open-secrets-node-wrapper

A node.js wrapper for The Center for Responsive Politics API

Installation

$ npm install open-secrets-node

Note: add --save if you're using npm < 5.0.0

Usage

ES6+

import OpenSecretsAPI from 'open-secrets-node'
const API = new OpenSecretsAPI(process.env.API_KEY)

ES5 / Node.js

var OpenSecretsAPI = require('open-secrets-node')
var API = new OpenSecretsAPI(process.env.API_KEY)

Available Methods

Members	Parameters	Description	Doc Link
API.getLegislators	id: (required) two character state code or specific CID	provides a list of current Congress legislators and associated attributes for specified subset (state, district or specific CID)	Link
API.memPFDprofile	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID year: 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 data provided where available	Summary profile from a members personal financial disclosure statement	Link

Candidates (House or Senate)	Parameters	Description	Doc Link
API.candSummary	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID cycle: (optional) 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018; leave blank for latest cycle	Returns summary contribution information on a candidate for indicated cycle	Link
API.candContrib	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID cycle: (optional) 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 (blank or out of range cycle will return most recent cycle)	Returns the top contributors to a candidate/member for indicated period	Link
API.candIndustry	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID cycle: (optional) 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 (blank or out of range cycle will return most recent cycle)	Returns the top industries to a candidate/member for indicated period	Link
API.candIndByInd	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID ind: (required) a 3-character industry code cycle: (optional) 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 (blank or out of range cycle will return most recent cycle)	Returns data from a specified industry to a specified candidate	Link
API.candSector	cid: (required) CRP CandidateID cycle: (optional) 2012, 2014, 2016; leave blank for latest cycle	Returns the top sectors to a candidate/member for indicated period	Link

Congressional Committees	Parameters	Description	Doc Link
API.congCmteIndus	cmte: (required) Committee ID in CQ format indus: (required) Industry code congno: (optional) 112 (uses 2012 data), 113 (uses 2014 data), 114 (uses 2016 data), or 115 (uses 2018 data); leave blank for latest congress	Provides total raised by each member of specified congressional committee from specified industry	Link

Organizations	Parameters	Description	Doc Link
API.getOrgs	org: (required) name or partial name of organization requested	Look up an organization by name (last updated: 06/10/19)	Link
API.orgSummary	id: (required) CRP orgid (available via getOrgs method)	Provides summary fundraising information for the specified organization id	Link

Independent Expenditures	Parameters	Description	Doc Link
API.independentExpend	none	Access the latest 50 independent expenditure transactions reported. Updated 4 times a day.	Link