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FTC Enforcement Cases Intelligence MCP

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Label: FTC | Sublabel: ENFORCEMENT

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👁 Andrew Avina

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What This Actor Does

Queries the FTC public data API (Consumer Sentinel / Socrata endpoint at data.ftc.gov)
Retrieves enforcement actions with case names, respondents, violation types, and penalty amounts
Supports keyword search, year filtering, and violation type filtering
Falls back to a curated dataset of 20 real landmark FTC enforcement actions if the live API is unavailable
Exposes an MCP tool (query_ftc_cases) for AI agent integration

Output Fields

Field	Description
`case_name`	Name of the FTC case or action
`respondent`	Company or individual subject to the action
`year`	Year of filing or settlement
`violation_type`	Category of violation (Privacy, Antitrust, COPPA, etc.)
`penalty_amount`	Monetary penalty or injunction description
`status`	Current status (Settled, Ongoing, Dismissed, etc.)
`source`	"FTC" or "FTC Consumer Sentinel"

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`keyword`	string	(blank)	Search term (company name, product, topic)
`year`	integer	(blank)	Filter to cases from this year onward
`violationType`	string	(blank)	Filter by violation category
`limit`	integer	`50`	Max records to return (1–500)
`serveMcp`	boolean	`false`	Start HTTP MCP server on port 4321

Usage Modes

Batch Mode (default)

Run with serveMcp: false. The actor queries the FTC public API, normalizes results, and pushes all records to an Apify dataset.

Example input:

{
"keyword":"privacy",
"year":2020,
"limit":50,
"serveMcp":false
}

MCP Server Mode

Set serveMcp: true. The actor starts an HTTP server on port 4321 and exposes:

GET / — Health check with actor identity (label: "FTC")
GET /mcp/tools — List available MCP tools
POST / — Execute a tool call ({"tool": "query_ftc_cases", "arguments": {...}})

Data Source

Federal Trade Commission Public Data

Consumer Sentinel API: https://data.ftc.gov/resource/alj5-hu3c.json (Socrata)
FTC Enforcement Actions: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings
Data is public domain; no API key required for basic access

Fallback Dataset

The curated fallback contains 20 real landmark FTC enforcement actions including:

Case	Respondent	Penalty
In re Facebook, Inc.	Meta (Facebook)	$5,000,000,000
In re Google / YouTube (COPPA)	Google LLC	$170,000,000
In re Zoom Video Communications	Zoom	$85,000,000
FTC v. Epic Games	Epic Games	$520,000,000
In re Twitter, Inc.	Twitter / X Corp	$150,000,000
FTC v. Equifax Inc.	Equifax	$575,000,000
FTC v. GoodRx Holdings	GoodRx	$1,500,000
FTC v. BetterHelp	BetterHelp	$7,800,000
FTC v. Vonage Holdings	Vonage	$100,000,000
FTC v. Amazon.com	Amazon	TBD (ongoing)
...and 10 more

Use Cases

AI-powered regulatory intelligence and compliance monitoring
Legal research on FTC precedent and penalty benchmarks
Business risk assessment for M&A, privacy programs, and advertising
Antitrust landscape analysis for technology sector deals

URL: https://apify.com/andrew_avina/ftc-cases-mcp