Federal Register Intelligence

Extract US federal government regulations, rules, notices, and proposed regulations from the Federal Register. Track regulatory changes, compliance requirements, and government actions.

What you get

• 22 structured fields per record — abstract, action, agencies, agency_ids, cfr_references, comments_close_on, dates, docket_ids…
• Clean, validated JSON ready for your pipeline
• Pre-built dataset Overview in the Apify Console for instant inspection
• Reliable & maintained — patched whenever the source changes

Why this actor (vs. alternatives)

	Build your own	Generic scraper	This actor
Maintenance	You patch every change	Often broken	Patched continuously
Structured output	Manual parsing	Inconsistent	Validated schema
Setup time	Days	Hours	Minutes
Pay only for results	N/A	Varies	Yes (pay-per-use)

Input

Field	Type	Description
mode (required)	string	How to collect regulatory data Options: recent, search, public_inspection, agencies
searchTerm	string	Keywords to search for in regulations (e.g., 'climate', 'cryptocurrency', 'healthcare')
documentTypes	array	Filter by document type
agencies	array	Filter by specific agencies (use agency slugs like 'environmental-protection-agency', 'securities-and-exchange-commission')
daysBack	integer	How many days of documents to fetch (for recent mode)
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of documents to return

Example Input

{
  "mode": "recent",
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Output (sample)

{
  "document_number": "2026-10733",
  "title": "Memorial Day, 2026",
  "type": "Presidential Document",
  "abstract": null,
  "publication_date": "2026-05-28",
  "agencies": [
    "Executive Office of the President"
  ],
  "agency_ids": [
    538
  ],
  "html_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/28/2026-10733/memorial-day-...",
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-28/pdf/2026-10733.pdf",
  "public_inspection_pdf_url": "https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10733.pdf?1779894907",
  "action": null,
  "dates": null,
  "effective_on": null,
  "comments_close_on": null,
  "docket_ids": [],
  "regulation_id_numbers": [],
  "cfr_references": [],
  "page_length": null
}

Use cases

• Compliance / risk — monitor regulations, recalls, and filings
• News / media — auto-update on official government actions
• Legal-tech — track rules affecting your clients
• Research / policy — analyze government data at scale
• Alerting — notify stakeholders of relevant changes

Pricing

Pay-Per-Event:

• $0.002 per result
• $0.00005 actor-start fee

Example runs

Use case	Results	Cost
Quick scan	100	$0.20
Standard run	500	$1.00
Bulk dataset	2,000	$4.00

FAQ

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Real-time — every run fetches live from the source.

Q: Do I pay for failed or empty runs?
A: You pay per result returned, plus a tiny actor-start fee.

Q: Can I schedule recurring runs?
A: Yes — use the Apify Console scheduler for daily/weekly automation.

Q: Can I export the data?
A: Yes — JSON, CSV, Excel, and API access are all supported by Apify.

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• fbi-wanted-intelligence — FBI most-wanted data
• sec-edgar-filings-intelligence — SEC EDGAR filings

Legal & compliance

This actor retrieves publicly accessible data only. You are responsible for respecting the source's Terms of Service, honoring robots.txt, and complying with GDPR / applicable regulations for any personal data.

Support & feature requests

Open an issue on the Actor page or contact via Apify Console messaging. Custom features welcome.