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

> Returns disclosed trade counts, buy vs sell, and total value grouped by day, week, or month over a lookback window.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/us_congress_trades/stats/volume` 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `days` | no | Lookback in days, 7 to 3650. Default 365. |
| `period` | no | day, week (default), or month. (day \| week \| month) |

## Code example

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

## FAQ

### What does stats/volume return?

Disclosed trade counts, buy vs sell, and value grouped by day, week, or month over a lookback window.

### Which parameters does it take?

days is 7 to 3650, default 365. period is day, week (default), or month.

### Is there a cursor?

No. The series is one dump for the requested window.

### When should I call stats instead?

Call stats for a single coverage snapshot. Call stats/volume to chart the window.

### How is it billed?

1 credit on a live miss.

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 chart congressional trade volume over time?
- What API returns STOCK Act filings by week?