# How do I get daily alerts for new SAM.gov bids in my NAICS codes? SAM.gov's own saved searches can email you new notices for a NAICS code, free. For control over format and routing, run a daily API query for notices posted since yesterday and send the results where your team works, or save an alert that fires on new matches. Bid alerts by NAICS, PSC, set-aside and agency are on the Pro plan here.Checked on 2026-11-15.Official source: [open.gsa.gov Get Opportunities API](https://open.gsa.gov/api/get-opportunities-public-api/) | Active notices | 70,867 | | --- | --- | | Refresh | Nightly | | Alerts on Pro | 25 | | Webhooks | Scale plan, signed | ## The answer in detail SAM.gov saved searches are the zero-cost baseline. Their limits: the email format is fixed, one search per set of filters, and nothing lands in Slack, a CRM or a spreadsheet without extra work.A scheduled query is the developer route: posted_from set to yesterday, your NAICS codes, open=true. The daily file here added notices on every weekday in November 2026; with 70,867 active notices in total, a single 6-digit NAICS code typically returns a few new ones a day.Saved alerts (1 on Free, 5 on Developer, 25 on Pro, 250 on Scale) and signed webhooks on Scale push matches instead of polling. n8n, Zapier and Make recipes for a daily digest are in the agent recipes. ## How the options compare | Option | Price | Access and limits | Coverage and history | Best for | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [SAM.gov APIs (official)](https://open.gsa.gov/api/entity-api/) | Free | 10 requests a day with no SAM.gov role, 1,000 with a role or a non-federal system account; keys expire every 90 days | The live, authoritative record: entities, opportunities, exclusions, contract awards, hierarchy, subawards | Anyone who needs the official record itself, at low volume | 2026-11-12 | | [GovCon API (govconapi.com)](https://govconapi.com/pricing) | Developer $19/mo, Pro $39/mo; 14-day trial | 1,000 requests an hour (50 a minute burst); trial 50 a day | 12,265,150 contracts and 758,552 opportunities from FY2025; 904,090 entities, monthly | Developers who want the lowest entry price and FY2025+ history | 2026-11-15 | | [HigherGov](https://www.highergov.com/pricing/) | Starter $500/yr, Standard $2,500/yr, Enterprise custom | API on paid plans; 10,000 records a month as its API page stated on 12 Nov 2026 | Opportunities, awards, awardees, IDVs and forecasts in a search UI with exports | Small BD teams who want a polished search UI | 2026-11-15 | | [samgovapi.io](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) | Free (100 credits a month, no card); Developer $49/mo, Pro $149/mo, Scale $499/mo | 20 to 180 requests a minute by plan, no daily cap; REST, MCP and keyless MCP search | 881,370 entities (1 Nov 2026 extract), 74,420 notices, 169,191 exclusions, 114,954 awards since 1 Oct 2026 | Developers and AI agents who want entities, bids and exclusions joined in one API | 2026-11-15 | ## Where samgovapi.io is the weaker choice - Opportunities load nightly from SAM.gov's Contract Opportunities file, so a notice posted this morning appears tomorrow; SAM.gov has it at once. - Bid alerts with NAICS, PSC, set-aside and agency filters need the Pro plan; GovCon API includes alerts-style queries from $19. ## Try it Yesterday's new open notices in two NAICS prefixes; run it from cron or a workflow tool. ``` from datetime import date, timedelta import os, requests r = requests.get( "https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/opportunities", params={"naics": "5415", "open": True, "posted_from": str(date.today() - timedelta(days=1))}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SAMGOVAPI_API_KEY']}"}, timeout=30, ) body = r.json() print(body["meta"]["as_of"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]) print(body["data"]) ``` ## Questions Are SAM.gov saved search emails free?Yes. Any SAM.gov user can save a search and get email notifications.Can alerts post to Slack?Through a webhook (Scale) or a workflow tool such as n8n, Zapier or Make polling the API. ## Related - [Recipe: daily bid digest with n8n](https://samgovapi.io/agents/recipes/daily-bid-digest-with-n8n) - [Open bids](https://samgovapi.io/opportunities) - [API docs](https://samgovapi.io/docs) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) - [Answers](https://samgovapi.io/answers)Updated 2026-11-15. Sources checked 2026-11-15.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.

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