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.