> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://api.clearinghouse.net/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://api.clearinghouse.net/api-reference-v2/objects/resource.md).

# Resource

Resources are websites, articles, or other sources that we think are helpful for understanding the case. This can include in-depth case studies, law review articles discussing the case, or websites that post litigation documents beyond what we save in the Clearinghouse.

Each resource url endpoint returns a list of resources, where each resource is a JSON dictionary.

<details>

<summary>Example: a completely blank resource</summary>

When accessing the \`api/v2/resources/?case=case\_id\` endpoint.

```javascript
{
    file: null,
    title: "",
    author_role: "",
    abstract: "",
    author: "",
    institution: "",
    citation: "",
    external_url: "",
    display_date: "",
    resource_types: [],
    cases: [],
    case_types: [],
    date: "",
    causes: [],
    issues: [],
    special_collections: [],
    attorney_orgs: [],
    source: ""
}
```

</details>

For more information:

| Field                | Type           | Documentation (link)                                                                      |
| -------------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| file                 | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#file)           |
| title                | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#title)          |
| author\_role         | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#author_role)    |
| abstract             | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#abstract)       |
| author               | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#author)         |
| institution          | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#institution)    |
| citation             | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#citation)       |
| external\_url        | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#external_url)   |
| display\_date        | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#display_date)   |
| resource\_types      | array\[string] | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#resource_types) |
| cases                | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#cases)                |
| case\_types          | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#case_types)           |
| date                 | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#date)           |
| causes               | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#causes)               |
| issues               | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#issues)               |
| special\_collections | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#special_collections)  |
| attorney\_orgs       | array\[string] | [Related Items](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/related-items.md#attorney_orgs)        |
| source               | string         | [Resource Details](/api-reference-v2/objects/resource/resource-details.md#source)         |


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```
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```

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