Federal Do Not Call and Robocall Complaints via API

Consumer-reported data on unwanted calls submitted to the Federal Trade Commission. The dataset includes complaint creation timestamps and is sourced from a U.S. government agency. The last recorded update to the API endpoint was in November 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns in complaint creation timestamps to identify spikes in unwanted call campaigns.
• Monitor trends in Do Not Call and robocall complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission.
• Correlate complaint data with external enforcement actions or public awareness campaigns.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. government agency.
• Contains specific temporal data points, such as complaint creation timestamps.
• Released under a U.S. public domain (us-pd) license for broad use.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in November 2020, indicating potential staleness.
• No column definitions or sample data are available to assess the data structure.
• Access is via an API only, with no documented size, row count, or file formats.

Provenance

Source

Federal Trade Commission

Collection Method

Consumer complaints reported to the FTC.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-11-12; update frequency unknown.

Geography

United States (implied by FTC jurisdiction)