curl --request GET \
--url https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"section": {
"actId": "USC_T42_C21_S1983",
"citation": "42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2024)",
"citationShort": "42 U.S.C. § 1983",
"title": "Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"corpusType": "USC",
"state": "federal",
"year": 2024,
"relevanceScore": 0,
"excerpt": "officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable\".\n\n1979—Pub. L. 96–170 inserted \"or the District of Columbia\" after \"Territory\", and provisions relating to Acts of Congress applicable solely to the District of Columbia.\n\nStatutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries\n\nEffective Date of 1979 Amendment\n\nAmendment by Pub. L. 96–170 applicable with respect to any deprivation of rights, privileges, or...",
"titleNumber": "42",
"titleName": "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE",
"chapter": "21",
"chapterName": "CIVIL RIGHTS",
"sectionNumber": "1983",
"sectionTitle": "Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"displayPath": "Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE / Chapter 21: CIVIL RIGHTS / Subchapter I: GENERALLY / Section 1983: Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"breadcrumb": [
{
"type": "title",
"num": "42",
"label": "Title 42",
"name": "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
},
{
"type": "chapter",
"num": "21",
"label": "Chapter 21",
"name": "CIVIL RIGHTS"
},
{
"type": "subchapter",
"num": "I",
"label": "Subchapter I",
"name": "GENERALLY"
},
{
"type": "section",
"num": "1983",
"label": "Section 1983",
"name": "Civil action for deprivation of rights"
}
],
"parent": {
"corpusType": "USC",
"titleNumber": 42,
"chapter": "21"
},
"subchapter": "I",
"subchapterName": "GENERALLY",
"popularName": "Public Health and Welfare",
"actStatus": "in_force",
"goodLawStatus": "good_law",
"renumberedTo": "",
"transferredTo": "",
"sourceCredit": "R.S. §1979; Pub. L. 96–170, §1, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 104–317, title III, §309(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3853.",
"amendmentYears": [
1996,
1979
],
"lastAmendedYear": 1996,
"amendmentsCount": 2,
"publicLaws": [
"Pub. L. 104-317",
"Pub. L. 96-170"
],
"granuleId": "USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983",
"packageId": "USCODE-2024-title42",
"htmlUrl": "https://statutes-us.vaquill.ai/usc/html/2024/title-42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.htm",
"pdfUrl": "https://statutes-us.vaquill.ai/usc/pdf/2024/title-42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.pdf",
"govInfoHtmlUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title42/html/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.htm",
"govInfoPdfUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title42/pdf/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.pdf",
"externalUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2024-title42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983"
},
"processingTimeMs": 8.2,
"creditsConsumed": 6
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"<string>"
],
"msg": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"input": "<unknown>",
"ctx": {}
}
]
}Get statute section metadata
Get detailed metadata for a specific statute section by its ID.
Cost: 2 credits. Not-found (404) and failed lookups are not charged.
The actId comes from /us/statutes/search results or Ask API sources
(e.g., USC_T42_C21_S1983). It is structured but not meant to be hand-built;
always take it from a prior response.
Returns citation, title hierarchy, breadcrumb, and links to every available
format (HTML, PDF, XML, plain text, DOCX) where the source provides them. Use
/us/statutes/section/{actId}/body for the full text.
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/us/statutes/section/{act_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"section": {
"actId": "USC_T42_C21_S1983",
"citation": "42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2024)",
"citationShort": "42 U.S.C. § 1983",
"title": "Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"corpusType": "USC",
"state": "federal",
"year": 2024,
"relevanceScore": 0,
"excerpt": "officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable\".\n\n1979—Pub. L. 96–170 inserted \"or the District of Columbia\" after \"Territory\", and provisions relating to Acts of Congress applicable solely to the District of Columbia.\n\nStatutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries\n\nEffective Date of 1979 Amendment\n\nAmendment by Pub. L. 96–170 applicable with respect to any deprivation of rights, privileges, or...",
"titleNumber": "42",
"titleName": "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE",
"chapter": "21",
"chapterName": "CIVIL RIGHTS",
"sectionNumber": "1983",
"sectionTitle": "Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"displayPath": "Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE / Chapter 21: CIVIL RIGHTS / Subchapter I: GENERALLY / Section 1983: Civil action for deprivation of rights",
"breadcrumb": [
{
"type": "title",
"num": "42",
"label": "Title 42",
"name": "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
},
{
"type": "chapter",
"num": "21",
"label": "Chapter 21",
"name": "CIVIL RIGHTS"
},
{
"type": "subchapter",
"num": "I",
"label": "Subchapter I",
"name": "GENERALLY"
},
{
"type": "section",
"num": "1983",
"label": "Section 1983",
"name": "Civil action for deprivation of rights"
}
],
"parent": {
"corpusType": "USC",
"titleNumber": 42,
"chapter": "21"
},
"subchapter": "I",
"subchapterName": "GENERALLY",
"popularName": "Public Health and Welfare",
"actStatus": "in_force",
"goodLawStatus": "good_law",
"renumberedTo": "",
"transferredTo": "",
"sourceCredit": "R.S. §1979; Pub. L. 96–170, §1, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 104–317, title III, §309(c), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3853.",
"amendmentYears": [
1996,
1979
],
"lastAmendedYear": 1996,
"amendmentsCount": 2,
"publicLaws": [
"Pub. L. 104-317",
"Pub. L. 96-170"
],
"granuleId": "USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983",
"packageId": "USCODE-2024-title42",
"htmlUrl": "https://statutes-us.vaquill.ai/usc/html/2024/title-42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.htm",
"pdfUrl": "https://statutes-us.vaquill.ai/usc/pdf/2024/title-42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.pdf",
"govInfoHtmlUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title42/html/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.htm",
"govInfoPdfUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2024-title42/pdf/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983.pdf",
"externalUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2024-title42/USCODE-2024-title42-chap21-subchapI-sec1983"
},
"processingTimeMs": 8.2,
"creditsConsumed": 6
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"<string>"
],
"msg": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"input": "<unknown>",
"ctx": {}
}
]
}Authorizations
API key issued from the developer dashboard. Pass as Authorization: Bearer vq_key_...
Path Parameters
Section identifier. Encodes the citation's hierarchy: USC_T42_C21_S1983 is Title 42, Chapter 21, Section 1983, the section a lawyer writes as 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Take it from a /us/statutes/search result rather than assembling it: the title and section are derivable from a citation, but the CHAPTER is not, so hand-built ids usually 404.
3 - 200"USC_T42_C21_S1983"
Response
Successful Response
Detailed section metadata (no full text, use /body for that).
The section's metadata and source links. Full text is a separate call: /us/statutes/section/{actId}/body.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Server-side time for this request in milliseconds, excluding network transit. Useful for spotting a slow query; not billed on.
240.5
Credits actually charged for this call. Read it rather than assuming the list price: failed and refunded work bills 0, and batch endpoints charge per item returned, so a partial result costs less than a full one.
4
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