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leychile

Queries Chilean legislation from the Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional using SPARQL and Linked Data. Use when searching for Chilean laws, decrees, regulations, congressional information, or when user mentions specific Chilean legal codes.

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SKILL.md

Ley Chile API Skill

Use this skill to query Chilean legislation from the Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (BCN).

Overview

This is a free, public API - no authentication required. It provides access to Chilean laws, decrees, regulations, legal norms, and congressional information via Linked Open Data.

API Methods

1. SPARQL Endpoint (Primary)

Main data access method at https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql.

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=YOUR_SPARQL_QUERY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  --max-time 30

2. Resource URIs (Direct Data Access)

Access individual resources in JSON or RDF format:

bash
# JSON format
curl -sL "https://datos.bcn.cl/recurso/cl/ley/330/datos.json"

# RDF format
curl -sL "https://datos.bcn.cl/recurso/cl/ley/330/datos.rdf"

URI Pattern: https://datos.bcn.cl/recurso/cl/{type}/{path}/datos.{format}

Types include: ley, dfl, dto, res, etc.

SPARQL Query Examples

Query Norms (Laws, Decrees, etc.)

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=
PREFIX bcnnorms: <http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-norms#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
PREFIX dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/>

SELECT ?norma ?label ?title ?leychileCode
WHERE {
  ?norma a bcnnorms:Norm .
  OPTIONAL { ?norma rdfs:label ?label }
  OPTIONAL { ?norma dc:title ?title }
  OPTIONAL { ?norma bcnnorms:leychileCode ?leychileCode }
}
LIMIT 10" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Find Law by idNorma (LeyChile Code)

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=
PREFIX bcnnorms: <http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-norms#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?norma ?label
WHERE {
  ?norma a bcnnorms:Norm .
  ?norma bcnnorms:leychileCode ?code .
  FILTER(?code = 172986)
  OPTIONAL { ?norma rdfs:label ?label }
}
LIMIT 5" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Search Law Projects (Bills)

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=
PREFIX bcn: <http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-resources#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?proyecto ?label
WHERE {
  ?proyecto a bcn:ProyectoDeLey .
  OPTIONAL { ?proyecto rdfs:label ?label }
}
LIMIT 10" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Get Parliamentary Sessions

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=
PREFIX congress: <http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-congress#>
PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>

SELECT ?sesion ?label
WHERE {
  ?sesion a congress:SesionParlamentaria .
  OPTIONAL { ?sesion rdfs:label ?label }
}
LIMIT 10" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

List Available Entity Types

bash
curl -s 'https://datos.bcn.cl/sparql' \
  --data-urlencode "query=SELECT DISTINCT ?type WHERE { ?s a ?type . FILTER(CONTAINS(STR(?type), 'bcn')) } LIMIT 100" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Ontologies/Namespaces

Prefix Namespace Description
bcn-norms http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-norms# Norms (Norm, leychileCode, publishDate)
bcn-resources http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-resources# Legislative resources (ProyectoDeLey, Articulo)
bcn-congress http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-congress# Congressional entities (SesionParlamentaria)
bcn-biographies http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-biographies# Biographies (Senador, Diputado)
dc http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ Dublin Core (title, language)
rdfs http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema# RDF Schema (label)

Key Properties (bcn-norms)

Property Description
bcnnorms:leychileCode The idNorma used in LeyChile URLs
bcnnorms:publishDate Publication date
bcnnorms:promulgationDate Promulgation date
bcnnorms:hasNumber Law/decree number
bcnnorms:createdBy Issuing ministry/organism
bcnnorms:hasHtmlDocument Link to LeyChile HTML page

Common Law IDs (leychileCode / idNorma)

Law idNorma URI Path
Constitucion 242302 -
Codigo Civil 172986 /cl/dfl/ministerio-de-justicia/2000-05-30/1
Codigo Penal 1984 -
Codigo del Trabajo 207436 -
Ley de Proteccion de Datos (19.628) 141599 -

Web Navigation (Human Browsing)

For viewing laws in a browser:

https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma={ID_NORMA}

Historical version:

https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma={ID_NORMA}&idVersion={YYYY-MM-DD}

Note: These pages are JavaScript-rendered. Use SPARQL or Resource URIs for programmatic access.

Performance Notes

  • Use --max-time 30 with curl for safety
  • Queries for ProyectoDeLey and SesionParlamentaria are fast
  • Queries with FILTER on text can be slow
  • Use STR(?variable) instead of LCASE(?variable) in FILTER to avoid type errors

Response Format

SPARQL JSON Response

json
{
  "head": { "vars": ["norma", "label"] },
  "results": {
    "bindings": [
      {
        "norma": { "type": "uri", "value": "http://datos.bcn.cl/recurso/..." },
        "label": { "type": "literal", "value": "Ley 330" }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Resource URI JSON Response

json
{
  "http://datos.bcn.cl/recurso/cl/ley/.../330/es@1896-01-29": {
    "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type": [...],
    "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label": [...],
    "http://datos.bcn.cl/ontologies/bcn-norms#leychileCode": [
      { "type": "literal", "value": 22181 }
    ]
  }
}

Deprecated/Unavailable APIs

Ley Facil API (401 Unauthorized as of Dec 2025)

bash
# NO LONGER WORKS
curl -s "https://www.bcn.cl/leyfacil/recurso/trabajo"

XML Export API (401 Unauthorized)

bash
# NO LONGER WORKS
curl -s "https://www.leychile.cl/Consulta/obtxml?opt=7&idNorma=172986"

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