List of Politicians with Trade Data

GET https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/congress/politicians

Request

Security: Bearer Auth Authorization: Bearer <token>

Query Parameters

last_traded_within_months integer optional

>= 1 <= 240

Responses

200 422 500

Response Body 200 OK

amounts Insider Trades Amount Range

The reported amount range of the transaction.

Example: $1,000 - $15,000

filed_at_date Insider Trades Filing Date

The filing date as ISO date.

Example: 2023-12-13

is_active Is Active

Is the politician an active member.

Example: G000585

issuer Insider Trades Issuer

The person who executed the transaction.

Example: spouse

member_type Insider Trades Member Type

The type of person who executed the transaction.

Example: true

name Insider Trades Reporter's Standard Name

The Standardized name of the reporter (if found).

Example: Stephen Cohen

notes Insider Trades Filing Notes

Notes of the filing.

Example: Subholding Of: Stephens Advantage Account Description: FT UNIT 10479 PFD mutual-fund 32500

politician_id Politician ID

The Politician's ID that you'd like to filter by.

Example: 18f9fc95-4661-444e-99f5-99d3778e0c31

reporter Insider Trades Reporter

The person who reported the transaction (as written in filling).

Example: Stephen Cohen

ticker Stock Ticker

The stock ticker.

Example: AAPL

transaction_date Insider Trades Transaction Date

The transaction date as ISO date.

Example: 2023-12-06

txn_type Insider Trades Transaction Type

The transaction type.

Example: Sell

Try It GET

API Token

Query Parameters

last_traded_within_months integer

Request Sample

curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/congress/politicians" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/congress/politicians", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))

Response Example 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "amounts": "$15,001 - $50,000",
      "filed_at_date": "2023-02-13",
      "is_active": true,
      "issuer": "not-disclosed",
      "member_type": "house",
      "name": "Stephen Cohen",
      "notes": "Subholding Of: Stephens Advantage Account Description: FT UNIT 10479 PFD mutual-fund 32500",
      "politician_id": "18f9fc95-4661-444e-99f5-99d3778e0c31",
      "reporter": "Stephen C.",
      "ticker": "FHWVOX",
      "transaction_date": "2023-02-06",
      "txn_type": "Buy"
    },
    {
      "amounts": "$1,000 - $15,000",
      "filed_at_date": "2023-02-13",
      "is_active": false,
      "issuer": "joint",
      "member_type": "house",
      "name": "Deborah Ross",
      "notes": "Subholding Of: Fidelity Brokerage Account stock 8000",
      "politician_id": "5b1e3f4a-2d3c-4e5f-8a6b-7c8d9e0f1a2b",
      "reporter": "Debby Ross",
      "ticker": "MSFT",
      "transaction_date": "2023-02-01",
      "txn_type": "Sell"
    }
  ]
}