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Changelog

Notable changes to the ViewRoyal.ai API

Current Version: v1.0

This page documents notable changes to the ViewRoyal.ai API, following the Keep a Changelog format.

[1.0.0] - 2026-02-22

Added

  • Meetings API: List and retrieve council meetings with agenda items, motions, attendance, and document sections
  • People API: Council members and staff with voting records, speaking time, and membership history
  • Matters API: Legislative matters tracked across meetings with lifecycle status and linked agenda items
  • Motions API: Formal decisions with mover/seconder, vote tallies, and individual roll call votes
  • Bylaws API: Municipal legislation with full text, AI summaries, and linked matters
  • Search API: Cross-content keyword search across motions, matters, and documents
  • OCD Interoperability: Open Civic Data standard endpoints for jurisdictions, organizations, people, events, bills, and votes
  • Authentication: API key management via X-API-Key header with per-key rate limiting
  • Pagination: Cursor-based pagination (v1 API) and page-based pagination (OCD API)
  • Developer Portal: API reference documentation, getting started guide, authentication, pagination, and error handling guides

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