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(Closed) laws and ordinances APIs prototype public testing, Part 2

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Digital Agency is working to upgrade the laws and ordinances laws and ordinances APIs , which provides information on laws, government and ministerial ordinances, etc., with the aim of developing industries, technologies, and policy planning through the use of APIs. As part of this effort, we have developed a prototype of a functional extension of laws and ordinances APIs (laws and ordinances APIs prototype).

In order to solicit the opinions of users of laws and ordinances APIs and promote the creation of new services, we conducted the laws and ordinances APIs Prototype Open Test (Second), a further improvement of the laws and ordinances APIs Prototype Open Test from the first open test, from Monday, February 26, 2024 to Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in conjunction with the Laws and ordinances × Digital Workshop on March 8, 2024. laws and ordinances

Through this initiative, we received valuable opinions on the usability and needs of the laws and ordinances APIs prototype. We will use the opinions as a reference for improvement, and will continue to consider expanding the functions of the laws and ordinances APIs in the future.

Open testing period

From February 26, 2024 (Monday) to March 20, 2024 (Wednesday)
*Finished

Laws and ordinances API Prototype Overview

With the end of the public test period, the prototype environment, specific specifications, and sample code are no longer available. The following information is for reference only.
In this prototype, the API specification is written in the OpenAPI Specification (OAS) and can be operated on the Swagger UI.
By specifying a point in time, you can search and retrieve past articles.
The laws and ordinances text data is provided in an XML format that conforms to the laws and ordinances standard XML schema and, on an experimental basis, in a JSON format.
However, the JSON-format specifications are preliminary and are intended to be interoperable with XML that conforms to the laws and ordinances standard XML schema.
This report is based on the laws and ordinances of laws, ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and regulations as of April 1, 2017 and as of August 2, 2023. Some of these laws, ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and regulations are not included in this report because they are for testing purposes. Some of these laws, ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and regulations contain attributes and items that are not included in the laws and ordinances standard XML schema. The laws and ordinances of these laws, ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and regulations are as of April 1, 2005 and as of August 2,. Some of these laws, ordinances, ministerial ordinances, and regulations contain amendments that are not included in this report because they are for testing purposes.

Important Points

This prototype is provided as a temporary test, so please refrain from including it in the actual system. Please note that it is necessary to use the current laws and ordinances APIs that are officially provided or the advanced laws and ordinances APIs that will be considered in the future in order to utilize it for the actual service provision.

Terms of Use

  1. About Access Restrictions
    This environment adopts a disclosure method that does not require any special usage procedures or authentication so that it can be accessed by as many users as possible. However, in order to protect the server, etc., if excessive access or BOT access is confirmed, access may be restricted. Please keep this in mind and refrain from using this environment by intentionally conducting load tests, etc.
    In addition, please refrain from using this function in such a way as to loop through the entire laws and ordinances and sequentially obtain the text data, as this will impose a burden on the server resources and cause response delay or server down that may affect other users.
  2. Handling of provided URLs
    The URL in this document can only be accessed during the public test period. Outside of the public test period, the URL will not be accessible. For this reason, please refrain from using the URL for permanent use or posting a link on the website. In addition, Digital Agency shall not be liable for any disadvantages that may arise on the part of the user.
  3. About Maintenance
    This system may perform server maintenance, and you may not be able to use it during the maintenance. When performing server maintenance that involves a long-term shutdown, we will notify you on the Digital Agency website. In addition, please note that API specifications are also subject to change during the public test period.
  4. About Service Interruptions
    In the event of anything that Digital Agency deems unavoidable, we may suspend publication of the Environments even during the period indicated in the Public Test Period.

In addition, the development and test provision of this prototype and the aggregation of information provision forms are commissioned to Dai-ichi Hoki Co., Ltd., etc., which is the contractor.

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