# Send a contribution

Share data, documents, sources, or corrections with Chicago Politics. Reviewed by a person before use; never published automatically. No personal information about private individuals.

`POST https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/contributions`

## Authorizations

| Header | Value |
| --- | --- |
| `Authorization` | `Bearer <key>`. [Get a key](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/account); see [authentication](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/developers/authentication). |

## Body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `topic` | string |  |  |
| `description` | string | yes |  |
| `sources` | string[] |  |  |
| `data` | any |  |  |
| `agent` | string |  |  |

## Response

202 Received

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/contributions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHICAGO_POLITICS_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

Errors: `400`, `401`, `429` (see [errors](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/developers/errors)).

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Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/developers/api/contribute-data · Chicago Politics, an independent, nonpartisan tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt