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AnswerPool Federal Rules Watch Feed
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AnswerPool Federal Rules Watch Feed is a paid API for AI agents from answerpool.io, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Returns an incremental feed of newly published federal rules and proposed rules since a given ISO date cursor, with a next_since cursor for polling.
Price / call$0.005
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
AnswerPool turns SEC EDGAR, the Federal Register, USAspending, NIH, BLS and OpenAlex into structured JSON answers that AI agents and developers fetch in one call. 69 endpoints free, no account; derived analyses $0.02–$0.05 per call by card credits or USDC (x402). MCP server, full provenance.
Output
A JSON object containing the as_of timestamp, a count of matching documents, an array of rule documents (each with URL, type, flags, title, action, topics, abstract, agencies, docket IDs, CFR references, effective date, comment close date, days to effective, significance indicator, and document number), a next_since cursor for the next poll, and a total_matching count.
Example use cases
Compliance team regulatory change alert
“Poll for any new federal rules or proposed rules published since 2026-09-01 and flag any that are marked significant or have an effective date within the next 30 days.”
SEC rulemaking tracker for fund managers
“Check the federal register watch feed starting from 2026-08-15 for any new rules touching securities or CFR title 17, so I can see if the SEC has finalized anything affecting our fund.”
Automated daily regulatory digest
“Fetch all newly published federal rules and proposed rules since yesterday, 2026-09-01, and give me a summary including agency names, titles, and when they take effect — I run this every morning to stay on top of new regulations.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://answerpool.io/v1/regs/watchWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need to continuously monitor the Federal Register for newly published rules and proposed rules in a scheduled or event-driven agent workflow. It is purpose-built for polling loops — you only need to retain the next_since cursor between calls. Prefer this over a full-text search endpoint when you want an incremental, chronological feed of all new rulemaking activity rather than searching by keyword or agency. Ideal for compliance automation, regulatory alerting, and daily digest pipelines.
Side effects
- Invalid or malformed ISO date cursor returns a 400 error
- Date cursor set too far in the past may return large result sets or be rate-limited
- No new documents since the cursor returns an empty documents array with count 0
- Network or upstream Federal Register data availability issues may cause 503 or timeout
- Missing required since parameter results in an error response
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"as_of": "2026-09-02T14:00:00Z",
"count": 1,
"documents": [
{
"url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-12341",
"type": "Rule",
"flags": [
"significant",
"effective_soon",
"final_rule_pending_effect"
],
"title": "Cybersecurity Risk Management Rule",
"action": "Final rule.",
"topics": [
"Securities"
],
"abstract": "Requires registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents.",
"agencies": [
"Securities and Exchange Commission"
],
"docket_ids": [
"SEC-2026-001"
],
"significant": true,
"effective_on": "2026-09-12",
"cfr_references": [
"17 CFR 240"
],
"document_number": "2026-12341",
"publication_date": "2026-08-30",
"comments_close_on": null,
"days_to_effective": 10,
"days_to_comment_close": null,
"regulation_id_numbers": [
"3235-AN00"
]
}
],
"next_since": "2026-09-02",
"total_matching": 3
}
}Tags
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