---
title: Build a Public Records Request With the Deadline Counted — Free
description: Enter the agency, the records you want, and the statutory response window, and get a dated request skeleton plus the follow-up dates that keep it from quietly expiring. Runs locally.
category: civic
last_verified: 2026-09-12
freshness: green
published: 2026-09-12
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/public-records-request-builder.html
companion_app_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/public-records-request-builder.html
reading_time_minutes: 4
tags: civic, transparency, foia, records, deadlines, no-account
---

# Build a Public Records Request With the Deadline Counted — Free

Enter the agency, the records you want, and the statutory response window, and get a dated request skeleton plus the follow-up dates that keep it from quietly expiring. Runs locally.

**Free and complete.** This guide is a standalone free tool — no account, no card, anywhere. The only paid option is one optional extra outcome: $4 one-time. Nothing in the free tier is gated.

## Who it's for

Residents, journalists and small campaigners who want documents from a public body and don't know what a usable request looks like

## What's free

- Unlimited requests
- Statutory response date counted in business days
- Follow-up ladder and fee-waiver prompt

## Optional paid add-on

**$4 one-time.**

- Printable receipt — the request on one sheet — estimate: ~15 min saved.
- Saved requests shelf — up to 10 open requests — estimate: ~20 min saved.
- Follow-up drafts — three pre-dated chase messages — estimate: ~12 min saved per chase.

## Sources & verification

- Tool: Local records-request builder (no model needed)
- Primary source: the free tool itself (local-first, no external dependency)
- Last verification: 2026-09-12 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/public-records-request-builder.html
- Companion app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/public-records-request-builder.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/public-records-request-builder.md

*Generated free at https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/public-records-request-builder.html — every guide on GratisAI is a complete, working tool. $0, no account, no card, anywhere.*