# Capitol Trades API: Get politician trades > See a member of Congress's disclosed trades from a chosen date, newest trade first. Capitol Trades provides up to three years of history; prices and other details may be unavailable for some trades. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Capitol Trades. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/capitoltrades.com/get-politician-trades - Method: `capitoltrades.com/get_politician_trades`, version 1 - Website: capitoltrades.com - Returns: politician, party, chamber, state, trades with dates, asset, ticker, type, amount range, owner, price, link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `politician` | string | yes | `"Nancy Pelosi"` | Member of Congress to find by name, for example Nancy Pelosi. | | `start_date` | string | no | | Earliest trade date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to 12 months ago. | | `trade_type` | string | no | | Trade direction to include, for example buy. One of "any", "buy", "sell". Default "any". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `3` | Maximum trades to return, for example 50. Default 50. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input: ```json { "politician": "Nancy Pelosi", "max_results": 3 } ``` Its output: ```json { "party": "Democrat", "state": "California", "trades": [ { "owner": "spouse", "ticker": "BE:US", "asset_type": "Stock", "trade_date": "2026-07-28", "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802222", "trade_type": "buy", "amount_range": "500K–1M", "amount_low_usd": 500000, "amount_high_usd": 1000000, "disclosure_date": "2026-08-24", "price_per_share_usd": 166.84, "days_until_disclosed": 27, "company_or_asset_name": "Bloom Energy Corp" }, { "owner": "spouse", "ticker": "BE:US", "asset_type": "Stock Options", "trade_date": "2026-07-28", "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802223", "trade_type": "buy", "amount_range": "500K–1M", "amount_low_usd": 500000, "amount_high_usd": 1000000, "disclosure_date": "2026-08-24", "price_per_share_usd": null, "days_until_disclosed": 27, "company_or_asset_name": "Bloom Energy Corp" }, { "owner": null, "ticker": null, "asset_type": "Non-Public Stock", "trade_date": "2026-07-27", "trade_link": "https://www.capitoltrades.com/trades/20003802226", "trade_type": "buy", "amount_range": "500K–1M", "amount_low_usd": 500000, "amount_high_usd": 1000000, "disclosure_date": "2026-08-24", "price_per_share_usd": null, "days_until_disclosed": 28, "company_or_asset_name": "REOF XXV LLC" } ], "chamber": "House", "politician": "Nancy Pelosi" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"capitoltrades.com/get_politician_trades","input":{"politician":"Nancy Pelosi","max_results":3}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What stocks has Dan Crenshaw bought since 2025-06-01? List the most recent purchases first. - Pull up Nancy Pelosi's disclosed trades on Capitol Trades going back to January 2025, newest first, max 100. - Show me every sale Senator Tommy Tuberville has reported since March 15, 2025 — tickers, amount ranges, and who owned the asset. - I need the last 20 trades disclosed by Josh Gottheimer, any direction, with prices and links to the filings. - Check capitoltrades.com for Marjorie Taylor Greene's stock buys over the past year, including the party, state, and chamber info. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "politician" ], "properties": { "politician": { "type": "string", "description": "Member of Congress to find by name, for example Nancy Pelosi." }, "start_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Earliest trade date (YYYY-MM-DD), for example 2026-01-01. Defaults to 12 months ago." }, "trade_type": { "enum": [ "any", "buy", "sell" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Trade direction to include, for example buy." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 50, "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum trades to return, for example 50." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "politician", "party", "chamber", "state", "trades" ], "properties": { "party": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "state": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "trades": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "trade_date", "disclosure_date", "days_until_disclosed", "company_or_asset_name", "ticker", "trade_type", "amount_range", "amount_low_usd", "amount_high_usd", "asset_type", "owner", "price_per_share_usd", "trade_link" ], "properties": { "owner": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "ticker": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "asset_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "trade_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "trade_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "trade_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "amount_range": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "amount_low_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Amount in USD." }, "amount_high_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Amount in USD." }, "disclosure_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "price_per_share_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Amount in USD." }, "days_until_disclosed": { "type": "integer" }, "company_or_asset_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "chamber": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "politician": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Capitol Trades API: List recent congressional trades](https://fous.com/methods/capitoltrades.com/list-recent-trades.md): Lists the newest disclosed congressional stock trades on Capitol Trades, optionally filtered by company, party, chamber and trade type. - [SEC EDGAR API: List insider trades](https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/list-insider-trades.md): Lists stock transactions reported on Form 4 filings by a company's officers, directors and major owners, newest first. 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