# Recent Reports By Trader

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/congress/congress-trader`

Returns the recent reports by the given congress member.

Supports pagination via `page` (1-indexed) and `limit` parameters.
Date range filtering: use `date` for upper bound and `date_from` for lower bound.
To query a single day, set both to the same date (e.g. `?date_from=2025-06-15&date=2025-06-15`).


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | Default 100 Max 200 Min 1 | No | How many items to return. Default: 100. Max: 200. Min: 1. |
| `date` | Optional Market Date | No | A trading date in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.
This is optional and by default the last trading date.
 |
| `ticker` | Optional Ticker | No | Optional ticker symbol to filter results |
| `name` | Congress Member | No | The full name of a congress member. Cannot contain digits/numbers.
Spaces and characters may need to be URI encoded, e.g. Adam Kinzinger -> Adam%20Kinzinger.
 |
| `page` | Page | No | Page number (use with limit). Starts on page 0. |
| `date_from` | Optional Market Date | No | A trading date in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.
This is optional and by default the last trading date.
 |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `amounts` | Insider Trades Amount Range | The reported amount range of the transaction. |
| `filed_at_date` | Insider Trades Filing Date | The filing date as ISO date. |
| `is_active` | Is Active | Is the politician an active member. |
| `issuer` | Insider Trades Issuer | The person who executed the transaction. |
| `member_type` | Insider Trades Member Type | The type of person who executed the transaction. |
| `name` | Insider Trades Reporter's Standard Name | The Standardized name of the reporter (if found). |
| `notes` | Insider Trades Filing Notes | Notes of the filing. |
| `politician_id` | Politician ID | The Politician's ID that you'd like to filter by. |
| `reporter` | Insider Trades Reporter | The person who reported the transaction (as written in filling). |
| `ticker` | Stock Ticker | The stock ticker. |
| `transaction_date` | Insider Trades Transaction Date | The transaction date as ISO date. |
| `txn_type` | Insider Trades Transaction Type | The transaction type. |


## Example

### curl

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

### Python

```python
import http.client

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

## Response Example

```json
{
  "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"
    }
  ]
}
```