Indonesian Law API — Free REST API for Legal Data

Example request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://pasal.id/api/v1/search?q=upah+minimum&type=UU&limit=3"

Example response

{
  "query": "upah minimum",
  "total": 3,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 142,
      "snippet": "Upah minimum sebagaimana dimaksud dalam ayat (1) ditetapkan oleh Gubernur…",
      "metadata": {
        "type": "UU",
        "node_type": "pasal",
        "node_number": "89"
      },
      "score": 0.85,
      "work": {
        "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/uu/2003/13",
        "title": "Ketenagakerjaan",
        "number": "13",
        "year": 2003,
        // Derived in-force verdict (revocation edges applied at read time),
        // not the raw stored field. When the verdict cannot be certain the
        // stored status is kept and "status_uncertain": true is added.
        "status": "berlaku",
        "type": "UU"
      }
    }
  ],
  // When total === 0, the response also includes a "did_you_mean" array
  // of up to 5 pg_trgm word_similarity matches against regulation titles.
  // Useful as a soft-landing for typos or pasted full-title queries.
  // Suggestions carry no "status" — fetch the law itself for its status.
  "did_you_mean": [
    {
      "work_id": 54653,
      "similarity": 0.604,
      "work": {
        "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/permenkes/2015/80",
        "title": "Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 80 Tahun 2015 tentang Penugasan Khusus Tenaga Kesehatan",
        "number": "80",
        "year": 2015,
        "type": "PERMEN"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Example request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://pasal.id/api/v1/laws?type=UU&year=2003&limit=2"

Example response

{
  "total": 5,
  "limit": 2,
  "offset": 0,
  "laws": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/uu/2003/13",
      "title": "Ketenagakerjaan",
      "number": "13",
      "year": 2003,
      "status": "berlaku",
      "content_verified": true,
      "type": "UU"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/uu/2003/17",
      "title": "Keuangan Negara",
      "number": "17",
      "year": 2003,
      "status": "berlaku",
      "content_verified": true,
      "type": "UU"
    }
  ]
}

Example request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  "https://pasal.id/api/v1/laws/akn/id/act/uu/2003/13"

Example response

{
  "work": {
    "id": 1,
    "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/uu/2003/13",
    "title": "Ketenagakerjaan",
    "number": "13",
    "year": 2003,
    "status": "berlaku",
    "content_verified": true,
    "type": "UU",
    "type_name": "Undang-Undang"
  },
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": 10,
      "type": "bab",
      "number": "I",
      "heading": "KETENTUAN UMUM",
      "content": null,
      "parent_id": null,
      "sort_order": 1
    }
  ],
  "detail_access": {
    "level": "full",
    "articles_included": true,
    "access_via": "api_key",
    "full_detail_available_via": ["api_key"]
  },
  "relationships": [
    {
      "type": "Mengubah",
      "type_en": "Amends",
      "related_work": {
        "frbr_uri": "/akn/id/act/uu/1969/14",
        "title": "Ketentuan-Ketentuan Pokok Mengenai Tenaga Kerja",
        "number": "14",
        "year": 1969,
        "status": "dicabut"
      }
    }
  ]
}