# US Congress Trades Politician Trades API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/us_congress_trades/politician-trades)

> Returns every STOCK Act disclosure for one politician, keyed by last name. Same row shape as GET /v1/us_congress_trades/trades. Sort by publication date, trade date, value, or reporting gap.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/us_congress_trades/politician/trades` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `handle` | yes | Politician last name, case-insensitive. Example: Pelosi. |
| `sort` | no | pub_date (default), tx_date, value, or reporting_gap. (pub_date \| tx_date \| value \| reporting_gap) |
| `order` | no | desc (default) or asc. (asc \| desc) |
| `limit` | no | Page size, 1 to 100. Default 20. |
| `offset` | no | Rows to skip. Prefer the universal cursor parameter. |

## Code example

```bash
curl -G "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/us_congress_trades/politician/trades" \
  --data-urlencode "handle=Pelosi" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I list one politician's filings?

GET /v1/us_congress_trades/politician/trades?handle=Pelosi. Handle is the last name.

### Can I sort the filings?

Yes. sort is pub_date (default), tx_date, value, or reporting_gap. order is desc or asc.

### Is the row shape the same as search?

Yes. Each row has the member, issuer, ticker, transaction type, disclosed value, dates, and reporting gap.

### What if the politician has no filings?

A missing name returns 404 unbilled. An empty page is refunded.

### How is it billed?

1 credit per page on a live miss. Cache hits cost 0.

See the full US Congress Trades API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/us_congress_trades

## 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

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I list all STOCK Act filings for one member of Congress?
- What API returns Pelosi congressional trade history?