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Use this when the user wants federal register search, federal register this week, or proposed rules comment deadline tracking. Query up to five watches for documents from 1994 onward, with at most 500 matches per watch and 1,500 rows, and download XLSX, ICS and CSV. Do not use for state registers or legal advice.
One to five watches, e.g. [{"label":"Overtime","term":"overtime","agencies":["DOL"]}]. An empty object matches the window.
Types: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU; e.g. ["RULE","PRORULE"], the default.
Last date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-18. Defaults to today for publication, thirty days ahead for other bases.
First date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-12. Defaults to six days before today for publication, today for other bases.
Which date to search, e.g. publication (default).
Limit to significant documents, e.g. false (default).
Use this when the user wants federal register search, federal register this week, or proposed rules comment deadline tracking. Query up to five watches for documents from 1994 onward, with at most 500 matches per watch and 1,500 rows, and download XLSX, ICS and CSV. Do not use for state registers or legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| types | array | Types: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU; e.g. ["RULE","PRORULE"], the default. |
| date_to | string | Last date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-18. Defaults to today for publication, thirty days ahead for other bases. |
| watches* | array | One to five watches, e.g. [{"label":"Overtime","term":"overtime","agencies":["DOL"]}]. An empty object matches the window. |
| date_from | string | First date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-12. Defaults to six days before today for publication, today for other bases. |
| date_basis | string | Which date to search, e.g. publication (default). |
| significant_only | boolean | Limit to significant documents, e.g. false (default). |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"watches"
],
"properties": {
"types": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Document type code, e.g. PRORULE."
},
"maxItems": 4,
"minItems": 1,
"description": "Types: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, PRESDOCU; e.g. [\"RULE\",\"PRORULE\"], the default."
},
"date_to": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "Last date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-18. Defaults to today for publication, thirty days ahead for other bases."
},
"watches": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Search expression, e.g. overtime."
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40,
"description": "Watch label, e.g. Overtime."
},
"agencies": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Agency name, slug or abbreviation, e.g. EPA."
},
"maxItems": 5,
"description": "Up to five agencies, e.g. [\"EPA\",\"OSHA\"]."
},
"cfr_part": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9A-Za-z.-]+$",
"maxLength": 10,
"minLength": 1,
"description": "CFR part with a title, e.g. 541."
},
"cfr_title": {
"type": "integer",
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "CFR title, e.g. 29."
}
}
},
"maxItems": 5,
"minItems": 1,
"description": "One to five watches, e.g. [{\"label\":\"Overtime\",\"term\":\"overtime\",\"agencies\":[\"DOL\"]}]. An empty object matches the window."
},
"date_from": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 10,
"description": "First date inclusive, e.g. 2026-10-12. Defaults to six days before today for publication, today for other bases."
},
"date_basis": {
"enum": [
"publication",
"comment_close",
"effective"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Which date to search, e.g. publication (default)."
},
"significant_only": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Limit to significant documents, e.g. false (default)."
}
}
}Use this when the user wants a regulatory digest, final rules effective date, or federal register comment period for known document numbers. Look up one to fifty numbers and download XLSX, ICS and CSV with published dates. Do not use for unpublished agency guidance or legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| document_numbers* | array | One to fifty numbers, e.g. ["2026-21240","2026-21253"]. Invalid or missing numbers are reported per item. |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"document_numbers"
],
"properties": {
"document_numbers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Document number, e.g. 2026-21240."
},
"maxItems": 50,
"minItems": 1,
"description": "One to fifty numbers, e.g. [\"2026-21240\",\"2026-21253\"]. Invalid or missing numbers are reported per item."
}
}
}