# FCC ECFS Public Notices & Filings Scraper (`v0iddo/fcc-public-notices`) Actor Scrapes FCC ECFS (Electronic Comment Filing System) filings and public notices by docket/proceeding number. Returns filer name, document URLs, submission type and dates. Built for telco compliance, ISP regulatory ops and FCC reporters. - **URL**: https://apify.com/v0iddo/fcc-public-notices.md - **Developed by:** [vΓΈiddo](https://apify.com/v0iddo) (community) - **Categories:** Business, News - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## 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 ECFS Public Notices & Filings Scraper Pull FCC public notices and ECFS filings by proceeding/docket number. Returns filer name, date received, document URLs, submission type, and address for each filing. Built for telco compliance, ISP regulatory ops, and FCC news desks. --- ### How to use Set the `proceeding` input to an array of FCC docket numbers. The actor fetches up to `limitPerProceeding` filings per docket (default 25, max 100) sorted by newest first. ```json { "proceeding": ["17-108", "21-450", "23-65"], "limitPerProceeding": 25, "apiKey": "DEMO_KEY" } ```` | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `proceeding` | string\[] | `["17-108","21-450","23-65"]` | FCC proceeding/docket numbers (e.g. `17-108` net neutrality, `21-450` Affordable Connectivity) | | `limitPerProceeding` | integer | `25` | Max filings per docket (max 100) | | `apiKey` | string | `DEMO_KEY` | FCC API key from [api.data.gov](https://api.data.gov/). DEMO\_KEY works but is throttled to ~30 req/hr | *** ### Example output row ```json { "snapshotAt": "2026-06-15T09:00:00+00:00", "filing_id": "10242011490047", "date_received": "2024-03-15T00:00:00.000Z", "submission_type": "COMMENT", "filer_name": "Electronic Frontier Foundation", "proceeding": "17-108", "document_filename": "EFF_Comments_17-108.pdf", "document_url": "https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-401234A1.pdf", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "text_snippet": "The Electronic Frontier Foundation submits these comments in support..." } ``` *** ### Pricing | Event | Price | Description | |---|---|---| | `dataset-item` | $0.005 | Per row returned | A run pulling 25 filings across 3 proceedings (75 rows total) costs **$0.375**. *** ### Buyer - **Telco & ISP regulatory teams** tracking proceeding activity across key FCC dockets (net neutrality, spectrum, ACP). - **FCC reporters and policy analysts** monitoring new comment filings in real time without clicking through ECFS manually. - **Law firms and compliance consultants** building audit trails of filer participation by docket. - **Lobbyists and advocacy orgs** tracking competitor and coalition filing activity across their priority proceedings. - **Data vendors** ingesting structured FCC filing metadata for downstream legal research products. *** ### Source **FCC ECFS Public API** `https://publicapi.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings` - Docs: - Filter by docket: `proceedings.name={proceeding}` - Sort: `sort=date_received,DESC` - Max page size: 100 filings - Rate limit: DEMO\_KEY ~30 req/hr per IP; register at [api.data.gov](https://api.data.gov/) for 1 000 req/hr - New filings drop ~midnight ET daily # Actor input Schema ## `proceeding` (type: `array`): FCC proceeding/docket numbers (e.g. 17-108 net neutrality ## Actor input object example ```json { "proceeding": [ "17-108", "21-450", "23-65" ] } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proceeding": [ "17-108", "21-450", "23-65" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("v0iddo/fcc-public-notices").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 = { "proceeding": [ "17-108", "21-450", "23-65", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("v0iddo/fcc-public-notices").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "proceeding": [ "17-108", "21-450", "23-65" ] }' | apify call v0iddo/fcc-public-notices --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=v0iddo/fcc-public-notices", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FCC ECFS Public Notices & Filings Scraper", "description": "Scrapes FCC ECFS (Electronic Comment Filing System) filings and public notices by docket/proceeding number. Returns filer name, document URLs, submission type and dates. Built for telco compliance, ISP regulatory ops and FCC reporters.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "ISGGeEmQantIEdz5K" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/v0iddo~fcc-public-notices/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-v0iddo-fcc-public-notices", "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/v0iddo~fcc-public-notices/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-v0iddo-fcc-public-notices", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an 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"required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "proceeding": { "title": "proceeding", "type": "array", "description": "FCC proceeding/docket numbers (e.g. 17-108 net neutrality", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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": 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