# EU EUR-Lex Legislation & Legal Acts Scraper (`scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper`) Actor

Scrape EU legal acts from EUR-Lex: regulations, directives and decisions with CELEX number, title, document type, dates of document and entry into force, author institution, EuroVoc subject descriptors and Official Journal reference. Filter by keyword, type and date. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.20 / 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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## EU EUR-Lex Legislation & Legal Acts Scraper

> Collect European Union legal acts as clean structured data: regulations, directives and decisions with their CELEX number, title, document type, key dates, author institution, subject-matter descriptors and Official Journal reference. Filter by keyword, type and date and export for legal research, compliance and analytics.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper/examples)**

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![EU law](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-EU%20legislation-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>CELEX & title</strong><br>per legal act</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Dates, author & subjects</strong><br>plus OJ reference</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Legal research | Lawyers and researchers building EU law datasets |
| Compliance | Teams tracking new regulations and directives in their field |
| GovTech and analytics | Builders feeding EU legislation into their own tools |
| Policy monitoring | Analysts watching acts by subject, author or date |

### How to use it

1. Add one or more **search keywords** to match in the act title, or leave empty to get everything in the window.
2. Pick the **document types** (regulation, directive, decision, recommendation) and a **from / to date** range.
3. Set **Max Acts To Scrape** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**What is a CELEX number?**
CELEX is the unique identifier the EU assigns to every legal document. It encodes the document type and year, so it is the reliable key for linking and deduplicating acts.

**Can I get only regulations, or only directives?**
Yes. Use the document types filter to include just the kinds of act you want. You can combine several in one run.

**How do I search by subject?**
Use a keyword that appears in the act title, or filter the results by the EuroVoc **descriptors** field, which lists the subject matter of each act.

**How fresh is the data?**
Acts are read at run time, so each record reflects the current published information (see observedAt).

### Related scrapers

- [US Federal Register Documents Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper)
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/google-news-scraper)

### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the European Union or its institutions. It only accesses publicly available legal information. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to match in the legal act title (for example 'energy', 'data protection', 'fisheries'). Each keyword runs a separate search. Leave empty to return all acts within the type and date filters.

## `documentTypes` (type: `array`):

Which kinds of legal act to include. Leave all selected to include every type.

## `fromDate` (type: `string`):

Include acts with a document date on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to 2024-01-01.

## `toDate` (type: `string`):

Include acts with a document date on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

## `maxActs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of legal acts to collect across all searches. Optional.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "energy"
  ],
  "documentTypes": [
    "regulation",
    "directive",
    "decision"
  ],
  "fromDate": "2024-01-01",
  "maxActs": 30
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "energy"
    ],
    "fromDate": "2024-01-01",
    "maxActs": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper").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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["energy"],
    "fromDate": "2024-01-01",
    "maxActs": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "energy"
  ],
  "fromDate": "2024-01-01",
  "maxActs": 30
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/eu-eurlex-legislation-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/wH1CQHbn6zxhqoq1D/builds/6OZPIgpz08sMS0aY2/openapi.json