# Korean Law in English — Statutes & Articles (법령 영문) (`kr-data/korea-law`) Actor Search South Korean laws by English or Korean name and get official English translations of specific articles from the Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr), with the current Korean effective date and an outdated-translation flag. No API key needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kr-data/korea-law.md - **Developed by:** [KR Data](https://apify.com/kr-data) (community) - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 law texts This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md. ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run. For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below. Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`). # README ## Korean Law in English — Statutes & Articles (법령 영문) Look up **South Korean laws in English** from the official source. Give a law name in English or Korean — *"Personal Information Protection Act"*, *"개인정보 보호법"*, *"Labor Standards Act"*, *"Commercial Act"* — and get: - the **official English title**, Korean title, type (Act, Presidential Decree, …) and responsible ministry; - the **English text of specific articles** (e.g. Article 15, Article 15-2), articles containing given words, or the full text; - the **effective date of the English translation and of the current Korean law**, with an `englishMayBeOutdated` flag — Korean law changes often and English translations can lag months behind; - a link to the current Korean text on law.go.kr. Data: English translations published by the **Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처)** through the National Law Information Center (law.go.kr), about 3,250 laws (about half are flagged as older than the current Korean text). Refreshed nightly. **No API key or Korean account needed.** ### Why use this Actor The official Korean law API only works from servers registered in Korea. This Actor gives developers, compliance teams, lawyers and **AI agents** the same official English translations in clean JSON, in one call. Typical questions it answers: - *"What does Article 15 of Korea's Personal Information Protection Act say?"* - *"Which articles of the Korean Labor Standards Act mention overtime?"* - *"What is the official English name of 상법?"* - *"Is the English translation of this Korean law up to date?"* ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | `query` | Law name in English or Korean, full or partial. | | `lawId` | Optional 6-digit Korean law ID (법령ID) from a previous result, for an exact lookup. | | `articles` | Optional article numbers for the best match: `"15"`, `"15-2"`, `"제15조의2"`. | | `searchText` | Optional words; returns articles of the best match containing all of them. | | `includeFullText` | Return every article of the best match. Default `false`. | | `maxLaws` | How many matching laws to list (1–20). Default `5`. | | `maxArticles` | Cap on returned articles (1–500). Default `20`. | ```json { "query": "Personal Information Protection Act", "articles": ["15", "17"] } ``` Without `articles`, `searchText` or `includeFullText`, the Actor only lists matching laws (cheaper). ### Output One dataset item per matching law. Example: ```json { "query": "Personal Information Protection Act", "found": true, "matchRank": 1, "lawId": "011357", "nameEn": "PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT", "nameKo": "개인정보 보호법", "abbreviationKo": null, "type": "Act", "typeKo": "법률", "ministryKo": "개인정보보호위원회", "englishVersion": { "effectiveDate": "2025-10-02", "promulgationDate": "2025-04-01", "promulgationNo": "20897" }, "koreanCurrent": { "effectiveDate": "2026-09-11", "promulgationDate": "2026-03-10" }, "englishMayBeOutdated": true, "lawGoKrUrl": "https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=283839", "articles": [ { "article": "Article 15", "title": "Collection and use of personal information", "text": "Article 15 (Collection and use of personal information) (1) A personal information controller may collect personal information in any of the following cases, and use it within the scope of the purpose of collection: 1. Where consent is obtained from the data subject;2. Wher …" }, { "article": "Article 17", "title": "Provision of personal information", "text": "Article 17 (Provision of personal information) (1) A personal information controller may provide (or share; hereinafter the same shall apply) the personal information of a data subject to a third party in any of the following cases: 1. Where consent is obtaine …" } ], "articlesMatched": 2, "source": "Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (법제처) — National Law Information Center (law.go.kr), English translation", "disclaimer": "English translations are provided for reference only; the Korean text is the only legally binding version. Check englishMayBeOutdated: translations can lag behind the current Korean law.", "cacheUpdatedAt": "2026-10-02T09:33:21+00:00" } ``` ### Pricing Pay per event: - **law-search-result** — per matching law listed - **law-text** — per law returned with article text See the Pricing tab for current prices. ### Important - **English translations are for reference only.** The Korean text is the only legally binding version. - Always check `englishMayBeOutdated` and `koreanCurrent.effectiveDate`. When the flag is `true`, the current Korean law has been amended after the translated version. - Occasionally the official source lists two English texts for the same article number (for example an amendment with a different effective date). Both are returned, labelled `version: "1 of 2"` and `"2 of 2"` with a note — check the Korean original. - Coverage is limited to laws that have an official English translation (statutes and many decrees; not every regulation). - This is legal information, not legal advice. ### Use with AI agents Designed to be called by AI agents (MCP, tool calling). Pass the law name you have — English or Korean — plus the article numbers you need, and read `articles[].text`. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Name of a Korean law in English or Korean, full or partial (e.g. 'Personal Information Protection Act', '개인정보 보호법', 'Commercial Act', 'Labor Standards Act'). Either this or lawId is required. ## `lawId` (type: `string`): 6-digit 법령ID from a previous result, for an exact lookup. ## `articles` (type: `array`): Return these articles of the best-matching law, e.g. '15', '15-2', '제15조의2'. ## `searchText` (type: `string`): Return articles of the best-matching law whose title or text contains all these words, e.g. 'consent minor'. ## `includeFullText` (type: `boolean`): Return every article of the best-matching law (can be long). ## `maxLaws` (type: `integer`): How many matching laws to list. ## `maxArticles` (type: `integer`): Cap on returned articles. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "Personal Information Protection Act", "articles": [ "15", "17" ], "includeFullText": false, "maxLaws": 5, "maxArticles": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): One item per matching law, with article text when requested. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "query": "Personal Information Protection Act" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kr-data/korea-law").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "query": "Personal Information Protection Act" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kr-data/korea-law").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "Personal Information Protection Act" }' | apify call kr-data/korea-law --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,kr-data/korea-law" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/H94Tzo6SUp0mhCjZI/builds/8E81Vuk50GuvUMlIm/openapi.json