Display a Shepard's® Report for a Specific Citation

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 this URL to display a Shepard's® Report for a specific citation. Your ID must be authorized for the Shepard's® Citation Service in order to view the report.

URL Template

http://advance.lexis.com/api/shepards/citation?{cite-string}&{context}

Example:http://advance.lexis.com/api/shepards/citation?cite=800%20f2d%20111&context=1000516
ValueDescription
shepardsDirects to the Shepard's® Citations Service.
citationIndicates that the user wants to display a Shepard's Report for a specific citation.
{cite-string}

Query parameter that contains the citation for the Shepard's Report. Use %20 in the URL to replace spaces in the citation.

Example:cite=800%20f2d%20111
{context}

Query parameter that indicates that the user wants to view results in a specific context (Optional).

Example:context=1000516

For a list of values that can be used with the context parameter, see Open a Specific Category

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