HTTP request
GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/voterPositionRetrieve (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 |
| kind_of_ballot_item | string | What is the type of ballot item for which we need to know the voter's stance? (kind_of_ballot_item is either "CANDIDATE", "POLITICIAN" or "MEASURE") |
| ballot_item_we_vote_id | string | The unique we_vote 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) |
Response
{
"success": boolean,
"status": string,
"ballot_item_display_name": string (either measure name or candidate name),
"ballot_item_we_vote_id": string,
"candidate_we_vote_id": string,
"google_civic_election_id": integer,
"is_support": boolean,
"is_oppose": boolean,
"is_information_only": boolean,
"kind_of_ballot_item": string (OFFICE, CANDIDATE, MEASURE),
"last_updated": string,
"measure_we_vote_id": string,
"more_info_url": string,
"office_we_vote_id": string,
"position_we_vote_id": string (the position identifier that moves server-to-server),
"position_ultimate_election_date": integer,
"position_year": integer,
"stance": string (SUPPORT, OPPOSE, INFO_ONLY, or NO_STANCE),
"statement_text": string,
"statement_html": string,
}
Try It Now: API Variables
Retrieve the position (support/oppose) on this office, candidate or measure for the voter.