Regulatory researchers and compliance operations teams use this actor to watch public FTC case records for source-linked changes. Input: search terms, action/status filters, an update window, a monitor key, and a bounded page/case budget. Output: new-case and change alerts plus source-linked evidence reports or structured exports; unchanged runs emit zero rows and zero charges.

FTC Enforcement Case Delta & Report

Watch the public FTC Cases and Proceedings list without a login, API key, browser automation, or private source. The actor compares the visible case fields saved under your monitorKey and reports only source-linked changes.

Store Quickstart

1. Run the first example with initialRunMode: "baseline_only", maxChargeUsd: 0, and dryRun: false. This saves the current snapshot and is free.
2. For a recurring watch, keep the same monitorKey, set initialRunMode: "emit_backfill" only when you want the first matched window delivered, and set a charge cap that covers the requested report/export events.
3. Keep generateReport: true and emitUnchanged: false. A no-change poll emits zero dataset rows and zero billable events.

Run the next report

• Track source-linked CFR wording changes with eCFR CFR Section Change Watch Scraper.
• Map eCFR and Federal Register changes to reviewable obligations with Regulatory Obligation Change Impact Report.
• Generate filing-linked public-company disclosure reports with SEC EDGAR Material Disclosure Watch Scraper.

Input Examples

1. Free baseline for a consumer-protection watch

{
  "searchTerms": ["privacy", "advertising"],
  "actionTypes": ["Federal", "Administrative"],
  "caseStatuses": ["Pending"],
  "updatedSince": "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "maxCases": 40,
  "monitorKey": "consumer-protection-watch",
  "initialRunMode": "baseline_only",
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitRawRows": false,
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitExport": false,
  "maxChargeUsd": 0,
  "dryRun": false
}

2. Changed-case report

{
  "searchTerms": ["privacy"],
  "actionTypes": ["Federal"],
  "caseStatuses": ["Pending", "Under Order"],
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxCases": 60,
  "monitorKey": "privacy-watch",
  "initialRunMode": "emit_backfill",
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitRawRows": false,
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitExport": false,
  "maxChargeUsd": 13,
  "dryRun": false
}

3. Alert plus JSON export

{
  "searchTerms": ["health", "reviews"],
  "actionTypes": [],
  "caseStatuses": [],
  "updatedSince": "2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "maxCases": 30,
  "monitorKey": "health-review-watch",
  "initialRunMode": "emit_backfill",
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "emitRawRows": true,
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitExport": true,
  "maxChargeUsd": 20.01,
  "dryRun": false
}

Output

Every delivered row includes sourceUrl, caseKey, retrievedAt, dataTimestamp, the visible case fields, limitations, and prohibited interpretations. Alert rows use one of new_case, case_status_changed, action_type_changed, or case_updated.

The report event is a source-linked evidence summary. It does not label a party, predict an outcome, or score a case. The export event contains the matched case fields and source links in JSON form.

Pricing

PAY_PER_EVENT events are deliberately separated by value:

• ftc-case-row: $0.006 per changed raw case row when emitRawRows is enabled.
• ftc-case-change-alert: $0.20 per new or changed case alert.
• ftc-enforcement-report: $12 per source-linked evidence report.
• ftc-export-generated: $8 per structured export event.

The actor never charges an actor-start event. A no-change poll, a baseline-only run, an incomplete source fetch, or a run over maxChargeUsd emits zero billable rows. State is committed only after successful delivery; a failed state save fails the run.

Compliance Guardrails

• Source access is limited to the public FTC Cases and Proceedings pages under the documented URL.
• No account, API key, browser bypass, CAPTCHA handling, private source, or non-FTC redirect is used.
• Summaries preserve source links and visible fields. Do not use them to make professional, financial, regulatory, culpability, or outcome conclusions.
• The actor has no FTC affiliation or endorsement, and the thumbnail uses no agency mark or seal.

See Also

• FTC Cases and Proceedings for the source record.
• docs/integration-guide.md for scheduled monitoring and delivery handling.
• docs/source-compliance.md for source and output guardrails.