Regulatory Change Monitor API

Stay ahead of compliance mandates by deploying a web scraper that continuously monitors official government portals for regulatory shifts. Legal teams and risk managers understand that missing a critical public notice can result in severe penalties, yet manually tracking agency bulletins wastes valuable time. This regulatory change monitor automates the extraction process, allowing you to schedule sweeps of public government websites on a daily or weekly basis. Simply input your targeted keyword watchlists, and the scraper will filter out irrelevant announcements, focusing only on the specific compliance actions and filings that matter to your business. Every time a matching event is published, the tool extracts crucial data points like severity indicators, issuing agency names, exact publication dates, and original source URLs for compliance verification. The scraped details are easily integrated into your existing workflows, making it simple to trigger automated risk alerts, populate internal legal dashboards, or conduct historical analytics on regulatory trends. Stop relying on manual website checks and use this scheduled scraper to guarantee you capture every vital government mandate the moment it goes live.

Store Quickstart

• Start with store-input.example.json for a reliable first run across two public regulators.
• If the output fits your workflow, switch to store-input.templates.json and choose one of:
  • Quickstart (2 regulators, dataset) for first success
  • Recurring Compliance Watchlist for recurring compliance monitoring
  • Webhook Regulatory Digest when Slack, ticketing, or internal automation should receive only action-needed items

Key Features

• 🏛️ Government-sourced — Pulls directly from official agency feeds — no third-party aggregators
• ⏱️ Timely digests — Daily/weekly rollups of new filings, rulings, or actions
• 🔍 Keyword watchlists — Flag items matching your compliance/legal watch terms
• 📊 Structured metadata — Agency, date, docket, document type, link — all dataset-ready
• 📡 Webhook alerts — Push to legal/compliance teams the moment new items match watchlist

Use Cases

Who	Why
Developers	Automate recurring data fetches without building custom scrapers
Data teams	Pipe structured output into analytics warehouses
Ops teams	Monitor changes via webhook alerts
Product managers	Track competitor/market signals without engineering time

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
targets	array	prefilled	List of regulatory sources to monitor. Each item supports id, name, jurisdiction, regulator, domain, criticality, owner,
requestTimeoutSeconds	integer	30	Maximum time to wait for one public source request.
userAgent	string	—	Optional custom User-Agent string for public HTTP requests.
maxChars	integer	35000	Upper bound for extracted text per monitored source before hashing and diff.
delivery	string	"dataset"	Choose whether digest rows should be written to the dataset, posted to a webhook, or reserved for a future email path.
datasetMode	string	"changes_only"	Controls which target rows are persisted: only action-needed rows, only changed rows, or every monitored target.
webhookUrl	string	—	Webhook destination when delivery is set to webhook.
notifyOnNoChange	boolean	false	If true, webhook delivery still fires even when no target crosses the change threshold.

Input Example

{
  "targets": [
    {
      "id": "sec-rss",
      "name": "SEC Press Releases",
      "jurisdiction": "US-Federal",
      "regulator": "SEC",
      "domain": "securities",
      "criticality": "high",
      "owner": "Legal / Compliance",
      "tags": ["securities", "federal"],
      "feedUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/news/pressreleases.rss"
    }
  ],
  "delivery": "dataset",
  "datasetMode": "changes_only",
  "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-sec",
  "diffMode": "line_summary",
  "summaryMaxLines": 12,
  "concurrency": 2
}

Input Examples

Example: Single-target audit

{
  "targets": [
    "example-target-1"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerTarget": 30
}

Example: Bulk portfolio

{
  "targets": [
    "target-1",
    "target-2",
    "target-3"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerTarget": 50,
  "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-monitor-state"
}

Example: Recurring delta watch

{
  "targets": [
    "target-1"
  ],
  "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-monitor-state",
  "emitChangedOnly": true
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
meta	object
recurringDigest	object
actionNeeded	array
results	array
actionNeeded[].targetId	string
actionNeeded[].targetName	string
actionNeeded[].jurisdiction	string
actionNeeded[].regulator	string
actionNeeded[].domain	string
actionNeeded[].owner	string
actionNeeded[].severity	string
actionNeeded[].status	string
actionNeeded[].reason	string
actionNeeded[].changedSources	array
actionNeeded[].signals	array
actionNeeded[].recommendedActions	array
actionNeeded[].executiveSummary	string

