Find legal sources

Search for legal sources including cases, statutes, and regulations from authoritative legal databases. Returns ranked candidates. Always verify with legal.verify() before citing.

POST /legal/v1/find

Find legal sources

cURL

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
}
'

200

{
  "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

200

application/json

Search completed successfully

query · string

Original search query

jurisdiction · string

Jurisdiction filter applied

found · integer

Number of candidates found

candidates · object[]

Show child attributes

hint · string

Usage guidance