# US Congress Trades Data API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/us_congress_trades)

> Access US Congress Trades data through 19 API endpoints. Profiles, posts, comments, search, and more. Unified schema, AI-enriched. Free trial.

TL;DR: SocialCrawl's US Congress Trades API exposes 19 endpoints, 1 credit per call, all returning one unified JSON schema with AI-enriched fields. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Endpoints

| Endpoint | Method | Path | Credits | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trades | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/trades` | 1 | Search US Congress stock trades |
| Trades Latest | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/trades/latest` | 1 | Latest US Congress trades (48 hours) |
| Trades Recent | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/trades/recent` | 1 | Recent US Congress trades (7 days) |
| Members | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/members` | 1 | List members of Congress who have disclosed trades |
| Politician | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/politician` | 1 | Get a politician's trading summary |
| Politician Trades | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/politician/trades` | 1 | List trades for one politician |
| Ticker | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/ticker` | 1 | Get congressional trading stats for a ticker |
| Ticker Trades | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/ticker/trades` | 1 | List congressional trades for a ticker |
| State Trades | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/state/trades` | 1 | List trades from a state's congressional delegation |
| Stats | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats` | 1 | Dataset summary |
| Stats Party | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/party` | 1 | Compare trade counts by party |
| Stats Sectors | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/sectors` | 1 | Trade counts by industry sector |
| Stats Issuers | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/issuers` | 1 | Most-traded issuers in Congress |
| Stats Politicians | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/politicians` | 1 | Most-active congressional traders |
| Stats Tickers | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/tickers` | 1 | Most-traded tickers in Congress |
| Stats Volume | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/volume` | 1 | Congressional trade volume over time |
| Stats Unusual | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/unusual` | 1 | Tickers with unusual congressional activity |
| Stats Buy Sell | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/buy-sell` | 1 | Congressional buy vs sell ratio |
| Stats Reporting Gaps | GET | `/v1/us_congress_trades/stats/reporting-gaps` | 1 | Politicians ranked by late STOCK Act filings |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/us_congress_trades/trades" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Every response shares one JSON envelope: `{ success, platform, endpoint, data, credits_used, credits_remaining }`.

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing