Open States people API
The people API from Open States — 2 operation(s) for people.
The people API from Open States — 2 operation(s) for people.
openapi: 3.0.2
info:
title: Open States API v3 bills people API
description: '
* [More documentation](https://docs.openstates.org/en/latest/api/v3/index.html)
* [Register for an account](https://openstates.org/accounts/signup/)
**We are currently working to restore experimental support for committees & events.**
During this period please note that data is not yet available for all states
and the exact format of the new endpoints may change slightly depending on user feedback.
If you have any issues or questions use our
[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/openstates/issues/issues) to give feedback.'
version: 2021.11.12
tags:
- name: people
paths:
/people:
get:
tags:
- people
summary: People Search
description: 'Get list of people matching selected criteria.
Must provide either **jurisdiction**, **name**, or one or more **id** parameters.'
operationId: people_search_people_get
parameters:
- description: Filter by jurisdiction name or id.
required: false
schema:
title: Jurisdiction
type: string
description: Filter by jurisdiction name or id.
name: jurisdiction
in: query
- description: Filter by name, case-insensitive match.
required: false
schema:
title: Name
type: string
description: Filter by name, case-insensitive match.
name: name
in: query
- description: Filter by id, can be specified multiple times for multiple people.
required: false
schema:
title: Id
type: array
items:
type: string
description: Filter by id, can be specified multiple times for multiple people.
default: []
name: id
in: query
- description: Filter by current role.
required: false
schema:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgClassification'
description: Filter by current role.
name: org_classification
in: query
- description: Filter by district name.
required: false
schema:
title: District
type: string
description: Filter by district name.
name: district
in: query
- description: Additional information to include in response.
required: false
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonInclude'
description: Additional information to include in response.
default: []
name: include
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: Page
type: integer
default: 1
name: page
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: Per Page
type: integer
default: 10
name: per_page
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: Apikey
type: string
name: apikey
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: X-Api-Key
type: string
name: x-api-key
in: header
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonList'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
/people.geo:
get:
tags:
- people
summary: People Geo
description: 'Get list of people currently representing a given location.
**Note:** Currently limited to state legislators and US Congress. Governors & mayors are not included.'
operationId: people_geo_people_geo_get
parameters:
- description: Latitude of point.
required: true
schema:
title: Lat
type: number
description: Latitude of point.
name: lat
in: query
- description: Longitude of point.
required: true
schema:
title: Lng
type: number
description: Longitude of point.
name: lng
in: query
- description: Additional information to include in the response.
required: false
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonInclude'
description: Additional information to include in the response.
default: []
name: include
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: Apikey
type: string
name: apikey
in: query
- required: false
schema:
title: X-Api-Key
type: string
name: x-api-key
in: header
responses:
'200':
description: Successful Response
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PersonList'
'422':
description: Validation Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
schemas:
CurrentRole:
title: CurrentRole
required:
- title
- org_classification
type: object
properties:
title:
title: Title
type: string
example: Senator
org_classification:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrgClassification'
example: upper
district:
title: District
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: integer
default: ''
example: 3
division_id:
title: Division Id
type: string
default: ''
example: ocd-division/country:us/state:nc/sldu:3
Office:
title: Office
required:
- name
type: object
properties:
name:
title: Name
type: string
example: District Office
fax:
title: Fax
type: string
example: 919-555-1234
voice:
title: Voice
type: string
example: 919-555-0064
address:
title: Address
type: string
example: 212 Maple Lane; Raleigh NC; 27526
classification:
title: Classification
type: string
example: capitol
AltIdentifier:
title: AltIdentifier
required:
- identifier
- scheme
type: object
properties:
identifier:
title: Identifier
type: string
example: NCL000123
scheme:
title: Scheme
type: string
example: legacy_openstates
Link:
title: Link
required:
- url
type: object
properties:
url:
title: Url
type: string
example: https://example.com/
note:
title: Note
type: string
example: homepage
Person:
title: Person
required:
- id
- name
- party
- jurisdiction
- given_name
- family_name
- image
- email
- gender
- birth_date
- death_date
- extras
- created_at
- updated_at
- openstates_url
type: object
properties:
id:
title: Id
type: string
example: ocd-person/adb58f21-f2fd-4830-85b6-f490b0867d14
name:
title: Name
type: string
example: Angela Augusta
party:
title: Party
type: string
example: Democratic
current_role:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrentRole'
jurisdiction:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CompactJurisdiction'
given_name:
title: Given Name
type: string
example: Angela
family_name:
title: Family Name
type: string
example: Augusta
image:
title: Image
type: string
example: https://example.com/ncimg/3.png
email:
title: Email
type: string
example: aperson@example.com
gender:
title: Gender
type: string
example: female
birth_date:
title: Birth Date
type: string
example: '1960-05-04'
death_date:
title: Death Date
type: string
example: '2019-04-10'
extras:
title: Extras
type: object
example:
profession: Doctor
created_at:
title: Created At
type: string
format: date-time
updated_at:
title: Updated At
type: string
format: date-time
openstates_url:
title: Openstates Url
type: string
example: https://openstates.org/person/amos-l-quick-iii-28NRPPfJA6FGVl9RrjpKjl/
other_identifiers:
title: Other Identifiers
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AltIdentifier'
other_names:
title: Other Names
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AltName'
links:
title: Links
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
sources:
title: Sources
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Link'
offices:
title: Offices
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Office'
PaginationMeta:
title: PaginationMeta
required:
- per_page
- page
- max_page
- total_items
type: object
properties:
per_page:
title: Per Page
type: integer
example: 20
page:
title: Page
type: integer
example: 1
max_page:
title: Max Page
type: integer
example: 3
total_items:
title: Total Items
type: integer
example: 52
ValidationError:
title: ValidationError
required:
- loc
- msg
- type
type: object
properties:
loc:
title: Location
type: array
items:
anyOf:
- type: string
- type: integer
msg:
title: Message
type: string
type:
title: Error Type
type: string
OrgClassification:
title: OrgClassification
enum:
- legislature
- executive
- lower
- upper
- government
type: string
description: An enumeration.
PersonList:
title: PersonList
required:
- results
- pagination
type: object
properties:
results:
title: Results
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Person'
pagination:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
JurisdictionClassification:
title: JurisdictionClassification
enum:
- state
- municipality
- country
type: string
description: An enumeration.
CompactJurisdiction:
title: CompactJurisdiction
required:
- id
- name
- classification
type: object
properties:
id:
title: Id
type: string
example: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:nc/government
name:
title: Name
type: string
example: North Carolina
classification:
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/JurisdictionClassification'
example: state
AltName:
title: AltName
required:
- name
- note
type: object
properties:
name:
title: Name
type: string
example: Auggie
note:
title: Note
type: string
example: nickname
PersonInclude:
title: PersonInclude
enum:
- other_names
- other_identifiers
- links
- sources
- offices
type: string
description: An enumeration.
HTTPValidationError:
title: HTTPValidationError
type: object
properties:
detail:
title: Detail
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'