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🇺🇸 OpenFEC ~ U.S. campaign finance data

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Candidates, committees, filings and contributions; free data.gov key.

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# OpenFEC ~ U.S. campaign finance data needs an API key ~ get yours at:
# https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/
curl 'https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'

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API: OpenFEC ~ U.S. campaign finance data
Provider: Federal Election Commission
Auth: requires an API key (sign up: https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/)
Pricing: free
Base URL: https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/
Important note: Candidates, committees, filings and contributions; free data.gov key.

Source: Federal Election Commission (https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/)
Source type: Official open-data catalogue
Endpoint type: Open-data catalogue JSON
Integration difficulty: Needs API key
Last checked: 2026-07-05
Production caveat: Keep credentials server-side and confirm current limits, pricing, and webhook/error behaviour in the provider docs.

Help me set up the correct onboarding/authentication path and make the first valid request ~ explain exactly where credentials go and what must happen before production.

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