Federal Register Document Metadata Search

Search FederalRegister.gov document metadata by query and publication dates, retaining links to the official PDF edition.

What can this tool do?

Collect a filtered list of regulatory publications and official-edition links for research or a downstream review queue.

What data does it return?

The default dataset contains JSON rows with these overview fields: id, title, type, publicationDate, agencies, url, officialPdfUrl, legalStatus. RESULTS_CSV contains the rows delivered by this run; OUTPUT records completion, warnings and stop reason. CHECKPOINT supports best-effort resume. A completed checkpoint makes no new source request; use a fresh input without it for a fresh snapshot.

How to use it

Provide the source inputs below. Run it through Apify, then inspect OUTPUT before consuming a partial export. If a result or request cap is reached, reuse CHECKPOINT with the same source inputs; resuming does not repeat rows already acknowledged by this export. Source changes can still move search results between pages, so it is not a historical snapshot guarantee.

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "startDate": "2026-10-01",
  "endDate": "2026-10-31",
  "maxResults": 2,
  "maxRequests": 1
}

Metadata only: no full-text or PDF download, legal interpretation, compliance determination, comments submission or guaranteed monitoring. FederalRegister.gov is an informational rendition; verify the linked official edition. Searches are mutable and subject to the source page ceiling. Narrow filters when OUTPUT reports partial results.

Pricing

Runs can incur Apify charges. Check the current Store pricing and spending limit before starting. Result fees apply to successfully delivered records; package notFound status rows have no result fee, although a startup fee may still apply. No synthetic default-dataset charge is used in addition to the record event.

The source API and native subscriptions are free. This Actor adds a bounded, checkpointed Apify metadata export.

Is it legal?

Uses the documented public API without an account. Only bibliographic metadata and official source links are exported; this does not establish rights to reproduce linked copyrighted material. The tool provides no legal advice or legal notice. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.

Source documentation: https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1 Policy/context: https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1

FAQ

Does it retry blocks or bypass authentication? No. Source HTTP errors stop without retries; source hosts are fixed and redirects are not followed.

Are unknown values zero? No. Unavailable fields stay null or cause an explicit source error. Read the source-specific limits above.

Is the data exclusive? No. The official source is public and has a free native alternative.

Feedback

Use the Actor Issues tab with a small reproducible public example and the OUTPUT stop reason. Do not post tokens, personal records or confidential data.