https://www.foiamachine.org

Compose, organize, and track public records requests with FOIA Machine

FOIA Machine is our self-service platform that allows users to write, file and track public records requests to government agencies across the United States.

Unlike our full-service platform, MuckRock Requests, users on FOIA Machine track the progress of their own requests individually.

FOIA Machine was initially funded with a John S. Knight Foundation Prototype grant as well as more than 2,000 people who backed FOIA Machine on Kickstarter. Additional support was provided by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is FOIA Machine?

What can I do with the FOIA Machine?

What is FOIA?

How do you make money from this?

How I can contribute?

Are there similar projects?

Can I file a request without registering?

Do I have to pay for the service?

Would you sell my data?

How do I know if my request was submitted?

How do I track the progress of my request?

Has anything changed from the original version of FOIA Machine?

How do I contact you?

To remove an email address, you click on the red trash icon next to an email address. To delete your primary email address, you need to first have at least one other email address added to your account and make that your primary email address.

If you have added an email address and lost or not received the confirmation email, you may click “Confirm this email” to send a new one to your inbox.

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