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Is a program that allows you to query a database — in this case, TheyWorkForYou's vast amount of parliamentary data, updated daily — for information.</p> <p>No more manual searching, spreadsheet formatting or out of date information — let the API bring you the data you need, so you can get straight to work.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="simple-api__cta"> <div class="row"> <p>Plans start from £20/mth. <a href="/api/docs/#plans">See plans</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="example-api"> <div class="row"> <h2>What can you do with the TheyWorkForYou API?</h2> <p>Many, many things! Here are some examples:</p> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input"> <div class="input-header"> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Date</p> </div> <img src="/style/img/connection.svg" alt=""> <div class="input-body"> <p><strong>Output:</strong><br> List of MPs, MSPs, MLAs or Lords on that date </p> </div> <div class="input-footer--mobile"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Researchers checking which Members are relevant to their period of study</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input"> <div class="input-header"> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Postcode</p> </div> <img src="/style/img/connection.svg" alt=""> <div class="input-body"> <p><strong>Output:</strong><br> Constituency, MP’s name, party, dates, image, position and other basic information </p> </div> <div class="input-footer--mobile"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Developers who want to ensure the MP information on their website is always up to date, and matches the user’s needs</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input"> <div class="input-header"> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Constituency name</p> </div> <img src="/style/img/connection.svg" alt=""> <div class="input-body"> <p><strong>Output:</strong><br> Centre point or bounding polygon of that constituency </p> </div> <div class="input-footer--mobile"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Campaigners matching constituency information to a user’s location</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input"> <div class="input-header"> <p><strong>Input:</strong> Date</p> </div> <img src="/style/img/connection.svg" alt=""> <div class="input-body"> <p><strong>Output:</strong><br> Debates, written answers, minister statements recorded in Parliament on that date </p> </div> <div class="input-footer--mobile"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Journalists analysing the text of debates within a set time period; lobbyists checking to see which MPs have an interest in their causey</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row hide-from-medium"> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input-footer--desktop"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Researchers checking which Members are relevant to their period of study</p> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input-footer--desktop"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Developers who want to ensure the MP information on their website is always up to date, and matches the user’s needs</p> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input-footer--desktop"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Campaigners matching constituency information to a user’s location</p> </div> </div> <div class="example-api__col"> <div class="input-footer--desktop"> <p><strong>Ideal for:</strong> Journalists analysing the text of debates within a set time period; lobbyists checking to see which MPs have an interest in their causey</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <p>To see more examples</p> <a href="/api/docs/" class="button">View the documentation →</a> </div> </div> <div class="projects"> <div class="row text-center"> <h2>TheyWorkForYou's API powers projects like these:</h2> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="projects__col"> <p>British Canoeing's Clear Waters campaign encourages supporters to sign a petition and then displays on a map how many have signed from each constituency.</p> <p><a href="https://clearaccessclearwaters.org.uk/">See it in action</a></p> <img src="/style/img/api-page/british-canoeing-screenshot.png" alt=""> <img src="/style/img/api-page/british-canoeing-logo.png" class="projects-logo" alt=""> </div> <div class="projects__col"> <p>The Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) analysed parliamentary speeches over 50 years as part of their research into whether there had been a rise in the use of statistics and numbers in political discourse.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lse.ac.uk/accounting/assets/Documents/news/carr-report-for-UKSA-final.pdf">Find out more (PDF)</a></p> <img src="/style/img/api-page/carr-screenshot.png" alt=""> <img src="/style/img/api-page/carr-logo.png" class="projects-logo" alt=""> </div> <div class="projects__col"> <p>Carbon Brief looked into the use of the phrases "climate change", "global warming" and "greenhouse effect" by different political parties as well as individual MPs for this longform analysis.</p> <p><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-uk-politicians-who-talk-the-most-about-climate-change">Find out more</a></p> <img src="/style/img/api-page/CarbonBrief-screenshot.png" alt=""> <img src="/style/img/api-page/CarbonBrief-logo.png" class="projects-logo" alt=""> </div> <div class="projects__col"> <p>Money Advice Trust's StopTheKnock campaign used the API as one piece of the code behind this map project, showing the number of times council bailiffs were sent to collect on debts within each area.</p> <p><a href="https://www.stoptheknock.org/">See it in action</a></p> <img src="/style/img/api-page/stop-the-knock-screenshot.png" alt=""> <img src="/style/img/api-page/stop-the-knock-logo.png" class="projects-logo" alt=""> </div> </div> </div> <div class="quote-block text-center"> <div class="quote-wrap"> <p>“The API is a very useful tool that has saved us days of development work. It is the backbone to our online petition process.”</p> <p> <cite>Head of Digital, British Canoeing</cite></p> </div> </div> <div class="get-started text-center"> <div class="row"> <p>Get started.</p> <a href="key" class="button">Sign up</a> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="get-started__list-wrap"> <ul> <li><a href="/api/docs">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="/api/terms">Terms and conditions</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer" class="mysoc-footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="row"> <div class="medium-5 columns"> <h2 class="mysoc-footer__site-name">TheyWorkForYou</h2> <div class="mysoc-footer__site-description"> <p>Making it easy to keep an eye on the UK’s parliaments. 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