Resolve jurisdiction

Search for a jurisdiction by name. Returns matching jurisdictions with their IDs for use in legal.find() and other legal research endpoints.

POST /legal/v1/jurisdictions

Resolve jurisdiction

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.case.dev/legal/v1/jurisdictions \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>"
}
'

200

{
  "query": "<string>",
  "found": 123,
  "jurisdictions": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "level": "federal",
      "state": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "hint": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key starting with sk_case_

Body

application/json

Jurisdiction search query

name · string · required

Jurisdiction name (e.g., "California", "US Federal", "NY")

Required string length: 2 - 100

Response

200

application/json

Jurisdictions found successfully

query · string

Original search query

found · integer

Number of matching jurisdictions

jurisdictions · object[]

Show child attributes

hint · string

Usage guidance