What the API does
Submit a keyword or NAICS code and the API searches active SAM.gov solicitations, returning structured results you can use directly.
POST /search/contracts
{ "query": "cybersecurity", "naics": "541519" }
Each result includes:
- Title — the solicitation title
- Agency — the issuing federal agency or sub-agency
- Deadline — response due date
- NAICS code — industry classification
- Set-aside type — small business, 8(a), WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, or unrestricted
- Description snippet — plain-text excerpt from the solicitation
- Direct SAM.gov link — back to the full solicitation for review and response
A note on the endpoint name
This endpoint uses POST /search/contracts rather than /screen/ — because you're discovering opportunities, not checking a watchlist. The distinction is intentional.
Who uses this
- Small businesses monitoring relevant opportunities without checking SAM.gov daily
- Procurement consultants building opportunity tracking tools for clients
- Business development teams that want contract opportunity data in their CRM
- Developers building govtech applications that surface federal contracting data
Pricing
Free tier: 100 requests/month, no credit card required. Paid plans from $15/month via RapidAPI.