Sunlight Labs API Registration Link Down

[AdminEACoalition]

The registration URL at http://services.sunlightlabs.com/accounts/register/ is returning with the following error:

This site can’t be reached

services.sunlightlabs.com’s server DNS address could not be found. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN

[TheTFo]

+1. I'd like to register

[kojoduncan]

+1 I'd like to register too

[dwillis]

Right now we are moving the API to ProPublica, and while some of the API is not back up yet, you should be able to make requests to it without needing an API key. We'll have some more details on next steps soon.

[fredbenenson]

Count me as interested in the API! Now is the time when we need this functionality the most, so your work is much appreciated!

[charman2]

Also the link at http://sunlightfoundation.com/api/accounts/register/ is redirecting to something irrelevant.

[mattnish]

Me too, would love an API key please!

[dwillis]

Thanks @fredbenenson & @charman2 - we don't control sunlightfoundation.com, so we can't fix that specific url, but we'll have something in place for API key signups soon. For now, @mattnish, you can make API calls without a key.

[kojoduncan]

Exactly which calls can be made without an API key? I tried https://propublica.github.io/congress-api-docs/#members and got nothing back.

[dwillis]

@kojoduncan The ProPublica Congress API still requires an API key, but the Sunlight Congress API does not for the time being.

[imcjeff]

@dwillis Will we be able to generate keys for the Open States API as well (http://sunlightlabs.github.io/openstates-api/)? I'm able to generate results from the Congress API without a key right now, but don't seem to be able to get results from Open States. Thanks for any info you can provide!

[dwillis]

@imcjeff Open States is an independent project now. You can find them at OpenStates.org.