# Canada ISED SMS TAFL Authorization Portfolio Status Monitor (`plym-actor-factory/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-monitor`) Actor

Watch Canada ISED SMS TAFL authorization numbers and emit typed APPEARED/DROPPED/AUTH\_STATUS\_CHANGED/LICENCE\_TYPE\_CHANGED/LICENSEE\_CHANGED/OP\_STATUS\_CHANGED/CALLSIGN\_CHANGED events from the official monthly TAFL zip. Not ACMA AU twin; not a national frequency-row dump billed as rows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-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 ised sms tafl auth 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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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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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

## Canada ISED SMS TAFL Authorization Portfolio Status Event Monitor

Watch a **book of Canada ISED SMS TAFL Authorization numbers** and emit typed status events when an authorization **appears, drops, or changes Authorization status / licence type / operational status / licensee / call sign** on the official monthly Spectrum Management System extract.

### Source

- Official monthly zip: [TAFL\_LTAF.zip](https://www.ic.gc.ca/engineering/SMS_TAFL_Files/TAFL_LTAF.zip) (all service lines; ~64 MB compressed / ~425 MB CSV)
- Aeronautical service-line zip (preferred live smoke): [TAFL\_LTAF\_Aero.zip](https://www.ic.gc.ca/engineering/SMS_TAFL_Files/TAFL_LTAF_Aero.zip)
- Field dictionary: [tafl\_description\_ltaf.pdf](https://www.ic.gc.ca/engineering/SMS_TAFL_Files/tafl_description_ltaf.pdf)
- Durable key: **Authorization number** (PDF field **47** / CSV index **47** with leading TX/RX col0)
- Status field: **Authorization status** (PDF field **51**) — `G` Granted / `NG` Not Granted / `P` Prelim. Granted / …
- Frequency rows for one Authorization number are **aggregated** into a single auth snapshot (not billed per frequency row)
- Stream/parse: zip is downloaded then streamed line-by-line; only the watchlist is retained in memory (avoids OOM on the full extract)
- **Honest monthly lag** — ISED publishes on a monthly cadence (P1M Last-Modified). This Actor is a snapshot-diff monitor, not a real-time SMS feed.

### Events (PPE)

| Event | Meaning |
|-------|---------|
| `APPEARED` | Authorization present after previously missing |
| `DROPPED` | Authorization absent after previously present |
| `AUTH_STATUS_CHANGED` | Authorization status code change (G/NG/P/…) |
| `LICENCE_TYPE_CHANGED` | Licence type change |
| `OP_STATUS_CHANGED` | Operational status change |
| `LICENSEE_CHANGED` | Licensee name change (attributes group) |
| `CALLSIGN_CHANGED` | Call sign change (attributes group) |

Non-billable: `RUN_STATUS` (including `FIXTURE_HEALTH`). First observation stores baseline with **no** charge.

### Not this Actor

- **Not** ACMA Australia radiocomms licence twin (different regime; same pattern as CASA≠FAA)
- **Not** a national frequency-row dump billed as rows
- **Not** a real-time ISED SMS API (monthly zip lag only)

### Pricing

- `ised-sms-auth-status-event-delivered` @ **$0.02** / unique delivered event
- `apify-actor-start` @ **$0.00005**

### Input

```json
{
  "authorizationNumbers": ["010651301-002", "010650061-001", "010647781-001"],
  "sourceMode": "live",
  "taflZipVariant": "aero",
  "signalGroups": ["directory", "status", "attributes"],
  "maxRunSeconds": 300
}
```

`sourceMode=fixture` (default) is Store/CI health — no network, `RUN_STATUS` / `FIXTURE_HEALTH` only unless `emitFixtureDemoEvents=true`.

### Who this is for

- Spectrum / wireless compliance teams watching a named ISED authorization book
- Aviation / NAV CANADA / airport radio ops monitoring aeronautical authorizations
- Telecom KYB and site diligence workflows that need membership and status change events (not full-register dumps)

# Actor input Schema

## `authorizationNumbers` (type: `array`):

Canada ISED SMS TAFL Authorization numbers to monitor against the official monthly TAFL zip (e.g. 010651301-002). Frequency rows for each auth are aggregated into one snapshot. Invalid entries skipped with no charge. Not a national frequency-row dump bill.

## `authIds` (type: `array`):

Optional alias for authorizationNumbers — same durable Authorization number keys, merged into the watchlist.

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

Which change groups to evaluate: directory (APPEARED/DROPPED), status (AUTH\_STATUS\_CHANGED/LICENCE\_TYPE\_CHANGED/OP\_STATUS\_CHANGED), attributes (LICENSEE\_CHANGED/CALLSIGN\_CHANGED). Default: directory+status.

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

Wall-clock budget (zip download + stream parse + watchlist diff). Full TAFL\_LTAF.zip needs more headroom than Aero.

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

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

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

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

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

fixture = Store/CI health default (no network; RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = official ISED monthly TAFL zip (no API key; monthly publish lag; stream/parse).

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

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated change events from local fixtures. Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake ISED events or charge ised-sms-auth-status-event-delivered.

## `taflZipVariant` (type: `string`):

full = TAFL\_LTAF.zip (all service lines; production default). aero = TAFL\_LTAF\_Aero.zip (aeronautical service line; preferred for live smoke / smaller downloads).

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

Optional soft budget hint for delivered change events.

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

Optional as\_of label for events / RUN\_STATUS. Defaults to Last-Modified date from the zip response when present.

## `taflZipUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional override for the official ISED TAFL zip URL (full or aero).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "authorizationNumbers": [
    "010651301-002",
    "010650061-001",
    "010647781-001",
    "010646733-001"
  ],
  "signalGroups": [
    "directory",
    "status"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 300,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false,
  "taflZipVariant": "full"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats, ISED TAFL 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/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-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/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-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/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/ca-ised-sms-tafl-authorization-portfolio-status-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/okhx9mxVS1pHdeJBo/builds/hub6AvSwQigj8IEqU/openapi.json