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Congress.gov API nomination API

Returns nomination data from the API

Congress.gov API nomination 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 nomination. 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 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.

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

7 operations 7 paths 15 schemas 7 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 nomination 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 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

nomination 7

Returns nomination data from the API

GET
/nomination
Returns a list of nominations sorted by date received from the President.
5 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}
Returns a list of nominations filtered by the specified congress and sorted by date received from the President.
6 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}/{nominationNumber}
Returns detailed information for a specified nomination.
3 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}/{nominationNumber}/{ordinal}
Returns the list nominees for a position within the nomination.
6 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}/{nominationNumber}/actions
Returns the list of actions on a specified nomination.
5 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}/{nominationNumber}/committees
Returns the list of committees associated with a specified nomination.
5 params → 200400
GET
/nomination/{congress}/{nominationNumber}/hearings
Returns the list of printed hearings associated with a specified nomination.
5 params → 200400

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are nomination (11 properties), nominationCommittee (6 properties), nomineeAction (5 properties), nominee (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

nomineeAction
object
5 properties
NominationNominee
object
1 property
NominationActions
object
1 property
nominationCommittee
object
6 properties
latestNominationAction
object
2 properties
NominationCommittees
object
1 property
nominee
object
5 properties
NominationHearing
object
1 property
Activity
object
2 properties
nominationHearing
object
5 properties
senatecommittee
object
3 properties
Nomination
object
1 property
nomination
object
11 properties
Nominations
object
1 property
nominationType
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

congress-gov-nomination-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Congress.gov API publishes across the network.

Congress.gov API amendments API
Congress.gov API bill API
Congress.gov API bound-congressional-record API
Congress.gov API committee API
Congress.gov API committee-meeting API
Congress.gov API committee-print API
Congress.gov API committee-report API
Congress.gov API congress API
Congress.gov API congressional-record API
Congress.gov API crsreport API
Congress.gov API daily-congressional-record API
Congress.gov API hearing API
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