Federal Register Scraper — Rules & Regulations

🏛️ Search official Federal Register documents

Federal Register Scraper — Rules & Regulations helps compliance teams, policy researchers, lawyers, and journalists find official U.S. Federal Register data. Search rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents, then save dates, agencies, legal references, and official links in clear rows.

• Find Federal Register Notice H1B documents about H-1B policy.
• Search a Federal Register Notice by topic, agency, or date.
• Collect Federal Register H1B Notices with dates and official links.
• Find documents about the Federal Register Act.
• Track Federal Register Proposed Rules by topic, agency, or date.
• Save Federal Register Notices with agencies, dates, and citations.

📦 Returned data

Choose one target per run. You can get published documents, upcoming public inspection documents, or the Federal Register agency list. Published document rows can include summaries, key dates, agencies, CFR references, docket IDs, citations, page details, and official HTML and PDF links.

The Actor returns metadata and direct official links. It does not return full document body text, explain legal duties, submit comments, or copy linked files.

▶️ Running the Actor

1. Choose a target.
2. Add search words and any filters you need.
3. Pick the result order.
4. Set a document limit, or leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.
5. Run the Actor and open the dataset.

🎛️ Input

Field	Type	What it does
target	string	Chooses Federal Register documents, public inspection documents, or agencies.
query	string	Finds published documents that match these words. Leave it blank to browse the newest documents first.
agencies	string[]	Keeps documents from listed agency names or Federal Register slugs.
documentTypes	string[]	Keeps rules, proposed rules, notices, or presidential documents.
publicationFrom	date	Keeps documents published on or after this date.
publicationTo	date	Keeps documents published on or before this date.
cfrReferences	object[]	Keeps documents tied to any listed CFR title and part pair.
cfrReferences[].title	integer	Sets a CFR title number from 1 to 50.
cfrReferences[].part	integer	Sets a CFR part number.
significantOnly	boolean	Keeps significant regulatory actions only.
order	string	Orders matches by newest, oldest, or relevance.
monitorNewDocuments	boolean	On recurring runs, returns only documents not delivered by the prior successful run for the same search. Each document is saved on its first eligible occurrence.
maxResults	integer	Stops after this many published or public inspection documents. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.

Options that do not apply to the chosen target are ignored.

{
  "target": "documents",
  "query": "clean energy",
  "significantOnly": false,
  "order": "newest",
  "monitorNewDocuments": false,
  "maxResults": 5
}

📤 Output

Each row has one of these three shapes. Fields that the Federal Register does not provide may be left out.

Published document

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Shows publishedDocument.
documentNumber	string	Gives the stable Federal Register document number.
title	string	Gives the document title.
type	string	Gives the document category.
abstract	string	Gives the Federal Register summary.
action	string	Gives the stated action.
publicationDate	date	Gives the publication date.
effectiveOn	date	Gives the effective date.
commentsCloseOn	date	Gives the last public comment date.
agencies	object[]	Lists the agencies tied to the document.
agencies[].name	string	Gives the agency name.
agencies[].slug	string	Gives its Federal Register slug.
significant	boolean	Says if this is a significant regulatory action.
docketIds	string[]	Lists docket IDs.
regulationIds	string[]	Lists Regulation Identification Numbers.
citation	string	Gives the Federal Register citation.
cfrReferences	object[]	Lists related CFR titles and parts.
cfrReferences[].title	integer	Gives the CFR title number.
cfrReferences[].part	integer	Gives the CFR part number.
htmlUrl	URL	Opens the official Federal Register page.
pdfUrl	URL	Opens the official PDF.
startPage	integer	Gives the first Federal Register page.
endPage	integer	Gives the last Federal Register page.
pageCount	integer	Gives the page count.

{
  "resultType": "publishedDocument",
  "documentNumber": "2026-15096",
  "title": "Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as Amended",
  "type": "Notice",
  "abstract": "The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in the state of Texas.",
  "action": "Notice of determination.",
  "publicationDate": "2026-07-27",
  "effectiveOn": "2026-07-27",
  "agencies": [
    {
      "name": "Homeland Security Department",
      "slug": "homeland-security-department"
    }
  ],
  "docketIds": [],
  "regulationIds": [],
  "citation": "91 FR 46939",
  "cfrReferences": [],
  "htmlUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/27/2026-15096/determination-pursuant-to-section-102-of-the-illegal-immigration-reform-and-immigrant-responsibility",
  "pdfUrl": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-27/pdf/2026-15096.pdf",
  "startPage": 46939,
  "endPage": 46941,
  "pageCount": 3
}

Public inspection document

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Shows publicInspectionDocument.
documentNumber	string	Gives the document number when assigned.
title	string	Gives the document title.
type	string	Gives the document category.
agencies	object[]	Lists the agencies tied to the document.
agencies[].name	string	Gives the agency name.
agencies[].slug	string	Gives its Federal Register slug.
filingType	string	Gives the public inspection filing type.
publicationDate	date	Gives the planned publication date.
htmlUrl	URL	Opens the official Federal Register page.
pdfUrl	URL	Opens the official public inspection PDF.

{
  "resultType": "publicInspectionDocument",
  "documentNumber": "2026-15209",
  "title": "Request for Information: National Wildlife Refuge System; Implementation of Drain Tile Setbacks; Correction",
  "type": "Notice",
  "agencies": [
    {
      "name": "Fish and Wildlife Service",
      "slug": "fish-and-wildlife-service"
    }
  ],
  "filingType": "special",
  "publicationDate": "2026-07-28",
  "htmlUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2026-15209/request-for-information-national-wildlife-refuge-system-implementation-of-drain-tile-setbacks",
  "pdfUrl": "https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-15209.pdf"
}

Agency

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Shows agency.
name	string	Gives the agency name.
shortName	string	Gives its short name.
slug	string	Gives its Federal Register slug.
parentName	string	Gives the parent agency name.
url	URL	Opens the official agency page.

{
  "resultType": "agency",
  "name": "ACTION",
  "shortName": "ACTION",
  "slug": "action",
  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/action"
}

Open rows in the Apify dataset or use dataset exports and the Apify API.

💳 Pricing

Check the Pricing tab for the active model. With pay-per-event pricing, you pay for each published or public inspection document saved. Agency rows, setup, empty runs, and searches with no saved documents are not charged as document events.

🔌 Integrations

Use Apify Schedules for repeat searches. You can send saved rows through the Apify API, webhooks, and the integrations in your Apify account.

❓ FAQ

Can I get a Federal Register PDF?

The dataset includes direct official PDF and HTML links when the source provides them. The Actor does not store copies.

Does this return the Code of Federal Regulations?

No. It returns Federal Register documents and their available CFR title and part references. It does not return CFR books or full CFR text.

Can I search one agency or document type?

Yes. Use agencies for agency names or slugs. Use documentTypes for rules, proposed rules, notices, or presidential documents.

How does recurring monitoring work?

Turn on monitorNewDocuments and run the same search again. The next successful run returns documents not delivered by the prior successful run for that search. A document found more than once is kept only for its first saved match.

Does this search GovInfo?

No. It searches Federal Register data. Some official PDF links point to GovInfo.

What does the Federal Register contain?

It publishes U.S. agency rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents. This Actor helps you search that public record and save its metadata.

📝 Changelog

• 0.2: Added reliable recurring monitoring, shared result limits for document targets, complete multi-reference CFR filtering, and improved agency parent details.
• 0.0: Initial release

🆘 Support

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