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Regulations.gov API

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Rate limit1,000 requests/hour with a registered key; 30/hour (50/day) with the shared DEMO_KEY.

Documentation: open.gsa.gov ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026

About

When federal agencies propose a new rule, they post the docket and invite public comments on Regulations.gov, and this API lets you search those documents and comments programmatically. You can find every comment submitted on a proposed rule, pull rule text, and monitor dockets over time. A free api.data.gov key gets you 1,000 requests an hour.

Details

Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.

Auth: Free key (no card)

Rate limit: 1,000 requests/hour with a registered key; 30/hour (50/day) with the shared DEMO_KEY.

Verified: 2026-09-13

Best for: personal business developer

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Setup

  1. Sign up for a free api.data.gov key and wait for the confirmation email.
  2. Search for a docket on regulations.gov to grab its ID.
  3. Call the /v4/comments or /v4/documents endpoint with filter parameters and your key.
  4. Step through pages of results to pull full comment sets.
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