Evidence-backed facts
- Regulations.gov v4 offers GET operations for documents, comments, and dockets plus separately controlled POST operations for comments and uploads. informative
- Requests require an api.data.gov key; DEMO_KEY is only for exploration and comment submission requires additional activation and validation. informative
- Public comment fields vary by agency, some fields are never public, and pagination and last-modified filters are needed for large result sets. informative
- Read access never authorizes comment submission, and a submitted comment is not public until the responsible agency approves its posting. informative