Skip to main content

Quickstart

Get your first memory stored and recalled in under 5 minutes.

1. Get Your API Key​

Sign up at portal.lawmem.ai. Your API key is available immediately on the free tier (1,000 lifetime calls). No credit card required.

2. Store a Memory​

curl -X POST https://api.lawmem.ai/store \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "text": "Client Acme Corp is negotiating a SaaS agreement. Key issue: EU data residency.",
    "namespace": "acme-corp",
    "metadata": {"matter": "saas-2026", "author": "agent-1"}
  }'

Response:

{
  "id": "mem_a1b2c3d4",
  "namespace": "acme-corp",
  "tokens": 22,
  "created_at": "2026-03-21T12:00:00Z"
}

3. Recall Memories​

curl -X POST https://api.lawmem.ai/recall \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "What are the data residency requirements for Acme Corp?",
    "namespace": "acme-corp",
    "top_k": 5
  }'

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "mem_a1b2c3d4",
      "text": "Client Acme Corp is negotiating a SaaS agreement. Key issue: EU data residency.",
      "score": 0.94,
      "metadata": {"matter": "saas-2026", "author": "agent-1"},
      "created_at": "2026-03-21T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "namespace": "acme-corp",
  "query_tokens": 12
}

4. Python Example​

import requests

API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
BASE_URL = "https://api.lawmem.ai"
HEADERS = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Store a memory
res = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/store", headers=HEADERS, json={
    "text": "Client prefers arbitration over litigation for all disputes.",
    "namespace": "client-123",
    "metadata": {"type": "preference"}
})
print(f"Stored: {res.json()['id']}")

# Recall memories
res = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/recall", headers=HEADERS, json={
    "query": "How does this client want to resolve disputes?",
    "namespace": "client-123",
    "top_k": 3
})
for r in res.json()["results"]:
    print(f"Score {r['score']:.2f}: {r['text']}")

5. JavaScript Example​

const API_KEY = 'your_api_key_here';
const BASE_URL = 'https://api.lawmem.ai';
const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

// Store a memory
const storeRes = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/store`, {
  method: 'POST', headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    text: 'Opposing counsel is Miller and Associates. Lead: James Miller.',
    namespace: 'matter-456',
    metadata: { type: 'opposing-counsel' }
  })
});
const memory = await storeRes.json();
console.log('Stored:', memory.id);

// Recall memories
const recallRes = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/recall`, {
  method: 'POST', headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: 'Who is opposing counsel on this matter?',
    namespace: 'matter-456',
    top_k: 3
  })
});
const results = await recallRes.json();
results.results.forEach(r =>
  console.log(`Score ${r.score.toFixed(2)}: ${r.text}`)
);

Next Steps​