ProPublica Campaign Finance (Independent Publisher) (Preview)

The Campaign Finance API includes information about electronic filings, which are submitted to the Federal Election Commission on nearly every day of the year. The API, which originated at The New York Times in 2008, provides details about specific types of filings, filings for a specific date and a summary of financial information in each filing.

This connector is available in the following products and regions:

Service	Class	Regions
Logic Apps	Standard	All Logic Apps regions except the following:      -   Azure Government regions      -   Azure China regions      -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Automate	Premium	All Power Automate regions except the following:      -   US Government (GCC)      -   US Government (GCC High)      -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet      -   US Department of Defense (DoD)
Power Apps	Premium	All Power Apps regions except the following:      -   US Government (GCC)      -   US Government (GCC High)      -   China Cloud operated by 21Vianet      -   US Department of Defense (DoD)

Contact
Name	Troy Taylor
URL	https://www.hitachisolutions.com
Email	ttaylor@hitachisolutions.com

Connector Metadata
Publisher	Troy Taylor
Website	https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/
Privacy policy	https://www.propublica.org/legal/
Categories	Data

Creating a connection

The connector supports the following authentication types:

Default	Parameters for creating connection.	All regions	Not shareable

Default

Applicable: All regions

Parameters for creating connection.

This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.

Name	Type	Description	Required
API Key	securestring	The API Key for this api	True

Throttling Limits

Name	Calls	Renewal Period
API calls per connection	100	60 seconds

Actions

Get a candidate	Retrieves a specific candidate.
Get a specific committee	Retrieves a specific FEC committee for a given campaign cycle.
Get candidates from a state	Retrieves an array of FEC candidates for a given state (and optional chamber and district).
Get committee filings	Retrieves the 20 most recent FEC filings from the specified committee.
Get electioneering communications by date	Retrieves all broadcast advertisements that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election) from a specific date.
Get electioneering communications by specific committee	Retrieves the most recent broadcast advertisements by a specific committee that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election).
Get electronic filing form types	Retrieves a list of available form types for FEC electronic filings.
Get electronic filings by date	Retrieves information about FEC reports filed electronically on a specific date.
Get electronic filings by type	Retrieves the most recent electronic filings by form type.
Get independent expenditures by date	Retrieves all independent expenditures on a specific date (the date of activity, not the date filed with the FEC).
Get independent expenditures by specific committee	Retrieves the 20 most recent independent expenditures by a given committee.
Get independent expenditures office totals	Retrieves the amount of money spent in independent expenditures for a given office (either House, Senate or President).
Get independent expenditures race totals for a specific committee	Retrieves the total amounts of money that a given committee has spent on individual races (consisting of a state, office and district) during a cycle.
Get independent expenditures that support or oppose a specific candidate	Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures in support of or opposition to a given candidate.
Get independent expenditures that support or oppose presidential candidates	Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures in support of or opposition to any presidential candidate.
Get leadership committees	Retrieves committees designated as leadership PACs by the FEC.
Get lobbyist bundlers for a specific committee	Retrieves the most recent lobbyist bundlers reported by a specific committee.
Get recent electioneering communications	Retrieves the 20 most recent broadcast advertisements that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election).
Get recent independent expenditures	Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures and optionally can be offset by multiples of 20.
Get recent late contributions	During the last 20 days before a primary or general election, candidate committees must file reports of any contributions of $1,000 or more within 48 hours of receipt. This retrieves the most recent late contributions to candidates.
Get recent late contributions by date	Retrieves late contributions from a specific date.
Get recent late contributions to a candidate	Retrieves the most recent late contributions to a specific candidate.
Get recent late contributions to a committee	Retrieves the most recent late contributions to a specific committee.
Get recently added candidates	Retrieves the 20 most recently added candidates.
Get recently added committees	Retrieves the 20 most recently added FEC committees.
Get recently added independent expenditure-only committees	Retrieves the 20 most recently added FEC independent expenditure-only committees, known as super PACs.
Get summary for a specific presidential electronic filing	Retrieves summary figures from a specific FEC electronic filing (Form 3 filings by presidential candidates only).
Get top 20 candidates in specific financial category	Retrieves the top 20 candidates within a given financial category for a given campaign cycle.
Search for candidates	Retrieves candidates by first or last name.
Search for committees	Retrieves a list of committees.
Search for electronic filings	Retrieves information about FEC reports filed electronically by a committee.

Get a candidate

Operation ID:

CandidateGet

Retrieves a specific candidate.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Display Name	results.display_name	string	The display name.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
District	results.district	string	The district.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Mailing Address	results.mailing_address	string	The mailing address.
Mailing City	results.mailing_city	string	The mailing city.
Mailing State	results.mailing_state	string	The mailing state.
Mailing Zip	results.mailing_zip	string	The mailing zip code.
Status	results.status	string	The status.
Total Receipts	results.total_receipts	float	The total number of receipts.
Total From Individuals	results.total_from_individuals	float	The total amount from individuals.
Total From Individuals Itemized	results.total_from_individuals_itemized	integer	The itemized total from individuals.
Total From Individuals Un-itemized	results.total_from_individuals_unitemized	integer	The un-itemized total from individuals.
Percent Un-itemized	results.percent_unitemized	float	The percent un-itemized.
Total From PACs	results.total_from_pacs	float	The total amount from PACs.
Total Contributions	results.total_contributions	float	The total contributions.
Candidate Loans	results.candidate_loans	integer	The amount of candidate loans.
Transfers In	results.transfers_in	integer	The number of transfers in.
Total Disbursements	results.total_disbursements	float	The total disbursements.
Beginning Cash	results.begin_cash	float	The amount of beginning cash.
End Cash	results.end_cash	float	The amount of end cash.
Total Refunds	results.total_refunds	float	The refunds total.
Individual Refunds	results.individual_refunds	float	The amount of individual refunds.
PAC Refunds	results.pac_refunds	integer	The number of PAC refunds.
Debts Owed	results.debts_owed	integer	The number of debts owed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
Independent Expenditures	results.independent_expenditures	integer	The number of independent expenditures.
Coordinated Expenditures	results.coordinated_expenditures	integer	The number of coordinated expenditures.
Other Cycles	results.other_cycles	array of integer	The other cycles.
URL	results.url	string	The URL address.
Facebook URL	results.facebook_url	string	The Facebook URL address.
Gender	results.gender	string	Their gender.
Google ID	results.google_id	string	The Google unique identifier.
Twitter User	results.twitter_user	string	The Twitter user.

