generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.everyaction.com/
docs: https://docs.everyaction.com/docs/getting-started
api: EveryAction (NGP VAN) API
base_url: https://api.securevan.com/v4/
authentication:
  style: http-basic
  detail: Application Name as username; "{apiKey}|{databaseMode}" as password.
  ref: authentication/bonterra-fka-everyaction-authentication.yml
database_context:
  description: >-
    Every request runs against one of two database contexts selected by the mode suffix on the API
    key rather than by a path or header — 0 = My Voters, 1 = My Campaign.
pagination:
  style: offset
  params:
  - $top
  - $skip
  response_wrapper: Paginated List
  response_fields:
  - items
  - count
  - nextPageLink
  detail: >-
    List endpoints return a "Paginated List" wrapper with an items array, a total count, and a
    nextPageLink cursor URL; $top and $skip control page size and offset.
content_type: application/json
versioning:
  style: uri-path
  current: v4
  ref: lifecycle/bonterra-fka-everyaction-lifecycle.yml
error_envelope:
  detail: >-
    Errors return an HTTP status (commonly 400 Bad Request) with a JSON body carrying an errors
    array; individual errors include a code and human-readable text/message.
  ref: null
idempotency:
  supported: false
  detail: No idempotency-key header or contract is documented for the EveryAction/NGP VAN API.
rate_limiting:
  detail: >-
    Bulk operations are the recommended path for high-volume writes (bulk import and file-loading
    jobs handle multiple record types in a single 20MB zipped upload); no explicit rate-limit
    response headers are documented.
cross_links:
  authentication: authentication/bonterra-fka-everyaction-authentication.yml
  changelog: changelog/bonterra-fka-everyaction-changelog.yml
  lifecycle: lifecycle/bonterra-fka-everyaction-lifecycle.yml