FCC ECFS Filings

📡 Find FCC ECFS filings by docket

For regulatory researchers, telecom teams, policy analysts, and legal research teams, FCC ECFS Filings searches one or more exact FCC proceedings or dockets and returns filing-level rows with filing identity, filer context, dates, available document links, and source context. Use the rows to review a public FCC filing, follow an available document link, or feed citable filing data into a research workflow.

• Search one or more exact FCC proceedings and review filing rows with FCC ECFS search.
• Find filing metadata by docket, filer, or text with ECFS filings search.
• Look up filings tied to one FCC docket with FCC docket search.
• Filter FCC filings by filer or full-text words with FCC filings search.
• Collect filing IDs, dates, document links, and source URLs with FCC filings.

📄 Filing rows with source links

What you get

Each saved row represents one FCC ECFS filing. It can include the filing ID, proceeding, filing type and title, filer, author, law firm, filer location, FCC bureau, receipt and dissemination dates, document link, document and page counts, viewing status, full-text match snippets, the first matching proceeding, and a change status for changes-only retrieval. Nested source context includes a canonical ECFS page, jurisdiction, retrieval time, and confidence context. Fields the source does not provide may be absent; no values are invented.

▶️ Search a proceeding your way

How it works

Enter one or more exact proceedings or dockets. One shared set of filters applies to every value in the list. Full retrieval returns matching filings up to your maxItems cap. Changes-only retrieval returns filings found since the last baseline and includes their change status. Each eligible filing is saved at its first match; if another submitted value reaches the same filing later, that later match is ignored. The matchedProceeding field shows which submitted proceeding first found and saved the filing.

If you leave maxItems empty, the Actor returns all available results until the source is exhausted. Use a number when you want a smaller cap.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
proceedings	string[]	Required. One or more exact FCC proceeding or docket values. The same search settings apply to every value.
filer	string	Optional. Keeps filings that match this filer name.
fullText	string	Optional. Finds these words in filing text.
receivedAfter	date string	Optional. Keeps filings received on or after YYYY-MM-DD; JSON dates are read in UTC.
retrievalMode	enum string	full returns matching filings; changesOnly returns filings found since the last baseline and includes change status.
orderBy	enum string	Orders rows by filing receipt date or dissemination date.
maxItems	integer	Optional cap. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.
apiKey	secret string	Optional FCC or api.data.gov key. Public ECFS access does not need a key; add one only if you need higher source limits.

Example input

This is the public input from a successful default run:

{
  "proceedings": [
    "10-90"
  ],
  "retrievalMode": "full",
  "orderBy": "receivedDate",
  "maxItems": 1
}

🧾 Output

Run output

The run output contains a dataset link. Open it to review the filing rows in the default overview or read them through the Apify API.

Dataset rows

Field	Type	What it does
filingId	string	Stable FCC ECFS ID for the filing.
proceeding	string	FCC proceeding or docket tied to the filing.
filingType	string	Filing type shown by FCC ECFS.
filingTitle	string	Filing title shown by FCC ECFS, when provided.
filer	string	Person or group that filed the record.
author	string	Author shown for the filing, when provided.
lawFirm	string	Law firm shown for the filing, when provided.
filerLocation	string	Filer address or location, when provided.
fccBureau	string	FCC bureau shown for the filing, when provided.
receivedDate	string	Date and time when FCC ECFS received the filing.
disseminationDate	string	Date and time when FCC ECFS made the filing public, when provided.
documentUrl	URL	Direct link to the filing document, when provided.
documentCount	integer	Number of documents attached to the filing, when provided.
pageCount	integer	Number of pages in the filing documents, when provided.
viewingStatus	string	Document viewing status shown by ECFS, when provided.
textMatchSnippets	string[]	Source text snippets that help explain a full-text match, when available.
matchedProceeding	string	Submitted proceeding that first found and saved this filing.
changeStatus	string	Change state for this filing when changes-only retrieval is used.
source	object	Groups public source links and context for the filing.
source.url	URL	Canonical public FCC ECFS page for this filing.
source.jurisdiction	string	Jurisdiction linked to the source record, when provided.
source.retrievedAt	string	UTC time when the source record was retrieved.
source.confidence	string	Source confidence context, when provided.

Example filing row

This complete row is copied from a successful hosted run. Fields the source did not provide are not added.

{
  "filingId": "105210517314044",
  "proceeding": "26-96; 10-90",
  "filingType": "NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING",
  "filer": "Wireline Competition Bureau",
  "author": "Wireline Competition Bureau",
  "lawFirm": "FCC",
  "fccBureau": "Wireline Competition Bureau",
  "receivedDate": "2026-05-21T17:00:00.000Z",
  "disseminationDate": "2026-05-21T17:00:00.000Z",
  "documentUrl": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-35A1.pdf",
  "documentCount": 4,
  "viewingStatus": "Unrestricted",
  "matchedProceeding": "26-96",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/105210517314044",
    "jurisdiction": "US",
    "retrievedAt": "2026-08-04T22:58:23.646Z",
    "confidence": "FCC ECFS; source fields copied verbatim; unavailable optional fields omitted"
  }
}

💳 Pricing

Per filing

The active price is $0.0036 for each filing saved to your dataset. Empty results, rejected requests, and errors are not billed.

🔌 Integrations

Apify workflow

Open or export the dataset in Apify, or read its rows through the Apify API. This video shows an Apify integration workflow:

❓ FAQ

What happens if the same filing matches more than one submitted proceeding?

The first eligible occurrence is saved. Later matches are ignored. matchedProceeding shows which submitted proceeding first found and saved the filing.

Can I search filing text?

Yes. Add fullText to find words in filing text. Matching rows can include textMatchSnippets when the source provides them.

What does changes-only retrieval return?

It returns filings found since the last baseline for the search and includes changeStatus. Use the same search settings on a later run to check for new filings.

Can I leave Maximum results empty?

Yes. The Actor returns all available results until the source is exhausted. Enter a number when you want a cap.

Do I need an FCC API key?

No. Public ECFS access does not need a key. You can add an FCC or api.data.gov key if you need higher source limits.

Does the Actor download filing documents?

No. It returns documentUrl when available and a public source.url for review. It does not download, transform, or mirror document files.

Can I search several proceedings together?

Yes. Add one or more exact values to proceedings. One shared set of filters applies to every value; the list does not create separate search configurations.

What happens when ECFS does not provide a field?

An unavailable optional field may be absent from the row. The Actor does not fill missing filing data with guesses, so use the source links for review.

Does this provide legal or policy advice?

No. It returns public FCC ECFS filing data and source links. It does not make legal, compliance, or policy conclusions.

📝 Changelog

0.0: Initial release

🆘 Support

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