API
Our API is located at api.codefordemocracy.org. Our API helps you get to the raw data behind our tools without needing to use the front-end interface. Get started by viewing the available endpoints or generating access credentials using the portal at account.codefordemocracy.org.
Code Samples
You can get started with sending requests quickly using the following wrapper functions in python. Just fill in your client_id
and client_secret
.
from urllib.parse import urlencode
import requests
import json
# set your credentials
client_id = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
client_secret = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
# this function gets the response from our API
def post(endpoint, body):
url = "https://api.codefordemocracy.org"
response = requests.post(url+endpoint, data=json.dumps(body), auth=(client_id, client_secret))
if response.status_code == 200:
return json.loads(response.text)
return []
For example, you can use this code to print the cmte_id
for 100
Lobbyist/Registrant PACs:
# set up your API call
endpoint = "/graph/search/committees/"
body = {
"attributes": {
"cmte_dsgn": "B"
},
"pagination": {
"limit": 100
}
}
# get the response
elements = post(endpoint, body)
# print the cmte_ids from the elements
for element in elements:
print(element["properties"]["cmte_id"])
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