Members

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
bioguideId	string
depiction	object
name	string
partyName	string
state	string
terms	object
updateDate	string
url	string

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://api.congress.gov/schemas/Members",
  "title": "Members",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "bioguideId": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "N000147"
    },
    "depiction": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "attribution": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "Congressional Pictorial Directory"
        },
        "imageUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "url",
          "example": "https://www.congress.gov/img/member/116_dg_dc_norton_eleanor_200.jpg"
        }
      }
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Norton, Eleanor Holmes"
    },
    "partyName": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Democratic"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "District of Columbia"
    },
    "terms": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "item": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/memberTerms"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "updateDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "example": "2025-11-12T08:45:43Z"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "url",
      "example": "https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/N000147?format=json"
    }
  }
}