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get_electioneering_communications_by_date

Get Electioneering Communications by Date


Description

HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/campaign-finance/v1/cycle/electioneering_communications/year/month/day

Usage

get_electioneering_communications_by_date(
  cycle = 2018,
  year,
  month,
  day,
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

cycle

The election cycle

year

The four-digit year from 2008-2016.

month

The two-digit month from 01-12

day

The two-digit day from 01-31

page

Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.

myAPI_Key

API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves all broadcast advertisements that identify one or more federal candidates (and have aired 30 days before a primary election and 60 days before the general election) from a specific date.

Examples

get_electioneering_communications_by_date(2016, 2012, '10', '01')

ProPublicaR

Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

v1.1.1
GPL-3 | file LICENSE
Authors
Aleksander Dietrichson [aut, cre], Joselina Davit [aut]
Initial release

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