Search Indian legislation

Search 23,000+ Indian acts, regulations, and legislation using semantic search.

Authentication: API key via Authorization: Bearer vq_key_...

Cost: 2 credits ($0.02)

Returns relevant act sections with full metadata: category, state, department, provision type, legal subject, acts referenced, enactment date, and more. Filter by category (central, state, regulatory), state, department, and year range.

POST /api/v1/acts/search

Search Indian legislation

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/acts/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "<string>"
}
'

200

{
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "actId": "<string>",
        "title": "<string>",
        "content": "<string>",
        "sectionNumber": "<string>",
        "sectionTitle": "<string>",
        "chapter": "<string>",
        "chapterTitle": "<string>",
        "year": 123,
        "category": "<string>",
        "state": "<string>",
        "department": "<string>",
        "jurisdiction": "<string>",
        "actStatus": "<string>",
        "provisionType": "<string>",
        "legalSubject": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "actsReferenced": [
          "<string>"
        ],
        "longTitle": "<string>",
        "enactmentDate": "<string>",
        "pdfUrl": "<string>",
        "textUrl": "<string>",
        "sourceUrl": "<string>"
      }
    ],
    "totalReturned": 123
  },
  "meta": {
    "processingTimeMs": 123,
    "creditsConsumed": 123,
    "creditsRemaining": 123
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key issued from the Vaquill developer dashboard. Pass as Authorization: Bearer vq_key_...

Body

application/json

Search Indian legislation by semantic query.

query · string · required

Search query

Required string length: 2 - 10000

category · string | null

Filter: central, state, regulatory, repealed, spent

state · string | null

Filter by state slug (e.g. 'maharashtra', 'delhi')

department · string | null

Filter by regulatory body (e.g. 'sebi', 'rbi')

yearFrom · integer | null

Minimum year (inclusive)

yearTo · integer | null

Maximum year (inclusive)

sectionNumber · string | null

Filter by exact section number (e.g. '23', '302', '498A')

actTitle · string | null

Filter by act title substring (e.g. 'Indian Penal Code', 'BNSS')

pageSize · integer · default: 10

Results per page (1-50)

Required range: 1 <= x <= 50

Response

200

application/json

Successful Response

data · ActSearchData · object · required

Show child attributes

meta · ActSearchMeta · object · required

Show child attributes