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The Prediction API provides candidate discovery and campaign-finance reference data you can use for election research, forecasting models, and monitoring money flows around candidates and committees. Base URL: https://api.aries.com

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Included endpoints

EndpointDescription
Search candidatesFind candidate IDs and candidate metadata using keywords and structured filters.
List candidate totalsCompare aggregated receipts, disbursements, and cash-on-hand across candidates and cycles.
Get candidate totalsRetrieve per-cycle financial totals for a specific candidate.
List receiptsBrowse itemized receipt records showing how committees raise money.
List disbursementsBrowse itemized disbursement records showing how committees spend money.
List independent expendituresReview independent spending records with support or oppose indicators and filing details.

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Common uses

  • Discover candidate IDs before pulling totals or transaction-level records.
  • Compare fundraising and spending activity across candidates, offices, districts, and parties.
  • Analyze contribution flows, spending categories, and independent expenditure activity around election cycles.