libfec

libfec CLI Reference ​

WARNING

This documentation is incomplete!

All commands and flags for the libfec CLI.

libfec export ​

Export FEC filings into various formats like SQLite, CSV, JSON, and Excel.

bash
Export FEC filings into SQLite, Excel, CSV, or JSON

Usage: libfec export [OPTIONS] [FILINGS]...

Arguments:
  [FILINGS]...  

Options:
  -f, --format <FORMAT>                      Output file [possible values: sqlite, excel, csv, json]
      --target <TARGET>                      Output file [possible values: schedule-a, schedule-b]
  -o, --output <OUTPUT>                      Output file
      --output-directory <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>  Output directory
      --clobber                              Overwrite existing files
      --cover-only                           Only export cover records, not itemizations
  -h, --help                                 Print help

FEC API options:
      --committee <COMMITTEE>
          Filter filings to only these committees
      --candidate <CANDIDATE>
          Filter filings to only these candidates
      --form-type <FORM_TYPE>
          Form type to filter filings by (e.g. 'F3', 'F3X', 'F1', 'F2', etc)
      --committee-type <COMMITTEE_TYPE>
          one-letter type code of the organization
      --cycle <CYCLE>
          Election cycle
      --coverage-before <COVERAGE_BEFORE>
          Only filings that cover dates before this date
      --coverage-after <COVERAGE_AFTER>
          Only filings that cover dates after this date
      --coverage-between <COVERAGE_BETWEEN> <COVERAGE_BETWEEN>
          Only filings container coverage between these dates
      --election <ELECTION>
          
      --state <STATE>
          
      --district <DISTRICT>
          
      --office <OFFICE>
          
      --bulk-daily-between <BULK_DAILY_BETWEEN> <BULK_DAILY_BETWEEN>
          
      --api-key <API_KEY>
          API key to use for OpenFEC API requests. If not provided, the DEMO_KEY will be used.

Global options:
      --cache-directory <CACHE_DIRECTORY>  [env: LIBFEC_CACHE_DIRECTORY=]

libfec fastfec ​

bash
FastFEC compatible export

Usage: libfec fastfec [OPTIONS] <FILING_ID> [OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]

Arguments:
  <FILING_ID>         FEC filing id OR path to a .fec file
  [OUTPUT_DIRECTORY]  Output directory [default: output]

Options:
  -h, --help  Print help

Global options:
      --cache-directory <CACHE_DIRECTORY>  [env: LIBFEC_CACHE_DIRECTORY=]

libfec info ​

bash
Print debug information about a FEC filing, committee, or candidate

Usage: libfec info [OPTIONS] [FILINGS]...

Arguments:
  [FILINGS]...  

Options:
  -i, --input-file <INPUT_FILE>  .txt files of FEC filing IDs to fetch, 1 line per filing ID
  -f, --format <FORMAT>          Format to output information to [default: human] [possible values: human, json]
      --full                     Calculate stats on all itemizations in the provided filings
  -h, --help                     Print help

Global options:
      --cache-directory <CACHE_DIRECTORY>  [env: LIBFEC_CACHE_DIRECTORY=]