---
title: "Read a judgment or decision, given its URI"
method: GET
path: "/{judgmentUri}"
tags: ["Reading"]
---

# Read a judgment or decision, given its URI

`GET /{judgmentUri}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/v1`
- URL: `https://api.caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/v1/{judgmentUri}`
- Auth: HTTP basic
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/the-national-archives/apis/case-law-privileged-api/docs/:judgmentUri/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Unless the client has `read_unpublished_documents` permission, then only published documents are accessible.

## Path parameters

- `judgmentUri` string, required

## Response `200`

A single judgment document, in Akoma Ntoso XML

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