Get a specific committee

Operation ID:

CommitteeGet

Retrieves a specific FEC committee for a given campaign cycle.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
Treasurer	results.treasurer	string	The treasurer.
Address	results.address	string	The address.
City	results.city	string	The city.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Zip	results.zip	string	The zip code.
Total Receipts	results.total_receipts	float	The total number of receipts.
Total From Individuals	results.total_from_individuals	float	The total amount from individuals.
Total From PACs	results.total_from_pacs	integer	The total amount from PACs.
Total Contributions	results.total_contributions	float	The total contributions.
Total Disbursements	results.total_disbursements	float	The total disbursements.
Beginning Cash	results.begin_cash	float	The amount of beginning cash.
End Cash	results.end_cash	float	The amount of end cash.
Total Refunds	results.total_refunds	integer	The refunds total.
Display Type	results.display_type	string	The display type.
Debts Owed	results.debts_owed	float	The number of debts owed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Total Independent Expenditures	results.total_independent_expenditures	integer	The total number of independent expenditures.
Candidate	results.candidate	string	The candidate.
Leadership	results.leadership	boolean	Whether leadership.
Super PAC	results.super_pac	boolean	Whether a super PAC.
Total Candidate Contributions	results.total_candidate_contributions	integer	The total number of candidate contributions.
Transfers In	results.transfers_in	integer	The number of transfers in.
Designation	results.designation	string	The designation.
Filing Frequency	results.filing_frequency	string	The filing frequency.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Interest Group	results.interest_group	string	The interest group.
Total Coordinated Expenditures	results.total_coordinated_expenditures	string	The total coordinated expenditures.
End Date	results.end_date	string	The end date.
Next Filing Date	results.next_filing_date	string	The next filing date.
Other Cycles	results.other_cycles	array of integer	The other cycles.

Get candidates from a state

Operation ID:

CandidateState

Retrieves an array of FEC candidates for a given state (and optional chamber and district).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
State	state	True	string	The state.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	num_results	integer	The number of results.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.candidate.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.candidate.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.candidate.name	string	The name.
Party	results.candidate.party	string	The party.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.

Get committee filings

Operation ID:

CommitteeFiling

Retrieves the 20 most recent FEC filings from the specified committee.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Committee	committee	string	The committee.
FEC Committee ID	fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	integer	The unique identifier.
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.
Date Filed	results.date_filed	string	The date filed.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Report Title	results.report_title	string	The report title.
Report Period	results.report_period	string	The report period.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Paper	results.paper	boolean	Whether paper.
Amended	results.amended	boolean	Whether amended.
Amended URI	results.amended_uri	string	The amended URI.
Is Amendment	results.is_amendment	string	If is amendment.
Original Filing	results.original_filing	string	The original filing.
Original URI	results.original_uri	string	The original URI.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Contributions Total	results.contributions_total	float	The contributions total.
Cash On Hand	results.cash_on_hand	float	The amount of cash on hand.
Disbursements Total	results.disbursements_total	float	The total of disbursements.
Receipts Total	results.receipts_total	float	The receipts total.

Get electioneering communications by date

Operation ID:

CommunicationDate

Retrieves all broadcast advertisements that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election) from a specific date.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Year	year	True	string	The year in YYYY format.
Month	month	True	string	The month in MM format.
Day	day	True	string	The day in DD format.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Payee Organization	results.payee_organization	string	The payee's organization.
Payee Last Name	results.payee_last_name	string	The payee's last name.
Payee First Name	results.payee_first_name	string	The payee's first name.
Payee Middle Name	results.payee_middle_name	string	The payee's middle name.
Payee Suffix	results.payee_suffix	string	The payee's suffix.
Payee Address	results.payee_address_1	string	The payee's address.
Payee Address 2	results.payee_address_2	string	The payee's address line 2.
Payee City	results.payee_city	string	The payee's city.
Payee State	results.payee_state	string	The payee's state.
Payee Zip	results.payee_zip	string	The payee's zip code.
Expenditure Date	results.expenditure_date	string	The expenditure date.
Communication Date	results.communication_date	string	The communication date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Election Code	results.election_code	string	The election code.
Amount	results.amount	string	The amount.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction ID number.
Back Reference Schedule Name	results.back_reference_sched_name	string	The back reference schedule name.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Filed Date	results.filed_date	string	The filed date.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication Candidates	results.electioneering_communication_candidates	array of object
ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.id	integer	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.electioneering_communication_id	integer	The electioneering communication unique identifier.
FEC Candidate ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_name	string	The candidate's name.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Candidate State	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_state	string	The candidate's state.
Candidate District	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_district	string	The candidate's district.
Transaction ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Amended From	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Created At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.created_at	string	The created at.
Updated At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.updated_at	string	The updated at.

