# List a member's spending

A member's committees' expenditures. Newest first.

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

## 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). |

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `from` | string (date) |  |  |
| `to` | string (date) |  |  |
| `limit` | integer |  | Default `50`. |
| `cursor` | string |  | From meta.nextCursor of the previous page. |

## Response

200 Spending: a list in `data`, with `meta` and `links` (see [pagination](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/developers/requests)).

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string |  |
| `date` | string (date) |  |
| `amount` | number |  |
| `payee` | string \| null |  |
| `city` | string \| null |  |
| `state` | string \| null |  |
| `purpose` | string \| null |  |
| `beneficiary` | string \| null |  |
| `kind` | string \| null |  |
| `committee` | object |  |

## Example request

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