Legal Tank API

Create a key from your dashboard under Settings, API. Every key starts with lt_live_. Send it on every request in the Authorization header. The full key is shown only once when you create it, so store it somewhere safe. If a key leaks, revoke it from the same screen and issue a new one.

curl https://legaltank.org/api/v1/documents \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lt_live_your_key_here"

Keys are accepted only over the Authorization header, never as a query parameter, and only over HTTPS. Entitlement is checked on every request, so if an account leaves the Enterprise plan its keys stop working right away.

The base URL is https://legaltank.org/api/v1. Responses are JSON in the shape { success, data }.

List documents

Supports page, limit (max 100), and an optional status filter.

GET /api/v1/documents?limit=20&page=1

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "e4b1...",
        "title": "Mutual NDA",
        "status": "paid",
        "jurisdiction": "New York",
        "created_at": "2026-07-01T09:00:00Z",
        "updated_at": "2026-07-02T14:30:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "pagination": { "page": 1, "limit": 20, "total": 1, "totalPages": 1 }
  }
}

Fetch one document

GET /api/v1/documents/e4b1...

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "document": {
      "id": "e4b1...",
      "title": "Mutual NDA",
      "content": "...",
      "status": "paid",
      "jurisdiction": "New York",
      "created_at": "2026-07-01T09:00:00Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-07-02T14:30:00Z"
    }
  }
}

A document owned by anyone else returns 404. A key only ever sees its own owner's documents.

Each key carries a set of scopes that limit what it can do. New keys are issued with read-only document access by default.

A request for an endpoint your key does not have the scope for returns 403.

Each key is limited to 120 requests per minute. When you exceed it, the API returns 429 with a Retry-After header. Back off and retry after the window resets.