get_candidates

Description:

This method will return information and a list of the candidates for a particular office. sort_by allows sorting by district or funds raised. If reverse=true, it sorts districts from highest to lowest, and funds raised from lowest to highest.

Arguments:

  • id: ID given to the entity.
  • name: First and last name of the entity.
  • sort_by: Parameter by which you want to sort the results. (district OR funds_raised)
  • start: Show results starting with this value. 0 is the default
  • count: The number of results to display, 10 is default
  • reverse: By default, results are sorted by contribution amount from highest to lowest. reverse=true means sort from lowest to highest.

XML EXAMPLES

Get candidates with office id =5 in San Francisco
http://sf.api.opencampaigns.com/api/get_candidates