# Get a member

One member: contact, voting record, committees, AI profile.

`GET https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/members/{id}`

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | integer | yes | Ward number (1-50) for a current member; 100 + ward for a member who left during the term (e.g. 135). |

## Response

200 Member

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | integer |  |
| `name` | string |  |
| `ward` | integer |  |
| `status` | string |  |
| `servedUntil` | string \| null |  |
| `photo` | string \| null |  |
| `contact` | object |  |
| `record` | object \| null |  |
| `committees` | object[] |  |
| `aiProfile` | object \| null | AI-written overview; see the page for cited claims. |
| `links` | object |  |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://www.chicagopolitics.org/api/v1/members/12" \
  -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-member · Chicago Politics, an independent, nonpartisan tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt