pp_query: Execute a query against the ProPublica API
In ProPublicaR: Access Functions for ProPublica's APIs

pp_query

R Documentation

Execute a query against the ProPublica API

Description

This function is primarily meant to be used by other functions in the package, but is made available in case a "raw query" is required.

Usage

pp_query(
  query,
  API = c("campaign-finance", "congress"),
  version = "v1",
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

`query`	The query to be executed
`API`	Which API are you accessing
`version`	API version. Currently v1.
`page`	Results come in batches of 20. The page parameter specifies which one to retrieve.
`myAPI_Key`	API key from Propublica To use the congress API, you must sign up for an API key.

Value

a list object with the return values.

Examples

## Not run: 
pp_query('115/bills/hr21.json', API = 'congress', version='v1')
pp_query('2018/races/MI/house/11.json', API='campaign-finance',version='v1')

## End(Not run)

ProPublicaR documentation built on Sept. 8, 2023, 5:53 p.m.