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.
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.
{
"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.
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
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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Technical Specifications
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