# BC Laws

**Provider:** BC Laws
**Category:** auth
**Base URL:** `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix`
**Auth:** none — `# No auth required`
**Rate Limit:** See documentation
**Free Tier:** Yes — available
**Pricing:** Enterprise / contact sales (subscription)
**Docs:** http://www.bclaws.ca/civix

## Description

BC Laws is an electronic library providing free public access to the laws of British Columbia. BC Laws is hosted by the Queen's Printer of British Columbia and published in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Law Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.BC Laws contains a comprehensive collect

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/content/{aspectId}` | Describes the documents and directories available within a specific 'aspect' (content group) of the BCLaws library |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/content/{aspectId}/{civixDocumentId}` | Lists the metadata available for the specified index or directory from the BCLaws legislative respository |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/{aspectId}/{civixIndexId}/{civixDocumentId}` | Retrieves a specific document from the BCLaws legislative repository (HTML format) |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/{aspectId}/{civixIndexId}/{civixDocumentId}/search/{searchString}` | Retrieves a specific document from the BCLaws legislative repository with search text highlighted (HTML format) |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/{aspectId}/{civixIndexId}/{civixDocumentId}/xml` | Retrieves a specific document from the BCLaws legislative repository (XML format) |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/{aspectId}/{civixIndexId}/{civixDocumentId}/xml/search/{searchString}` | Retrieves a specific document from the BCLaws legislative repository with search text highlighted (XML format) |
| GET | `http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/search/{aspectId}/fullsearch` | A listing of metadata available for the specified aspect and search term from the BCLaws legislative repository |

## Authentication

No authentication required

```
# No auth required
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl -X GET 'http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/content/{aspectId}' \
  -H '# No auth required'
```

## Sample Response

```json
{}
```

## Pricing Details

Free — open public API, no authentication required.

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