HTTP request
GET https://api.wevoteusa.org/apis/v1/voterStopOpposingSave (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 | The kind of ballot item the voter wants to stop opposing. (kind_of_ballot_item is either "CANDIDATE", "POLITICIAN" or "MEASURE") |
ballot_item_id | integer | The unique internal identifier of the ballot item the voter wants to stop opposing. (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. |
UNABLE_TO_SAVE-CANDIDATE_ID_AND_MEASURE_ID_MISSING | Cannot proceed. Neither candidate_id nor measure_id were included. |
STOP_OPPOSING_CANDIDATE STANCE_UPDATED | Success. Existing entry updated. |
STOP_OPPOSING_CANDIDATE NEW_STANCE_SAVED | Success. New entry created. |
STOP_OPPOSING_CANDIDATE STANCE_COULD_NOT_BE_UPDATED | Cannot proceed. Existing entry could not be updated. |
STOP_OPPOSING_CANDIDATE NEW_STANCE_COULD_NOT_BE_SAVED | Cannot proceed. New entry could not be created. |
STOP_OPPOSING_MEASURE STANCE_UPDATED | Success. Existing entry updated. |
STOP_OPPOSING_MEASURE NEW_STANCE_SAVED | Success. New entry created. |
STOP_OPPOSING_MEASURE STANCE_COULD_NOT_BE_UPDATED | Cannot proceed. Existing entry could not be updated. |
STOP_OPPOSING_MEASURE NEW_STANCE_COULD_NOT_BE_SAVED | Cannot proceed. New entry could not be created. |
Try It Now: API Variables
Save or update an entry for the current voter for either a measure or candidate, so voter no longer opposing. This does not mean that they support.