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Rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents from the official Federal Register API: filter by keyword, agency, CFR title, topic, docket, publication window, effective date or open comment window. Rows carry citation, dates, docket ids, abstract and text links.

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Row type

rowType

Required

document (mode documents, and the found:false row of an unknown docket), publicInspection (a filing on the desk) or agency (a dictionary entry). Always present, whatever fields says.

Type:string

Example:

document

Found

found

Optional

Present only on the one row an exact docket lookup writes when the source has no document under that docket: always false there. Always kept, whatever fields says.

Type:boolean

Example:

false

Document number

documentNumber

Optional

The Federal Register document number, the stable identifier (also the onlyNew memory key). Null only on the found:false row.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-19535

Title

title

Optional

Printed title of the document or filing; on the found:false row a sentence naming the docket.

Type:string | null

Example:

Request for Information; Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards

Type

type

Optional

Rule, Proposed Rule, Notice or Presidential Document.

Type:string | null

Example:

Proposed Rule

Subtype

subtype

Optional

Finer label where the source prints one (Executive Order, Proclamation); usually null.

Type:string | null

Example:

Executive Order

Action line

action

Optional

The "ACTION:" line, e.g. Final rule.; null for presidential documents.

Type:string | null

Example:

Request for information.

Abstract

abstract

Optional

The summary paragraph; null for presidential documents and some notices.

Type:string | null

Example:

This request for information (RFI) solicits input from interested parties …

Dates paragraph

datesNote

Optional

The "DATES:" paragraph in the agency's own words.

Type:string | null

Example:

To be assured consideration, comments must be received … by November 23, 2026.

Search excerpt

excerpt

Optional

Matching snippet, only when Search words are used; highlighting removed.

Type:string | null

Example:

… Opportunities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) …

Agencies

agencyNames

Optional

Every agency that signed the document, department first.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "Health and Human Services Department",
  "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services"
]

Primary agency

primaryAgency

Optional

First entry of agencyNames.

Type:string | null

Example:

Health and Human Services Department

Topics

topics

Optional

Index terms as printed; empty for many notices and all presidential documents.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "Air pollution control"
]

Publication date

publicationDate

Optional

YYYY-MM-DD; can be in the future for a scheduled issue (and for a filing on public inspection).

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-09-24

Effective date

effectiveOn

Optional

YYYY-MM-DD; null for most notices and proposed rules.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-11-23

Comments close on

commentsCloseOn

Optional

YYYY-MM-DD comment closing date; null for final rules.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-11-23

Comments open

commentsOpen

Optional

commentsCloseOn is today (UTC) or later; null when there is no comment date.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

true

Days until effective

daysUntilEffective

Optional

Whole UTC days from the run day to effectiveOn; negative when already in force.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Days until comments close

daysUntilCommentsClose

Optional

Whole UTC days from the run day to commentsCloseOn; negative when the window has closed.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Signing date

signingDate

Optional

YYYY-MM-DD; presidential documents only.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-03-14

Executive order number

executiveOrderNumber

Optional

Executive orders only.

Type:integer | null

Example:

14300

President

presidentName

Optional

The president in office at publication.

Type:string | null

Example:

Donald Trump

Citation

citation

Optional

Federal Register citation, e.g. 91 FR 60568.

Type:string | null

Example:

91 FR 60568

Volume

volume

Optional

Federal Register volume.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Start page

startPage

Optional

First page in the printed issue.

Type:integer | null

Example:

60568

End page

endPage

Optional

Last page in the printed issue.

Type:integer | null

Example:

60572

Pages

pageLength

Optional

Number of printed pages.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Docket ids

docketIds

Optional

Agency docket numbers (docket_numbers on the filing desk); empty when the agency prints none.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "CMS-4217-NC"
]

RINs

regulationIdNumbers

Optional

Regulation identifier numbers linking the document to the unified agenda.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "0938-AW08"
]

CFR titles

cfrTitles

Optional

CFR titles the document touches.

Type:integer[]

Example:

[
  42
]

CFR citations

cfrCitations

Optional

Printed citations, e.g. 40 CFR 228; empty for notices.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "42 CFR 423"
]

Significant

significant

Optional

Significant under Executive Order 12866; null on the majority of documents.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

true

Comment link

commentUrl

Optional

Where the source sends comments; often null.

Type:string | null

Example:

http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CMS_FRDOC_0001-4452

PDF

pdfUrl

Optional

The official PDF.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19535.pdf

Plain-text link

rawTextUrl

Optional

Plain-text version of the document (what includeFullText fetches).

Type:string | null

Example:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/09/24/2026-19535.txt

Full text

fullText

Optional

The plain text, cut at fullTextMaxChars; only with includeFullText, null when fullTextError says why.

Type:string | null

Example:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES …

Full text length

fullTextChars

Optional

Characters in fullText; only with includeFullText.

Type:integer | null

Example:

20000

Full text cut

fullTextTruncated

Optional

True when the text was cut at fullTextMaxChars; only with includeFullText.

Type:boolean | null

Example:

true

Why there is no full text

fullTextError

Optional

With includeFullText: why fullText is empty on this row (no plain text published, HTTP 404, or the request failed); null otherwise.

Type:string | null

Example:

The source has no plain text for this document (HTTP 404 at https://www.federalregister.gov/…).

Subject

subject

Optional

Filing desk only: the subject lines of the filing, joined.

Type:string | null

Example:

Air Plan Approval; Ohio — Regional Haze

Editorial note

editorialNote

Optional

Filing desk only: the note the Office of the Federal Register adds (corrections, withdrawals).

Type:string | null

Filing type

filingType

Optional

Filing desk only: regular or special.

Type:string | null

Example:

regular

Filed at

filedAt

Optional

Filing desk only: exact filing time, ISO 8601 UTC.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-09-25T12:15:00.000Z

Desk day

inspectionIssueDate

Optional

Filing desk only: the YYYY-MM-DD desk day the row comes from.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-09-25

Pages

numPages

Optional

Filing desk only: pages of the filing.

Type:integer | null

Example:

Agency slug

slug

Optional

Agency rows: the value the Agencies filter takes.

Type:string | null

Example:

environmental-protection-agency

Agency name

name

Optional

Agency rows: the printed name.

Type:string | null

Example:

Environmental Protection Agency

Short name

shortName

Optional

Agency rows: the abbreviation, where there is one.

Type:string | null

Example:

EPA

Description

description

Optional

Agency rows: what the agency does, as the source describes it.

Type:string | null

Parent slug

parentSlug

Optional

Agency rows: the department the agency belongs to; null at the top.

Type:string | null

Example:

health-and-human-services-department

Parent name

parentName

Optional

Agency rows: printed name of the parent department.

Type:string | null

Example:

Health and Human Services Department

Sub-agency slugs

childSlugs

Optional

Agency rows: slugs of the agencies under this one.

Type:string[]

Example:

[
  "centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"
]

Agency website

agencyUrl

Optional

Agency rows: the agency's own site.

Type:string | null

Example:

https://www.epa.gov/

Link

url

Optional

The document's, filing's or agency's page on federalregister.gov (the API request on the found:false row).

Type:string | null

Example:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19535/request-for-information

Fetched at

fetchedAt

Optional

ISO 8601 UTC time of the run.

Type:string | null

Example:

2026-09-26T21:55:50.417Z

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