Get Act Structure
get_act_structureRead-only
The act's own shape: its chapters and parts where the publisher gives any, and the provisions under each.
Cost: 2 credits.
hasHierarchy is false for most acts and that is not an error: the publisher
gives many acts no chapter or part divisions at all, and for those nodes is a
flat list of sections. The free GET /acts/coverage publishes how many acts do
carry a hierarchy, as depth.actsWithStructure.
Section numbers are sorted numerically with their alphabetic suffixes kept
attached, so 498A follows 498 and 10 follows 2.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| act_id | Yes | Section identifier, e.g. `USC_T42_C21_S1983` (Title 42, Chapter 21, Section 1983, written 42 U.S.C. 1983). Take it from a search result rather than assembling it: the title and section are derivable from a citation but the CHAPTER is not, so hand-built ids usually 404. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||