Federal Register Scraper API – US Rules & Notices

Federal Register scraper that returns US Federal Register documents (rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents) via the official developer API: title, agencies, type, dates, abstract and PDF/HTML links.

What does it do?

• Document number, title and type.
• Agency names.
• Publication date and abstract.
• HTML and PDF links.

Use cases

• Compliance / legal ops: watch new rules in your sector.
• Lobbying and policy: track proposed rules mentioning your keywords.
• AI agents: feed daily FR hits into a briefing bot.
• Journalism: source lists for regulatory stories.

Input

Field	Description
query	Full-text search. Empty = newest. Example: artificial intelligence
documentTypes	RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU… Empty = all. Example: RULE, NOTICE
maxItems	Example: 50

Example input:

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "documentTypes": [],
  "maxItems": 25
}

Output

Real output (first items of a run on 26 Oct 2026):

[
  {
    "documentNumber": "2026-21884",
    "title": "Critical Material List; Addition of Helium",
    "type": "Notice",
    "agencies": [
      "Energy Department"
    ],
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-27",
    "abstract": "The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing this notice to advise the public that DOE added helium to the DOE Critical Material List. This notice also provides the link to the assessment that forms the justification for including helium on the Critical Material List. Helium is non-substitutable for multiple critical energy functions, including: semiconductor manufacturing, leak testing natural gas infrastructure, and quantum computing, along with being essential to key medical/scientific applications. Demand for helium is also growing as it enables advanced semiconductor manufacturing, which is essential for SI and data center supply chains.",
    "htmlUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/27/2026-21884/critical-material-list-addition-of-helium",
    "pdfUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-27/pdf/2026-21884.pdf",
    "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/27/2026-21884/critical-material-list-addition-of-helium"
  },
  {
    "documentNumber": "2026-21786",
    "title": "Outbound Investment Security Program Regulations",
    "type": "Proposed Rule",
    "agencies": [
      "Treasury Department",
      "Investment Security Office"
    ],
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-26",
    "abstract": "This proposed rule sets forth regulations that would implement Subtitle C of the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act, which is codified at Title VIII of the Defense Production Act. The proposed rule would require United States persons to provide notification to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding certain transactions involving foreign persons that are engaged in notifiable technologies; and prohibit United States persons from engaging in certain other transactions involving foreign persons that are engaged in prohibited technologies. Where consistent with Title VIII, the proposed rule incorporates certain definitions and concepts from the current regulations governing the Outbound Investment Security Program. The proposed rule also would add applicability dates to the regulations, such that those regulations would continue to apply to activities that occurred within the relevant timeframe.",
    "htmlUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/26/2026-21786/outbound-investment-security-program-regulations",
    "pdfUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-26/pdf/2026-21786.pdf",
    "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/26/2026-21786/outbound-investment-security-program-regulations"
  }
]

Export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, read them through the API, or send them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n or webhooks. You can also run this Actor from AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

Pricing

Pay per event: $2.20 per 1,000 documents plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge.

FAQ

Is scraping federalregister.gov HTML allowed? Prefer the official API (this Actor). The site limits aggressive HTML scraping and points developers to the API.

Are the texts public domain? Federal government works are generally not subject to copyright under 17 U.S.C. § 105.

Do I need a key? No.

Do I need a login or API key? No. It uses the source's public API; you only need an Apify account.

Can AI agents use it? Yes. Call it through the Apify API, or from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server.

Data source and license

Source: Federal Register API. US federal government works: 17 U.S.C. § 105 (copyright protection not available for works of the United States Government). Agency abstracts/titles as published. Not affiliated with NARA/OFR.

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the data source. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's license and terms.