# GAO Reports Scraper | Government Accountability Office Feed (`parseforge/gao-reports-scraper`) Actor
Export GAO reports, congressional testimony, bid protests, legal decisions and open recommendations: report ID, title, summary, publication date and official URL. Filter by feed and keyword. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML for federal accountability research.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/gao-reports-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, News
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $19.00 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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```bash
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# README
## ๐ GAO Reports Scraper
> ๐ **Export GAO reports, testimony, and bid protests in seconds. Title, date, summary, official URL.**
> ๐ **Last updated:** 2026-05-26 ยท **๐ 7 fields** per record ยท **Federal scale** ยท **All recent GAO publications**
The Government Accountability Office is the audit and investigative arm of Congress. This actor reads the official GAO RSS feeds and outputs one clean row per publication.
Coverage spans reports, congressional testimony, bid protests, legal decisions, and open recommendations.
| ๐ฏ Target Audience | ๐ก Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Government contractors | Track bid protests |
| Compliance teams | Monitor audit findings |
| Policy researchers | Read GAO testimony |
| Journalists | Cover federal accountability |
### ๐ What the GAO Reports Scraper does
- Pulls from official GAO RSS feeds
- Choose between reports, testimony, bid protests, legal decisions, open recommendations
- Filter by keyword
- Returns report ID, title, summary, date, and URL
> ๐ก **Why it matters:** GAO findings shape federal policy. Tracking them shouldn't require manual reading.
### ๐ฌ Full Demo (_๐ง Coming soon_)
### โ๏ธ Input
Field
Type
Description
maxItems
integer
Cap on rows
feed
enum
Reports, testimony, bid protests, etc.
keyword
string
Filter title or description
```json
{ "maxItems": 50, "feed": "reports" }
````
```json
{ "maxItems": 100, "feed": "bidProtests", "keyword": "DOD" }
```
> โ ๏ธ **Good to Know:** GAO RSS feeds typically contain the most recent few dozen items. For deeper history, run repeatedly and merge.
### ๐ Output
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ reportId | string | GAO report identifier (e.g. GAO-25-107) |
| ๐ title | string | Publication title |
| description | string | Summary or "What GAO Found" |
| ๐ pubDate | string | Publication date |
| feed | string | Feed source |
| ๐ url | string | gao.gov product page |
| ๐ scrapedAt | string | ISO timestamp |
### โจ Why choose this Actor
- Direct from official GAO RSS
- Real-time, no cached responses
- Works with standard Apify integrations
### ๐ How it compares to alternatives
| Approach | Cost | Maintenance | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| This actor | Pay per result | None | All feeds |
| Manual RSS read | Free | High | Manual |
| Commercial GAO trackers | $$$ | None | Curated |
### ๐ How to use
1. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Open the actor page
3. Set inputs
4. Run
5. Download dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML
### ๐ผ Business use cases
#### Competitor and market monitoring
Track bid protests in your sector to anticipate procurement disputes.
#### Pipeline expansion
Monitor GAO recommendations against agencies you sell to.
#### Compliance and due diligence
Validate compliance posture against the latest GAO findings.
#### Market sizing and research
Quantify GAO publication volume by topic area.
### ๐ Automating GAO Reports Scraper
Connects with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, and Google Drive via Apify's standard integrations.
### ๐ Beyond business use cases
#### Research
Academic studies on government accountability.
#### Personal
Citizen oversight of federal spending.
#### Non-profit
Watchdog and transparency work.
#### Experimentation
Train models on GAO summaries and recommendations.
### ๐ค Ask an AI assistant about this scraper
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Copilot can explain inputs, sample outputs, and integration patterns.
### โ Frequently Asked Questions
**Q: How far back does the feed go?** A: GAO RSS typically holds the latest few dozen items per feed.
**Q: Are full reports included?** A: This actor returns the headline and link. Fetch the PDF separately.
**Q: Are bid protests filterable?** A: Use keyword filter (e.g. agency or vendor name).
**Q: How current is the data?** A: Same as GAO publishing.
**Q: Is there an API?** A: GAO\u2019s official surface is RSS; this actor reads it.
**Q: Are legal decisions binding?** A: They are non-binding but influential.
**Q: What is "open recommendations"?** A: Recommendations GAO has issued that remain unimplemented.
**Q: Can I dedupe runs?** A: Use scrapedAt and reportId in your downstream tool.
**Q: Are testimony transcripts included?** A: Title and summary; link to full transcript.
**Q: Are images included?** A: No.
### ๐ Integrate with any app
Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub Actions, Google Sheets, Webhooks.
### ๐ Recommended Actors
| Actor | Description |
|---|---|
| [USAspending Contracts Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/usaspending-contracts-scraper) | Federal contract awards |
| [FDIC Bank Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/fdic-bank-scraper) | FDIC institution data |
| [SEC EDGAR Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/sec-edgar-scraper) | SEC company filings |
> ๐ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).
**๐ Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA)
> **โ ๏ธ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with the source organization. Only publicly available data collected.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Free users: 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000
## `feed` (type: `string`):
GAO publication type
## `keyword` (type: `string`):
Match title or description (case-insensitive)
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 10,
"feed": "reports"
}
```
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxItems": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/gao-reports-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ 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);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ 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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/gao-reports-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/gao-reports-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/gao-reports-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
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"description": "Export GAO reports, congressional testimony, bid protests, legal decisions and open recommendations: report ID, title, summary, publication date and official URL. Filter by feed and keyword. CSV, Excel, JSON or XML for federal accountability research.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "5ioEO5RIqPj7hoF2O"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/parseforge~gao-reports-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-gao-reports-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parseforge~gao-reports-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-gao-reports-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
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},
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-gao-reports-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Free users: 10. Paid: up to 1,000,000"
},
"feed": {
"title": "Feed",
"enum": [
"reports",
"testimony",
"bidProtests",
"legalDecisions",
"openRecommendations"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "GAO publication type",
"default": "reports"
},
"keyword": {
"title": "Keyword Filter",
"type": "string",
"description": "Match title or description (case-insensitive)"
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
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},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
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"userAgent": {
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"stats": {
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"computeUnits": {
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"example": 0
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},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
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"example": 1024
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"buildNumber": {
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"example": "1.0.0"
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"containerUrl": {
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},
"usage": {
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}
```