# PNCP Licitações Alerts: New Brazilian Tenders by UF (`accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts`) Actor

Get new Brazilian public procurement notices and licitações from PNCP (Portal Nacional de Contratações Públicas) by state (UF), modality or keyword, with a monitoring mode that only returns and bills for notices new since your last run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts.md
- **Developed by:** [Adriana Voss](https://apify.com/accountable_eel) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
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## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 tender notice returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## PNCP Licitações Alerts: New Brazilian Tenders by UF

**Get new Brazilian public procurement notices and licitações by state (UF), modality or keyword, as soon as they're published on PNCP.**
Suppliers, contractors, bid consultants and market analysts use this actor to track tenders across Brazil's federal, state and municipal public bodies. Turn on monitoring mode and run it on a schedule to get only the notices that are new since your last run, charged per returned notice and free on a quiet day.

### How to use

1. **In the Apify Console.** Open the actor page and click **Start** — the `states` field is already pre-filled with a working example. Results land in the run's dataset as soon as each item is found.
2. **Via the API.** Call it directly with a POST request — no Console needed once you have an API token:
   ```bash
   curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~br-pncp-new-tender-alerts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>" \
     -X POST \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"states":["SP"]}'
   ```
3. **On a schedule.** Save this actor as an Apify **Task** with the input you want, then add a **Schedule** (hourly, daily, weekly) so it runs on its own — no server of your own required.

### Input

```json
{
  "states": [
    "SP"
  ]
}
```

One 2-letter Brazilian state code per line (e.g. SP, RJ, MG, RS, PR). Leave empty to search across all Brazilian states. Accepted formats: SP, RJ, MG.

One combined search runs per call. You can filter by Brazilian state code (UF), keyword in the tender object (objetoCompra) or contracting body, procurement modality code, and publication recency. The search run itself is free; you are billed only for notices actually returned.

### Output

One row per notice, for example:

| query | found | status | searchSummary | truncated | monitorStatus | notices | numeroControlePNCP | title | description | buyerName | buyerCnpj | buyerUnit | state | municipality | modalidade | modalidadeId | disputeMode | documentType | tenderStatus | estimatedValueBrl | publishedAt | proposalOpeningAt | proposalClosingAt | legalFramework | originSystemUrl | noticeUrl | isNew | firstSeenAt | scrapedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| br-pncp-search | true | OK | UF: SP | modalidades: 6 | last 7d | max 20 | true |  | <all notices> | 00955107000193-1-000303/2026 | Eventual aquisição de sacos plásticos para coleta de resíduos infectantes |  | FUNDACAO MUNICIPAL DE SAUDE DE RIO CLARO | 00955107000193 | Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Rio Claro - SP | SP | Rio Claro | Pregão - Eletrônico | 6 | Aberto | Edital | Divulgada no PNCP | 133935.6 | 2026-10-26T07:28:04 | 2026-10-27T08:00:00 | 2026-11-09T08:00:00 | Lei 14.133/2021, Art. 28, I | https://comprasbr.com.br/pregao-eletronico-detalhe/?idlicitacao=49253 | https://pncp.gov.br/app/editais/00955107000193/2026/303 |  |  | 2026-11-01T11:07:33.415Z |

A miss comes back as a row with `"found": false` and is never charged. Missing values like unannounced values or empty descriptions are `null`, never `0` or empty strings.

### Pricing

- **Tender notice returned**: $3 per 1,000 notices

Plus a $0.0015 start fee per run. Each event above is billed independently, only when it actually returns data — misses (`found:false`) are never charged.

### Limits

- **Official open data**: Sourced from the official Portal Nacional de Contratações Públicas (PNCP - pncp.gov.br) under Lei 14.133/2021.
- **Privacy & GDPR/LGPD**: Returns public-body and company information only; individual citizen names and private contact details are excluded.
- **Recency**: The publication API covers recent notices; for historical tenders over 90 days old, specify a wider date window.

### Example runs

Paste any of these into the Input tab and press Start. All three return rows with no external API key, no token, and no account of your own beyond an Apify login.

**1. São Paulo tenders, Pregão Eletrônico, last 7 days.** The default shape.

```json
{
  "states": ["SP"],
  "modalidades": [6],
  "sinceDays": 7,
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

**2. IT, software and technology procurement alert across SP, RJ, and MG.** Monitoring mode on:

```json
{
  "states": ["SP", "RJ", "MG"],
  "keywords": ["software", "tecnologia"],
  "modalidades": [6],
  "sinceDays": 7,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true
}
```

**3. Healthcare and medicine tenders nationwide with a 3-day window.**

```json
{
  "keywords": ["saúde", "medicamentos"],
  "modalidades": [6],
  "sinceDays": 3,
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

### Use it from Clay, n8n, Make, or an AI agent

This actor runs synchronously over plain HTTP — call it directly from a script, a workflow tool, or an AI agent, no Apify Console needed once you have an API token.

