Search Jurisdictions

Search_Jurisdictions retrieves GovTribe jurisdiction participant records that represent state-level subdivisions and local governing entities.

When To Use

• Which jurisdictions match a state, a jurisdiction name, or a known FIPS code?

• Which jurisdiction records correspond to a list of IDs provided by a user or workflow?

• Which states currently have the most jurisdiction records in a filtered set?

• Which jurisdictions are similar to a known jurisdiction or related GovTribe entity?

• Which jurisdiction records should be used as normalized inputs for downstream state-and-local opportunity analysis?

Required Reading

1. Search_Query_Guide: Required before setting free-text query strings when search_mode is used.

2. Search_Mode_Guide: Required before choosing keyword vs semantic retrieval.

3. Location_Filtering_Guide: Required before setting location filters.

Input Contract

• query: Free-text query string. See Required Reading: Search_Query_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• page: 1-based page index.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 1

• per_page: Rows per page.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 10

• search_mode: Query interpretation mode. See Required Reading: Search_Mode_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: keyword

  • options: keyword, semantic

• state_ids: Filter by states. Use GovTribe IDs or USPS state codes. See Required Reading: Location_Filtering_Guide.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• state_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for State IDs (GovTribe or USPS code).

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• similar_filter: Find similar to the provided govtribe_type + govtribe_id.

  • type: null|object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { govtribe_type: string, govtribe_id: string }

• jurisdiction_ids: Include or exclude results by jurisdictions. Use GovTribe IDs or FIPS codes. See Required Reading: Location_Filtering_Guide.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• jurisdiction_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Jurisdiction IDs (GovTribe or FIPS code).

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• aggregations: Aggregation keys to compute.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: top_states_by_doc_count

• fields_to_return: Optional field list for row payloads. If omitted and per_page > 0, rows default to govtribe_id. For per_page: 0 aggregation/meta calls, this field may be omitted. Specify fields_to_return whenever the user asks for fields beyond govtribe_id, and prefer omitting it in pure aggregation workflows.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name, fips_code, updated_at

Output Contract

• Top-level keys:

  • current_page: Current page number when per_page > 0.

  • data: Array of result rows when per_page > 0.

  • from: First row position in the current page.

  • last_page: Last page number for current filters.

  • path: GovTribe search URL for this result set.

  • per_page: Applied page size.

  • to: Last row position in the current page.

  • total: Total matched row count for current query filters.

  • contains: Dataset label for the returned result set.

  • search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search: Saved-search eligibility flag.

  • search_results_id: Server-side search result identifier.

  • view_search_results_url: URL to open this exact result set.

  • aggregations: Aggregation payload keyed by requested aggregation names when requested.

• Row keys:

  • govtribe_id

  • govtribe_type

  • govtribe_url

  • name

  • fips_code

  • updated_at

• Relationship retrieval map:

  • none: This resource has no relationship fields.

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Jurisdictions in a target state with row output. Tool: Search_Jurisdictions

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "state_ids": [
    "CA"
  ],
  "per_page": 25
}

Pattern B: Exact jurisdiction lookup by FIPS code. Tool: Search_Jurisdictions

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "per_page": 10,
  "jurisdiction_ids": [
    "06081"
  ]
}

Pattern C: Aggregation-only distribution of jurisdictions by state. Tool: Search_Jurisdictions

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "aggregations": [
    "top_states_by_doc_count"
  ],
  "per_page": 0
}

Pattern D: Similar jurisdictions to a known jurisdiction record. Tool: Search_Jurisdictions

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "similar_filter": {
    "govtribe_type": "jurisdiction",
    "govtribe_id": "<JURISDICTION_ID>"
  },
  "per_page": 10
}