Search

The /search endpoint is the main access to the API and allows the user to find information about the current members of parliament. There are multiple paramaters that can be added to the URL to filter and group the results of a query.

To add a parameter it should be in the form:

&key=value

If a value contains a space it should be properly encoded. As an example, here’s the endpoint for all the legislators in Beirut I that have a mobile phone.

/search?mobile=true&district=Beirut%20I

Note

In some parameters such as district and parties, the value of the parameter has to correspond to an existing value from a list we provide at a different API endpoint such as /districts and /parties.

district

The district that the member of parliament represents. The name should be one that appears at the API endpoint /districts

# List legislators that represent the district of Metn
&district=Metn

deputies_terms

The terms in parliament in which the legislator has been elected.

# List legislators that were in the 1992 parliament
&deputies_term=1992

party

The legislators that belong to a certain political party. The name should be one that appears at the API endpoint /parties

# List legislators that are part of the Zahle Bloc
&party=Zahle%20Bloc

sect

The legislators that belong to a certain sect. The name should be one that appears at the API endpoint /sects

# List legislators that are Maronite
&sect=Maronite

gender

Can be either Female or Male.

# List female legislators
&gender=Female

mobile

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives for which we have a mobile number.

# List legislators for which we know the mobile phone
&mobile=true

phone

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives for which we have a landline number.

# List legislators for which we know the landline phone
&phone=true

fax

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives for which we have a fax number.

# List legislators for which we know the fax number
&fax=true

twitter

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives that have a twitter account.

# List legislators that have a twitter account
&twitter=true

facebook

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives that have a facebook account.

# List legislators that have a facebook account
&facebook=true

email

Can be either true or false. Lists representatives that have an email account.

# List legislators that have a an email account
&email=true

prettyprint

Can be either true or false. Indents the response for pretty printing.