FEfec
audit

GET /v1/audit-case/

This endpoint contains Final Audit Reports approved by the Commission since inception. The search can be based on information about the audited committee (Name, FEC ID Number, Type, Election Cycle) or the issues covered in the report.

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.open.fec.gov (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
  • Auth
    API key in header X-Api-Key and API key in query parameter api_key and API key in query parameter api_key
  • TypeScript
    A function with typed inputs. Its response is checked against the schema.

Query parameters

pageinteger

For paginating through results, starting at page 1

per_pageinteger

The number of results returned per page. Defaults to 20.

qstring[]

The name of the committee. If a committee changes its name, the most recent name will be shown. Committee names are not unique. Use committee_id for looking up records.

qqstring[]

Name of candidate running for office

primary_category_idstring

Audit category ID (table PK)

sub_category_idstring

The finding id of an audit. Finding are a category of broader issues. Each category has an unique ID.

audit_case_idstring[]

Primary/foreign key for audit tables

cycleinteger[]

Filter records to only those that are applicable to a given two-year period. This cycle follows the traditional House election cycle and subdivides the presidential and Senate elections into comparable two-year blocks. The cycle begins with an odd year and is named for its ending, even year.

committee_idstring[]

A unique identifier assigned to each committee or filer registered with the FEC. In general a committee id begins with the letter C which is followed by eight digits.

committee_typestring[]

The one-letter type code of the organization: - C communication cost - D delegate - E electioneering communication - H house - I independent expenditure filer (not a committee) - N PAC - nonqualified - O independent expenditure-only (super PACs) - P presidential - Q PAC - qualified - S senate - U single candidate independent expenditure - V PAC with non-contribution account, nonqualified - W PAC with non-contribution account, qualified - X party, nonqualified - Y party, qualified - Z national party non-federal account

committee_designationstring

Type of committee: - H or S - Congressional - P - Presidential - X or Y or Z - Party - N or Q - PAC - I - Independent expenditure - O - Super PAC

audit_idinteger[]

The audit issue. Each subcategory has an unique ID

candidate_idstring[]

A unique identifier assigned to each candidate registered with the FEC. If a person runs for several offices, that person will have separate candidate IDs for each office. First character indicates office - [P]residential, [H]ouse, [S]enate]. Second character is the last digit of the two-year period the ID was created. Third and fourth is the candidate state. Presidential IDs don't have state. Fifth and sixth is the district when the candidate first ran. This does not change if the candidate/member's district changes during re-districting. Presidential IDs don't have districts. The rest is sequence.

min_election_cycleinteger

Filter records to only those that are applicable to a given two-year period. This cycle follows the traditional House election cycle and subdivides the presidential and Senate elections into comparable two-year blocks. The cycle begins with an odd year and is named for its ending, even year.

max_election_cycleinteger

Filter records to only those that are applicable to a given two-year period. This cycle follows the traditional House election cycle and subdivides the presidential and Senate elections into comparable two-year blocks. The cycle begins with an odd year and is named for its ending, even year.

sortstring[]

Provide a field to sort by. Use - for descending order.

sort_hide_nullboolean

Hide null values on sorted column(s).

sort_null_onlyboolean

Toggle that filters out all rows having sort column that is non-null

sort_nulls_lastboolean

Toggle that sorts null values last

api_keystring

API key for https://api.data.gov. Get one at https://api.data.gov/signup.

Response

Default response

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 20 revisions of this API.