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~br-pncp-new-tender-alerts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"states":["SP"]}'
```

**n8n.** Add an HTTP Request node: Method `POST`, URL `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~br-pncp-new-tender-alerts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>`, Body Content Type `JSON`, JSON Body `{"states":["SP"]}` (swap in an expression from an earlier node for a real value).

**Clay.** Add an "HTTP API" column: Method `POST`, URL `https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/accountable_eel~br-pncp-new-tender-alerts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_TOKEN>`, Body `{"states":["{{search}}"]}`, mapping the row's search into the `states` array.

**MCP.** In Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client with the Apify MCP server, ask for "PNCP API: New Brazil Tender Alerts" — the agent will find and run this actor.

# Actor input Schema

## `states` (type: `array`):

One 2-letter Brazilian state code per line (e.g. SP, RJ, MG, RS, PR). Leave empty to search across all Brazilian states. Accepted formats: SP, RJ, MG. You're only charged for the ones we actually find — a miss costs nothing.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Keywords or phrases matched against the tender description (objetoCompra) and buyer name (e.g. 'software', 'segurança', 'reforma'). Matched case-insensitively. Leave empty to return all notices.

## `modalidades` (type: `array`):

One PNCP procurement modality code per run, as a list with a single number (only the first code is used; run again for another modality). Default is \[6] (Pregão - Eletrônico). Other common modalities: 8 (Dispensa de Licitação), 4 (Concorrência - Eletrônica), 1 (Leilão - Eletrônico), 9 (Inexigibilidade).

## `sinceDays` (type: `integer`):

How far back to search by publication date (dataPublicacaoPncp). Default is 7 days.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of notices to return (up to 500). Caps how many notices you get and pay for in one run.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

When checked, only notices with a PNCP control number not seen in previous runs are returned and billed. Perfect for scheduled alerts. Off: all matching notices are returned every time.

## `deltaName` (type: `string`):

Optional. Name this search's monitoring memory so you can run multiple independent alerts. Leave empty to auto-derive from your search settings.

## `testRun` (type: `boolean`):

Turn this on to test your input on a small sample before running the full list. Turn it off to process everything.

## `onlyFound` (type: `boolean`):

Only keep rows where something was actually found. Misses are always free, whether or not you show them here.

## `includeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Only keep results that mention at least one of these words (e.g. a job title, a city, a product name). Leave empty to keep everything.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Drop any result that mentions one of these words. Leave empty to skip nothing.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Optional. Stop the run once this many results have been found — useful for a quick, cheap sample. Leave blank for no limit.

## `columns` (type: `array`):

Choose which pieces of information to include in each result row. All are included by default.

## `expandRows` (type: `boolean`):

When on, each notice found gets its own row instead of being grouped under its search. You're still only charged once per search, no matter how many rows it produces.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

Parallel requests. Keep conservative — this target has no browser fallback, so getting blocked costs more than slow-and-steady.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "states": [
    "SP"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "modalidades": [
    6
  ],
  "sinceDays": 7,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "deltaName": "",
  "testRun": false,
  "onlyFound": false,
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "columns": [
    "searchSummary",
    "truncated",
    "monitorStatus",
    "notices",
    "numeroControlePNCP",
    "title",
    "description",
    "buyerName",
    "buyerCnpj",
    "buyerUnit",
    "state",
    "municipality",
    "modalidade",
    "modalidadeId",
    "disputeMode",
    "documentType",
    "tenderStatus",
    "estimatedValueBrl",
    "publishedAt",
    "proposalOpeningAt",
    "proposalClosingAt",
    "legalFramework",
    "originSystemUrl",
    "noticeUrl",
    "isNew",
    "firstSeenAt"
  ],
  "expandRows": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "states": [
        "SP"
    ],
    "keywords": [],
    "modalidades": [
        6
    ],
    "includeKeywords": [],
    "excludeKeywords": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "states": ["SP"],
    "keywords": [],
    "modalidades": [6],
    "includeKeywords": [],
    "excludeKeywords": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "states": [
    "SP"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "modalidades": [
    6
  ],
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": []
}' |
apify call accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,accountable_eel/br-pncp-new-tender-alerts"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/RWpA7Ky8AAGJgszSM/builds/aT9AMgeV0LFqUdy4e/openapi.json