Abstract Data Sources
Abstract Workers pull from a shared library of vetted, structured sources including a mix of proprietary and public data.
Government & legal
Abstract's proprietary intelligence: what's been proposed, passed, and ruled on.
- Government data: federal and state bills, regulations, executive orders, full text plus PDFs
- Public comments: rulemaking dockets and attachments
- Current law: statutes, regs, constitutions, case law, court opinions, jurisdiction metadata
- Local government: meeting minutes, agendas, agency reports
Public web & social feeds
News, social, and the open web, monitored in real time.
- X / Twitter: public posts, trends
- LinkedIn: public posts, trends
- News: specific news sites, news search
- Web: search, page extraction, scraping
Your tools
Connecting to your toolkit securely.
- Gmail / Outlook: messages, threads, attachments, contacts, drafts
- Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, OneDrive, Dropbox: files, folders, workbooks
- QuickBooks: invoices, customers, payments, AR reports
- CRM: objects, records, lists, notes
- Clio: matters, contacts, documents, tasks, calendar, time entries, billing, trust balances
- X / Twitter (account): profile, owned lists, list timelines, list members
The people behind the policy
A living directory of who’s shaping government — where they sit, what they do, and how to reach them.
Coverage: Congress, Federal Government, State & Local, Courts, News Media, Law & Lobbying Firms, Companies, Nonprofits & Associations
People
Verified profiles with direct contact details.
- Profile: name, current and past positions, career history, education, bio
- Direct contact: work email, phone, address
- Affiliation: party affiliation, appointed-official status, federal pay grade (GS scale)
- Expertise: legislative issues for congressional staff, beats for reporters
Organization profiles
Organizations mapped from parent to sub-office.
- Org types: companies, federal agencies, congressional offices, nonprofits, courts
- Hierarchy: full hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries, sub-offices
- Financials: annual revenue, stock ticker, incorporation date
- Classification: sector and group classification, geographic location
Position details
The seat itself — who holds it and since when.
- Role: title and function — CEO, CFO, Chief of Staff, Legislative Staffer
- Status: start date, and whether the seat is currently vacant
- Role type: whether this is the person’s primary or a secondary role
- Terms: term start and end dates for elected offices
Custom & unique sources
When the standard library isn't enough, we build what your team needs.
- Custom tool / API integrations: connectors for the systems you run
- Custom website scraping: for sites we don't already cover
- Unique data sources: anything specific to your workflow
- Site-specific & paywalled news: the outlets your team actually reads
Need coverage beyond the US?
Tell us the jurisdictions and sources your team tracks, and we’ll build them for your workspace.
Jurisdictions we can build
We’re committed to building the data pipelines you need, even if they’re not part of our standard library.
- European Union: EU institutions and member-state sources
- United Kingdom: Westminster and the devolved administrations
- Canada: federal and provincial
- Latin America: country by country
Don’t see a source you need?
Enterprise plans support custom connectors and site-specific sources.