# US FARA Foreign Agents Registrants Scraper (`scrapers_lat/us-fara-foreign-agents-scraper`) Actor

Search US foreign agents registered under FARA (DOJ) and extract registration number, name, full address, registration and termination dates and active/terminated status. Filter by name, state, status or registration date range. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

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

## Pricing

from $12.75 / 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

## US FARA Foreign Agents Registrants Scraper

> Search the official US register of foreign agents (registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act) and get a clean, structured record for every registrant, including its registration number, full address, registration and termination dates and active/terminated status. Filter by name, state, status or registration date range.

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

No login, no API key and no proxy setup are required.

### What you get

One row per registrant (foreign agent), with:

- **Identity** — FARA registration number and registrant name.
- **Status** — active or terminated, with a clear terminated flag.
- **Address** — street address, city, state and ZIP.
- **Dates** — date first registered and, for terminated registrants, the termination date.

Registrants are the lobbying, law, public-relations and consulting firms and individuals who have registered as agents acting on behalf of foreign interests.

### Who is it for

- Compliance, AML/KYC and due-diligence screening for foreign-agent exposure.
- Political and influence research and monitoring of newly registered agents.
- Lead generation for firms in the government-affairs, PR and legal space (name + full address).

### How to use it

1. Choose a **status** (active, terminated or all).
2. Optionally add **registrant name** keywords, **states**, or a **registration date range**.
3. Set **Max Registrants To Scrape** and run. Export the results to JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Good to know

- **No result, no charge.** You are billed only for real registrant records returned. Empty or failed runs cost nothing.
- **Both active and terminated.** Pull the current register, the historical terminated register, or both in one run.
- **Dedup built in.** Each registration number is returned once.
- **Clean, flat columns.** Every field is a top-level column that maps straight to CSV or Excel.

### Scope

This actor returns the **registrant (foreign agent) register**: the entities and individuals registered under FARA, with their address, status and dates. Per-registrant foreign-principal relationships and the financial figures reported inside individual filings are published only within scanned filing documents and are not part of this structured register export.

### FAQ

**What is FARA?** The Foreign Agents Registration Act requires agents representing the interests of foreign principals to register and disclose that relationship. The register is public.

**What is the registration number?** It is the unique identifier assigned to each FARA registrant.

**Can I get historical (terminated) agents?** Yes. Set status to "Terminated" or "All".

### Related actors

- [OFAC Sanctions List Screening Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/ofac-sanctions-scraper)
- [US Consolidated Screening List Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/trade-screening-list-scraper)
- [FDIC Banks & Financial Institutions Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/fdic-banks-scraper)

Built by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat) — reliable data extraction actors.

### Disclaimer

This actor retrieves **public records** published as open data by the US Department of Justice. You are responsible for using the data lawfully, including for compliance, due-diligence and lead-generation purposes, and for complying with applicable rules in your jurisdiction. This actor is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.

# Actor input Schema

## `registrantNames` (type: `array`):

Registrant (foreign agent) names or keywords to keep, one per line (for example 'law group', 'strategies', 'Mercury'). A record is kept if its name contains any term. Leave empty to return all registrants that match the filters below.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Which registrants to return: active, terminated, or all.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Optional. Two-letter US state codes to restrict results (for example DC, NY, CA).

## `registeredFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only registrants first registered on or after this date.

## `registeredTo` (type: `string`):

Optional. Only registrants first registered on or before this date.

## `maxRegistrants` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of registrants to collect.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "registrantNames": [
    "law"
  ],
  "status": "active",
  "maxRegistrants": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "registrantNames": [
        "law"
    ],
    "maxRegistrants": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/us-fara-foreign-agents-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 = {
    "registrantNames": ["law"],
    "maxRegistrants": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/us-fara-foreign-agents-scraper").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 '{
  "registrantNames": [
    "law"
  ],
  "maxRegistrants": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/us-fara-foreign-agents-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/us-fara-foreign-agents-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/XGHIxMT68VpQ0gL7Q/builds/OgNtLethkB88PsTM0/openapi.json