Get electioneering communications by specific committee

Operation ID:

CommunicationCommittee

Retrieves the most recent broadcast advertisements by a specific committee that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Payee Organization	results.payee_organization	string	The payee's organization.
Payee Last Name	results.payee_last_name	string	The payee's last name.
Payee First Name	results.payee_first_name	string	The payee's first name.
Payee Middle Name	results.payee_middle_name	string	The payee's middle name.
Payee Suffix	results.payee_suffix	string	The payee's suffix.
Payee Address	results.payee_address_1	string	The payee's address.
Payee Address 2	results.payee_address_2	string	The payee's address line 2.
Payee City	results.payee_city	string	The payee's city.
Payee State	results.payee_state	string	The payee's state.
Payee Zip	results.payee_zip	string	The payee's zip code.
Expenditure Date	results.expenditure_date	string	The expenditure date.
Communication Date	results.communication_date	string	The communication date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Election Code	results.election_code	string	The election code.
Amount	results.amount	string	The amount.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction ID number.
Back Reference Schedule Name	results.back_reference_sched_name	string	The back reference schedule name.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Filed Date	results.filed_date	string	The filed date.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication Candidates	results.electioneering_communication_candidates	array of object
ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.id	integer	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.electioneering_communication_id	integer	The electioneering communication unique identifier.
FEC Candidate ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_name	string	The candidate's name.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Candidate State	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_state	string	The candidate's state.
Candidate District	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_district	string	The candidate's district.
Transaction ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Amended From	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Created At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.created_at	string	The created at.
Updated At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.updated_at	string	The updated at.

Get electronic filing form types

Operation ID:

FilingFormType

Retrieves a list of available form types for FEC electronic filings.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Name	results.name	string	The name.

Get electronic filings by date

Operation ID:

FilingDate

Retrieves information about FEC reports filed electronically on a specific date.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Year	year	True	string	The year in YYYY format.
Month	month	True	string	The month in MM format.
Day	day	True	string	The day in DD format.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Date	date	string	The date.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.
Report Title	results.report_title	string	The report title.
Date Filed	results.date_filed	string	The date filed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amended	results.amended	boolean	Whether amended.
Amended URI	results.amended_uri	string	The amended URI.
Is Amendment	results.is_amendment	string	If is amendment.
Report Period	results.report_period	string	The report period.
Original Filing	results.original_filing	string	The original filing.
Original URI	results.original_uri	string	The original URI.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Contributions Total	results.contributions_total	integer	The contributions total.
Cash On Hand	results.cash_on_hand	float	The amount of cash on hand.
Disbursements Total	results.disbursements_total	integer	The total of disbursements.
Receipts Total	results.receipts_total	integer	The receipts total.
Loans Total	results.loans_total	string	The total loans.
Debts Total	results.debts_total	string	The total debts.

Get electronic filings by type

Operation ID:

FilingType

Retrieves the most recent electronic filings by form type.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Form Type	form-type-id	True	string	The form type.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Date	date	string	The date.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.
Report Title	results.report_title	string	The report title.
Date Filed	results.date_filed	string	The date filed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amended	results.amended	boolean	Whether amended.
Amended URI	results.amended_uri	string	The amended URI.
Is Amendment	results.is_amendment	string	If is amendment.
Report Period	results.report_period	string	The report period.
Original Filing	results.original_filing	string	The original filing.
Original URI	results.original_uri	string	The original URI.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Contributions Total	results.contributions_total	string	The contributions total.
Cash On Hand	results.cash_on_hand	string	The amount of cash on hand.
Disbursements Total	results.disbursements_total	integer	The total of disbursements.
Receipts Total	results.receipts_total	string	The receipts total.
Loans Total	results.loans_total	string	The total loans.
Debts Total	results.debts_total	string	The total debts.

Get independent expenditures by date

Operation ID:

ExpenditureDate

Retrieves all independent expenditures on a specific date (the date of activity, not the date filed with the FEC).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Year	year	True	string	The year in YYYY format.
Month	month	True	string	The month in MM format.
Day	day	True	string	The day in DD format.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Date	date	string	The date.
Results	results	array of object
FEC Committee	results.fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Committee Name	results.fec_committee_name	string	The FEC committee name.
FEC Candidate	results.fec_candidate	string	The FEC candidate.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.candidate_name	string	The name of the candidate.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Date	results.date	string	The date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Payee	results.payee	string	The payee.
Date Received	results.date_received	string	The date received.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amendment	results.amendment	string	The amendment.
Support Or Oppose	results.support_or_oppose	string	The support or oppose.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Dissemination Date	results.dissemination_date	string	The dissemination date.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.

Get independent expenditures by specific committee

Operation ID:

ExpenditureCommittee

Retrieves the 20 most recent independent expenditures by a given committee.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee	fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
Total Amount	total_amount	float	The total amount.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
FEC Committee Name	results.fec_committee_name	string	The FEC committee name.
FEC Candidate	results.fec_candidate	string	The FEC candidate.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.candidate_name	string	The name of the candidate.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Date	results.date	string	The date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Payee	results.payee	string	The payee.
Date Received	results.date_received	string	The date received.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amendment	results.amendment	string	The amendment.
Support Or Oppose	results.support_or_oppose	string	The support or oppose.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Amended From	results.amended_from	integer	The amended from.
Dissemination Date	results.dissemination_date	string	The dissemination date.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.