Output Example

{
  "meta": {
    "generatedAt": "2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z",
    "now": "2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z",
    "input": {
      "targetCount": 1,
      "sourceCount": 1,
      "delivery": "dataset",
      "datasetMode": "changes_only",
      "diffMode": "line_summary",
      "summaryMaxLines": 12,
      "concurrency": 2,
      "batchDelayMs": 0,
      "dryRun": false
    },
    "snapshot": {
      "key": "regulatory-change-monitor-local",
      "loadedFrom": "local",
      "savedTo": "local"
    },
    "warnings": [],
    "totals": {
      "targets": 1,
      "monitoredSources": 1,
      "changedTargets": 1,
      "initialTargets": 0,
      "unchangedTargets": 0,
      "partialTargets": 0,
      "errorTargets": 0,
      "actionNeededTargets": 1,
      "changedSources": 1,
      "initialSources": 0,
      "unchangedSources": 0,
      "errorSources": 0
    },
    "severityCounts": {
      "high": 1,
      "watch": 0,
      "info": 0
    },

API Usage

Run this actor programmatically using the Apify API. Replace YOUR_API_TOKEN with your token from Apify Console → Settings → Integrations.

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/taroyamada~regulatory-change-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "targets": [ { "id": "sec-rss", "name": "SEC Press Releases", "jurisdiction": "US-Federal", "regulator": "SEC", "domain": "securities", "criticality": "high", "owner": "Legal / Compliance", "tags": ["securities", "federal"], "feedUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/news/pressreleases.rss" } ], "delivery": "dataset", "datasetMode": "changes_only", "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-sec", "diffMode": "line_summary", "summaryMaxLines": 12, "concurrency": 2 }'

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("taroyamada/regulatory-change-monitor").call(run_input={
  "targets": [
    {
      "id": "sec-rss",
      "name": "SEC Press Releases",
      "jurisdiction": "US-Federal",
      "regulator": "SEC",
      "domain": "securities",
      "criticality": "high",
      "owner": "Legal / Compliance",
      "tags": ["securities", "federal"],
      "feedUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/news/pressreleases.rss"
    }
  ],
  "delivery": "dataset",
  "datasetMode": "changes_only",
  "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-sec",
  "diffMode": "line_summary",
  "summaryMaxLines": 12,
  "concurrency": 2
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('taroyamada/regulatory-change-monitor').call({
  "targets": [
    {
      "id": "sec-rss",
      "name": "SEC Press Releases",
      "jurisdiction": "US-Federal",
      "regulator": "SEC",
      "domain": "securities",
      "criticality": "high",
      "owner": "Legal / Compliance",
      "tags": ["securities", "federal"],
      "feedUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/news/pressreleases.rss"
    }
  ],
  "delivery": "dataset",
  "datasetMode": "changes_only",
  "snapshotKey": "regulatory-change-sec",
  "diffMode": "line_summary",
  "summaryMaxLines": 12,
  "concurrency": 2
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Tips & Limitations

• Run daily for active watchlists; weekly for passive monitoring.
• Webhook delivery works well for compliance team Slack channels — include docket URL for 1-click access.
• Use watchKeywords generously — false positives are cheap to triage, false negatives miss filings.
• Pair with regulatory-change-monitor for cross-agency coverage.
• Archive Dataset rows weekly for long-term compliance evidence retention.

FAQ

How far back does history go?

This actor monitors forward-only — new items since first run. For historical data, use the agency's own search tool.

What timezones are used?

All timestamps are UTC. Use your downstream pipeline to convert to agency-local time if needed.

Does it translate non-English content?

No — original language is preserved. Use downstream translation services if needed.

Is the data official?

Yes — sourced directly from official government websites and feeds. Not a third-party aggregator.

Can I use this for legal research?

For alerting and monitoring, yes. For litigation research, cross-verify with primary sources (agency websites) — this actor is a monitoring tool, not a legal database.

Related Actors

Government & Regulatory cluster — explore related Apify tools:

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• Federal Register Digest | Agency Rule & Notice Monitor — Monitor Federal Register documents — rules, proposed rules, and notices — per configured agency feed.
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• NHTSA Vehicle Recall Digest | Recalls + Complaints Watch — Monitor official NHTSA vehicle recall and complaint endpoints for watched model-family, VIN, and manufacturer feeds.
• Product Safety Recall Digest | CPSC + openFDA Alerts — Monitor CPSC saferproducts.
• OFAC Sanctions Change Digest | SDN List Monitor — Monitor the OFAC SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) sanctions list for additions and removals.
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• USPTO Patent Monitor API | JSON + Webhook — Search and monitor US patent filings with multi-source fallback.
• Campaign Finance & Lobbying Digest | FEC + LDA Watch — Monitor official FEC OpenFEC committee reports and LDA.

Cost

Pay Per Event:

• actor-start: $0.01 (flat fee per run)
• dataset-item: $0.003 per output item

Example: 1,000 items = $0.01 + (1,000 × $0.003) = $3.01

No subscription required — you only pay for what you use.

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