get_independent_expenditure_by_date {ProPublicaR}

Get Independent Expenditures by Date

Description

HTTP Request: GET https://api.propublica.org/campaign-finance/v1/cycle/independent_expenditures/year/month/day

Usage

get_independent_expenditure_by_date(
  cycle = 2018,
  year,
  month,
  day,
  page = 1,
  myAPI_Key
)

Arguments

cycle

The election cycle

year

The four-digit year from 2008-2016

month

The two-digit month from 01-12

day

The two-digit day from 01-31

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

List of returned JSON from endpoint that retrieves all independent expenditures on a specific date (the date of activity, not the date filed with the FEC).

Examples

## Not run: 
get_independent_expenditure_by_date(2016, year = 2018, month ='01', day = '01')

## End(Not run)