How to get destination IDs:

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There are two ways POPVOX provides destination IDs for messages. Through our API or a simple CSV download.

Request destination ID via the API:

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A simple GET request can be made to the following endpoint with parameters that correspond to the Congress Member:

https://messages.popvox.com/api/congress_members?type=rep&state=TN&district=7

A successful lookup of this member will result in the following json response:

{
      "response": "success",
      "members": [
        {
          "member_id": 9172,
          "member_type": "Rep",
          "first_name": "Marsha",
          "last_name": "Blackburn",
          "party": "R",
          "state": "TN",
          "district": "7"
        }
      ]
    }

member_id is the property that should be used as the destination_id in a delivery request.

The following paramters are used in this request:

• type: rep or sen
• state: The state this member represents
• district: District this member represents (only include for House of Representatives)

In case wrong data is passed or a member isn't found - the following will be returned:

{
      "response": "error",
      "reason": "Member(s) not found"
    }

Download CSV of all Congress Members:

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You may find that it's more convenient to simply have a copy of all the member ID's as you use the API. If that's the case - use the button below to download a current version.

Download CSV