# German case law as chunks for RAG and AI search

**Use case:** 

Turns recent BGH and BVerfG decisions into text chunks of up to 2,000 characters, each with court, file number, date, section heading and a link back to the source. Ready to embed in a vector database for legal RAG or an AI assistant.

## Input

```json
{
  "courts": [
    "BGH",
    "BVerfG"
  ],
  "keywordMode": "any",
  "outputFormat": "chunks",
  "includeFullText": true,
  "chunkSize": 2000,
  "chunkOverlap": 1,
  "maxDecisions": 10,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "court": {
    "label": "Court"
  },
  "decisionDate": {
    "label": "Date",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "fileNumber": {
    "label": "File number"
  },
  "sectionLabel": {
    "label": "Section"
  },
  "headingPath": {
    "label": "Headings",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "marginalNumberFrom": {
    "label": "Rn. from",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "marginalNumberTo": {
    "label": "Rn. to",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "chunkIndex": {
    "label": "Chunk",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "chunkCount": {
    "label": "of",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "German case law as chunks for RAG and AI search". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/nueRoXA2hm7OqUKO3) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "German case law as chunks for RAG and AI search" task

The German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like courts, keyword match, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "German case law as chunks for RAG and AI search" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as court, date, file number, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "German case law as chunks for RAG and AI search" task via API](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [German Court Decisions API (BGH, BVerfG) for RAG](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/layerwiselabs/german-court-decisions.md

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