# FCC Filings & Proceedings Lookup (ECFS) (`thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings`) Actor Clean, flat records of public FCC filings from the official ECFS API (Electronic Comment Filing System), searchable by docket/proceeding, filer, and text, with a what-changed-since-last-run mode. Billed only per delivered filing. - **URL**: https://apify.com/thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings.md - **Developed by:** [Pono Data](https://apify.com/thoob) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $2.00 / 1,000 filing records 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## FCC Filings & Proceedings Lookup (ECFS) Clean, flat records of public FCC filings from the official ECFS API (Electronic Comment Filing System), the FCC's live, developer-facing JSON service. Search by docket/proceeding, filer, or full text, and run it on a schedule in changes-only mode to pull just the new filings since the last run. ### Note on scope The FCC's older ULS license-view JSON API has been retired, so this actor targets ECFS, the FCC's maintained public filings API. It covers proceedings, comments, and filings (the high-demand, queryable surface), not ULS license records. ### Input - **Proceeding / docket** (for example 17-59), **Full-text search**, **Filer name**, **Received on/after**, **Sort**, **Mode** (full / changes). - **FCC API key**: optional free api.data.gov key; falls back to DEMO_KEY (rate-limited) or an `FCC_API_KEY` actor secret. - **Max delivered filings**, **API page size**. ### Output One row per filing: `submissionId`, `submissionType`, `proceedings`, `filers`, `authors`, `lawFirms`, `bureaus`, `dateReceived`, `dateDisseminated`, `documentCount`, `documentUrls`, `pageCount`, `viewingStatus`, `changeType`, plus provenance (`sourceUrl` is the ECFS filing page, `retrievedAt`, `confidence`, `dataSource`). ### How it works Every value is copied from the ECFS record; nested fields (proceedings, filers, documents) are flattened and joined, and absent fields are null, never invented. A page that fails to fetch is logged to the free `rejected` dataset; a search that matches nothing bills nothing. ### Billing Pay per delivered filing. Empty result sets and fetch failures cost nothing. ### Sample output A real run of public FCC filings from the official ECFS API: | proceeding | type | filer | received | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11-42 | PUBLIC NOTICE | Wireline Competition Bure… | 2026-06-05 | | 11-42 | REPLY TO COMMEN… | National Association of S… | 2026-06-02 | | 11-42 | REPLY TO COMMEN… | National Lifeline Associa… | 2026-06-02 | | 11-42 | REPLY | Summit Ridge Group, LLC | 2026-06-02 | Every row carries a `sourceUrl` to the filing, for example `https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1060556591362`. ### See also More clean, pay-only-for-results data tools from Pono Data: - [Regulatory Change Monitor](https://apify.com/thoob/regulatory-change-monitor) - federal rulemaking from the Federal Register - [FARA Foreign Agent Feed](https://apify.com/thoob/fara-foreign-agent-feed) - DOJ FARA registrant-to-principal records - [FDA Food Recall & Enforcement Alerts](https://apify.com/thoob/fda-food-recall-feed) - US food recalls and enforcement reports Full catalog: https://apify.com/thoob # Actor input Schema ## `docket` (type: `string`): Filter to a docket/proceeding number (for example 17-59, 21-450). The most common filter. ## `query` (type: `string`): Optional free-text query across filing content. ## `filer` (type: `string`): Optional. Keep only filings whose filer matches this name. ## `sinceDate` (type: `string`): Optional. Keep only filings received on or after this date (filtered on the returned record). ## `sort` (type: `string`): Result ordering. ## `mode` (type: `string`): full returns every matching filing. changes returns only filings not seen in this account's prior runs. ## `apiKey` (type: `string`): Optional. A free api.data.gov key raises the rate limit. If empty, the actor uses the public DEMO_KEY (heavily rate-limited) or an FCC_API_KEY actor secret. ## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`): Cap on delivered, billed rows. 0 means no cap. The platform spend cap is honored regardless. ## `pageSize` (type: `integer`): Filings per API page (1 to 250). ## Actor input object example ```json { "sort": "date_disseminated,DESC", "mode": "full", "maxRecords": 500, "pageSize": 100 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `filings` (type: `string`): One row per matching filing. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings").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 '{}' | apify call thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=thoob/fcc-ecfs-filings", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FCC Filings & Proceedings Lookup (ECFS)", "description": "Clean, flat records of public FCC filings from the official ECFS API (Electronic Comment Filing System), searchable by docket/proceeding, filer, and text, with a what-changed-since-last-run mode. Billed only per delivered filing.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "d1T54SaM7Y5bXQMgh" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/thoob~fcc-ecfs-filings/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-thoob-fcc-ecfs-filings", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/thoob~fcc-ecfs-filings/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-thoob-fcc-ecfs-filings", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/thoob~fcc-ecfs-filings/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-thoob-fcc-ecfs-filings", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "docket": { "title": "Proceeding / docket", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to a docket/proceeding number (for example 17-59, 21-450). The most common filter." }, "query": { "title": "Full-text search", "type": "string", "description": "Optional free-text query across filing content." }, "filer": { "title": "Filer name", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Keep only filings whose filer matches this name." }, "sinceDate": { "title": "Received on/after (YYYY-MM-DD)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Keep only filings received on or after this date (filtered on the returned record)." }, "sort": { "title": "Sort", "enum": [ "date_disseminated,DESC", "date_received,DESC", "date_received,ASC" ], "type": "string", "description": "Result ordering.", "default": "date_disseminated,DESC" }, "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "full", "changes" ], "type": "string", "description": "full returns every matching filing. changes returns only filings not seen in this account's prior runs.", "default": "full" }, "apiKey": { "title": "FCC API key (api.data.gov)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional. A free api.data.gov key raises the rate limit. If empty, the actor uses the public DEMO_KEY (heavily rate-limited) or an FCC_API_KEY actor secret." }, "maxRecords": { "title": "Max delivered filings", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on delivered, billed rows. 0 means no cap. The platform spend cap is honored regardless.", "default": 500 }, "pageSize": { "title": "API page size", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 250, "type": "integer", "description": "Filings per API page (1 to 250).", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```