Overview

Deutscher Bundestag DIP (Dokumentations- und Informationssystem) provides read access to official German Bundestag data including parliamentary activities, printed materials, persons, and procedures. An API key is required and available for free from the Bundestag. It is a valuable resource for researchers and civic developers interested in German federal legislation.

Beginner Tip

Pass your API key as the apikey query parameter in every request and use the format=json parameter to ensure you receive structured JSON rather than XML.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

IP address information
geographic location
ASN and ISP data

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Deutscher Bundestag DIP",
    "description": "This API provides read access to DIP entities (e.g. activities, persons, printed material)",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

id Unique identifier for the DIP entity (person, activity, or document).
nachname Last name (Nachname) of the parliamentary person.
vorname First name (Vorname) of the parliamentary person.
fraktion Parliamentary group (Fraktion) the person belongs to.
wahlperiode Election period (Wahlperiode) number the record belongs to.

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://dip.bundestag.de/documents/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized API key is missing or incorrectly formatted in the request.
Pass your API key as the apikey query parameter—e.g., ?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY—and verify it is active.
400 Bad Request Unsupported query parameter or invalid filter value.
Refer to the DIP API documentation PDF for the list of supported parameters and their allowed values.
German-language response fields The API returns data in German as it is an official Bundestag system.
Plan for German field values and names in your application; use a translation library if you need to display them in another language.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Government
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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