# Alerts Alerts watch SAM.gov data and email you when it changes: registration expiry for a UEI, new opportunities matching NAICS, PSC, set-aside and agency, recompetes and exclusions. The free plan includes 1 alert; Developer 5, Pro 25, Scale 250. From the dashboard, or POST to /api/v1/alerts with a name, kind and the UEI or codes to watch.Checked on 2026-11-12.Official source: [SAM.gov entity registration](https://sam.gov/entity-registration) | Kinds | registration_expiry, opportunity_match, recompete, exclusion | | --- | --- | | Free plan | 1 alert | | Bid and recompete alerts | Pro and Scale | ## Create one From the dashboard, or POST to /api/v1/alerts with a name, kind and the UEI or codes to watch. ## What each alert watches | Kind | Fires when | | --- | --- | | registration_expiry | A watched UEI's SAM.gov registration nears its expiration date | | opportunity_match | A new notice matches your NAICS, PSC, set-aside and agency | | recompete | An award in your codes nears its potential end date | | exclusion | A watched UEI gets an active exclusion | ## Related - [Webhooks](https://samgovapi.io/docs/webhooks) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing)Updated 2026-11-12. Sources checked 2026-11-12.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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