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HTTP request

GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/voterBookmarkOffSave (Jump to "Try It Now")

Required Parameters

Parameter name Value Description
api_key string (from post, cookie, or get (in that order)) The unique key provided to any organization using the WeVoteServer APIs
voter_device_id string An 88 character unique identifier linked to a voter record on the server
kind_of_ballot_item string What is the type of ballot item for which we are saving the 'off' status? (kind_of_ballot_item is either "OFFICE", "CANDIDATE", "POLITICIAN" or "MEASURE")
ballot_item_id integer The unique internal identifier for this ballot_item (either ballot_item_id OR ballot_item_we_vote_id required -- not both. If it exists, ballot_item_id is used instead of ballot_item_we_vote_id)
ballot_item_we_vote_id string The unique identifier for this ballot_item across all networks (either ballot_item_id OR ballot_item_we_vote_id required -- not both. NOTE: In the future we might support other identifiers used in the industry.

Response

{
  "status": string (description of what happened),
  "success": boolean (did the save happen?),
  "ballot_item_id": integer,
  "ballot_item_we_vote_id": string,
  "kind_of_ballot_item": string (CANDIDATE, MEASURE),
}

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. Missing voter_id while trying to save.
BOOKMARK_OFF_OFFICE CREATE/UPDATE ITEM_BOOKMARKED
BOOKMARK_OFF_CANDIDATE CREATE/UPDATE ITEM_BOOKMARKED
BOOKMARK_OFF_MEASURE CREATE/UPDATE ITEM_BOOKMARKED

Try It Now: API Variables

Save or create private 'bookmark off' state for the current voter for a measure, an office or candidate.

Parameter name Value  
voter_device_id:
kind_of_ballot_item:
ballot_item_id:
ballot_item_we_vote_id:

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