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Endpoint
POST /search/v1/search

import Casedev from 'casedev';

const client = new Casedev({ apiKey: 'sk_case_YOUR_API_KEY' });

const results = await client.search.v1.search({
  query: 'medical malpractice statute of limitations California',
  numResults: 20,
  includeText: true
});

for (const result of results.results) {
  console.log(result.title, result.url);
}
Response
{
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "California Medical Malpractice Laws",
      "url": "https://law.cornell.edu/california/medical-malpractice",
      "publishedDate": "2024-03-15",
      "score": 0.95,
      "text": "California Code of Civil Procedure Section 340.5..."
    }
  ]
}

​
Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
querystringRequiredSearch query
numResultsnumber10Number of results (max 100)
typestringautoauto, keyword, or neural
includeDomainsarray—Only include these domains
excludeDomainsarray—Exclude these domains
startPublishedDatestring—Published after (ISO date)
endPublishedDatestring—Published before (ISO date)
includeTextbooleanfalseInclude page text in results

​
Examples

TypeScript
const results = await client.search.v1.search({
  query: 'HIPAA compliance requirements',
  includeDomains: ['law.cornell.edu', 'hhs.gov', 'findlaw.com'],
  numResults: 20,
  includeText: true
});

​
News search with date range

TypeScript
const results = await client.search.v1.search({
  query: 'SEC cryptocurrency enforcement',
  startPublishedDate: '2024-01-01',
  excludeDomains: ['reddit.com', 'twitter.com'],
  type: 'keyword'
});

​
Company research

TypeScript
const results = await client.search.v1.search({
  query: 'Acme Corporation lawsuit settlement',
  includeDomains: ['reuters.com', 'bloomberg.com', 'wsj.com'],
  startPublishedDate: '2023-01-01',
  includeText: true
});
Tip: Use includeDomains to restrict results to authoritative sources.