Get statute full text

Get the full text of a statute section in HTML and plain text.

Cost: 3 credits ($0.03)

Returns styled HTML (for rendering) and plain text (for processing). Both USC and CFR sections are supported.

The HTML is the authoritative version with proper formatting, cross-references, and paragraph numbering as published in the official code.

GET /api/v1/statutes/section/{act_id}/body

Get statute full text

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/statutes/section/{act_id}/body \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

200

{
  "actId": "<string>",
  "html": "<string>",
  "plain": "<string>",
  "source": "<string>",
  "available": true,
  "note": "<string>",
  "processingTimeMs": 0,
  "creditsConsumed": 0
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

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

Path Parameters

act_id · string · required

Section identifier.

Required string length: 3 - 200

Example:

"CFR_T17_P240_S240_10b5_1"

Response

200

application/json

Successful Response

Full text of a statute section in HTML and/or plain text.

actId · string · required

html · string | null

HTML-formatted statute text.

plain · string | null

Plain text version.

source · string | null

Data source identifier.

available · boolean · default: true

Whether full text is available.

note · string | null

Note if text is unavailable.

processingTimeMs · number · default: 0

creditsConsumed · number · default: 0