Get independent expenditures office totals

Operation ID:

ExpenditureOffice

Retrieves the amount of money spent in independent expenditures for a given office (either House, Senate or President).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Office	office	True	string	The office.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
State	results.state	string	The state.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Amount	results.amount	string	The amount.

Get independent expenditures race totals for a specific committee

Operation ID:

ExpenditureRaceCommittee

Retrieves the total amounts of money that a given committee has spent on individual races (consisting of a state, office and district) during a cycle.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee	fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
Total Amount	total_amount	float	The total amount.
House Total	house_total	integer	The House total.
Senate Total	senate_total	integer	The Senate total.
President Total	president_total	float	The President total.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
State	results.state	string	The state.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
District	results.district	integer	The district.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.

Get independent expenditures that support or oppose a specific candidate

Operation ID:

ExpenditureCandidate

Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures in support of or opposition to a given candidate.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Candidate	fec_candidate	string	The FEC candidate.
Support Total	support_total	float	The support total.
Oppose Total	oppose_total	float	The oppose total.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
FEC Committee	results.fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
FEC Committee Name	results.fec_committee_name	string	The FEC committee name.
Candidate Name	results.candidate_name	string	The name of the candidate.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Date	results.date	string	The date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Payee	results.payee	string	The payee.
Date Received	results.date_received	string	The date received.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amendment	results.amendment	string	The amendment.
Support Or Oppose	results.support_or_oppose	string	The support or oppose.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Dissemination Date	results.dissemination_date	string	The dissemination date.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.

Get independent expenditures that support or oppose presidential candidates

Operation ID:

ExpenditurePres

Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures in support of or opposition to any presidential candidate.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
FEC Committee	results.fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Committee Name	results.fec_committee_name	string	The FEC committee name.
FEC Candidate	results.fec_candidate	string	The FEC candidate.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.candidate_name	string	The name of the candidate.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Date	results.date	string	The date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Payee	results.payee	string	The payee.
Date Received	results.date_received	string	The date received.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amendment	results.amendment	string	The amendment.
Support Or Oppose	results.support_or_oppose	string	The support or oppose.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Dissemination Date	results.dissemination_date	string	The dissemination date.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.

Get leadership committees

Operation ID:

CommitteeLeadership

Retrieves committees designated as leadership PACs by the FEC.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Address	results.address	string	The address.
City	results.city	string	The city.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Zip	results.zip	string	The zip code.
Treasurer	results.treasurer	string	The treasurer.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Candidate	results.candidate	string	The candidate.
Leadership	results.leadership	boolean	Whether leadership.
Super PAC	results.super_pac	boolean	Whether a super PAC.
Sponsor Name	results.sponsor_name	string	The sponsor's name.
Designation	results.designation	string	The designation.
Filing Frequency	results.filing_frequency	string	The filing frequency.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Interest Group	results.interest_group	string	The interest group.

Get lobbyist bundlers for a specific committee

Operation ID:

BundlerCommittee

Retrieves the most recent lobbyist bundlers reported by a specific committee.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Filing ID	results.fec_filing_id	integer	The FEC filing unique identifier.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Bundler FEC ID	results.bundler_fec_id	string	The bundler FEC unique identifier.
Bundler Organization Name	results.bundler_organization_name	string	The bundler organization name.
Bundler Prefix	results.bundler_prefix	string	The bundler prefix.
Bundler First Name	results.bundler_first_name	string	The bundler's first name.
Bundler Middle Name	results.bundler_middle_name	string	The bundler's middle name.
Bundler Last Name	results.bundler_last_name	string	The bundler's last name.
Bundler Suffix	results.bundler_suffix	string	The bundler's suffix.
Bundler Street	results.bundler_street_1	string	The bundler's street.
Bundler Street 2	results.bundler_street_2	string	The bundler's street line 2.
Bundler City	results.bundler_city	string	The bundler's city.
Bundler State	results.bundler_state	string	The bundler's state.
Bundler Zip	results.bundler_zip	string	The bundler's zip code.
Bundler Employer	results.bundler_employer	string	The bundler's employer.
Bundler Occupation	results.bundler_occupation	string	The bundler's occupation.
Bundled Amount	results.bundled_amount	string	The bundled amount.
Start Date	results.start_date	string	The start date.
End Date	results.end_date	string	The end date.

Get recent electioneering communications

Operation ID:

CommunicationRecent

Retrieves the 20 most recent broadcast advertisements that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Payee Organization	results.payee_organization	string	The payee's organization.
Payee Last Name	results.payee_last_name	string	The payee's last name.
Payee First Name	results.payee_first_name	string	The payee's first name.
Payee Middle Name	results.payee_middle_name	string	The payee's middle name.
Payee Suffix	results.payee_suffix	string	The payee's suffix.
Payee Address	results.payee_address_1	string	The payee's address.
Payee Address 2	results.payee_address_2	string	The payee's address line 2.
Payee City	results.payee_city	string	The payee's city.
Payee State	results.payee_state	string	The payee's state.
Payee Zip	results.payee_zip	string	The payee's zip code.
Expenditure Date	results.expenditure_date	string	The expenditure date.
Communication Date	results.communication_date	string	The communication date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Election Code	results.election_code	string	The election code.
Amount	results.amount	string	The amount.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction ID number.
Back Reference Schedule Name	results.back_reference_sched_name	string	The back reference schedule name.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Filed Date	results.filed_date	string	The filed date.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication Candidates	results.electioneering_communication_candidates	array of object
ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.id	integer	The unique identifier.
Electioneering Communication ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.electioneering_communication_id	integer	The electioneering communication unique identifier.
FEC Candidate ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_name	string	The candidate's name.
Back Reference Transaction ID Number	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.back_reference_tran_id_number	string	The back reference transaction unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Candidate State	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_state	string	The candidate's state.
Candidate District	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.candidate_district	string	The candidate's district.
Transaction ID	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Amended From	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Created At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.created_at	string	The created at.
Updated At	results.electioneering_communication_candidates.updated_at	string	The updated at.

