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Indian Acts and sections API: bare act text, offence details and section search

An Acts and sections API returns the text of Central and State Act sections, with punishment details for offences, so legal software can quote the law instead of pasting it.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20264 providers comparedAlso searched as: bare act api india, indian acts api, indian law sections api, india code api

Short answer

eCourtsIndia returns the heading and text of a section of a Central or State Act from the India Code corpus, with cognizable, bailable and punishment details for offences, plus full-text section search and batch lookup. A section costs INR 0.15 on pay as you go, with INR 200 free credit. India Code is the official source; LawGlance is an open-source alternative.

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Which API does a Indian Acts and sections check?

eCourtsIndia Acts and Sections API: 4 endpoints, INR 0.15 per section or search on pay as you go (INR 0.05 base rate); INR 200 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 92 out of 100

eCourtsIndia Acts and Sections API

JurisGrid score 92 of 100. ₹0.15 per section or search on pay as you go (₹0.05 base rate); ₹200 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/acts/{key}/sections/{number}One section with text, offence details and equivalents, INR 0.15
Endpoint: POST https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/acts/sections/batchUp to 50 sections in one call, INR 0.15 per section found
Endpoint: GET https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/acts/searchFull-text search across sections, INR 0.15 per call
Endpoint: GET https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/acts/resolveTurn an act name into its citation key
MCP URL: https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s "https://webapi.ecourtsindia.com/api/partner/acts/1860/45/sections/420" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ECOURTSINDIA_API_KEY"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

Act title, year, state and whether it is in force
Section heading and text
Offence block: cognizable, bailable, punishment and who can try it
Old and new code equivalents
India Code link for the section

Who else sells a Indian Acts and sections API in India?

4 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
eCourtsIndia	eCourtsIndia Acts and Sections API	92	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.15 per section or search on pay as you go (₹0.05 base rate); ₹200 free credit	Source
IndianKanoon	Case law search API, with statute pages on the site	55	Public REST API	Not published	₹0.50 per search, ₹0.20 per document	Sourceopens the source page
India Code	Official repository of Central and State Acts; sources conflict on a public API	16	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
LawGlance	Open-source assistant for questions on BNS, BNSS, BSA and the Constitution, with an optional HTTP query API	Profile	Not published	Not published	Free (Apache-2.0)	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Legal research tools quoting the exact section

Good for

Legal research tools quoting the exact section
Case software that attaches section text to cited provisions
Compliance teams checking offence classification
AI assistants that need statute text they can cite

Limits

Coverage is the India Code corpus the service holds; the free /acts/status call reports its version and counts
Search is charged per call even when it finds nothing
A repealed code such as IPC has no punishment table of its own; its offence block is taken from the nearest BNS section and the response says so

Frequently asked questions

Is there an API for Indian bare acts?

India Code is the official repository but a documented public API was not confirmed. eCourtsIndia exposes India Code sections through a paid REST API with text, offence details and search.

How much does it cost?

INR 0.15 per section, search or equivalents call on pay as you go, and INR 0.05 on an Enterprise plan. Sections not found and corpus status are free. New accounts get INR 200 free credit.

Does it cover State Acts?

The docs describe Central and State Acts, with a state parameter on search and resolve and keys such as hr/1948/11 for state acts.

Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. eCourtsIndia runs an MCP server at https://mcp.ecourtsindia.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data after signing in at eCourts. The REST API uses a Bearer token.

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