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New: DOJ Justice Manual, USCIS Policy Manual, USPTO MPEP/TMEP, and DFARS PGI are now in the API. See what's covered.

Core concepts

Corpus types

The corpusType tokens, how they scope a search, and how source narrows one further.

corpusTypeScope
USCUS Code
CFRFederal regulations
STATEState statutes (needs state)
REGULATIONState regulations
CONSTITUTION / STATE_CONSTITUTIONConstitutions
STATE_RULESCourt rules
FEDERAL_REGISTERFederal Register
AGENCY_GUIDANCEAgency guidance (narrow with source)
SESSION_LAWActs as passed
narrowing with source
{ "query": "tip credit", "corpusType": "AGENCY_GUIDANCE", "source": "whd_foh" }

Some corpora can also be filtered by titleNumber.

Last modified on October 20, 2026

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