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Terms this act defines

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

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

Path Parameters

act_id
string
required

Act identifier, as returned by search, /list or /resolve.

Required string length: 1 - 200
Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$
Example:

"IND_central_2114"

Query Parameters

page
integer
default:1

1-based page number.

Required range: x >= 1
Example:

1

pageSize
integer | null

Rows per page (1-100). Defaults to 25.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 100
Example:

25

limit
integer | null
deprecated

DEPRECATED alias for pageSize, kept working for clients written against the original shape. Send one or the other, not both.

Required range: 1 <= x <= 100
Example:

25

Response

Successful Response

actId
string
required
total
integer
required

Distinct terms this act defines, across all pages. Not rows on this page: that is returned.

returned
integer
required

Rows in terms on THIS page.

page
integer
required

1-based page this response answers.

pageSize
integer
required

Rows per page requested.

hasMore
boolean
required

True when a further page of terms exists.

totalDefinitionSections
integer
required

Definition clauses found, before the cap on rows. Larger than len(definitionSections) only in the pathological case.

meta
Meta · object
required
citation
string | null
terms
DefinedTerm · object[]
definitionSections
ReferencedSection · object[]

Provisions identified as definition clauses. Returned separately so a defining provision is reachable even when no terms were extracted from it. NOT paged: this list is short, and page moves terms only, so it is repeated in full on every page.

note
string | null
Last modified on September 11, 2026