Get recent independent expenditures

Operation ID:

ExpenditureRecent

Retrieves the 200 most recent independent expenditures and optionally can be offset by multiples of 20.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
FEC Committee	results.fec_committee	string	The FEC committee.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Committee Name	results.fec_committee_name	string	The FEC committee name.
FEC Candidate	results.fec_candidate	string	The FEC candidate.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Candidate Name	results.candidate_name	string	The name of the candidate.
Amount	results.amount	float	The amount.
Office	results.office	string	The office.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	integer	The district.
Date	results.date	string	The date.
Purpose	results.purpose	string	The purpose.
Payee	results.payee	string	The payee.
Date Received	results.date_received	string	The date received.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amendment	results.amendment	string	The amendment.
Support Or Oppose	results.support_or_oppose	string	The support or oppose.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Unique ID	results.unique_id	string	The unique identifier.
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
Amended From	results.amended_from	string	The amended from.
Dissemination Date	results.dissemination_date	string	The dissemination date.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.

Get recent late contributions

Operation ID:

ContributionLateRecent

During the last 20 days before a primary or general election, candidate committees must file reports of any contributions of $1,000 or more within 48 hours of receipt. This retrieves the most recent late contributions to candidates.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Filing ID	results.fec_filing_id	integer	The FEC filing unique identifier.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Contributor FEC ID	results.contributor_fec_id	string	The contributor's FEC unique identifier.
Contributor Organization Name	results.contributor_organization_name	string	The contributor's organization name.
Contributor Prefix	results.contributor_prefix	string	The contributor's prefix.
Contributor First Name	results.contributor_first_name	string	The contributor's first name.
Contributor Middle Name	results.contributor_middle_name	string	The contributor's middle name.
Contributor Last Name	results.contributor_last_name	string	The contributor's last name.
Contributor Suffix	results.contributor_suffix	string	The contributor's suffix.
Contributor Street	results.contributor_street_1	string	The contributor's street.
Contributor Street 2	results.contributor_street_2	string	The contributor's street second line.
Contributor City	results.contributor_city	string	The contributor's city.
Contributor State	results.contributor_state	string	The contributor's state.
Contributor Zip	results.contributor_zip	string	The contributor's zip code.
Contributor Employer	results.contributor_employer	string	The contributor's employer.
Contributor Occupation	results.contributor_occupation	string	The contributor's occupation.
Contribution Date	results.contribution_date	string	The contribution date.
Contribution Amount	results.contribution_amount	string	The contribution amount.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Office State	results.office_state	string	The office state.

Get recent late contributions by date

Operation ID:

ContributionLateDate

Retrieves late contributions from a specific date.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Year	year	True	string	The year in YYYY format.
Month	month	True	string	The month in MM format.
Day	day	True	string	The day in DD format.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Filing ID	results.fec_filing_id	integer	The FEC filing unique identifier.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Contributor FEC ID	results.contributor_fec_id	string	The contributor's FEC unique identifier.
Contributor Organization Name	results.contributor_organization_name	string	The contributor's organization name.
Contributor Prefix	results.contributor_prefix	string	The contributor's prefix.
Contributor First Name	results.contributor_first_name	string	The contributor's first name.
Contributor Middle Name	results.contributor_middle_name	string	The contributor's middle name.
Contributor Last Name	results.contributor_last_name	string	The contributor's last name.
Contributor Suffix	results.contributor_suffix	string	The contributor's suffix.
Contributor Street	results.contributor_street_1	string	The contributor's street.
Contributor Street 2	results.contributor_street_2	string	The contributor's street second line.
Contributor City	results.contributor_city	string	The contributor's city.
Contributor State	results.contributor_state	string	The contributor's state.
Contributor Zip	results.contributor_zip	string	The contributor's zip code.
Contributor Employer	results.contributor_employer	string	The contributor's employer.
Contributor Occupation	results.contributor_occupation	string	The contributor's occupation.
Contribution Date	results.contribution_date	string	The contribution date.
Contribution Amount	results.contribution_amount	string	The contribution amount.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Office State	results.office_state	string	The office state.

Get recent late contributions to a candidate

Operation ID:

ContributionLateCandidate

Retrieves the most recent late contributions to a specific candidate.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Filing ID	results.fec_filing_id	integer	The FEC filing unique identifier.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Contributor FEC ID	results.contributor_fec_id	string	The contributor's FEC unique identifier.
Contributor Organization Name	results.contributor_organization_name	string	The contributor's organization name.
Contributor Prefix	results.contributor_prefix	string	The contributor's prefix.
Contributor First Name	results.contributor_first_name	string	The contributor's first name.
Contributor Middle Name	results.contributor_middle_name	string	The contributor's middle name.
Contributor Last Name	results.contributor_last_name	string	The contributor's last name.
Contributor Suffix	results.contributor_suffix	string	The contributor's suffix.
Contributor Street	results.contributor_street_1	string	The contributor's street.
Contributor Street 2	results.contributor_street_2	string	The contributor's street second line.
Contributor City	results.contributor_city	string	The contributor's city.
Contributor State	results.contributor_state	string	The contributor's state.
Contributor Zip	results.contributor_zip	string	The contributor's zip code.
Contributor Employer	results.contributor_employer	string	The contributor's employer.
Contributor Occupation	results.contributor_occupation	string	The contributor's occupation.
Contribution Date	results.contribution_date	string	The contribution date.
Contribution Amount	results.contribution_amount	string	The contribution amount.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Office State	results.office_state	string	The office state.

