeas+corpus"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch(
  'https://law.gagegreengroup.com/api/v1/search?q=habeas+corpus',
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'law_your_key' } }
)
const data = await res.json()
// { results: [{ id, title, content, source, score }] }

Python

import requests

r = requests.get(
    'https://law.gagegreengroup.com/api/v1/search',
    headers={'X-API-Key': 'law_your_key'},
    params={'q': 'habeas corpus'}
)
data = r.json()  # { results: [...] }

Access

Tier	Access	API Calls / Month
Free	Free	100
Builder	By inquiry	500
Practitioner	By inquiry	2,000
Firm	By inquiry	10,000
Enterprise	By inquiry	Unlimited

API access is structured for independent researchers, law firms, and enterprise legal departments. Rate limits reset monthly.

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