FEfec
communication cost

GET /v1/communication_costs/

52 U.S.C. 30118 allows "communications by a corporation to its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families or by a labor organization to its members and their families on any subject," including the express advocacy of the election or defeat of any Federal candidate. The costs of such communications must be reported to the Federal Election Commission under certain circumstances.

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.

image_numberstring[]

An unique identifier for each page where the electronic or paper filing is reported.

min_image_numberstring

Minium image number of the page where the schedule item is reported

max_image_numberstring

Maxium image number of the page where the schedule item is reported

min_amountnumber

Filter for all amounts greater than a value.

max_amountnumber

Filter for all amounts less than a value.

min_datestring

The earliest date used to filter reported activity. Only records with an applicable reporting date after this date are returned.

max_datestring

The latest date used to filter reported activity. Only records with an applicable reporting date before this date are returned.

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.

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.

support_oppose_indicatorstring[]

Support or opposition

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.