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title: Representatives
description: Represent API integration for postal code to representative lookup with caching.
icon: material/account-tie
tags:
  - guide
  - admin
  - influence
---

# Representatives

The platform uses the [Represent API](https://represent.opennorth.ca/) to look up elected representatives by postal code across all government levels.


![Representatives Cache](../../../assets/images/screenshots/admin/representatives.png){ loading=lazy }

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## How It Works

- **Postal code lookup** — enter a Canadian postal code to retrieve federal, provincial, municipal, and school board representatives
- **Redis cache** — lookup results are cached to reduce API calls and improve response times
- **Cache management** — view cache status and clear entries from `/app/representatives`
- **Government levels** — [campaigns](campaigns.md) can target specific levels (federal, provincial, municipal, school board)

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## Admin Routes

- `/app/representatives` — representative cache management and lookup testing
