# Federal Register Rules & Notices Scraper (USA) (`scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper`) Actor
Search the US Federal Register and extract rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents. Get title, type, abstract, agencies, docket IDs, RIN, citation, effective and comment dates, PDF and HTML URLs. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/federal-register-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News, Automation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 4.00 out of 5 stars
## Pricing
from $11.54 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
[](https://console.apify.com/actors/RVklO3WeB7YJKdaB6/input)
## Federal Register Rules & Notices Scraper (USA)
> Extract rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents from the U.S. Federal Register, the daily journal of the federal government with over 90 years of public records. Every record carries the full regulatory picture: agencies (with IDs), Federal Register volume and citation, effective and comment-close dates, docket IDs and RIN, the public inspection and PDF/HTML links, plus the direct regulations.gov comment link, live public comment count and document popularity so you can prioritise what matters.
**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples)**
38 fields per record
United States coverage
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Track new rules and proposed rules by keyword | Compliance and legal teams |
| Monitor a specific agency's rulemaking | Government affairs and lobbyists |
| Collect comment deadlines for proposed rules | Regulatory affairs professionals |
| Build a searchable archive of presidential documents | Researchers and journalists |
| Feed regulatory data into an internal alerting system | Data and engineering teams |
### Frequently Asked Questions
**What does the Federal Register cover and how far back does it go?**
The Federal Register is the official daily publication of the U.S. federal government and includes final rules, proposed rules, notices and presidential documents from federal agencies. The underlying public data goes back to 1994 in full text and to 1936 in metadata, so you can search both recent and historical documents.
**How many documents can I collect in a single run?**
You can set the Max Items value as high as you need. The scraper paginates through every matching document one hundred at a time, so a broad search across a wide date range can return thousands of records in one run.
**Can I filter by document type, agency and date at the same time?**
Yes. You can combine a search term, one or more document types, one or more agencies and a publication date range. Leaving a filter empty simply removes that restriction, so you can be as broad or as narrow as you want.
**Why are some fields like effective date or proclamation number empty?**
Those fields only exist for certain document types. Effective date and comment deadlines appear on rules and proposed rules, while signing date, proclamation number and executive order number appear on presidential documents. Empty values reflect the source data and are never invented.
**What happens if a document has no details available?**
The scraper always returns the listing level fields for every document. When Fetch full document details is on, it makes one extra request per document to add the body, topics and page range. If a detail request fails, the listing fields are still returned so you never lose a record.
### Example use cases
Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:
- [FAA Aviation Safety Rules from the Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-faa-aviation-safety): Scrape FAA airworthiness and aviation safety rules from the Federal Register. Pull titles, effective dates, CFR references, and full text URLs as data.
- [FDA Drug Approval Rules & Notices from the Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-fda-drug-approvals): Extract FDA drug approval rules and notices from the U.S. Federal Register. Pull titles, dates, agencies, and full text URLs into structured data.
- [Import Tariff & Trade Notices from the Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-import-tariffs-trade): Scrape import tariff and trade rules and notices from the U.S. Federal Register. Collect titles, publication dates, agencies, and full text URLs in bulk.
- [IRS Income Tax Rules & Proposed Rules from Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-irs-tax-rules): Extract IRS income tax final and proposed rules from the U.S. Federal Register. Collect titles, publication dates, agencies, and CFR references in bulk.
- [Labor Department Overtime & Wage Rules from Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-labor-overtime-wage): Extract Department of Labor overtime and wage rules from the Federal Register. Get titles, dates, agencies, and document links in structured, ready to use data.
- [Presidential Documents & Executive Orders from Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-presidential-documents): Extract presidential documents and executive orders from the U.S. Federal Register. Get titles, signing dates, document numbers, and full text URLs as data.
- [SEC Crypto & Digital Asset Rules from the Federal Register](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-sec-digital-assets): Scrape SEC rules, proposed rules, and notices on crypto and digital assets from the Federal Register. Get titles, dates, and document links as structured data.
- [Track Federal AI Rules and Notices](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-ai-rules): Track Federal AI Rules and Notices
- [Monitor Environmental Regulations](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-environmental): Monitor Environmental Regulations
- [Track Immigration Rules and Notices](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper/examples/federal-register-immigration): Track Immigration Rules and Notices
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
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Need data from the same space? Here are other scrapers we build and maintain:
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- [OFAC Sanctions List Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/ofac-sanctions-scraper): Download and parse the US Treasury OFAC SDN and Consolidated sanctions lists. Get each sanctioned...
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### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for Latin American and US public platforms: real estate, jobs, e-commerce, company registries and government data. Browse the full catalog, see live sample output for each one, or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
***
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the Federal Register or the U.S. government. It only accesses data that is publicly available through the official Federal Register API. Use it in accordance with the Federal Register's terms of service.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxDocuments` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of documents to collect. Optional.
## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):
When enabled, the scraper fetches each document detail endpoint to add the action, dates, topics, CFR references, page range, full-text URLs and presidential document fields. This makes one extra request per document.
## `term` (type: `string`):
Keyword or phrase to search for across document titles and full text. Leave empty to browse all documents matching the other filters.
## `documentTypes` (type: `array`):
Restrict results to these document categories. Leave empty for all types.
## `agencies` (type: `array`):
Restrict results to documents from these federal agencies. Leave empty for all agencies.
## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):
Only include documents published on or after this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.
## `dateTo` (type: `string`):
Only include documents published on or before this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxDocuments": 10,
"withDetails": true,
"term": "artificial intelligence",
"documentTypes": [
"RULE",
"PRORULE"
]
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 = {
"maxDocuments": 10,
"term": "artificial intelligence"
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper").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 = {
"maxDocuments": 10,
"term": "artificial intelligence",
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper").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 '{
"maxDocuments": 10,
"term": "artificial intelligence"
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/federal-register-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RVklO3WeB7YJKdaB6/builds/UulkpiyyR5eujUmsn/openapi.json