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1

Get your API key

Book a call with our team to get your API key. We'll set up your account and provide your subscription key. Include it in every request as a header:

Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: sk_live_abc123...
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2

Search European law

Make your first search request. The keyword search endpoint accepts a query string and returns matching legal documents across your chosen jurisdictions.

curl -X POST 'https://api.moonlit.ai/v1.1/search/keyword_search' \
  -H 'Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "query": "data protection",
    "jurisdictions": ["European Union"],
    "num_results": 5
  }'
3

Retrieve a full document

Use the identifier from your search results to retrieve the full text, metadata, and AI-generated summary via a GET request with a query parameter.

curl "https://api.moonlit.ai/v1.1/document/retrieve_document?DocumentIdentifier=62018CJ0311" \
  -H "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
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title

Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II)

text

"In those circumstances, the referring court considers that the validity of Decision 2010/87, read in the light of Articles 7, 8 and 47 of the Charter..."

summary

The Court of Justice invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield and upheld the validity of standard contractual clauses, subject to additional safeguards...

referenced

165

sourceUrl

https://curia.europa.eu/...

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