Semantic search across the United States Code (USC) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Use for federal statutory and regulatory questions: SEC (Title 17), FDA (Title 21), civil rights (Title 42), tax (Title 26), etc. Filter by corpusType ('USC' | 'CFR') and titleNumber. Returns sections with citation, title hierarchy, HTML/PDF/XML links. The returned act_id (e.g. 'USC_T42_C21_S1983') feeds get_us_statute_section_text for full text. Cost: 2 credits.

Get metadata for a specific US statute or regulation section by act_id (e.g. 'USC_T42_C21_S1983'). The act_id comes from search_us_statutes results or ask_legal_question sources. Returns citation, title hierarchy, breadcrumb, and links to HTML, PDF, and XML formats. Use before get_us_statute_section_text to preview a section. Cost: 1 credit.

Get the full text of a US statute or regulation section (USC or CFR) by act_id. Returns both styled HTML (with cross-references and paragraph numbering as published in the official code) and plain text. Use when you need the actual statutory language for quotation, drafting, or analysis. Cost: 3 credits.

List supported states plus DC and federal (USC/CFR), each with the number of ingested sections. Use this to discover which jurisdictions are queryable via /statutes/search.

Cost: 1 credit ($0.01).

List the distinct codes (Penal, Civil, Health & Safety, ...) ingested for one US state. Returned actId values can be passed to /statutes/search as filters.

Cost: 1 credit ($0.01).

Get current API credit pricing. Returns per-endpoint credit costs and credit-to-currency conversion rates (1 credit = $0.01 USD). No authentication required. Use to check costs before making API calls.

Search 23,000+ Indian acts, regulations, and legislation using semantic search. Find specific statutory provisions, definitions, penalties, and procedures. Filter by category (central, state, regulatory), state, department (SEBI, RBI, TRAI, etc.), and year range. Returns relevant act sections with text excerpts, section numbers, provision type, and PDF links. Cost: 1 credit. Use for questions like 'What is the penalty for insider trading under SEBI Act?' or 'Definition of goods under GST Act'.

Get URLs for the full text, PDF, and HTML versions of a specific Indian act. Pass the act_id (e.g., 'IND_central_2187' for Indian Contract Act). Returns R2 CDN URLs — fetch the text/PDF content directly from those URLs. Cost: 1 credit.

Get the complete amendment history for an Indian act. Returns all footnotes showing substitutions, insertions, omissions, and notes made by amending acts. Filter by section number or amendment type. Each footnote shows the amending act name and original text (if available). Use to trace how a statute evolved. Cost: 1 credit.

Browse 23,000+ Indian acts, regulations, and legislation. Use to discover act_id values for get_act_text and get_amendments. Filter by category (central, state, regulatory, repealed, spent), state slug, department (sebi, rbi, etc.), year range, and status (in_force, repealed, spent). Sort by year_desc, year_asc, title_asc, title_desc, or popular. Cost: 1 credit.