gb_get_text
Read-onlyIdempotent
Get the full legal text of UK legislation directly from legislation.gov.uk. Provide the act or instrument reference and select a format (HTML, XML, AKN, PDF, RDF, CSV) for the exact document.
Instructions
Fetch the full text of UK legislation.
Uses legislation.gov.uk's content-negotiation path suffix (/data.{format}) -
xml (the site's own legislation.xsd schema), html, akn (Akoma Ntoso),
rdf, pdf, or csv.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| format | No | one of ``"xml"``, ``"html"``, ``"akn"``, ``"rdf"``, ``"pdf"``, ``"csv"``. | html |
| reference | Yes | reference of the act/instrument (work or point-in-time expression). |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| format | Yes | ||
| content | No | ||
| eli_uri | Yes | ||
| byte_size | No | ||
| source_url | Yes | ||
| dataset_note | No | legislation.gov.uk has no native /eli/ namespace; eli_uri carries the UK's own persistent identifier URI (id.../{type}/{year}/{number}) instead of a fabricated ELI path. Revised ('as amended') text reflects the effective date shown in restrict_start_date; always check for in-force / pending amendments. | |
| human_readable_citation | No |