---
title: "Changes to Single member detail"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/congress/members/{bioguide_id}"
---

# Changes to Single member detail

`GET /api/v1/congress/members/{bioguide_id}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.
> 75 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

## Timeline

Changed in 8 of 75 revisions.

- **2026-11-02** `5ceaaa31e25b`: 2 info
- **2026-10-29** `60c36260fbc6`: 4 breaking, 9 warning
- **2026-10-22** `bb59bcb0e35f`: 2 info
- **2026-09-13** `d2472ec2cf81`: 1 info
- **2026-09-09** `4f8853a61440`: 1 info
- **2026-09-01** `328d061c12ca`: 3 info
- **2026-08-24** `64715a22734d`: 22 info
- **2026-08-08** `4c4530760ba1`: 12 info

## Changes

- **2026-11-02** `5ceaaa31e25b`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `meta/citation` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `meta/source_url` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-10-29** `60c36260fbc6`: 4 breaking, 9 warning
  - added `#/components/schemas/UpstreamErrorResponse, subschema #1` to the response body `oneOf` list for the response status `503`
  - the response's body type changed from `object` to no type for status `503`
  - removed the required property `error` from the response with the `429` status
  - removed the required property `error` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `429` status
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `hint` from the response with the `429` status
  - removed the optional property `hint` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `plan` from the response with the `429` status
  - removed the optional property `plan` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `reason` from the response with the `429` status
  - removed the optional property `reason` from the response with the `503` status
  - …this revision’s changelog is incomplete
- **2026-10-22** `bb59bcb0e35f`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2026-09-13** `d2472ec2cf81`: 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`
- **2026-09-09** `4f8853a61440`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `meta/stale_since` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-09-01** `328d061c12ca`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `meta/data_age_days` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `meta/notes` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `meta/period` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-24** `64715a22734d`: 22 info
  - added the optional property `data/addressInformation` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/bioguideId` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/birthYear` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/cosponsoredLegislation` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/currentMember` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/depiction` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/directOrderName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/district` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/firstName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/honorificName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/invertedOrderName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/lastName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/leadership` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/middleName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/nickName` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/officialWebsiteUrl` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/partyHistory` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/previousNames` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/sponsoredLegislation` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/state` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/terms` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `data/updateDate` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-08** `4c4530760ba1`: 12 info
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `429` status
  - added the optional property `code` to the response with the `503` status
  - added the optional property `hint` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `hint` to the response with the `429` status
  - added the optional property `hint` to the response with the `503` status
  - added the optional property `plan` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `plan` to the response with the `429` status
  - added the optional property `plan` to the response with the `503` status
  - added the optional property `reason` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `reason` to the response with the `429` status
  - added the optional property `reason` to the response with the `503` status

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