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A side-by-side table of how 2 to 10 countries regulate prostitution: the legal model and the status of each chosen question (default: selling, buying, brothels, procuring, advertising), with a link to each full profile.

countriesarray, required

The countries to compare (names or ISO codes).

topicsarray

The questions to compare (default: selling, buying, brothels, procuring, advertising). One of: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).

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Argument	Type	Description
topics	array	The questions to compare (default: selling, buying, brothels, procuring, advertising). One of: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).
countries*	array	The countries to compare (names or ISO codes).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "countries"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "topics": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "selling",
          "buying",
          "brothels",
          "sharedPremises",
          "procuring",
          "advertising",
          "platforms",
          "street",
          "registration",
          "tax",
          "migrants"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 11,
      "minItems": 1,
      "description": "The questions to compare (default: selling, buying, brothels, procuring, advertising). One of: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "countries": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 80,
        "minLength": 2,
        "description": "Country name in English or the local language, or its ISO 3166 code: \"Germany\", \"Deutschland\", \"DE\", \"DEU\", \"United States\", \"UK\"."
      },
      "maxItems": 10,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "The countries to compare (names or ISO codes)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

find_countries

Lists the countries that match a legal model and/or a status on one question, optionally within a region. For questions like "Where is prostitution legal?" (model), "Where is buying sex a crime?" (topic buying, status illegal) or "Where are brothels legal in Europe?" (topic brothels, status legal and regulated, region europe).

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Argument	Type	Description
model	array	Legal models to match (any of): decriminalisation (Decriminalisation), regulation (Regulation (legal & licensed)), abolitionism (Legal, organisation banned), neo-abolitionism (Buying criminalised (Nordic model)), prohibition (Selling and buying prohibited).
topic	string	The question `status` refers to: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).
region	string	Limit to one region: europe (Europe), north-america (North America), latin-america (Latin America & Caribbean), middle-east (Middle East & North Africa), africa (Sub-Saharan Africa), asia (Asia), oceania (Oceania).
status	array	Statuses to match on `topic` (any of): legal (Legal), regulated (Legal under licence / registration), restricted (Legal with restrictions), illegal (Illegal), varies (Varies by region). Requires `topic`.

get_country_law

How one country regulates prostitution and sex work: its legal model and, for each question, whether it is legal, the penalty, the statutory provisions, regional differences, pending bills and the official sources, with the date each answer was last checked. For questions like "Is prostitution legal in Germany?" or "Can sex workers advertise in Spain?". Describes the law; not legal advice.

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Argument	Type	Description
topics	array	Only these questions (default: all). Asking for specific ones also returns their longer explanation. One of: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).
country*	string	Country name in English or the local language, or its ISO 3166 code: "Germany", "Deutschland", "DE", "DEU", "United States", "UK".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "country"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "topics": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "enum": [
          "selling",
          "buying",
          "brothels",
          "sharedPremises",
          "procuring",
          "advertising",
          "platforms",
          "street",
          "registration",
          "tax",
          "migrants"
        ],
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 11,
      "minItems": 1,
      "description": "Only these questions (default: all). Asking for specific ones also returns their longer explanation. One of: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers).",
      "uniqueItems": true
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Country name in English or the local language, or its ISO 3166 code: \"Germany\", \"Deutschland\", \"DE\", \"DEU\", \"United States\", \"UK\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_countries

Every country the reference covers, with its legal model, region, coverage depth (full profile or overview), the date it was last reviewed and its link. Optionally one region.

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Argument	Type	Description
region	string	Only this region.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "region": {
      "enum": [
        "europe",
        "north-america",
        "latin-america",
        "middle-east",
        "africa",
        "asia",
        "oceania"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only this region."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

list_pending_changes

Bills, consultations and reviews in progress that would change how prostitution is regulated, soonest known next step first. Optionally for one country or one region.

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Argument	Type	Description
region	string	Only this region.
country	string	Only this country. Country name in English or the local language, or its ISO 3166 code: "Germany", "Deutschland", "DE", "DEU", "United States", "UK".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "region": {
      "enum": [
        "europe",
        "north-america",
        "latin-america",
        "middle-east",
        "africa",
        "asia",
        "oceania"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only this region."
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Only this country. Country name in English or the local language, or its ISO 3166 code: \"Germany\", \"Deutschland\", \"DE\", \"DEU\", \"United States\", \"UK\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "model": { "type": "array", "items": { "enum": [ "decriminalisation", "regulation", "abolitionism", "neo-abolitionism", "prohibition" ], "type": "string" }, "minItems": 1, "description": "Legal models to match (any of): decriminalisation (Decriminalisation), regulation (Regulation (legal & licensed)), abolitionism (Legal, organisation banned), neo-abolitionism (Buying criminalised (Nordic model)), prohibition (Selling and buying prohibited).", "uniqueItems": true }, "topic": { "enum": [ "selling", "buying", "brothels", "sharedPremises", "procuring", "advertising", "platforms", "street", "registration", "tax", "migrants" ], "type": "string", "description": "The question `status` refers to: selling (selling sexual services), buying (buying sexual services), brothels (brothels and managed venues), sharedPremises (sex workers sharing premises), procuring (third parties profiting (procuring / pimping)), advertising (advertising sexual services), platforms (online platforms and ad sites), street (street-based sex work and soliciting), registration (registration, licensing and health checks), tax (tax and social security), migrants (migrant sex workers)." }, "region": { "enum": [ "europe", "north-america", "latin-america", "middle-east", "africa", "asia", "oceania" ], "type": "string", "description": "Limit to one region: europe (Europe), north-america (North America), latin-america (Latin America & Caribbean), middle-east (Middle East & North Africa), africa (Sub-Saharan Africa), asia (Asia), oceania (Oceania)." }, "status": { "type": "array", "items": { "enum": [ "legal", "regulated", "restricted", "illegal", "varies" ], "type": "string" }, "minItems": 1, "description": "Statuses to match on `topic` (any of): legal (Legal), regulated (Legal under licence / registration), restricted (Legal with restrictions), illegal (Illegal), varies (Varies by region). Requires `topic`.", "uniqueItems": true } }, "additionalProperties": false }

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