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Politigraph

API Usage

We use Neo4jGraphQL as the primary tool for managing our data. Our API adheres to the GraphQL standard, which you can call or try building various queries for at https://politigraph.wevis.info/graphql

Authentication

Section titled “Authentication”

Most data from the Politigraph API is publicly accessible and does not require authentication, with the following exceptions:

  • Data with the field publish_status that does not have the value PUBLISHED will not be hidden from the response because it is under review and not yet ready for disclosure.
  • Any GraphQL mutation, as we prevent external parties from modifying data on our system.

Access to both of these exceptions is strictly reserved for the WeVis system administration team.

Rate Limiting

Section titled “Rate Limiting”

We limit API calls to a maximum of 5 requests/second, with a maximum burst quota of 12. If you send more requests than the specified limit, you will receive a 503 error response.