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
Don’t see a source you need?
Enterprise plans support custom connectors and site-specific sources.