---
title: "Get Trades by Congress Member"
method: GET
path: "/api/congress/congress-trader"
---

# Get Trades by Congress Member

`GET /api/congress/congress-trader`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.unusualwhales.com`
- URL: `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/congress/congress-trader`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/the-unnatural-group--llc/apis/tradesignals-api/docs/api/congress/congress-trader/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns the recent trade disclosures filed by congress member.

## Query parameters

- `date` string, date
- `limit` integer
- `name` string

## Response `200`

A list of recent reports by the given congress member.

- CongressTraderResponse
  - `data` CongressTraderTransaction[]
    - `amounts` string: The reported amount range of the transaction.
    - `filed_at_date` string, date: The filing date as ISO date.
    - `issuer` string: The person who executed the transaction.
    - `member_type` 'senate' | 'house' | 'other': The type of person who executed the transaction.
    - `notes` string: Notes of the filing.
    - `reporter` string: The person who reported the transaction.
    - `ticker` string: The stock ticker.
    - `transaction_date` string, date: The transaction date as ISO date.
    - `txn_type` 'Buy' | 'Sell (partial)' | 'Purchase' | 'Sale (Partial)' | 'Receive' | 'Sale (Full)' | 'Sell (PARTIAL)' | 'Sell' | 'Exchange': The transaction type.

## Other responses

- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `500`: Internal Server Error

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