---
title: "Get Jurisdiction"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_id}"
tags: ["jurisdictions"]
---

# Get Jurisdiction

`GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.billcommons.org`
- URL: `https://api.billcommons.org/api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_id}`
- Auth: none declared

Accepts either a jurisdiction UUID or a 2-letter abbreviation
(case-insensitive), e.g. /jurisdictions/NC -- the web's /states/{code}
pages link by abbreviation, not UUID.

## Path parameters

- `jurisdiction_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- Jurisdiction
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `abbreviation` string, required
  - `classification` string, required
  - `openstates_id` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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