ZVG-Portal Locations API finds German lands and Amtsgerichte by name and returns the land code and court id that the search and court routes need. The portal has no city or postal code suggest, so use the city and plz search filters for those. Without q the route lists all lands.
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Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
This endpoint has no required query parameters.
2 optional filters available.
string
Optional
Text to match in a land or court name. Example: bremen.
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string
Optional
Land code to list only that land and its courts. Example: be.
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Response Schema
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"land": null,
"query": "bremen",
"total": 3,
"locations": [
{
"land": "hb",
"name": "Bremen",
"type": "land",
"court_id": null,
"court_count": 3
},
{
"land": "hb",
"name": "Amtsgericht Bremen",
"type": "court",
"court_id": "H1101",
"court_count": null
},
{
"land": "hb",
"name": "Amtsgericht Bremen-Blumenthal",
"type": "court",
"court_id": "H1103",
"court_count": null
}
]
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "locations"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A required parameter or a value is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"field": [
"The field is invalid."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Upstream Unavailable
ZVG-Portal could not be reached. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "locations"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "ZVG-Portal could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
}Unexpected Upstream Data
ZVG-Portal returned data in an unexpected shape. This response is not billable and is retryable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "locations"
},
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_UPSTREAM_SHAPE",
"message": "ZVG-Portal returned data in an unexpected shape. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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