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Turning documents into data. Part of the MuckRock family.
https://documentcloud.org
DocumentCloud will undergo some necessary infrastructure maintenance Thursday, June 11 at 10:00am EST. We expect minimal downtime, but there may be a brief impact on the processing of newly uploaded documents during the maintenance window.
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Go beyond the basics with a dynamic introduction to DocumentCloud. This session explores powerful new features like autocomplete search and saved searches, that help you find what matters faster and stay organized. Register here:
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Building with MuckRock
Unlocking DocumentCloud: Smarter Search, Seamless Collaboration
https://buff.ly/nXx4rqB
28 days ago
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The DocumentCloud website and API outage has been resolved and services are operating normally. Documents uploaded during the outage via the UI or API may need to be re-uploaded.
28 days ago
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DocumentCloud website is currently experiencing an outage. DocumentCloud’s search is down, which is preventing document lists from loading. For updates, please check out our Service Status page:
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Service Status
History
https://help.muckrock.com/Service-Status-1a4f889269638009b68ad41be687dbfc
28 days ago
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A benefit of filing records requests with MuckRock is how it keeps track of your correspondence. A new “Print” button on requests will open a page specifically formatted to print cleanly with the entire communication chain of the request — exactly what you need for an appeal.
30 days ago
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Do you use any of MuckRock’s services? We want to get your insight. Your responses help us plan our transparency programs, software development and editorial strategy. A selected few will also receive some free MuckRock swag!
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MuckRock 2026 Community Survey
Thank you for taking the MuckRock community survey. Your responses help us plan our transparency programs, software development, and editorial strategy — and they directly support the case we make to…
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXv6WIKBBesk1qVLP9Ln1w6DhiqnDB-agR1pbR5Re_G7ydxA/viewform
about 1 month ago
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Local reporters often find financial documents in public portals or in response to public records requests. Learn how DocumentCloud’s Add-Ons can review data heavy documents, giving reporters more time to spend answering the key questions of their investigations.
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Add-On case study: Uncovering legal expenses in local reporting
Lisa Rowan of Cardinal News leveraged DocumentCloud's Regex Extractor and Azure Table Extractor to investigate a school board's unusual lawsuit against a parent. By analyzing financial documents, she…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2024/oct/21/add-on-case-study-uncovering-legal-expenses-in-local-reporting/
3 months ago
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Services have been restored to normal on DocumentCloud.
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4 months ago
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DocumentCloud is experiencing issues and users may experience errors upon uploading documents for the next several hours. Check out Service Status page for more updates:
help.muckrock.com/Service-Stat...
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History
https://help.muckrock.com/Service-Status-1a4f889269638009b68ad41be687dbfc
4 months ago
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ProPublica obtained the FBI’s search warrant for records related to contested 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga., report Doug Bock Clark and Jen Fifield. The search warrant is now available to the public on DocumentCloud.
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1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26513986-1-28-26-fulton-warrant/#document/p1
5 months ago
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DocumentCloud will undergo some necessary infrastructure maintenance on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 10:00am EST. We expect minimal downtime, but there may be a brief impact on the processing of newly uploaded documents during the maintenance window.
5 months ago
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8 months ago
Earlier this year, CCIJ undertook a massive audit of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, collecting and analyzing over 160,000 polling unit results. Using MuckRock's crowdsourcing platform and Amazon Textract, CCIJ extracted and verified vote counts.
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Preserving Democracy: How CCIJ verified and permanently archived Nigerian election documents
Earlier this year, the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism undertook a massive audit of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election, collecting and analyzing over 160,000 polling unit results.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/nov/05/preserving-democracy-how-ccij-verified-and-permanently-archived-nigerian-election-documents/
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Due to an outage with our hosting provider, a number of MuckRock products are experiencing degraded service. MuckRock’s tech team is monitoring the situation. Check our service status here:
help.muckrock.com/Service-Stat...
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https://help.muckrock.com/Service-Status-1a4f889269638009b68ad41be687dbfc
9 months ago
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Learn how a French NGO used DocumentCloud to build a system to collect, analyze and preserve environmental documents in one place, helping journalists and the public take action while it still matters.
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Monitoring projects with an impact on the environment
Disclose, a French investigative newsroom and NGO, wanted to spot major projects impacting the environment before they slipped past public awareness. Relevant documents were scattered across…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/22/monitoring-projects-with-an-impact-on-the-environment/
10 months ago
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Michael Morisy
10 months ago
Coder who likes
#FOIA
? A journalist or transparency fan who knows enough Python to shoot yourself in the foot?
@muckrock.com
is hosting our next Building with MuckRock, where we run through some of the cool programmatic stuff you do with MuckRock &
@documentcloud.org
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Building with MuckRock. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-GvqDktGdNqm5fygZcLphAZ47_SUgXZ?_x_zm_rtaid=hb4QYoTURwSeT3VIfw3lSA.1733155069804.69ee40022a576d06fd1e00e532686633&_x_zm_rhtaid=345#/registration
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MuckRock
10 months ago
There's still time to register to tomorrow's Building with MuckRock session:
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MuckRock
10 months ago
Join us on Friday, Sept. 12 for Building with MuckRock: Enhancing Public Records Work with LLMs! We’ll explore how the MuckRock Requests API and DocumentCloud API can be paired with large language models to improve both the requesting and document analysis process.
