# Federal Register Scraper — US Rules & Regulations Monitor (`factpipe/federal-register-monitor`) Actor

Search and monitor the US Federal Register: final rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents by keyword and agency. Official API, no key, flat JSON, new-document alerts. $5 per 1,000.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/factpipe/federal-register-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Neo B](https://apify.com/factpipe) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 document results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Federal Register Scraper — US Rules & Regulations Monitor

Search and monitor **US Federal Register documents** — final rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents — by keyword, agency, and type. Get clean, flat JSON records from the **official federalregister.gov API**, or schedule with incremental mode to receive only documents published since the last run: an automated regulatory-monitoring pipeline for compliance, policy, and government-affairs teams.

### What you get

```json
{
  "document_number": "2026-17712",
  "title": "NIST Artificial Intelligence Consortium",
  "document_type": "Notice",
  "abstract": "The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...",
  "agencies": ["Commerce Department", "National Institute of Standards and Technology"],
  "published_at": "2026-09-08",
  "html_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/08/2026-17712/nist-artificial-intelligence-consortium",
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-08/pdf/2026-17712.pdf",
  "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/08/2026-17712/nist-artificial-intelligence-consortium",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Regulatory monitoring**: track every new rule mentioning your industry keywords, per agency.
- **Policy research & alerts**: schedule daily with `sinceLastRun` and pipe new documents to Slack/CRM via integrations.
- **AI agents**: small input schema, deterministic output — ideal via API or MCP.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `searchTerm` | string | Keyword/phrase |
| `documentTypes` | string\[] | `RULE`, `PRORULE`, `NOTICE`, `PRESDOCU` |
| `agencySlugs` | string\[] | e.g. `securities-and-exchange-commission` |
| `publishedAfter` | `YYYY-MM-DD` | Lower bound |
| `maxResults` | integer | Cap on charged results (default 100) |
| `sinceLastRun` | boolean | Incremental monitoring mode |

### Pricing (pay per event)

| Event | Price | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `document-result` | **$5.00 per 1,000** ($0.005 each) | One document record delivered. **Empty runs are never charged.** |

Example: 1,000 documents cost **$5.00**. You only pay for delivered results.

### FAQ

**Do I need an API key?**
No. The official federalregister.gov API is open and keyless.

**How do I monitor new regulations for my industry?**
Set a keyword (e.g. `artificial intelligence`, `PFAS`), optionally `documentTypes` (`RULE`, `PRORULE`, `NOTICE`, `PRESDOCU`) and `agencySlugs`, then schedule daily with `sinceLastRun: true`. Only new documents are returned and charged.

**Does it include comment-period proposed rules and executive orders?**
Yes. Proposed rules (`PRORULE`) and presidential documents such as executive orders (`PRESDOCU`) are supported, with abstract, agencies, HTML and PDF links.

**Can I call it from Python, JavaScript, Make, Zapier or an AI agent?**
Yes. Run it through the Apify API or official Python/JavaScript clients, connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Slack or Google Sheets via Apify integrations, or expose it to AI agents through the Apify MCP server. Input is small and output is deterministic flat JSON.

### Reliability

Official US government API, no key required, retries with backoff, structured failure reporting, daily issue triage.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Keyword or phrase searched across Federal Register documents.

## `documentTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional: RULE, PRORULE (proposed rule), NOTICE, PRESDOCU (presidential document).

## `agencySlugs` (type: `array`):

Optional agency slugs, e.g. securities-and-exchange-commission, environmental-protection-agency.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD lower bound.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on charged document records.

## `sinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Incremental monitoring mode for schedules.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "artificial intelligence",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sinceLastRun": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `resultsDatasetUrl` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerm": "artificial intelligence"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("factpipe/federal-register-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchTerm": "artificial intelligence" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("factpipe/federal-register-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerm": "artificial intelligence"
}' |
apify call factpipe/federal-register-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,factpipe/federal-register-monitor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jsCTapvAxeme0S1ZH/builds/MWQdEYgTAjXuxNg6R/openapi.json