Get recent late contributions to a committee

Operation ID:

ContributionLateCommittee

Retrieves the most recent late contributions to a specific committee.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
FEC ID	fec-id	True	string	The FEC unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
FEC Filing ID	results.fec_filing_id	integer	The FEC filing unique identifier.
Transaction ID	results.transaction_id	string	The transaction unique identifier.
Entity Type	results.entity_type	string	The entity type.
Contributor FEC ID	results.contributor_fec_id	string	The contributor's FEC unique identifier.
Contributor Organization Name	results.contributor_organization_name	string	The contributor's organization name.
Contributor Prefix	results.contributor_prefix	string	The contributor's prefix.
Contributor First Name	results.contributor_first_name	string	The contributor's first name.
Contributor Middle Name	results.contributor_middle_name	string	The contributor's middle name.
Contributor Last Name	results.contributor_last_name	string	The contributor's last name.
Contributor Suffix	results.contributor_suffix	string	The contributor's suffix.
Contributor Street	results.contributor_street_1	string	The contributor's street.
Contributor Street 2	results.contributor_street_2	string	The contributor's street second line.
Contributor City	results.contributor_city	string	The contributor's city.
Contributor State	results.contributor_state	string	The contributor's state.
Contributor Zip	results.contributor_zip	string	The contributor's zip code.
Contributor Employer	results.contributor_employer	string	The contributor's employer.
Contributor Occupation	results.contributor_occupation	string	The contributor's occupation.
Contribution Date	results.contribution_date	string	The contribution date.
Contribution Amount	results.contribution_amount	string	The contribution amount.
FEC Candidate ID	results.fec_candidate_id	string	The FEC Candidate unique identifier.
Office State	results.office_state	string	The office state.

Get recently added candidates

Operation ID:

CandidateRecent

Retrieves the 20 most recently added candidates.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Mailing City	results.mailing_city	string	The mailing city.
Mailing State	results.mailing_state	string	The mailing state.
Mailing Zip	results.mailing_zip	string	The mailing zip code.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
State	results.state	string	The state.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.

Get recently added committees

Operation ID:

CommitteeRecent

Retrieves the 20 most recently added FEC committees.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Address	results.address	string	The address.
City	results.city	string	The city.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Zip	results.zip	string	The zip code.
Treasurer	results.treasurer	string	The treasurer.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Candidate	results.candidate	string	The candidate.
Leadership	results.leadership	boolean	Whether leadership.
Super PAC	results.super_pac	boolean	Whether a super PAC.
Sponsor Name	results.sponsor_name	string	The sponsor's name.
Designation	results.designation	string	The designation.
Filing Frequency	results.filing_frequency	string	The filing frequency.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Interest Group	results.interest_group	string	The interest group.
Receipt Date	results.receipt_date	string	The receipt date.

Get recently added independent expenditure-only committees

Operation ID:

CommitteeRecentPACs

Retrieves the 20 most recently added FEC independent expenditure-only committees, known as super PACs.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Address	results.address	string	The address.
City	results.city	string	The city.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Zip	results.zip	string	The zip code.
Treasurer	results.treasurer	string	The treasurer.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Candidate	results.candidate	string	The candidate.
Leadership	results.leadership	boolean	Whether leadership.
Super PAC	results.super_pac	boolean	Whether a super PAC.
Sponsor Name	results.sponsor_name	string	The sponsor's name.
Designation	results.designation	string	The designation.
Filing Frequency	results.filing_frequency	string	The filing frequency.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Interest Group	results.interest_group	string	The interest group.

Get summary for a specific presidential electronic filing

Operation ID:

FilingSummary

Retrieves summary figures from a specific FEC electronic filing (Form 3 filings by presidential candidates only).

