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OpenLaws Law Divisions API

Divisions represent the hierarchical documents that make up statutes, regulations, and constitutions. Each document has a 'path' which uniquely identifies the document and where it resides in the hierarchy of the law.

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OpenLaws Law Divisions API is one of 5 APIs that OpenLaws publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Law Divisions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, a changelog, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.openlaws.us.

7 operations 7 paths 6 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.4
Base URL
https://api.openlaws.us
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
OpenLaws PBC
License
Commercial
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

OpenLaws Law Divisions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Authenticate API requests via a bearer token

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Law Divisions 7

Divisions represent the hierarchical documents that make up statutes, regulations, and constitutions. Each document has a 'path' which uniquely identifies the document and where i…

GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions
Get a specific Law's Root Divisions
getRootDivisions 2 params → 200400401404
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/{path}
Get Division by Jurisdiction and OpenLaws path
getDivsisionsByPath 3 params → 200400401404500
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/updates
(Enterprise Only) Get a list of Divisions that were created or updated after a date.
getDivisionsUpdatedAfter 5 params → 200401404
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/{starting_path}/updates
(Enterprise Only) Get a list of Divisions that were created or updated after a date within a subtree of Divisions.
getDivisionsByPathUpdatedAfter 6 params → 200401404
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/search
Keyword Search within a Jurisdiction
keywordSearchDivisionWithinJurisdiction 5 params → 200400401404500
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/search
Keyword Search within a Jurisdiction and a specific lawkey for that Jurisdiction
keywordSearchDivisionWithinLaw 5 params → 200400401404500
GET
/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/citations
Lookup by Jurisdiction and Bluebook legal citation for a statute, regulation, or constitution
lookupByBluebookCitation 2 params → 200400401404500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Division (26 properties), DivisionUpdate (12 properties), Error (6 properties), DivisionDisplay (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

NullableDate
stringnull
Nullable ISO 8601 Date
Date
string
ISO Date with additional support for positive and negative Infinity values to represent ranges.
DivisionDisplay
object
Minimal subset of Division properties. Useful for building lists and drill downs of Division hierarchies.
2 properties 2 required
Error
object
RFC9457 Problem Details
6 properties 2 required
DivisionUpdate
object
(Law Firm and Enterprise plans only) Divisions are the primary building block in OpenLaws. Each Division represents a document at a snapshot in time. Divisions…
12 properties 6 required
Division
object
Divisions are the primary building block in OpenLaws. Each Division represents a document at a snapshot in time. Divisions can contain child Divisions (and thu…
26 properties 18 required

Specification

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Source

openlaws-law-divisions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ID
openlaws:openlaws-law-divisions-api
Base URL
https://api.openlaws.us
Docs
https://openlaws.us/api/
Provider
OpenLaws
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