# Gov Auctions

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/govauctions-app/  
**Website:** https://govauctions.app/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Gov Auctions provides a searchable platform for over 71,000 live government surplus auctions across the United States, aggregating listings from GSA, GovDeals, Public Surplus and more. Users can browse vehicles, electronics, equipment and seized property, view past sale prices, and plan bids without needing to create accounts. The service aims to increase transparency and accessibility of government assets for individuals and businesses.

## Kin Score — 27.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-11-13 under rubric 0.28.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 69.6 |
| Contract Quality | 22.7 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 9.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Access Clarity | 17.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 30.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 31.0 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | served |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | served |
| Protected Resource Metadata | verified |
| Dynamic Client Registration | yes |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | no |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (1)

- **Gov Auctions API** — Gov Auctions API as documented publicly: 18 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelist (2026-11-10); not the provider's own document.

## Security (2)

- **Gov Auctions Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Gov Auctions Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Tags

Auctions, Government, Surplus, Marketplace, Search

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/govauctions-app/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.