research.federal-register-search
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Search newest U.S. Federal Register document metadata by topic, agency, type, and publication date, returning bounded regulatory notices, rules, proposed rules, presidential documents, and links to FederalRegister.gov and official govinfo.gov PDFs.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | any | no | Optional full-text Federal Register search term |
| agency_slugs | array | no | Optional exact FederalRegister.gov agency slugs, such as commerce-department |
| document_types | array | no | Optional document types: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, or PRESDOCU |
| published_from | any | no | Optional inclusive publication-date lower bound |
| published_to | any | no | Optional inclusive publication-date upper bound |
| max_results | integer | no | Maximum newest-first documents returned |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"query": {
"anyOf": [
{
"maxLength": 200,
"minLength": 2,
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional full-text Federal Register search term",
"examples": [
"artificial intelligence"
],
"title": "Query"
},
"agency_slugs": {
"description": "Optional exact FederalRegister.gov agency slugs, such as commerce-department",
"examples": [
[
"commerce-department"
]
],
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 5,
"title": "Agency Slugs",
"type": "array"
},
"document_types": {
"description": "Optional document types: RULE, PRORULE, NOTICE, or PRESDOCU",
"items": {
"enum": [
"RULE",
"PRORULE",
"NOTICE",
"PRESDOCU"
],
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 4,
"title": "Document Types",
"type": "array"
},
"published_from": {
"anyOf": [
{
"format": "date",
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional inclusive publication-date lower bound",
"examples": [
"2026-01-01"
],
"title": "Published From"
},
"published_to": {
"anyOf": [
{
"format": "date",
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"description": "Optional inclusive publication-date upper bound",
"examples": [
"2026-12-31"
],
"title": "Published To"
},
"max_results": {
"default": 10,
"description": "Maximum newest-first documents returned",
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Max Results",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"title": "FederalRegisterSearchInput",
"type": "object"
}