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US GovInfo documents in Duaer

In Duaer: GovInfo: US bills, Federal Register, CFR, court opinions, and other official publications. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer US GovInfo documents searches GovInfo, the official source of US federal publications, and links each result to its govinfo.gov page. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

Pick Duaer Data → US GovInfo documents in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: US Congress bills, US Federal Register.

When to use it

  • Find Federal Register notices about data privacy.
  • Find the newest bill texts that mention a topic.

When not to use it

Search on the canvas

  1. Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → US GovInfo documents.
  2. Fill Words (such as data privacy). Optional: Collection (BILLS), Sort (newest).
  3. Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

  • GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/govinfo?words=data%20privacy
  • Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-govinfo
description: >-
  Duaer US GovInfo documents. GovInfo: US bills, Federal Register, CFR, court opinions, and other official publications.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer US GovInfo documents

Duaer US GovInfo documents searches GovInfo, the official source of US federal publications, and links each result to its govinfo.gov page. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

## When to use

- Find Federal Register notices about data privacy.
- Find the newest bill texts that mention a topic.

## When not to use

- Bill status and actions. Use https://skills.duaer.com/congress-bills.md.
- Federal Register documents with agency details. Use https://skills.duaer.com/federal-register.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/govinfo?words=data%20privacy`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `words`.

- `words` — Words to search, such as data privacy.
- `collection` — Optional. Collection code such as BILLS, FR, CFR, USCOURTS, or CREC.
- `sort` — Optional. `relevance` or `newest`. Default `relevance`.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/govinfo?words=data%20privacy` — publications about data privacy.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/govinfo?words=privacy&collection=BILLS&sort=newest` — the newest bill texts about privacy.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `packageId`, `granuleId`, `collection` — GovInfo ids and collection.
- `dateIssued`, `authors`, `lastModified` — issue date, government authors, and last update.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/congress-bills.md — Duaer US Congress bills
- https://skills.duaer.com/federal-register.md — Duaer US Federal Register

Questions

How many credits does a US GovInfo documents search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Which collections does Duaer US GovInfo documents accept?

Common codes are BILLS (bill texts), FR (Federal Register), CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), USCOURTS (court opinions), and CREC (Congressional Record).

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US Congress bills in Duaer

In Duaer: Congress.gov: US bills, resolutions, and public laws with their sponsor chamber and latest action. One successful search uses 1 credit.

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US Federal Register in Duaer

In Duaer: US federal rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents, newest first, with agencies, abstract, and PDF. One successful search uses 1 credit.