LegiScan Bulk Dataset API

The LegiScan Bulk Dataset API provides access to weekly snapshot ZIP archives containing all getBill, getRollCall, and getPerson payload records as individual JSON files for each legislative session. Clients retrieve dataset listings via getDatasetList and download archives via getDataset using a session_id and access_key. Datasets are available for all 50 states and Congress going back multiple sessions.

API entry from apis.yml

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aid: legiscan:legiscan-bulk-dataset-api
name: LegiScan Bulk Dataset API
description: The LegiScan Bulk Dataset API provides access to weekly snapshot ZIP archives containing
  all getBill, getRollCall, and getPerson payload records as individual JSON files for each legislative
  session. Clients retrieve dataset listings via getDatasetList and download archives via getDataset using
  a session_id and access_key. Datasets are available for all 50 states and Congress going back multiple
  sessions.
humanURL: https://legiscan.com/datasets
baseURL: https://api.legiscan.com/
tags:
- Bulk Data
- Datasets
- Bills
- Sessions
- Archives
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://legiscan.com/datasets
- type: DataExports
  url: https://legiscan.com/data-exports