# US Federal Register Notices (`knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices`) Actor

Fetch recent US Federal Register documents (rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents) via the public Federal Register API. Filter by type, agency, keyword, and date. Structured JSON for compliance, policy, and research workflows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices.md
- **Developed by:** [Yunus Vurgun](https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

## 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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## US Federal Register Notices

Fetches recent **US Federal Register** documents (rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents) from the [official public API](https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1) and saves structured metadata to the Actor dataset.

No API key required. Not Turkey/Türkiye-specific. Suitable for compliance monitoring, policy research, and newsroom workflows.

### Also by this publisher

- [NIST NVD CVE Feed](https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab/nist-nvd-cves) — CVEs from the public NIST NVD API 2.0
- [Federal Register Notices](https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices) — US Federal Register documents via the public API
- [SEC EDGAR Company Filings](https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab/sec-edgar-filings) — 10-K / 10-Q / 8-K / Form 4 metadata via public SEC APIs
- [openFDA Drug / Device / Food Recalls](https://apify.com/knotless_snowcrab/openfda-recalls) — FDA enforcement/recall reports via public openFDA API

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `fromDate` / `toDate` | Publication date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`, UTC calendar days). Defaults to today. |
| `documentTypes` | Optional list: `RULE`, `PRORULE`, `NOTICE`, `PRESDOCU`. Empty = all. |
| `agencies` | Optional substring filters on agency names (e.g. `SEC`, `EPA`). |
| `term` | Optional full-text search (`conditions[term]`). |
| `maxItems` | Cap on saved rows (1–2000, default 100). |
| `perPage` | API page size (1–1000, default 100). |
| `requestDelayMs` | Pause between pages (default 250). |

### Output

Each dataset item includes: `documentNumber`, `title`, `type`, `publicationDate`, `agencies`, `abstract`, `htmlUrl`, `pdfUrl`, `publicInspectionPdfUrl`, `excerpts`.

### Local run

```bash
cd federal-register-notices
python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
apify run --purge -i '{"fromDate":"2026-10-14","toDate":"2026-10-14","maxItems":10}'
```

### Sources

- Federal Register API: https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/documentation/api/v1
- Apify publishing: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing
- Apify payouts / KYC: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/monthly-payouts

# Actor input Schema

## `fromDate` (type: `string`):

Inclusive start date YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC).

## `toDate` (type: `string`):

Inclusive end date YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today (UTC).

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

Federal Register document types to include. Leave empty for all.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Keep documents whose agency names contain any of these substrings (case-insensitive), e.g. "SEC", "EPA".

## `term` (type: `string`):

Passed to the Federal Register API `conditions[term]` parameter.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum documents to save (1–2000).

## `perPage` (type: `integer`):

Results per Federal Register API page (1–1000).

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Polite pause between paginated API calls.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "fromDate": "2026-10-14",
  "toDate": "2026-10-14",
  "documentTypes": [
    "RULE",
    "PRORULE",
    "NOTICE",
    "PRESDOCU"
  ],
  "agencies": [],
  "term": "",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "perPage": 100,
  "requestDelayMs": 250
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "fromDate": "2026-10-14",
    "toDate": "2026-10-14",
    "documentTypes": [
        "RULE",
        "PRORULE",
        "NOTICE",
        "PRESDOCU"
    ],
    "agencies": [],
    "term": "",
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices").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 = {
    "fromDate": "2026-10-14",
    "toDate": "2026-10-14",
    "documentTypes": [
        "RULE",
        "PRORULE",
        "NOTICE",
        "PRESDOCU",
    ],
    "agencies": [],
    "term": "",
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices").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 '{
  "fromDate": "2026-10-14",
  "toDate": "2026-10-14",
  "documentTypes": [
    "RULE",
    "PRORULE",
    "NOTICE",
    "PRESDOCU"
  ],
  "agencies": [],
  "term": "",
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call knotless_snowcrab/federal-register-notices --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/3gmzVE4JdlTPJdjVs/builds/uuPMhLID7bZ7qGbuN/openapi.json