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Congress.gov API bound-congressional-record API

Returns bound Congressional Record data from the API

Congress.gov API bound-congressional-record API is one of 20 APIs that Congress.gov API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include bound-congressional-record. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a GitHub repository, a changelog, and rate-limit docs.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, /v3.

4 operations 4 paths 2 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.congress.gov/v3
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Congress.gov API bound-congressional-record API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

bound-congressional-record 4

Returns bound Congressional Record data from the API

GET
/bound-congressional-record
Returns a list of bound congressional records issues sorted by most recent.
3 params → 200400
GET
/bound-congressional-record/{year}
Returns a list of bound congressional records issues sorted by most recent.
4 params → 200400
GET
/bound-congressional-record/{year}/{month}
Returns a list of bound congressional records issues sorted by most recent.
5 params → 200400
GET
/bound-congressional-record/{year}/{month}/{day}
Returns a list of bound congressional records issues sorted by most recent.
6 params → 200400

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are boundCongressionalRecord (6 properties), BoundCongressionalRecord (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

boundCongressionalRecord
object
6 properties
BoundCongressionalRecord
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

congress-gov-bound-congressional-record-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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