The Congressional Beat API

The Congressional Beat API

The Congressional Beat API is your go-to source for real-time coverage of the latest happenings in the halls of Congress. With this API, you'll never be out of the loop on the most important stories and developments in the legislative branch of the United States government.

API description

About the API:

Whether you're a journalist, researcher, political analyst, or just a curious citizen, this API has something for you.

With this API, you can access the latest headlines and breaking news stories from the US Congress, including updates on key legislation, committee hearings, and floor proceedings. You can also get detailed analysis and commentary on the most important issues and events in Congress, including in-depth coverage of the major players and power brokers on Capitol Hill.

The API also provides you with access to a wealth of historical data,

Built on a robust and reliable platform, this API is designed to provide you with fast and accurate information, so you can stay informed and up-to-date on the latest happenings in the US Congress. Whether you're a professional journalist, a student, or just a curious citizen, this API is the perfect tool to help you stay informed and engaged with the political process."

 

What this API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

It will receive a parameter and provide you with a JSON. 

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

  1. News outlets and journalists can use the API to access breaking news stories and analysis of the latest developments in Congress, to keep their audiences informed and up-to-date on the most important issues.

  2. Political analysts and consultants can use the API to track the activities of key players in Congress.

  3. Investment firms can use the API to track the progress of legislation and regulations that may impact their portfolio of investments.

  4. Educators can use the API to provide students with real-time, up-to-date information on the workings of Congress and the legislative process.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

Besides API call limitations per month, there are no other limitations.

 

API Documentation

Endpoints


All you have to do is run the endpoint and it will give you a list of the most important news from the congress to date.



                                                                            
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/1008/the+congressional+beat+api/832/get+top+news
                                                                            
                                                                        

Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [{"index":2,"title":"Florida judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit","shortDescription":"NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida Judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-florida-new-york-872898a17b2f55a4d1235f978633d2df","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":3,"title":"Biden on classified docs discovery: ‘There’s no there there’","shortDescription":"APTOS, Calif. (AP) — A frustrated President Joe Biden said Thursday there is “no there there” when he was persistently questioned about the discovery of classified documents and official records at his home and former office.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-wilmington-merrick-garland-f2384a87dcddbd38796f63e1269c6baf","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":5,"title":"Sen. Tim Kaine to address media amid reelection speculation","shortDescription":"RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is holding a media availability Friday morning in Virginia's capital city amid speculation that he plans to announce whether he will seek a third term.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-2022-midterm-elections-tim-kaine-hillary-clinton-bd7a4e8cf7dd77123089c63205e5e694","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":8,"title":"Biden tours beach town damaged by massive California storms","shortDescription":"CAPITOLA, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden walked along the splintered boardwalk of this picture-postcard California beach town Thursday and heard from business owners struggling to repair damage to their shops after deadly storms caused devastation across the region and killed more than 20 people statewide.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-tours-california-storm-damage-ad4193df692da681ab10dab1aa11fa27","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":9,"title":"US Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal","shortDescription":"","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/us-debt-limit-political-friction-3652d50a1567c1e7ab544614b7f2b357","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":11,"title":"Thailand holds suspect in $100 million deli case","shortDescription":"BANGKOK (AP) — A suspect wanted in in connection with an alleged stock manipulation scheme that led a small New Jersey delicatessen to be listed as a public company worth $100 million has agreed to his voluntary extradition to the United States after being arrested last week on the resort island of Phuket, a Thai legal official said Friday.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-law-enforcement-hong-kong-new-jersey-thailand-af43b27a116789836e0e32703d15bce4","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":24,"title":"Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman","shortDescription":"TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal court jury convicted a Kansas man who insisted that a death threat he made against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner was a message from God, amid what authorities have said is a sharp rise in threats against members of Congress and their families.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-kansas-topeka-prisons-bf01d9142e08750036a8eb1148de7b08","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":26,"title":"Minnesota House backs abortion rights after HHS chief visits","shortDescription":"ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota on Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration's commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-health-minnesota-state-government-xavier-becerra-737e519ecd729dbc17d736589f6152bc","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":27,"title":"New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down","shortDescription":"","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-new-zealand-government-covid-jacinda-ardern-0e6d8eedd96f94aab07eeb0c37164591","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":29,"title":"West Virginia ban on minors’ gender-affirming care advances","shortDescription":"CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would ban physicians from providing gender-affirming surgery to minors is advancing in West Virginia.West Virginia lawmakers in the House Health and Human Resources Committee greenlit the legislation after little discussion Thursday, sending it to the House Judiciary Committee.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-health-west-virginia-state-government-surgery-a0623f6e939c47ef562c60ce8a1baa04","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":30,"title":"Socialist Sawant not seeking Seattle City Council reelection","shortDescription":"SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the most senior member of the Council and the city’s only elected socialist, will not seek reelection when her term expires in December. Sawant announced Thursday that she will instead form a new national labor movement, The Seattle Times reported.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-amazoncom-inc-seattle-d20d69e4038ede296c46568474258bb7","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":31,"title":"Florida congressman Steube injured after falling off ladder","shortDescription":"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries\" when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees on his property on Florida's Gulf Coast, his office said Thursday.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-florida-sarasota-accidents-injuries-eb43c0792b1cdbfc11ff37157398bff1","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":32,"title":"California bill calls for revenue sharing in college sports","shortDescription":"PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually, along with covering the cost of six-year guaranteed athletic scholarships and post-college medical expenses.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-sports-california-state-government-chris-holden-san-diego-699825d02972aeb2a2b0ab854b5b843f","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 20, 2023"},{"index":35,"title":"Investigation? Review? Biden faces a messaging dilemma","shortDescription":"WASHINGTON (AP) — When Hillary Clinton was running for president, her campaign wanted a gentler way to talk about the criminal investigation into her private email server, so they called it a “security review.”","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-hillary-clinton-karine-jean-pierre-58228d94cdcfe4ebe00521b049037868","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":36,"title":"Arkansas panel advances bill to restrict drag performances","shortDescription":"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Drag performances would be classified as adult-oriented businesses under an bill in Arkansas that a legislative panel endorsed Thursday. It's the latest in a growing number of Republican-backed proposals nationwide to restrict or ban the shows.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/entertainment-politics-arkansas-state-government-lgbtq-people-469bbedc324e124131e49e598f4fe153","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":40,"title":"Propping feet on Pelosi desk was mistake, man testifies","shortDescription":"WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man testified Thursday that he was “going with the flow” when he propped up his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office, posing for photographs that made him one of the most memorable figures from the U.S.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/united-states-government-legal-proceedings-nancy-pelosi-capitol-siege-arkansas-d6150ff657545ab9b1d3f0ea52f56851","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":41,"title":"Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires","shortDescription":"BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to protect communities from destructive infernos being made worse by climate change.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/wildfires-science-politics-health-oregon-fd0b4b56e97fca9a6e083096f2bc97f4","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":42,"title":"Bill calls for parental notification of trans students","shortDescription":"RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker touted a bill Thursday that would require Virginia school officials to notify parents if their child identifies as transgender in school, one of several proposals lawmakers are expected to debate this session that could significantly affect transgender people.","url":"https://www.apnews.com/article/politics-virginia-state-government-education-gender-f5e6fef0a9dbb22318b4dc4015e9a58f","source":"AP News","slug":"apnews","imageUrl":"","date":"January 19, 2023"},{"index":45,"title":"Florida House speaker wants to expand school voucher program","shortDescription":"TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida would make every student ...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Get Top News - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/1008/the+congressional+beat+api/832/get+top+news' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the The Congressional Beat API REST API, simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.

Headers

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Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.


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