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GET
/
v1
/
legal
/
sources
/
{id}
Get a legal source
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.plane.com/v1/legal/sources/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "id": "lawsrc_K4mQ9rT2pL8x",
  "object": "legal.source",
  "type": "statute",
  "jurisdiction": { "country": "GB" },
  "title": "Employment Rights Act 1996",
  "original_title": null,
  "citation": "1996 c. 18",
  "identifier": "ukpga/1996/18",
  "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18",
  "languages": ["en"],
  "adopted": "1996-05-22",
  "starts": "1996-08-22",
  "ends": null,
  "lineage": {
    "amends": [],
    "amended_by": [],
    "repeals": [],
    "repealed_by": []
  },
  "created": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z"
}

​
Parameters

​
id
string
required
The ID of a legal source.

​
Returns

Returns a Legal source object if a valid identifier was provided, and returns an error otherwise. 
{
  "id": "lawsrc_K4mQ9rT2pL8x",
  "object": "legal.source",
  "type": "statute",
  "jurisdiction": { "country": "GB" },
  "title": "Employment Rights Act 1996",
  "original_title": null,
  "citation": "1996 c. 18",
  "identifier": "ukpga/1996/18",
  "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18",
  "languages": ["en"],
  "adopted": "1996-05-22",
  "starts": "1996-08-22",
  "ends": null,
  "lineage": {
    "amends": [],
    "amended_by": [],
    "repeals": [],
    "repealed_by": []
  },
  "created": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z",
  "updated": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z"
}