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Filing ID	filing_id	True	string	The filing unique identifier.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Results	results	array of object
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
FEC Form Type	results.fec_form_type	string	The FEC form type.
Report	results.report	string	The report.
Primary General	results.primary_general	string	The general primary.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
Cash On Hand Beginning	results.cash_on_hand_beginning	string	The beginning cash on hand.
Cash On Hand Close	results.cash_on_hand_close	string	The close cash on hand.
Total Receipts Period	results.total_receipts_period	string	The total receipts for the period.
Total Disbursements Period	results.total_disbursements_period	string	The total disbursements for the period.
Total Receipts Cycle	results.total_receipts_cycle	string	The total receipts for the cycle.
Total Disbursements Cycle	results.total_disbursements_cycle	string	The total disbursements for the cycle.
Total Debts Owed	results.total_debts_owed	string	The total debts owed.
Individual Contributions Period	results.individual_contributions_period	string	The individual contributions for the period.
Party Contributions Period	results.party_contributions_period	string	The party contributions for the period.
PAC Contributions Period	results.pac_contributions_period	string	The PAC contributions for the period.
Candidate Contributions Period	results.candidate_contributions_period	string	The candidate contributions for the period.
Total Contributions Period	results.total_contributions_period	string	The total contributions for the period.
Individual Contributions Cycle	results.individual_contributions_cycle	string	The individual contributions for the cycle.
Party Contributions Cycle	results.party_contributions_cycle	string	The party contributions for the cycle.
PAC Contributions Cycle	results.pac_contributions_cycle	string	The PAC contributions for the cycle.
Candidate Contributions Cycle	results.candidate_contributions_cycle	string	The candidate contributions for the cycle.
Total Contributions Cycle	results.total_contributions_cycle	string	The total contributions for the cycle.
Federal Funds Period	results.federal_funds_period	string	The federal funds for the period.
Transfers In Period	results.transfers_in_period	string	The transfers in for the period.
Candidate Loans Period	results.candidate_loans_period	string	The candidate loans for the period.
Other Loans Period	results.other_loans_period	string	The other loans for the period.
Total Loans Period	results.total_loans_period	string	The total loans for the period.
Federal Funds Cycle	results.federal_funds_cycle	string	The federal funds for the cycle.
Transfers In Cycle	results.transfers_in_cycle	string	The transfers in for the cycle.
Candidate Loans Cycle	results.candidate_loans_cycle	string	The candidate loans for the cycle.
Other Loans Cycle	results.other_loans_cycle	string	The other loans for the cycle.
Total Loans Cycle	results.total_loans_cycle	string	The total loans for the cycle.
Operating Offsets Period	results.operating_offsets_period	string	The operating offsets for the period.
Fundraising Offsets Period	results.fundraising_offsets_period	string	The fundraising offsets for the period.
Legal Offsets Period	results.legal_offsets_period	string	The legal offsets for the period.
Total Offsets Period	results.total_offsets_period	string	The total offsets for the period.
Operating Offsets Cycle	results.operating_offsets_cycle	string	The operating offsets for the cycle.
Fundraising Offsets Cycle	results.fundraising_offsets_cycle	string	The fundraising offsets for the cycle.
Legal Offsets Cycle	results.legal_offsets_cycle	string	The legal offsets for the cycle.
Total Offsets Cycle	results.total_offsets_cycle	string	The total offsets for the cycle.
Operating Expenditures Period	results.operating_expenditures_period	string	The operating expenditures for the period.
Transfers Out Period	results.transfers_out_period	string	The transfers out for the period.
Fundraising Expenses Period	results.fundraising_expenses_period	string	The fundraising expenses for the period.
Legal Expenses Period	results.legal_expenses_period	string	The legal expenses for the period.
Operating Expenditures Cycle	results.operating_expenditures_cycle	string	The operating expenditures for the cycle.
Transfers Out Cycle	results.transfers_out_cycle	string	The transfers out for the cycle.
Fundraising Expenses Cycle	results.fundraising_expenses_cycle	string	The fundraising expenses for the cycle.
Legal Expenses Cycle	results.legal_expenses_cycle	string	The legal expenses for the cycle.
Candidate Loan Repayments Period	results.candidate_loan_repayments_period	string	The candidate loan repayments for the period.
Other Loan Repayments Period	results.other_loan_repayments_period	string	The other loan repayments for the period.
Total Loan Repayments Period	results.total_loan_repayments_period	string	The total loan repayments for the period.
Candidate Loan Repayments Cycle	results.candidate_loan_repayments_cycle	string	The candidate loan repayments for cycle.
Other Loan Repayments Cycle	results.other_loan_repayments_cycle	string	The other loan repayments for the cycle.
Total Loan Repayments Cycle	results.total_loan_repayments_cycle	string	The total loan repayments for the cycle.
Individual Refunds Period	results.individual_refunds_period	string	The individual refunds for the period.
Party Refunds Period	results.party_refunds_period	string	The party refunds for the period.
PAC Refunds Period	results.pac_refunds_period	string	The PAC refunds for the period.
Total Refunds Period	results.total_refunds_period	string	The total refunds for the period.
Individual Refunds Cycle	results.individual_refunds_cycle	string	The individual refunds for the cycle.
Party Refunds Cycle	results.party_refunds_cycle	string	The party refunds for the cycle.
PAC Refunds Cycle	results.pac_refunds_cycle	string	The PAC refunds for the cycle.
Total Refunds Cycle	results.total_refunds_cycle	string	The total refunds for they cycle.
Other Disbursements Period	results.other_disbursements_period	string	The other disbursements for the period.
Other Disbursements Cycle	results.other_disbursements_cycle	string	The other disbursements for the cycle.
Liquidate Period	results.liquidate_period	string	The liquidate for the period.
Net Individual Contributions	results.net_individual_contributions	string	The net individual contributions.
Net Party Contributions	results.net_party_contributions	string	The net party contributions.
Net PAC Contributions	results.net_pac_contributions	string	The net PAC contributions.
Net Candidate Contributions	results.net_candidate_contributions	string	The net candidate contributions.
Net Transfers In	results.net_transfers_in	string	The net transfers in.
Net Total Contributions	results.net_total_contributions	string	The net total contributions.
Net Operating Expenses	results.net_operating_expenses	string	The net operating expenses.
Net Fundraising Expenses	results.net_fundraising_expenses	string	The net fundraising expenses.
Net Legal Expenses	results.net_legal_expenses	string	The net legal expenses.
Net Disbursements	results.net_disbursements	string	The net disbursements.
Contributions Less Than 200	results.contributions_less_than_200	string	The contributions less than 200.
Contributions Less than 200 Number	results.num_contributions_less_than_200	integer	The number of contributions less than 200.
Contributions 200-499	results.contributions_200_499	string	The contributions between 200 and 499.
Contributions 200-499 Number	results.num_contributions_200_499	integer	The number of contributions between 200 and 499.
Contributions 500-1499	results.contributions_500_1499	string	The contributions between 500 and 1499.
Contributions 500-1499 Number	results.num_contributions_500_1499	integer	The number of contributions between 500 and 1499.
Net Primary	results.net_primary	string	The net for the primary.
Net General	results.net_general	string	The net for the general.
Most Current Report Flag	results.flag_most_current_report	string	The most current report flag.
Valid Report Flag	results.flag_valid_report	string	The valid report flag.
Cycle	results.cycle	integer	The cycle.
Created At	results.created_at	string	When created at.
Updated At	results.updated_at	string	When updated at.
Refunds Less Than 200	results.refunds_less_than_200	string	The refunds less than 200.
Refunds 200-499	results.refunds_200_499	string	The refunds between 200 and 499.
Refunds 500-1499	results.refunds_500_1499	string	The refunds between 500 and 1499.
Refunds Less Than 200 Number	results.num_refunds_less_than_200	integer	The number of refunds less than 200.
Refunds 200-499 Number	results.num_refunds_200_499	integer	The number of refunds between 200 and 499.
Refunds 500-1499 Number	results.num_refunds_500_1499	integer	The number of refunds between 500 and 1499.
Committee URI	results.committee_uri	string	The committee URI.
Candidate URI	results.candidate_uri	string	The candidate URI.
Refunds 2500 Number	results.num_refunds_2500	integer	The number of refunds over 2500.
Refunds 2500	results.refunds_2500	string	The refunds over 2500.
Refunds 1500-2499 Number	results.num_refunds_1500_2499	integer	The number of refunds between 1500 and 2499.
Refunds 1500-2499	results.refunds_1500_2499	string	The refunds between 1500 and 2499.
Contributions 1500-2499 Number	results.num_contributions_1500_2499	integer	The number of contributions between 1500 and 2499.
Contributions 1500-2499	results.contributions_1500_2499	string	The contributions between 1500 and 2499.
Contributions 2500 Number	results.num_contributions_2500	integer	The number of contributions over 2500.
Contributions 2500	results.contributions_2500	string	The contributions over 2500.

