Docs
Use this after search or browsing returns a document ID. It retrieves a Markdown window from the source text, with optional metadata, so the answer can be checked against the underlying legislation or case law.
read_documentOpen the source text behind a search or browse result.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
document_id | string | Document ID returned by list_documents or search_documents. |
source_url | string | Exact source URL for reading a document without resolving its ID first. |
langs | string[] | Optional language filters when a source URL resolves multiple documents. |
offset | number= 0 | Character offset for pagination. |
limit | number= 4000 | Characters to return from this window. |
show_metadata | boolean= false | Include curated document metadata before the Markdown window. |
{
"document_id": "4d8f35c4-9a31-4f84-9b9f-8db70b8ec2ad",
"offset": 18420,
"limit": 2200,
"show_metadata": true
}---
title: "Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources"
id: "4d8f35c4-9a31-4f84-9b9f-8db70b8ec2ad"
total_chars: 87942
source: "publications.europa.eu"
source_name: "EUR-Lex"
lang: "en"
identifiers:
- "C-293/12"
- "C-594/12"
tags:
- "case"
source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62012CJ0293"
---
...Directive 2006/24 concerns the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks.
The referring courts ask whether that retention, and access to retained data by competent national authorities, is compatible with Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter...
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