# US Congress Trades Stats Politicians API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/us_congress_trades/stats-politicians)

> Returns politicians ranked by disclosed trade count, with party.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/us_congress_trades/stats/politicians` 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | no | How many politicians to return, 1 to 50. Default 10. |

## Code example

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

## FAQ

### What does stats/politicians return?

Politicians ranked by disclosed trade count, with party. Limit is 1 to 50, default 10.

### How do I get that member's filings?

Pass the last name as handle to /v1/us_congress_trades/politician/trades.

### Is there a cursor?

No. It is a top-N dump. Raise limit up to 50 if you need a longer list.

### How is it billed?

1 credit on a live miss.

### Does rank equal disclosed value?

No. Rank is by filing count. Use the politician summary for disclosed value.

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:

- Who in Congress discloses the most stock trades?
- What API ranks members by STOCK Act filing count?