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POST
/
legal
/
v1
/
find
Find legal sources
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.case.dev/legal/v1/find \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "<string>",
  "jurisdiction": "<string>",
  "numResults": 10
}
'
{
  "query": "<string>",
  "jurisdiction": "<string>",
  "found": 123,
  "candidates": [
    {
      "url": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "snippet": "<string>",
      "source": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "hint": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key starting with sk_case_

Body

application/json

Search query and filtering options

query
string
required

Search query (e.g., "fair use copyright", "Miranda rights")

Required string length: 3 - 1000
jurisdiction
string

Optional jurisdiction ID from resolveJurisdiction (e.g., "california", "us-federal")

numResults
integer
default:10

Number of results 1-25 (default: 10)

Required range: 1 <= x <= 25

Response

Search completed successfully

query
string

Original search query

jurisdiction
string

Jurisdiction filter applied

found
integer

Number of candidates found

candidates
object[]
hint
string

Usage guidance