---
title: "Colombia Laws Search"
method: POST
path: "/co/legalize/laws/v1"
tags: ["Colombia", "Legalize"]
deprecated: true
---

# Colombia Laws Search

`POST /co/legalize/laws/v1`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.croma.run`
- URL: `https://api.croma.run/co/legalize/laws/v1`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

> **Deprecated.**

Deprecated since 2026-09-16; stops answering on 2026-09-30. Use `POST /co/funcion-publica/norms-search/v1` instead.

Search Colombian legislation as structured data, sourced from Legalize. Filter by free text, law type, publication year, status, and jurisdiction. Returns paginated law summaries; use `per_page` and `page` to page. Drill into one with `legalize-law-detail`.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- object
  - `query` string: Free-text search over law titles and content. Omit to list all.
  - `law_type` string: Filter by law type (e.g. `ley`, `decreto`). Omit for all types.
  - `year` string: Filter by publication year (yyyy). Omit for all years.
  - `status` string: Filter by law status (e.g. `in_force`). Omit for any status.
  - `jurisdiction` string: Filter by jurisdiction. Omit for all jurisdictions.
  - `page` integer: 1-based page number for paginated results.
  - `per_page` integer: Results per page (1-100).

## Response `200`

Successful response

- LegalizeLawsSearchResponse
  - `data` LegalizeLawsSearchData, required
    - `query` string, nullable, required
    - `total` number, required
    - `page` number, required
    - `per_page` number, required
    - `count` number, required
    - `results` object[], required
      - `id` string, required
      - `title` string, required
      - `short_title` string, nullable, required
      - `law_type` string, nullable, required
      - `publication_date` string, nullable, required
      - `status` string, nullable, required
      - `jurisdiction` string, nullable, required
      - `article_count` number, nullable, required
      - `title_snippet` string, nullable, required: Match highlight from the search, when the query hit the title.
  - `deprecation` object: Present only while this endpoint is being retired. Mirrors the Deprecation, Sunset and Link response headers.
    - `since` string, date, required
    - `sunset` string, date, required
    - `successor` string, required: Path of the endpoint to use instead.
    - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request body
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded
- `500`: Internal error
- `502`: Upstream source returned an error

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