HTTP request
GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/measureRetrieve (Jump to "Try It Now")
Required Parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Description |
| voter_device_id | string | An 88 character unique identifier linked to a voter record on the server |
| api_key | string (from post, cookie, or get (in that order)) | The unique key provided to any organization using the WeVoteServer APIs |
| measure_id | integer | The unique internal identifier for this measure (either measure_id OR measure_we_vote_id required -- not both. If it exists, measure_id is used instead of measure_we_vote_id) |
| measure_we_vote_id | string | The unique identifier for this measure across all networks (either measure_id OR measure_we_vote_id required -- not both. If it exists, measure_id is used instead of measure_we_vote_id) |
Response
{
"status": string,
"success": boolean,
"ballot_item_display_name": string,
"district_name": string,
"election_display_name": string,
"google_civic_election_id": integer,
"id": integer,
"kind_of_ballot_item": string (CANDIDATE, MEASURE),
"last_updated": string (time in this format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S),
"maplight_id": integer,
"measure_subtitle": string,
"measure_text": string,
"measure_url": string,
"no_vote_description": string,
"ocd_division_id": string,
"regional_display_name": string,
"state_code": string,
"state_display_name": string,
"vote_smart_id": string,
"we_vote_id": string,
"yes_vote_description": string,
}
Response Status Codes
| Code | Description |
| VALID_VOTER_DEVICE_ID_MISSING | Cannot proceed. A valid voter_device_id parameter was not included. |
| VALID_VOTER_ID_MISSING | Cannot proceed. A valid voter_id was not found. |
Try It Now: API Variables
Retrieve detailed information about one measure.