Source: https://legiscore.in/docs/states/karnataka/bda-landuse

# Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) (Karnataka)

The master-plan zone a location falls in, from the Bengaluru (BDA) and BMRDA plans on KGIS, for a map point or a KGIS-mapped layout.

Status: LIVE. Source status: No recent runs. Typical time: up to 2 min. state: `karnataka`, search_type: `bda_landuse`.



## What you get

The zone and proposed land use, the 2017 current land use, and a PDF with the zoning map marked.

## Request parameters

Keys of `params`. A value "from lookup" is a code you get by searching for the item by name first (https://legiscore.in/docs/api/lookups).



| Name | Type | Required | Example | Comes from |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | string | required | latlng | field "mode" |
| `latitude` | number | conditional | 12.9055 | field "latitude" |
| `longitude` | number | conditional | 77.5446 | field "longitude" |

## Field details

| Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` (Look Up By) | select | Values: latlng (Map point (latitude and longitude)), site (Site in a mapped layout), layout (Whole mapped layout). |
| `latitude` (Latitude) | text | Decimal degrees, e.g. from a Google Maps pin. Only when mode is "latlng". Max 12 characters. |
| `longitude` (Longitude) | text | Only when mode is "latlng". Max 12 characters. |
| `layout_name` (Layout) | select | KGIS maps plots for these two layouts only. For anywhere else, use a map point. Values: DSK Layout (Dr. K. Shivarama Karanth Layout (DSK), Bengaluru), BGSK Layout (BGSK Layout, Hassan). Only when mode is "site" or "layout". |
| `site_number` (Site Number) | text | Only when mode is "site". Max 50 characters. |

## Example request

Replace each <...> with the value from its lookup match.

**curl**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://legiscore.in/api/v1/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer lsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: los-case-8841" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "state": "karnataka",
  "search_type": "bda_landuse",
  "params": {
    "mode": "latlng",
    "latitude": 12.9055,
    "longitude": 77.5446
  },
  "label": "Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) - case 8841"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://legiscore.in/api/v1/search",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer lsk_your_api_key", "Idempotency-Key": "los-case-8841"},
    json={
      "state": "karnataka",
      "search_type": "bda_landuse",
      "params": {
        "mode": "latlng",
        "latitude": 12.9055,
        "longitude": 77.5446
      },
      "label": "Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) - case 8841"
    },
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

**Node**

```js
const resp = await fetch("https://legiscore.in/api/v1/search", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer lsk_your_api_key", "Idempotency-Key": "los-case-8841", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "state": "karnataka",
    "search_type": "bda_landuse",
    "params": {
      "mode": "latlng",
      "latitude": 12.9055,
      "longitude": 77.5446
    },
    "label": "Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) - case 8841"
  }),
});
if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(await resp.text());
console.log(await resp.json());
```

## Sample responses

202 Accepted, at submit:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "searches": [
      {
        "id": "SRCH-2026-A1B2C3D4",
        "state": "karnataka",
        "search_type": "bda_landuse",
        "label": "Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) - case 8841",
        "status": "queued",
        "progress": 0,
        "note": null,
        "found": null,
        "records": null,
        "record_count": null,
        "documents": [],
        "error": null,
        "refunded": false,
        "replayed": false,
        "batch_id": null,
        "recovery_of": null,
        "source": "api",
        "created_at": "2026-10-05T10:00:00Z",
        "completed_at": null
      }
    ],
    "rejected": [],
    "replayed": {
      "free": 0,
      "billed": 0,
      "idempotent": 0
    },
    "batch_id": null
  }
}
```

200 OK, GET /api/v1/search/{id} once finished:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "SRCH-2026-A1B2C3D4",
    "state": "karnataka",
    "search_type": "bda_landuse",
    "label": "Land Use / Zoning (BDA and BMRDA master plan) - case 8841",
    "status": "succeeded",
    "progress": 100,
    "note": null,
    "found": true,
    "records": [
      {
        "...": "one object per row the source returned; shape varies by search"
      }
    ],
    "record_count": 1,
    "documents": [
      {
        "filename": "result.pdf",
        "content_type": "application/pdf",
        "bytes": 184233,
        "withheld": false
      }
    ],
    "error": null,
    "refunded": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "batch_id": null,
    "recovery_of": null,
    "source": "api",
    "created_at": "2026-10-05T10:00:00Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-10-05T10:03:12Z"
  }
}
```