# ACMA Radiocomms Licence Portfolio Status Monitor (`plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor`) Actor

Watch ACMA radiocommunications LICENCE\_NO values and emit typed Granted/status/expiry/category/client events from the official Spectrum Licensing LicenceSearchJSON API (optional RRL extracts). Not FCC ULS (US); not a nationwide RRL dump billed as rows; not unpaid spectrum SaaS scrape.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Witney](https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Automation, Business
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## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 acma licence status event delivereds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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

## ACMA Radiocommunications Licence Portfolio Status Event Monitor

Watch a book of **ACMA radiocommunications `LICENCE_NO` values** and emit typed **Granted / status / expiry / category / client** events when the official **ACMA Spectrum Licensing `LicenceSearchJSON`** snapshot changes for licences on that book.

**Not** a nationwide Register of Radiocommunications Licences (RRL) dump billed as rows. **Not** an FCC ULS (US) twin. **Not** unpaid spectrum SaaS scrape.

### Job (A1b wedge)

Australian WISP / broadcast / critical-comms / enterprise spectrum-compliance desks track a **customer-owned licence book** and need Slack/JSON when a watched licence **appears**, **leaves Granted**, **approaches/passes expiry**, or **changes category/client** — without re-downloading `spectra_rrl.zip` by hand.

A1b competitors cited from **phase3-a1b-next3-v12.md only**: **0** same-job ACMA portfolio PPE products; adjacency `scrapesage/fcc-license-scraper` (1 MAU — US FCC leads, wrong jurisdiction).

### Source (official only)

| Path | URL | Notes |
|------|-----|-------|
| Portfolio live | `https://api.acma.gov.au/SpectrumLicensingAPIOuterService/OuterService.svc/LicenceSearchJSON?searchText={LICENCE_NO}&searchField=LICENCE_NO&resultsLimit=1` | Anonymous; live-verified 200; per-licence exact match |
| RRL extracts (bootstrap) | `https://backend.acma.gov.au/rrl/v1/Extracts` | Full `spectra_rrl.zip` + dated change zips on `cdn.acma.gov.au` — **not** the default billable path |

No API key. Cite **ACMA** + retrieval date. Default product fields = licence number + status + expiry + category/callsign/client (licence/org data).

### Matching honesty

- **Primary key:** `LICENCE_NO` exact match after normalize (trim, collapse spaces, uppercase; slash form preserved, e.g. `11265050/1`).
- **AU radiocommunications only** — not FCC ULS, not other ACMA registers billed as this SKU.
- API single-query cap **2,000** records — README prefers watchlist lookups; zip extracts for large-book bootstrap.
- Change-zip history may lag the full extract.
- First observation of a licence = **baseline only** (no product charge).

### Events (PPE)

| Event | When |
|-------|------|
| `ACMA_LICENCE_GRANTED` | New / changed status is `Granted` |
| `ACMA_LICENCE_STATUS_CHANGED` | Other status flips (faithful `STATUS_TEXT` on subtype) |
| `ACMA_LICENCE_EXPIRING` | Expiry day enters warning window (default 90 days) while still active |
| `ACMA_LICENCE_EXPIRED_OR_DROPPED` | Status becomes Expired/cancelled-like, or licence absent from API |
| `ACMA_CATEGORY_CHANGED` | `LICENCE_CATEGORY` fingerprint changed |
| `ACMA_CLIENT_CHANGED` | `CLIENT_NO` fingerprint changed |
| `RUN_STATUS` | Non-billable health row every successful run (`FIXTURE_HEALTH` / `MONITOR_IDLE` / …) |

### Modes

- **`sourceMode=fixture`** (default): Store auto-test / CI. With `emitFixtureDemoEvents=false` (default) emits **only** `RUN_STATUS` / `FIXTURE_HEALTH` → **0** product charges.
- **`sourceMode=live`**: Official ACMA LicenceSearchJSON (**no API key**). Portfolio-safe — does **not** download the national RRL zip by default.

### Pricing (Model A — ADR 0010)

- `acma-licence-status-event-delivered` @ **$0.02** / unique delivered event ($20 / 1k)
- `apify-actor-start` @ **$0.00005**
- Quiet / baseline days ≈ **$0** product charge

### Legal

**GREEN** — ACMA public Spectrum Licensing API + published RRL extracts; cite ACMA + retrieval date. Default product = licence/org fields only.

### Input

See `.actor/input_schema.json`. Primary field: `licenceNumbers` (alias `licenceNos`). Optional `signalGroups`: `status`, `expiry`, `category`, `client`.

### Build order

Phase 3 **#34** (v12 A1b PASS #3 / GO #34). Pattern: UK FSA AppNo / US FSIS Est# / Health Canada DPD DIN portfolio monitors.

# Actor input Schema

## `licenceNumbers` (type: `array`):

ACMA LICENCE\_NO values (e.g. 11265050/1). Exact match after normalize (trim/uppercase/collapse spaces). Invalid entries skipped with no charge. Portfolio mode only — not a nationwide RRL dump.

## `licenceNos` (type: `array`):

Alias for licenceNumbers (same LICENCE\_NO keys).

## `signalGroups` (type: `array`):

Which change groups to evaluate: status, expiry, category, client. Default: all four.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wall-clock budget for the run (API lookups + watchlist diff).

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique change events are delivered (does not include RUN\_STATUS).

## `resumeFromCheckpoint` (type: `boolean`):

If true, resume licence snapshots and seen event\_uids from the default Key-Value Store.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

fixture = Store auto-test default (no network; RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = official ACMA LicenceSearchJSON (no API key). Not FCC ULS; not nationwide RRL dump; not unpaid spectrum SaaS.

## `emitFixtureDemoEvents` (type: `boolean`):

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated change events from local fixtures (unit/local demos only). Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake ACMA events or charge product PPE. SAMPLE rows only: demo events use placeholder entities (never real companies/IDs), are flagged sample=true / isSample=true, and are NEVER charged.

## `asOfHint` (type: `string`):

Optional as\_of label for events / RUN\_STATUS. Defaults to fetch date.

## `expiryWarningDays` (type: `integer`):

Days-ahead window for ACMA\_LICENCE\_EXPIRING events (default 90).

## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):

Optional soft budget hint for delivered change events. Platform ACTOR\_MAX\_TOTAL\_CHARGE\_USD also applies when set.

## `licenceSearchApiUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional override for the official ACMA LicenceSearchJSON endpoint.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "licenceNumbers": [
    "11265050/1",
    "1135386/1",
    "12703019/1"
  ],
  "signalGroups": [
    "status",
    "expiry",
    "category",
    "client"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 55,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false,
  "expiryWarningDays": 90
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (type: `string`):

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats, ACMA coverage limits

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor").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 '{}' |
apify call plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/au-acma-licence-portfolio-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/23kgBr5pc0Mb30zcY/builds/FgWYNJIdDXDTOJvkE/openapi.json