Federal Regulator Watch Scraper

Federal Regulator Watch Scraper

Monitor FTC, FDA, SEC, USDA, and GAO updates in one run. Every record comes with its title, description, source, and publication date. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Federal regulators publish enforcement actions, warning letters, litigation releases, investor alerts, food recalls, and reports across separate websites. This Actor reads the public feeds from FTC, FDA, SEC, USDA, and GAO in parallel, filters them by keyword, and returns each match in one fixed schema.

Who uses it	What they scrape Federal Regulator Watch for
Compliance officers	Which enforcement actions or warning letters affect their industry this week
Journalists	Breaking regulatory news and recalls before they hit mainstream outlets
Market researchers	Trends in SEC litigation or investor alerts that signal market risk
Food safety managers	USDA and FDA recall notices that require immediate supply chain checks

What it does

This Actor collects regulatory updates from selected federal sources and returns each one as a flat row with title, description, source, and publication date.

• 🔎 Keyword filter: case-insensitive query matches titles and descriptions across all selected sources.
• 📡 Parallel sources: run FTC, FDA, SEC, USDA, and GAO feeds at the same time, or pick one.
• 📊 Flat rows: every update is returned as a single record with title, description, source, and publication date.
• 📦 Export ready: download results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML for your compliance or research workflow.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Federal Regulator Watch data

📈 Track enforcement trends.

A compliance officer runs the Actor weekly with the query 'data privacy' across FTC and SEC sources to spot new actions and adjust internal policies.

🚨 Catch recalls early.

A food safety manager monitors USDA and FDA recall feeds for 'salmonella' and receives a CSV of affected products to check against inventory.

📰 Feed a newsroom.

A journalist sets the Actor to collect SEC litigation releases and investor alerts daily, then filters for high-profile companies to pitch stories.

📊 Build a risk dashboard.

A market researcher scrapes GAO reports and SEC alerts into a database to correlate regulatory activity with stock volatility.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
One schema for all regulators	No need to parse five different websites or APIs; every record has the same fields.
No login or API key	Reads public feeds directly, so you can start scraping in minutes.
Parallel monitoring	FTC, FDA, SEC, USDA, and GAO are checked in the same run, not one after another.
Keyword filtering	Narrow results to your industry, product, or topic before the data is stored.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Federal Regulator Watch the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	Federal Regulator Watch Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When Federal Regulator Watch changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a keyword query and a list of federal sources, and set a maximum number of updates per source so only the most recent matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "sources": [
 "ftc-actions",
 "fda-warning-letters",
 "sec-litigation-releases",
 "sec-investor-alerts",
 "usda-recall-watch",
 "gao-reports"
 ],
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "sources": [
 "ftc-actions",
 "fda-warning-letters",
 "sec-litigation-releases",
 "sec-investor-alerts",
 "usda-recall-watch",
 "gao-reports"
 ],
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Federal Regulator Watch Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Federal Regulator Watch through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/federal-regulator-watch-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your keyword query. If it is too specific, no title or description will match. Try a broader term or leave the query blank to get the latest updates from all selected sources.

Why are some sources missing from my output?

Make sure the source is selected in the sources field. Also, if a regulator's feed is temporarily unavailable, that source may return zero records for that run.

The Actor is taking too long to finish.

Reduce the 'Maximum updates per source' value. Each source is scraped in parallel, but a high limit means more pages to fetch.

I see duplicate records across runs.

Regulators may keep the same item in their feed for several days. Use the Apify dataset deduplication feature or filter by publication date in your downstream process.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Which federal agencies does this Actor cover?	It covers FTC enforcement actions, FDA warning letters, SEC litigation releases, SEC investor alerts and bulletins, USDA and FDA food recalls, and GAO reports via RSS.
Do I need an API key or login?	No. The Actor reads public feeds directly from each regulator's website, so no registration or credentials are required.
Can I filter by keyword?	Yes. The query field is case-insensitive and matches against the title and description of every update across all selected sources.
How do I limit the number of results?	Set the 'Maximum updates per source' field. The Actor will collect up to that many records from each source you selected.
Can I run only one source, like FDA warning letters?	Yes. In the sources field, select only 'FDA warning letters' and leave the others unchecked.
What format is the output?	Each update is returned as a flat row with title, description, source, and publication date. You can export the dataset as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
How often should I run this Actor?	Regulators publish new items daily or weekly. A daily or weekly schedule is common, but you can run it on demand for a one-time snapshot.
Does this Actor scrape historical data?	It collects the latest items available in each public feed. For older records, you may need to adjust the maximum updates per source or check the regulator's archive directly.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by U.S. Federal Regulators. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.