CongressTrading API

Programmatic access to real-time congressional trading data. Integrate our feed directly into your algo-trading bots, research platforms, or news tickers.

Authentication

Authenticate your requests using your API key. You can pass it in the header (recommended) or as a query parameter.

Header (Secure)

Query Param

curl "https://CongressTrading.app/api/trades" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Note: Free tier allows 10 requests/day. Premium allows 500. Premium+ allows 5,000.

GET

/api/trades

Fetch the latest reported trades. Results are ordered by transaction date (newest first).

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
ticker	string	Filter by stock symbol (e.g. `NVDA`)
politician	string	Partial match on name (e.g. `Pelosi`)
limit	int	Max records to return (default 100, max 1000)

Example Response

[
  {
    "transaction_date": "2024-01-22",
    "representative": "Nancy Pelosi",
    "political_party": "Democrat",
    "ticker": "NVDA",
    "asset_name": "Nvidia Corp",
    "transaction_type": "Purchase",
    "transaction_price": 596.54
  },
  {
    "transaction_date": "2024-01-20",
    "representative": "Tommy Tuberville",
    "political_party": "Republican",
    "ticker": "TSLA",
    "asset_name": "Tesla Inc",
    "transaction_type": "Sale (Partial)",
    "transaction_price": 212.10
  }
]

GET

/api/export

Stream the last 1,000 trades as a CSV file. This endpoint is optimized for browser downloads or data pipelines.

Authentication Note

This endpoint requires a valid session cookie (Premium/Premium+ tier). It is best accessed via a web browser or a session-authenticated script.