DOJ avg response: 187 days
ICE denial rate: 62%
Only 3% of denials are ever appealed 40% of those win
MuckRock: $20 for 4 requests · FOIAflow: unlimited, automated
94% of agencies miss the legal deadline
NSA avg response: 72 days
One nonprofit billed $1.2M for a single records request
DOJ avg response: 187 days
ICE denial rate: 62%
Only 3% of denials are ever appealed 40% of those win
MuckRock: $20 for 4 requests · FOIAflow: unlimited, automated
94% of agencies miss the legal deadline
NSA avg response: 72 days
One nonprofit billed $1.2M for a single records request
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AI-powered public records automation

Unlock
the
Record.

The first fully autonomous FOIA agent. Type a topic. We file, follow up, appeal, and analyze the documents without you lifting a finger.

government archive

The problem

The FOIA process
is broken.

01 :
Deadlines slip through the cracks

Twenty business days. That's federal law. 94% of agencies ignore it. Most journalists never notice until the story is cold.

02 :
Only 3% of denials are ever appealed

Yet 40% of those appeals succeed. Journalists leave records on the table because no tool automates the pushback.

03 :
Agencies weaponize fees to kill requests

One nonprofit was billed $1.2 million. One journalist brought a $2,800 fee down to $29 with the right language. FOIAflow writes that language on every request.

How it works · 01 of 04

Type what
you're investigating.

Describe your investigation in plain language. FOIAflow identifies the right agencies, the right contacts, and the optimal request strategy automatically. No forms. No research. Just a sentence.

Autonomous · Zero manual input required
01

How it works · 02 of 04

AI drafts and
files the request.

A legally precise FOIA letter citing 5 USC 552 with journalist fee waiver language, expedited processing justification, pre-loaded exemption defenses, and optimal routing to the correct office. Filed automatically.

Auto-file · Auto-route · Auto-fee-waiver
02

How it works · 03 of 04

The agent follows
up relentlessly.

Follow-ups at day 20, 40, and 60. Legal pressure letters when agencies miss their deadline. Automatic appeals the moment a denial arrives with AI counter-arguments targeting the specific exemption claimed. You never have to remember to push back.

Auto-followup · Auto-appeal · Auto-escalate
03

How it works · 04 of 04

Documents arrive.
We read them.

Upload returned documents and the AI extracts the story executive summary, newsworthiness score, named entities, redaction detection with legal challenges, and the five most publishable quotes pulled and formatted. Cross-referenced across your full document library.

Auto-analyze · Auto-extract · Auto-challenge-redactions
04
library

"I filed 47 FOIA requests last year. I tracked them in a Google Sheet I hated and barely understood."

: Investigative reporter, major US daily

The MuckRock Killer

MuckRock charges per request.
We charge per month and do everything.

MuckRock is a 15-year-old nonprofit running on donations. They help you file. FOIAflow fights for you autonomously, relentlessly, at a fraction of the cost per record.

40%
The appeal gap

of FOIA appeals succeed but only 3% are ever filed. MuckRock has no appeal automation. FOIAflow appeals every denial automatically the moment it arrives.

$29
The fee gap

One Bloomberg reporter brought a $2,800 fee down to $29 with the right language. FOIAflow adds that language to every single request. MuckRock doesn't.

2010
MuckRock's founding year

A 15-year-old nonprofit. No AI. No auto-follow-up. No appeal automation. No document analysis. $20 for just 4 requests. FOIAflow is flat monthly unlimited everything.

FAQ

Everything you need
to know.

And a few things MuckRock hopes you never ask.

What exactly does FOIAflow automate? +
Everything. You type an investigation topic. FOIAflow identifies agencies, drafts a legally precise request with fee waiver language, files it, sends follow-ups at day 20/40/60, auto-drafts and files an appeal the moment a denial arrives, and fully analyzes every document you receive. You type a sentence. We do the rest.
How is this different from MuckRock? +
MuckRock is a filing service they help you submit requests. FOIAflow is an autonomous agent. MuckRock charges $20 for 4 requests with no AI, no auto-follow-up, and no appeal automation. We're a flat monthly subscription unlimited requests, end-to-end. MuckRock was founded in 2010 and runs on donations. We built an AI agent in 2026.
Why do only 3% of denials get appealed? +
Because appealing is manual, time-consuming, and requires legal knowledge most journalists don't have. Yet 40% of those appeals succeed. FOIAflow pushes back automatically on every denial, targeting the specific legal weakness in whichever exemption the agency cited.
What is the fee negotiation feature? +
Agencies routinely use excessive fee estimates to discourage requests one advocacy group was billed $1.2 million. A Bloomberg reporter proved you can bring a $2,800 fee down to $29 with the right language. FOIAflow automatically appends optimized fee waiver language to every request, citing your journalist status, publication, and public interest value.
How does the Agency Finder work? +
Type any agency or organization name. FOIAflow returns the verified FOIA officer's name, email, and direct phone from a hardcoded database of the top 500 federal agencies plus Hunter.io's API for everything else. One click pre-fills a FOIA request directly to that contact. MuckRock has no contact finder.
What happens when the government uses AI to deny requests? +
MuckRock's own research found agencies now deploy AI to auto-identify exemptions and process denials faster. FOIAflow reads every denial and auto-generates the strongest legal counter-argument drawing from the full body of FOIA case law and successful appeal templates. Inspired by a Norwegian newspaper's FOIA Bot, built for American journalism.
What are the pricing tiers? +
Solo at $49/month for individual journalists. Pro at $99/month for small newsrooms up to 5 reporters. Newsroom at $199/month for unlimited users and priority support. IRE and NABJ members get early access priority. Compare that to MuckRock's $20 for 4 requests with zero automation.
Does FOIAflow cover state and local requests? +
Yes. FOIAflow covers federal FOIA (5 USC 552) and all 50 state public records laws. Each state has different deadlines, exemptions, and fee structures FOIAflow automatically adjusts request language and follow-up timing based on jurisdiction.

Start unlocking
records today.

Early access open for IRE and NABJ members. Limited spots. MuckRock took 15 years to build a filing service. We built an AI agent.