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Building with MuckRock
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-GvqDktGdNqm5fygZcLphAZ47_SUgXZ?_x_zm_rtaid=hb4QYoTURwSeT3VIfw3lSA.1733155069804.69ee40022a576d06fd1e00e532686633&_x_zm_rhtaid=345#/registration
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MuckRock
10 months ago
Register for our next Building with MuckRock session on Sept. 12! Our next session will explore how the MuckRock Requests API and DocumentCloud API can be paired with LLMs to improve both the process of both requesting and analyzing documents.
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Building with MuckRock
Enhancing Public Records Work with LLMs will explore how the MuckRock Requests API and DocumentCloud API can be paired with LLMs to improve both the process of both requesting and analyzing do
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-GvqDktGdNqm5fygZcLphAZ47_SUgXZ?_x_zm_rtaid=hb4QYoTURwSeT3VIfw3lSA.1733155069804.69ee40022a576d06fd1e00e532686633&_x_zm_rhtaid=345#/registration
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Join MuckRock’s DocumentCloud team on Friday, Aug. 8 for our monthly office hours. We’ll answer any questions, take your feedback and show you the newest tools on our platform. Register today:
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Getting the most out of DocumentCloud
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11 months ago
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Learn how a French NGO used DocumentCloud to build a system to collect, analyze and preserve environmental documents in one place, helping journalists and the public take action while it still matters.
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Monitoring projects with an impact on the environment
Disclose, a French investigative newsroom and NGO, wanted to spot major projects impacting the environment before they slipped past public awareness. Relevant documents were scattered across…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/22/monitoring-projects-with-an-impact-on-the-environment/
11 months ago
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Michael Morisy
12 months ago
Our team got to work with Disclose, a French NGO, to help them use
@documentcloud.org
keep tabs on thousands of environmental assessments and other gov reports. Would love to have some US organizations following their lead!
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Monitoring projects with an impact on the environment
Disclose, a French investigative newsroom and NGO, wanted to spot major projects impacting the environment before they slipped past public awareness. Relevant documents were scattered across governmen...
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/22/monitoring-projects-with-an-impact-on-the-environment/
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See how a French investigative newsroom built a monitoring system for projects that impact the environment by using custom DocumentCloud Add-Ons.
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Monitoring projects with an impact on the environment
Disclose, a French investigative newsroom and NGO, wanted to spot major projects impacting the environment before they slipped past public awareness. Relevant documents were scattered across…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/22/monitoring-projects-with-an-impact-on-the-environment/
12 months ago
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Chris Amico
12 months ago
I got to indulge my love of
#StarWars
and design a new
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inspired
@muckrock.com
shirt
www.muckrock.com/store/
. If you find yourself whispering, "I have FOIAs everywhere," we now have a shirt for you.
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MuckRock
MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.
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We've launched a special summer campaign in honor of our 15th anniversary. We’re trying to raise $5,000 by July 31. Help us continue to fight for transparency and support MuckRock today.
www.muckrock.com/donate/
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MuckRock is a collaborative news site that gives you the tools to hold the government accountable.
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12 months ago
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A fired Justice Department attorney has provided Congress with communications that claim top DOJ official Emil Bove has discussed defying court orders, reports Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney for
@politico.com
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www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Internal DOJ messages bolster claim that Trump judicial nominee spoke of defying court orders
Emil Bove, a top DOJ official who has been nominated to be an appellate judge, is the subject of whistleblower allegations.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/10/emil-bove-whistleblower-documents-00446225
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MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records. Read more about this effort:
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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MuckRock, NFOIC and other leading transparency groups receive $1.25M Press Forward grant to help local journalists obtain government records
Journalism relies on public records, but transparency laws are weakening nationwide, with longer response times, high fees and more frequent rejections. Agencies know that few newsrooms can research…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/16/press-forward-collaboration-rcfp-nfoic/
12 months ago
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation offers a new guide into how to obtain records about AI-generated police reports, using MuckRock and DocumentCloud. Learn more:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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EFF's Guide to Getting Records About Axon's Draft One AI-Generated Police Reports
The moment Axon Enterprise announced a new product, Draft One, that would allow law enforcement officers to use artificial intelligence to automatically generate incident report narratives based on…
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/effs-guide-getting-records-about-axons-ai-generated-police-reports
12 months ago
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Want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Join us this Friday for our next training session.
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
12 months ago
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betsy ladyzhets 😷
12 months ago
Simon has made all of the emails he received public on
@documentcloud.org
:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
As well as the response that he received from Garner when he asked for comments for this story:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Public Access Requests for CAN-PCC
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25980905-2025-gr-001-2025-05-28-disclose-documents-letter-1/
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Michael Morisy
12 months ago
Biggest revamp of DocumentCloud WordPress plugin in ... at least a decade?
