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GET
Get Case Judgment

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Casebyte API key, prefixed with cb_live_. Generate one from your casebyte.ai dashboard.

Path Parameters

id
string
required

Case identifier — case ID, neutral citation, or action number. URL-encode reserved characters ([, ], /, space).

Response

Case found.

case_id
string
required
Example:

"HKCFA_2021_12"

matched_by
enum<string>
required

Which identifier form matched the supplied id.

Available options:
case_id,
neutral_citation,
action_number
case_name
string | null
court
string | null
neutral_citation
string | null
action_numbers
string[]

All action numbers associated with this case (e.g. consolidated appeals).

publish_date
string<date> | null
case_url
string<uri> | null

URL of the original judgment on the source publisher (judiciary.hk or HKLII).

doc_text
string | null

Full plain-text judgment. May be very large (up to several MB).