# samgovapi.io

> SAM.gov data as an API, without the 10-a-day limit.

Independent API, public lookup pages and MCP server for U.S. federal contracting data: SAM.gov entities (UEI, CAGE, registration status and expiry, NAICS), contract opportunities, exclusions, and USAspending contract awards. Every record links to its SAM.gov or USAspending source.

Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by GSA, SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov. samgovapi.io is a different site from samgovapi.com.

Free plan: 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, 1 alert, no card. Get a key: https://samgovapi.io/sign-up?ref=ai-md

## Quickstart

```bash
curl "https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/registration-status/ABCDEFGH1234" -H "Authorization: Bearer $SAMGOVAPI_API_KEY"
```

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http samgovapi https://samgovapi.io/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $SAMGOVAPI_API_KEY"
```

## Plans

- Free: $0. 100 credits a month, 20 requests a minute, 1 alert.
- Developer: $49/month or $490/year. 10,000 credits a month, 60 requests a minute, 5 alerts.
- Pro: $149/month or $1,490/year. 50,000 credits a month, 120 requests a minute, 25 alerts, bid, recompete and expiring-contract alerts, contracting-officer contacts from public notices, teaming partner search.
- Scale: $499/month or $4,990/year. 250,000 credits a month, 180 requests a minute, 250 alerts, bid, recompete and expiring-contract alerts, contracting-officer contacts from public notices, teaming partner search, bulk exports, signed webhooks, change stream.
- Credit top-up: $9 one time for 1,000 credits that never expire, spent after the monthly allowance.
- Data license: $2,500 one time. Full historical dataset download, delivered as files, with a license for internal use. Under the $15,000 federal micro-purchase threshold.

## Questions

### Is this the official SAM.gov API?

No. It is an independent data layer built on SAM.gov and USAspending public data. The official SAM.gov API is free but gives a personal key 10 requests a day. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov.

### How fresh is the data?

Opportunities and exclusions refresh daily, entity registrations refresh from the latest public extract, and every record shows the date it was last checked against the source.

### Can an agent use this?

Yes. Point any MCP client at the server, or let your agent sign up with a code you approve, and it can search entities, opportunities and awards.

### How do I cancel?

From the billing page in your dashboard, at any time. Paid access runs to the end of the period.


Get a free API key: https://samgovapi.io/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot