ReefAPI

ReefAPI Government & Tenders API

The Government & Tenders API from ReefAPI — 5 operation(s) for government & tenders.

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Operations 5

POST /sam-gov/v1/opportunity One notice in full: the COMPLETE solicitation text (search only ever returns… #
POST /sam-gov/v1/attachments The documents attached to a notice — the statement of work, the pricing sheet… #
POST /uk-tenders/v1/notice One notice in full by id: the buyer's published contact details (name, e-mail… #

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/reefapi/refs/heads/main/openapi/reefapi-government-tenders-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

reefapi-government-tenders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Reef Government & Tenders API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Unified data-API gateway. Call POST /{engine}/v1/{action} with an x-api-key header; every response is the { ok, data, meta, error } envelope.
servers:
- url: https://api.reefapi.com
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Government & Tenders
paths:
  /sam-gov/v1/search:
    post:
      operationId: sam_gov_search
      summary: Search every US federal contract opportunity by phrase — the demand side of a…
      tags:
      - Government & Tenders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                q:
                  type: string
                phrase:
                  type: string
                active_only:
                  type: string
                notice_types:
                  type: string
                published_within_days:
                  type: string
                sort:
                  type: string
                limit:
                  type: string
                offset:
                  type: string
              required:
              - q
            example:
              q: web scraping
              limit: 5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Result envelope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid x-api-key
        '429':
          description: Rate limited or quota exhausted
  /sam-gov/v1/opportunity:
    post:
      operationId: sam_gov_opportunity
      summary: 'One notice in full: the COMPLETE solicitation text (search only ever returns…'
      tags:
      - Government & Tenders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
              required:
              - id
            example:
              id: ffabe21b876649d2a1669edb4858cd48
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Result envelope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid x-api-key
        '429':
          description: Rate limited or quota exhausted
  /sam-gov/v1/attachments:
    post:
      operationId: sam_gov_attachments
      summary: The documents attached to a notice — the statement of work, the pricing sheet…
      tags:
      - Government & Tenders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
              required:
              - id
            example:
              id: ffabe21b876649d2a1669edb4858cd48
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Result envelope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid x-api-key
        '429':
          description: Rate limited or quota exhausted
  /uk-tenders/v1/search:
    post:
      operationId: uk_tenders_search
      summary: Search UK public-sector contract notices by phrase, status, value, deadline…
      tags:
      - Government & Tenders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                q:
                  type: string
                phrase:
                  type: string
                statuses:
                  type: string
                notice_types:
                  type: string
                published_from:
                  type: string
                published_to:
                  type: string
                published_within_days:
                  type: string
                deadline_from:
                  type: string
                min_value:
                  type: string
                cpv_codes:
                  type: string
                sort:
                  type: string
                limit:
                  type: string
              required:
              - q
            example:
              q: web scraping
              limit: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Result envelope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid x-api-key
        '429':
          description: Rate limited or quota exhausted
  /uk-tenders/v1/notice:
    post:
      operationId: uk_tenders_notice
      summary: 'One notice in full by id: the buyer''s published contact details (name, e-mail…'
      tags:
      - Government & Tenders
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
              required:
              - id
            example:
              id: ec641d32-1f15-48f3-9458-bc4cd94b04c5
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Result envelope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid x-api-key
        '429':
          description: Rate limited or quota exhausted
components:
  schemas:
    Envelope:
      type: object
      required:
      - ok
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
        data:
          description: Action result (shape varies per action)
        meta:
          type: object
          description: api, endpoint, mode, latency_ms, record_count, completeness_pct, cache_hit
        error:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            retryable:
              type: boolean
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key