# Get a committee

One committee: members, workload, items waiting longest, meetings.

`GET https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/committees/{slug}`

## Authorizations

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

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `slug` | string | yes | e.g. finance, zoning-landmarks-and-building-standards |

## Response

200 Committee

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `slug` | string |  |
| `name` | string |  |
| `description` | string \| null |  |
| `members` | object[] |  |
| `stats` | object |  |
| `waitingLongest` | object[] |  |
| `upcomingMeetings` | object[] |  |
| `recentMeetings` | object[] |  |
| `links` | object |  |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/committees/{slug}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHICAGO_POLITICS_KEY"
```

Errors: `400`, `401`, `404`, `429` (see [errors](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/developers/errors)).

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