---
title: "Return a list of committee businesses"
method: GET
path: "/api/CommitteeBusiness"
tags: ["Committee Business"]
---

# Return a list of committee businesses

`GET /api/CommitteeBusiness`

## Query parameters

- `SearchTerm` string
- `CommitteeId` integer
- `DateFrom` string, date-time
- `DateTo` string, date-time
- `BusinessTypeId` integer
- `Status` 'Open' | 'Closed'
- `CurrentlyAcceptingPetitions` boolean
- `CurrentlyAcceptingEvidence` boolean
- `SortOrder` 'DateOpenedNewest' | 'DateOpenedOldest' | 'PublicationDateAscending' | 'PublicationDateDescending'
- `CommitteeBusinessIds` integer[]
- `ShowOnWebsiteOnly` boolean
- `Skip` integer
- `Take` integer

## Response `200`

List of committee businesses matching the specified search parameters

- CommitteesCommonResourceCollection1CommitteesCommonResponsesCommitteeBusinessSummary
  - `items` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommitteeBusinessSummary[], nullable
    - `id` integer — Id of committee business
    - `title` string, nullable — Title of committee business
    - `type` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonBusinessCommitteeBusinessType
      - `id` integer — Business type Id
      - `name` string, nullable — Name of business type
      - `isInquiry` boolean — If the business is an inquiry
      - `description` string, nullable — Description of the business
    - `openDate` string, date-time — Date the business started
    - `closeDate` string, date-time, nullable — Date the business ended
    - `latestReport` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPublicationPublicationSummary
      - `description` string, nullable — Description of publication
      - `id` integer — The id of the publication
      - `publicationStartDate` string, date-time, nullable — Date when publication can be published from
      - `governmentResponses` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPublicationGovernmentResponse
        - `publication` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPublicationPublicationSummary[], nullable — Publication for government response
        - `responseDeadline` string, date-time, nullable — Deadline for response
        - `responseExcepted` boolean — If the response is expected
      - `publicationEndDate` string, date-time, nullable — Date when publication can be published until
      - `documents` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonDocumentDocument[], nullable — Documents associated with the publication
        - `documentId` integer
        - `files` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonDocumentDocumentFile[], nullable
          - `fileName` string, nullable
          - `fileSize` integer, nullable
          - `fileDataFormat` 'OriginalFormat' | 'Html' | 'Pdf'
          - `url` string, nullable
      - `hcNumber` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSharedHouseNumber
        - `number` string, nullable
        - `sessionId` integer
        - `sessionDescription` string, nullable
      - `hlPaper` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSharedHouseNumber
        - `number` string, nullable
        - `sessionId` integer
        - `sessionDescription` string, nullable
      - `type` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPublicationPublicationType
        - `id` integer — The id of the publication type
        - `name` string, nullable — The name of the publication type
        - `description` string, nullable — The description of the publication type
        - `governmentCanRespond` boolean — Indicates that the government can respond to this type of publication
        - `canBeResponse` boolean — Indicates that publications of this type can be responses to other publications.
        - `iconKey` string, nullable — Icon type to be rendered on the website for this type of publication
        - `pluralVersion` string, nullable — Plural form of the publication type name
      - `responseToPublicationId` integer, nullable — If publication is in response to another publication, that publication's id
      - `additionalContentUrl` string, nullable — Url to additional content related to the publication
      - `additionalContentUrl2` string, nullable — Url2 for additional content related to the publication
      - `respondingDepartment` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonDepartment
        - `id` integer
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `address` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSharedAddress
          - `addressLine1` string, nullable
          - `addressLine2` string, nullable
          - `addressLine3` string, nullable
          - `addressLine4` string, nullable
          - `addressLine5` string, nullable
          - `postcode` string, nullable
        - `otherAddress` string, nullable
        - `phone` string, nullable
        - `email` string, nullable
        - `url` string, nullable
    - `openSubmissionPeriods` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSubmissionSubmissionPeriodSummary[], nullable — Currently open submission periods
      - `id` integer — Id of the submission period
      - `startDate` string, date-time — Submission period start date
      - `endDate` string, date-time, nullable — Submission period end date
      - `submissionType` 'OralEvidence' | 'WrittenEvidence' | 'Petition'
      - `isPromoted` boolean — Whether the submission period should be promoted or not.
      - `statusMessage` string, nullable — The status message of the submission period (if applicable).
      - `allowSubmissionsPastEndDate` boolean — Whether submissions are allowed past the deadline if the form is accessed via direct link.
    - `closedSubmissionPeriods` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSubmissionSubmissionPeriodSummary[], nullable — Closed submission periods
      - `id` integer — Id of the submission period
      - `startDate` string, date-time — Submission period start date
      - `endDate` string, date-time, nullable — Submission period end date
      - `submissionType` 'OralEvidence' | 'WrittenEvidence' | 'Petition'
      - `isPromoted` boolean — Whether the submission period should be promoted or not.
      - `statusMessage` string, nullable — The status message of the submission period (if applicable).
      - `allowSubmissionsPastEndDate` boolean — Whether submissions are allowed past the deadline if the form is accessed via direct link.
    - `nextOralEvidenceSession` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonActivityActivitySummary
      - `id` integer — The id of the activity
      - `name` string, nullable — The name of the activity
      - `startDate` string, date-time — The datetime the activity starts
      - `endDate` string, date-time, nullable — The datetime the activity ends
      - `eventId` integer — The id of the event this activity is attached to
      - `isPrivate` boolean — Whether an activity is private or public
      - `activityType` string, nullable — Type of activity
      - `attendees` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPeopleActivityPerson[], nullable — A list of attendees of the activity
        - `id` integer
        - `personId` integer, nullable
        - `name` string, nullable
        - `photoUrl` string, nullable
        - `memberInfo` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonPeopleMemberInfo
          - `memberFrom` string, nullable
          - `party` string, nullable
          - `partyColour` string, nullable
          - `mnisId` integer
          - `isChair` boolean
          - `listAs` string, nullable
          - `displayAs` string, nullable
          - `fullTitle` string, nullable
          - `addressAs` string, nullable
          - `house` 'Commons' | 'Lords' | 'Joint'
          - `isCurrent` boolean, nullable
        - `organisations` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSubmissionOrganisation[], nullable
          - `name` string, nullable
          - `role` string, nullable
          - `idmsId` string, nullable
          - `cisId` integer
        - `submitterType` 'Individual' | 'Organisation' | 'Proxy'
        - `additionalContext` string, nullable
        - `displayOrder` integer
    - `contact` CommitteesCommonResponsesCommonSharedContactInformation
      - `email` string, nullable — Current contact email
      - `phone` string, nullable — Telephone number
      - `address` string, nullable — Postal address
      - `contactDisclaimer` string, nullable — Disclaimer for contact information
  - `totalResults` integer
  - `itemsPerPage` integer
  - `links` CommitteesCommonLink[], nullable
    - `rel` string, nullable
    - `href` string, nullable
    - `method` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — There was an error with one or more of specified search parameters

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