# Lion Strategy — Wrapped API

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> Access curated case studies and essays from Lion Strategy to learn independent strategy insights and transaction advisory perspectives tailored for executives, boards, and investors. Browse their complete library or dive into specific resources to inform your business decisions and strategic planning.

**Category:** Business Directories | **Website:** [lionstrategy.com/](https://lionstrategy.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/8d71cd16-ac29-46e7-b411-a50b0e38940c/lionstrategy-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/8d71cd16-ac29-46e7-b411-a50b0e38940c/lionstrategy-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/lion-strategy/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

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## Endpoints

### Get case study

Get full details of a specific case study including the challenge, work performed, and result. The slug is produced by list_case_studies.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Case study slug from list_case_studies (e.g. 'case-study-consumer-goods-growth-strategy'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/lion-strategy/get-case-study \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### Get essay

Get the full content of a specific essay by its slug. Returns metadata (topic, read time, publish date) and the full essay body organised by sections. The slug is produced by list_essays.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Essay slug from list_essays (e.g. 'essay-the-new-interchange'). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/lion-strategy/get-essay \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### List case studies

List all case studies from Lion Strategy's engagement record. Returns 12 anonymised case studies covering corporate strategy, transactions and capital commitments. Optionally filter by decision type or sector. Returns all items in a single response (no pagination needed).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `decision` | string | No | Filter by decision type. Omitting returns all case studies. |
| `sector` | string | No | Filter by sector. Omitting returns all case studies. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/lion-strategy/list-case-studies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"decision":"<string>","sector":"<string>"}'
```

### List essays

List all essays from Lion Strategy's Thinking section. Returns essays on AI, judgement, trust and the economics of abundant intelligence. All items returned in a single response (no pagination needed).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.beta.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/lion-strategy/list-essays \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

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