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HTTP request

GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/positionSave (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
google_civic_election_id	integer	ID of the election this position is related to.

Optional Parameters

Parameter name	Value	Description
position_we_vote_id	string	The unique identifier for this position across all networks.
ballot_item_display_name	string	Text we display for the name of this office, candidate or measure. If missing, we look it up internally and fill it in.
office_we_vote_id	string	The unique identifier for the office that the position is commenting on. (One and only one of these is required: office_we_vote_id, candidate_we_vote_id, measure_we_vote_id)
candidate_we_vote_id	string	The unique identifier for the candidate that the position is commenting on. (One and only one of these is required: office_we_vote_id, candidate_we_vote_id, measure_we_vote_id)
measure_we_vote_id	string	The unique identifier for the measure that the position is commenting on. (One and only one of these is required: office_we_vote_id, candidate_we_vote_id, measure_we_vote_id)
organization_we_vote_id	string	The organization that is taking the position. (One and only one of these is required: organization_we_vote_id, public_figure_we_vote_id, voter_we_vote_id)
public_figure_we_vote_id	string	The public figure (or voter) that is publicly taking the position. (One and only one of these is required: organization_we_vote_id, public_figure_we_vote_id, voter_we_vote_id)
voter_we_vote_id	string	The voter that is privately taking the position. (One and only one of these is required: organization_we_vote_id, public_figure_we_vote_id, voter_we_vote_id)
stance	string	SUPPORT, OPPOSE, INFORMATION_ONLY (future: STILL_DECIDING, NO_STANCE)
set_as_public_position	boolean	Should this position be saved so it can be seen by anyone in the public, or only for friends
statement_text	string	A text description of this stance.
statement_html	string	An HTML description of this stance.
more_info_url	string	The URL of the website where this stance can either be verified, or pursued in more depth.

Response

{
  "status": string,
  "success": boolean,
  "voter_device_id": string (88 characters long),
  "new_position_created": boolean,
  "ballot_item_display_name": string (either measure name or candidate name),
  "speaker_display_name": string,
  "speaker_image_url_https": string,
  "speaker_twitter_handle": string,
  "is_support": boolean,
  "is_positive_rating": boolean,
  "is_support_or_positive_rating": boolean,
  "is_oppose": boolean,
  "is_negative_rating": boolean,
  "is_oppose_or_negative_rating": boolean,
  "is_information_only": boolean,
  "is_public_position": boolean,
  "organization_we_vote_id": string (the organization identifier that moves server-to-server),
  "position_we_vote_id": string (the position identifier that moves server-to-server),
  "position_ultimate_election_date": integer,
  "position_year": integer,
  "public_figure_we_vote_id": string,
  "voter_we_vote_id": string,
  "google_civic_election_id": integer,
  "voter_id": integer,
  "office_we_vote_id": string,
  "candidate_we_vote_id": string,
  "measure_we_vote_id": string,
  "stance": string (support/oppose/info only),
  "statement_text": string,
  "statement_html": string,
  "more_info_url": string,
  "last_updated": string (time in this format %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S),
}

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.
POSITION_REQUIRED_UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER_VARIABLES_MISSING	Cannot proceed. Missing sufficient unique identifiers for either save new or update.
NEW_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED_VARIABLES_MISSING	Cannot proceed. This is a new entry and there are not sufficient variables.
CREATE_POSITION_SUCCESSFUL	Position created.
POSITION_SAVED_WITH_POSITION_ID
POSITION_SAVED_WITH_POSITION_WE_VOTE_ID
POSITION_CHANGES_SAVED
NO_POSITION_CHANGES_SAVED_WITH_POSITION_ID
NO_POSITION_CHANGES_SAVED_WITH_POSITION_WE_VOTE_ID
NO_POSITION_CHANGES_SAVED
POSITION_COULD_NOT_BE_FOUND_WITH_POSITION_ID_OR_WE_VOTE_ID

Try It Now: API Variables

Save a new position or update an existing position. Note that passing in a blank value does not delete an existing value. We may want to come up with a variable we pass if we want to clear a value.

Parameter name	Value
voter_device_id:
google_civic_election_id:
position_we_vote_id:
ballot_item_display_name:
office_we_vote_id:
candidate_we_vote_id:
measure_we_vote_id:
organization_we_vote_id:
public_figure_we_vote_id:
voter_we_vote_id:
stance:
set_as_public_position:	True False
statement_text:
statement_html:
more_info_url:

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