Public API

CivicGate's public data is a read-only GraphQL API. No key, no signup — just query. Every field traces to an official source, so you get provenance for free.

Try it

curl -s https://api.civicgate.org/graphql \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"query":"{ billsPage(limit:3){ bills{ number title status } total } }"}'

That is the whole setup. POST https://api.civicgate.org/graphql, no credential.

What's here

Reference → Every query, mutation and type — 246 queries, 84 mutations, 410 types. Generated from the live schema. Guide → Credentials, rate limits, error handling and worked examples. Changelog → What changed in the schema, and when. Widgets → Drop CivicGate data into your own page with no code.

The short version

Read-only. Mutations are rejected here. Account actions need a session or an Application, on civicgate.org.
Rate limit. 300 requests/minute for anonymous callers, charged per IP. An API key gets you a per-identity budget; higher tiers exist.
Introspection is on — point any GraphQL client (Apollo Sandbox, Insomnia, GraphiQL) at the endpoint and browse.
Bulk data. For whole datasets prefer the CSV/JSON exports (/export/bills.csv, /export/people.csv, add ?format=json) — one request beats ten thousand.

Terms

CivicGate aggregates public records; each carries a link to its official source — cite the upstream source (Congress.gov, FEC, USAspending, and so on) as well as CivicGate. Be polite: cache responses and stay within the rate limit. Provided as-is for civic, research and journalistic use.