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The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Keeping local agencies accountable using DocumentCloud
The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/apr/16/keeping-local-agencies-accountable-using-documentcloud/
12 months ago
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The DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin version 0.6.0 adds a Gutenberg block, new shortcode attributes, and support for query parameters in embeds, while maintaining.
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Release Notes: Updated DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin
The DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin version 0.6.0 adds a Gutenberg block, new shortcode attributes, and support for query parameters in embeds, while maintaining. The new version is compatible with…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/01/release-notes-documentcloud-wordpress-plugin/
12 months ago
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The DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin makes it easy to embed, display, and customize documents hosted on DocumentCloud directly within WordPress posts and pages. Learn more in Release Notes:
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Release Notes: Updated DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin
The DocumentCloud WordPress Plugin version 0.6.0 adds a Gutenberg block, new shortcode attributes, and support for query parameters in embeds, while maintaining. The new version is compatible with…
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jul/01/release-notes-documentcloud-wordpress-plugin/
about 1 year ago
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Want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Join us on July 11 for our next training session.
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
about 1 year ago
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We’ve just launched our new WordPress plugin for DocumentCloud! The plugin makes it easy to embed, display, and customize documents hosted on DocumentCloud directly within WordPress posts and pages.
wordpress.com/plugins/docu...
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DocumentCloud Plugin — WordPress.com
DocumentCloud is a service that allows journalists to analyze, annotate and publish documents, hosted by Investigative Reporters & Editors. Initial development of this plugin supported by NPR as part…
https://wordpress.com/plugins/documentcloud
about 1 year ago
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Stephen Miller disclosed from $100,001 up to a quarter million dollars of stock in Palantir, a tech company woven into the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to new financial disclosures.
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
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Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.
https://www.pogo.org/investigations/stephen-miller-conflicts-of-interest
about 1 year ago
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New to Add-Ons? This training will help you how to find Add-Ons, pin them for later use, share your favorite Add-Ons, change scheduled Add-On runs and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZViD...
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Navigating the DocumentCloud Add-Ons User Interface
This is a brief overview of how to navigate the DocumentCloud Add-Ons sidebar and drop-down menu including how to find Add-Ons, pin them for later use, share...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZViD-K8LsCM&list=PLBGm5TjywchPr19BuUEeGxLBUPcPgAfXV
about 1 year ago
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Learn how some Pultizers winners and finalists used DocumentCloud to host primary documents that were foundational to their reporting.
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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How Pulitzer winners use DocumentCloud in their reporting
Some of the Pultizers winners and finalists used DocumentCloud to host primary documents that were foundational to their reporting.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/may/14/how-pulitzer-winners-use-documentcloud-in-their-reporting/
about 1 year ago
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Join us on Friday as we chat about how to better use DocumentCloud. Register today:
www.muckrock.com/project/get-...
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
about 1 year ago
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The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
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Keeping local agencies accountable using DocumentCloud
The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/apr/16/keeping-local-agencies-accountable-using-documentcloud/
about 1 year ago
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Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Join MuckRock’s DocumentCloud team this Friday for our monthly office hours.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Getting the most out of DocumentCloud. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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about 1 year ago
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Have a project that uses DocumentCloud? Learn about you can use our API in our latest webinar training, Building with MuckRock, now available on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3M...
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Building with MuckRock: An Introduction to our APIs and Add-Ons
Developer Experience Engineer Sanjin introduces the functionality of the MuckRock API, DocumentCloud API and the Add-Ons. He uses cURL to provide a language-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3MimubJTc
about 1 year ago
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Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Join MuckRock’s DocumentCloud team on June 13 for our monthly office hours. We’ll answer any questions, take your feedback and show you the newest tools on our platform.
www.muckrock.com/project/get-...
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
about 1 year ago
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MuckRock Accounts now supports two-factor authentication to help keep your account secure.
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Release Notes: Two-factor authentication and join organizations automatically
Over the last few weeks we have worked on the first piece of a larger project to overhaul MuckRock Accounts.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/jun/03/release-notes-two-factor-authentication-and-join-organizations-automatically/
about 1 year ago
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Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Join our monthly office hours.
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
about 1 year ago
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Want to learn more about the DocumentCloud API? Watch our Building with MuckRock session, which shows you to search, upload, manage, and analyze documents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3M...
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Building with MuckRock: An Introduction to our APIs and Add-Ons
Developer Experience Engineer Sanjin introduces the functionality of the MuckRock API, DocumentCloud API and the Add-Ons. He uses cURL to provide a language-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3MimubJTc
about 1 year ago
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Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds? Join our monthly office hours!
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Get the most out of DocumentCloud
Do you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?
https://www.muckrock.com/project/get-the-most-out-of-documentcloud-1178/
about 1 year ago
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We’ve launched two-factor authentication for MuckRock accounts to add an extra layer of security to your account. To enable two-factor authentication, follow our new prompt the next time you sign into your account.
accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/2fa/
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Upload, annotate, and embed primary source documents
https://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/2fa/
about 1 year ago
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Michael Morisy
about 1 year ago
Hey
@muckrock.com
@documentcloud.org
: Announcement coming soon (tomorrow?) but you can now turn on 2 Factor Authentication for your accounts! While logged in, go here:
accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/2fa/
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