Open a Specific Area

Note: The information in this topic applies to Lexis® URL API users. This application programming interface (API) lets users execute tasks in Lexis® using URLs, rather than the standard user interface. Please contact your LexisNexis representative if you would like additional information about this feature.

Use the area parameter to indicate the area of a specific product (such as Practical Guidance or LexisNexis® Practical Guidance) to open. If you don't specify an area, your default practice area appears. Use the area parameter with the context parameter to specify your product. For a list of values that can be used with the context parameter, see Open a Specific Category

Note: Currently, only the contexts Practical Guidance or LexisNexis® Practical Guidance support using the area parameter.

The area parameter is optional.

For a list of areas and the values to use for the parameter, see Values for the Area Parameter.

URL Template

http://advance.lexis.com/api/practice/home?{context}&{area}

Example:http://advance.lexis.com/api/practice/home?context=1000522&area=1013004
ValueDescription
practiceIndicates the user wants to open a practice area.
homeIndicates the user wants to open the practice area home page.
contextIndicates the user wants to open the Practical Guidance context.
area

Query parameter that specifies the user's practice area.

Example:area=1013004

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