Get top 20 candidates in specific financial category

Operation ID:

CandidateTopFinancial

Retrieves the top 20 candidates within a given financial category for a given campaign cycle.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Category	category	True	string	The category.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Category	category	string	The category.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	results	array of object
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
Status	results.status	string	The status.
Total From Individuals	results.total_from_individuals	float	The total amount from individuals.
Total From PACs	results.total_from_pacs	integer	The total amount from PACs.
Total Contributions	results.total_contributions	float	The total contributions.
Candidate Loans	results.candidate_loans	float	The amount of candidate loans.
Total Disbursements	results.total_disbursements	float	The total disbursements.
Beginning Cash	results.begin_cash	float	The amount of beginning cash.
End Cash	results.end_cash	float	The amount of end cash.
Total Refunds	results.total_refunds	integer	The refunds total.
Debts Owed	results.debts_owed	integer	The number of debts owed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.

Search for candidates

Operation ID:

CandidateSearch

Retrieves candidates by first or last name.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Filter	query		string	The filter query.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	num_results	integer	The number of results.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.candidate.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.candidate.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.candidate.name	string	The name.
Party	results.candidate.party	string	The party.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
State	results.state	string	The state.
District	results.district	string	The district.

Search for committees

Operation ID:

CommitteeSearch

Retrieves a list of committees.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.
Filter	query		string	The filter query.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Results	num_results	integer	The number of results.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
ID	results.id	string	The unique identifier.
Relative URI	results.relative_uri	string	The relative URI.
Name	results.name	string	The name.
Party	results.party	string	The party.
Treasurer	results.treasurer	string	The treasurer.
Address	results.address	string	The address.
Leadership	results.leadership	boolean	Whether leadership.
City	results.city	string	The city.
State	results.state	string	The state.
Zip	results.zip	string	The zip code.
Candidate	results.candidate	string	The candidate.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.

Search for electronic filings

Operation ID:

FilingSearch

Retrieves information about FEC reports filed electronically by a committee.

Parameters

Name	Key	Required	Type	Description
Cycle	cycle	True	string	The cycle.

Returns

Name	Path	Type	Description
Status	status	string	The status.
Copyright	copyright	string	The copyright.
Date	date	string	The date.
Base URI	base_uri	string	The base URI.
Cycle	cycle	integer	The cycle.
Offset	offset	string	The offset.
Results	results	array of object
Filing ID	results.filing_id	integer	The filing unique identifier.
FEC Committee ID	results.fec_committee_id	string	The FEC committee unique identifier.
Committee	results.committee	string	The committee.
Committee Name	results.committee_name	string	The committee name.
Form Type	results.form_type	string	The form type.
Report Title	results.report_title	string	The report title.
Date Filed	results.date_filed	string	The date filed.
Date Coverage From	results.date_coverage_from	string	The coverage date from.
Date Coverage To	results.date_coverage_to	string	The coverage date to.
FEC URI	results.fec_uri	string	The FEC URI.
Amended	results.amended	boolean	Whether amended.
Amended URI	results.amended_uri	string	The amended URI.
Is Amendment	results.is_amendment	string	If is amendment.
Report Period	results.report_period	string	The report period.
Original Filing	results.original_filing	string	The original filing.
Original URI	results.original_uri	string	The original URI.
Committee Type	results.committee_type	string	The committee type.
Contributions Total	results.contributions_total	string	The contributions total.
Cash On Hand	results.cash_on_hand	string	The amount of cash on hand.
Disbursements Total	results.disbursements_total	string	The total of disbursements.
Receipts Total	results.receipts_total	string	The receipts total.
Loans Total	results.loans_total	string	The total loans.
Debts Total	results.debts_total	string	The total debts.