---
title: Install getopenfec on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of getopenfec for on elementary OS - A rest Client
  for the OpenFEC API
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/getopenfec/elementary
---

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# Install getopenfec on **elementary OS**

# getopenfec

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/getopenfec/elementary#install)

#### A rest Client for the OpenFEC API

GetOpenFEC is a command line interface (CLI) tool for requesting, parsing and persisting OpenFEC API data.

The purpose of this application is to help developers quickly and reliably access OpenFEC api data in a convenient format.

This application requests, parses and creates a table for only a subset of data from the candidate endpoint. Additional endpoints will be included in the future.

The current release now saves the keyfile to the local filesystem and offers and improved CLI.

An OpenFEC API key and AWS DynamoDB credentials are required to make full use of this application.

This snap application can be installed from your Linux shell. Refer to the installation instructions.

To execute the snap after it has been installed type: `getopenfec`

Open FEC API: <https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/>

Candidate endpoint: <https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/#/candidate>

### Package name

* getopenfec

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 27 January 2020 - latest/beta
* 5 December 2019 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install getopenfec

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install getopenfec

To install getopenfec, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install getopenfec --beta
```

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