# Special Case Type

## Filter by special case type (constitutional\_clause\_id).

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://clearinghouse.net/api/v2/case?special_case_type=special_case_type_id`

#### Query Parameters

| Name                                                  | Type    | Description                                                                      |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| special\_case\_type<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | integer | Special case type ID (see list below for list of integers and its mapped values) |

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | <p>Authorization</p><p><code>Token XXXXXXXXXXX</code></p><p>where</p><p><code>XXXXXXXXXXX</code></p><p>is the token string</p> |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Case successfully retrieved" %}

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request No results, key not found, or invalid parameter" %}

```
\\ Examples of:
\\ No results, key not found, or invalid parameter

\\ No results
\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v2/cases/?case_id=1&case_ongoing=1
["No results for {'case_id': '1', 'case_ongoing': '1'}"]

\\ Key not found
\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v2/cases?test_key=1
["API Error: Key: test_key, Value: 1 not found."]

\\ Example query endpoint: /api/v2/cases/?case_id=xyz
["API Error: zxy is not an integer."]
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401 Permission denied" %}

```javascript
{
    "detail":"Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

Supported constitutional clause IDs (special\_case\_type\_id):

| 5596 | Non-court arbitration/mediation  |
| ---- | -------------------------------- |
| 5597 | Warrant or subpoena application  |
| 5593 | Appellate Court is initial court |
| 5591 | Criminal                         |
| 5592 | Habeas                           |
| 5374 | Tribal Court                     |
| 5594 | Multi-District Litigation (MDL)  |
| 5595 | Out-of-court                     |

For more information about these special case types, see [#special-case-type](https://api.clearinghouse.net/objects/case/issues#special-case-type "mention").

## **Example** <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="URL" %}

```
https://clearinghouse.net/api/v2/case?special_case_type=5595
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="python" %}

```
import requests

url = "https://clearinghouse.net/api/v2/case?special_case_type=5595"
headers = { 'Authorization': 'Token XXXXXXXXXX',
'User-Agent': 'Chrome v22.2 Linux Ubuntu'
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data={})

print(response.text)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}