LawVu

LawVu is a New Zealand-founded legal technology company whose LegalOS is a connected workspace for corporate in-house legal teams, bringing matter management, contract lifecycle management, legal request intake, spend management and e-billing, document management, reporting and embedded AI into a single platform. LawVu publishes a public REST developer platform — a v2 API covering matters, contracts, fields and files, and a set of legacy v1 product APIs covering accounts, users, organisations, email threads, invoices and webhook subscriptions — secured with OAuth 2.0 authorization code, documented with OpenAPI 3.0.1, returning RFC 9457 problem details, and filtered and paged with a subset of OData. It also ships a first-party MCP server for connecting AI assistants to the LegalOS, a Microsoft Power Platform connector, and a Workato connector. LawVu is backed by Insight Partners.

LawVu publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account, Matters, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Company, Legal, Legal Technology, Legal Operations, and Contract Lifecycle Management.

The LawVu catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

LawVu’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, support, engineering blog, pricing, and 29 more developer resources.

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58.1/100 developing Agent 78/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
7 APIs 1 MCP Servers 0 Features
CompanyLegalLegal TechnologyLegal OperationsContract Lifecycle ManagementMatter ManagementDocument ManagementSpend ManagementSaaSWorkflow

API Rating

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scored 2026-07-20 · rubric v0.4
Composite quality — 58.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.2 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 78/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
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APIs

LawVu API

The next generation of the LawVu API. A REST API covering matters, contracts, fields and files, with OData filtering, sorting and pagination and RFC 9457 problem details. Genera...

LawVu Account

APIs for account-related resources — authentication and token exchange, user profiles and search, organisations, departments, regions, clients, financial settings, teams, email ...

LawVu Matters

APIs for matter resources — the legacy v1 matter surface, including matter fields, tasks, status messages and task templates.

LawVu Contracts

APIs for contract resources — the legacy v1 contract surface, including contract users, key dates and contract field values.

LawVu Fields

APIs for field resources — custom field definitions and the options on option-based fields.

LawVu Files

APIs for file resources — upload, versioning, folders, metadata and content download for documents attached to matters and contracts.

LawVu Invoices

APIs for legal spend — retrieving and updating invoices and retrieving invoice recipients.

MCP Servers

lawvu-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications

Lawvu Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
Login
 Sandbox
Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 APIReference
APIReference

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill
 WellKnown
WellKnown
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Webhooks
Webhooks
 DataModel
DataModel
 Conformance
Conformance

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 Packages
Packages

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication
Authentication
 Compliance
Compliance
 TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 Security
Security
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 SecurityTxt
SecurityTxt

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Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 Deprecation
Deprecation
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: lawvu
name: LawVu
description: LawVu is a New Zealand-founded legal technology company whose LegalOS is a connected workspace for corporate
  in-house legal teams, bringing matter management, contract lifecycle management, legal request intake, spend management
  and e-billing, document management, reporting and embedded AI into a single platform. LawVu publishes a public REST developer
  platform — a v2 API covering matters, contracts, fields and files, and a set of legacy v1 product APIs covering accounts,
  users, organisations, email threads, invoices and webhook subscriptions — secured with OAuth 2.0 authorization code, documented
  with OpenAPI 3.0.1, returning RFC 9457 problem details, and filtered and paged with a subset of OData. It also ships a first-party
  MCP server for connecting AI assistants to the LegalOS, a Microsoft Power Platform connector, and a Workato connector. LawVu
  is backed by Insight Partners.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lawvu/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
image: https://lawvu.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cropped-fav-icon-192x192.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- insight-partners
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Legal
- Legal Technology
- Legal Operations
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Matter Management
- Document Management
- Spend Management
- SaaS
- Workflow
apis:
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-api
  name: LawVu API
  description: The next generation of the LawVu API. A REST API covering matters, contracts, fields and files, with OData
    filtering, sorting and pagination and RFC 9457 problem details. Generally available since August 2025.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com
  tags:
  - Matters
  - Contracts
  - Fields
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-api-openapi-original.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-account
  name: LawVu Account
  description: APIs for account-related resources — authentication and token exchange, user profiles and search, organisations,
    departments, regions, clients, financial settings, teams, email threads and drafts, and webhook subscriptions.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/account-api/lawvu-account.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/account-apis
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Users
  - Organisations
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-account-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-account-overlay.yaml
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-matters
  name: LawVu Matters
  description: APIs for matter resources — the legacy v1 matter surface, including matter fields, tasks, status messages and
    task templates.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/matters-api/lawvu-matters.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/matter-apis
  tags:
  - Matters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-matters-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-matters-overlay.yaml
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-contracts
  name: LawVu Contracts
  description: APIs for contract resources — the legacy v1 contract surface, including contract users, key dates and contract
    field values.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/contracts-api/lawvu-contracts.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/contract-apis
  tags:
  - Contracts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-contracts-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-contracts-overlay.yaml
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-fields
  name: LawVu Fields
  description: APIs for field resources — custom field definitions and the options on option-based fields.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/fields-api/lawvu-fields.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/field-apis
  tags:
  - Fields
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-fields-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-fields-overlay.yaml
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-files
  name: LawVu Files
  description: APIs for file resources — upload, versioning, folders, metadata and content download for documents attached
    to matters and contracts.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/files-api/lawvu-files.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/file-apis
  tags:
  - Files
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-files-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-files-overlay.yaml
- aid: lawvu:lawvu-invoices
  name: LawVu Invoices
  description: APIs for legal spend — retrieving and updating invoices and retrieving invoice recipients.
  humanURL: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/api/invoices-api/lawvu-invoices.openapi
  baseURL: https://api.lawvu.com/invoice-apis
  tags:
  - Invoices
  - Spend
  - E-Billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/lawvu-invoices-openapi-original.json
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/lawvu-invoices-overlay.yaml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://lawvu.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.lawvu.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/docs
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/new-api/lawvuapi.openapi
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/docs
- type: SignUp
  url: https://developer.lawvu.com/the-lawvu-api/
- type: Login
  url: https://go.lawvu.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.lawvu.com/en/
- type: Blog
  url: https://lawvu.com/articles/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://lawvu.com/plans/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://lawvu.com/website-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://lawvu.com/trust-center/privacy/privacy-policy/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/LawVu
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/lawvu-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/lawvu-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/lawvu-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/lawvu-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://lawvu.com/lawvu-system-status/
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://api-docs.lawvu.com/docs/v2-endpoints-faq
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/lawvu-changelog.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/lawvu-webhooks.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/lawvu-mcp.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/lawvu-sandbox.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/lawvu-packages.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/lawvu-data-model.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/lawvu-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: https://lawvu.com/trust-center/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/lawvu-trust-center.yml
- type: Security
  url: https://lawvu.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/lawvu-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/lawvu-domain-security.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/lawvu-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/lawvu-security.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/lawvu-llms.txt
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/lawvu-agentic-access.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence