# Open States GraphQL API (v2 - Deprecated)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-graphql-api/  
**Provider:** Open States — https://apis.io/providers/openstates/  
**Base URL:** https://openstates.org/graphql/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.openstates.org/graphql/

Open States GraphQL API (v2 - Deprecated) is one of 7 APIs that [Open States](https://apis.io/providers/openstates/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include GraphQL, Deprecated, and Legislative Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Legacy GraphQL API providing access to Open States legislative data. This API has been deprecated in favour of API v3. Existing integrations should migrate to the REST v3 API.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.openstates.org/graphql/
- **GraphQL** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstates/refs/heads/main/graphql/openstates-graphql.md
- **GraphQLSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstates/refs/heads/main/graphql/openstates-schema.graphql
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openstates/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Open States APIs (6)

- [Open States bills API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-bills-api/)
- [Open States committees API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-committees-api/)
- [Open States events API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-events-api/)
- [Open States jurisdictions API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-jurisdictions-api/)
- [Open States Metrics API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-metrics-api/)
- [Open States people API](https://apis.io/apis/openstates/openstates-people-api/)

## Tags

GraphQL, Deprecated, Legislative Data

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