---
title: "Resolve Bulk"
method: POST
path: "/authorities/resolve-bulk"
tags: ["authorities"]
---

# Resolve Bulk

`POST /authorities/resolve-bulk`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.casenode.ai`
- URL: `https://api.casenode.ai/authorities/resolve-bulk`
- Auth: none declared

Resolve multiple references in a single request (max 100).

## Request body

- BulkResolveRequest
  - `citations` string[], required
  - `target_court` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- BulkResolveResponse
  - `results` BulkResolveResultItem[], required
    - `query` string, required
    - `status` string, required
    - `best` ResolveCandidate
      - `authority` AuthorityResponse, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `citation` string, required
        - `title` string, nullable
        - `authority_type` string, required
        - `court` string, nullable
        - `precedence_rank` integer, nullable
        - `year` integer, nullable
        - `judgment_date` string, nullable
        - `parties_claimant` string, nullable
        - `parties_respondent` string, nullable
        - `jurisdiction` string, nullable
        - `has_test_elements` boolean
        - `extraction_status` string
        - `stub` boolean
        - `source_url` string, nullable
        - `binding_status` 'binding' | 'persuasive' | 'same_level' | 'unknown', nullable
        - `citation_count` integer
        - `last_cited_date` string, nullable
      - `score` number, required
      - `confidence` string, required
      - `match_reason` string, required
      - `bridged_to` string, nullable
      - `alias_conflict` boolean
    - `candidates` ResolveCandidate[]
      - `authority` AuthorityResponse, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `citation` string, required
        - `title` string, nullable
        - `authority_type` string, required
        - `court` string, nullable
        - `precedence_rank` integer, nullable
        - `year` integer, nullable
        - `judgment_date` string, nullable
        - `parties_claimant` string, nullable
        - `parties_respondent` string, nullable
        - `jurisdiction` string, nullable
        - `has_test_elements` boolean
        - `extraction_status` string
        - `stub` boolean
        - `source_url` string, nullable
        - `binding_status` 'binding' | 'persuasive' | 'same_level' | 'unknown', nullable
        - `citation_count` integer
        - `last_cited_date` string, nullable
      - `score` number, required
      - `confidence` string, required
      - `match_reason` string, required
      - `bridged_to` string, nullable
      - `alias_conflict` boolean
    - `binding_status` 'binding' | 'persuasive' | 'same_level' | 'unknown', nullable
    - `plausibility` PlausibilityScore
      - `plausible` boolean, required
      - `confidence` number, required
      - `reason` string, required
      - `suggestions` string[]
    - `resolution_path` string, nullable
    - `resolution_source` string, nullable
  - `summary` BulkResolveSummary, required
    - `total` integer, required
    - `resolved` integer, required
    - `ambiguous` integer, required
    - `not_found` integer, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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