OpenFEC
api:fec.gov · v1.0 · source: apis.guru
This application programming interface (API) allows you to explore the way candidates and committees fund their campaigns. The Federal Election Commission (FEC) API is a RESTful web service supporting full-text and field-specific searches on FEC data. Bulk downloads are available on the current site. Information is tied to the underlying forms by file ID and image ID. Data is updated nightly. There are a lot of data, and a good place to start is to use search to find interesting candidates and committees. Then, you can use their IDs to find report or line item details with the other endpoints. If you are interested in individual donors, check out contributor information in the /schedule a/ endpoints. Getting started with the openFEC API If you would like to use the FEC's API programmatically, you can sign up for your own API key using our form. Alternatively, you can still try out our API without an API key by using the web interface and using DEMO KEY. Note that when you use the openFEC API you are subject to the Terms of Service and Acceptable Use policy. Signing up for an API key will enable you to place up to 1,000 calls an hour. Each call is limited to 100 results per page. You can email questions, comments or a request to get a key for 7,200 calls an hour (120 calls per minute) to [email protected] . You can also ask questions and discuss the data in a community led group. The model definitions and schema are available at /swagger. This is useful for making wrappers and e
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Last check
Website answers · checked 2026-10-17
Test & rating
B 82/100
What it does: open_data · auth: unknown · OpenAPI spec
How the rating is made
- Website answers: +40
- OpenAPI spec: +20
- Auth effort: +5
- HTTPS: +5
- CORS: +2
- Description: +10
Rated 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call; APIs are not called, so B is their best grade.
Use
- Documentation: https://fec.gov
- OpenAPI spec: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/fec.gov/1.0/openapi.json
- Auth: auth unknown
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