# List members

List members. Current members by default, one per ward.

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

## Authorizations

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

## Query parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `status` | string |  | One of: `current`, `former`, `all`. Default `current`. |
| `committee` | string |  | Only members of this committee (slug). |

## Response

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

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | integer |  |
| `name` | string |  |
| `ward` | integer |  |
| `status` | string |  |
| `links` | object |  |
| `photo` | string \| null |  |
| `email` | string \| null |  |
| `attendancePct` | number \| null |  |
| `withMajorityPct` | number \| null |  |
| `legislationFiled` | integer \| null |  |

## Example request

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

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

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