gc_get_topic

Get a policy topic

One curated policy topic (e.g. artificial-intelligence, water-quality): its place in the taxonomy (parent, child topics) and how to see activity classified under it. Topics are the cross-agency View — follow one to monitor a policy area everywhere it appears.

Input

Parameter	Type	Description
idRequired	string	Topic slug (from gc_search).

Annotations

{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": false
}

Examples

One policy topic

Taxonomy position plus the pointer to topic-scoped activity.

{
  "id": "air-quality"
}

{
  "type": "topic",
  "id": "air-quality",
  "name": "Air Quality",
  "description": null,
  "sections": {
    "taxonomy": {
      "parent": null,
      "children": [
        {
          "id": "particulates",
          "name": "Particulates"
        }
      ]
    },
    "activity_via": "gc_list_activity (scope: {type: \"topic\", id: \"air-quality\"}) — rulemaking, press, grants, and legislative activity classified under this topic (child topics roll up)."
  },
  "followable": true,
  "source": "curated",
  "links": {
    "governmentcontext": "https://governmentcontext.com/topics/air-quality"
  }
}