SRGSSR - Polid - Description | SRG-SSR Developer Portal

What is it?

Polis is the Political Information System from SRGSSR. This API provides results for votations and elections in Switzerland back to 1900.

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Quick access to polls and election results

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Easy access to historical polls and election results

Comparisons and developments in and from polls and elections

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Why use it?

The API gives you the ability to

visualize data from polls and elections
visualize polls and elections developments

How it works?

This API consists of a bunch of GET requests where any data stored in Polis can be retrieved. It has a clear hierarchical structure and can be accessed in this way.

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How to use?

If you’d like to use SRG-SSR Polis API together with the integrated SRG Player of your site, follow these three steps to get started. (Read the documentation about integrating our player by using IFrame or JavaScript.)

1. Register and login

You need to be a registered user to access to SRG-SSR APIs. Log in after registration.

2. Create an App

On your dashboard, create an application that will use the API.
For standard access and most use-cases you can use the product SRG SSR PUBLIC API V2.

3. Get an API key

Your application has an API key that authorize you to use the API. You can find it on the page of the application.

Next steps

No next development steps are planned. Do you have inputs? Get in touch via api@srgssr.ch

Requirements

To access the SRG-SSR API, you need to be a registered user with a valid API key.

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SRGSSR Polis 2.0.2