# Bidnet Open Water Last 24h

**Use case:** 

earches BidNet Direct for open government solicitations matching "water" (published in the last 24 hours) and returns up to 20 with title, bid ID, publication date, closing date, days remaining and URL. Useful for contractors, bid-alert services and procurement market research.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "solicitationTitle": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "bidId": {
    "label": "Bid ID",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "publicationDate": {
    "label": "Publication Date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "closingDate": {
    "label": "Closing Date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "bidStatus": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "remainingDays": {
    "label": "Days Remaining",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The BidNet Direct \[Open ✅\] Bid Opportunities Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Bidnet Open Water Last 24h". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/oN2ubACUrlGpe7lTS) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Bidnet Open Water Last 24h" task

The BidNet Direct \[Open ✅\] Bid Opportunities Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like start urls, max items per start url, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Bidnet Open Water Last 24h" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, bid id, publication date, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Bidnet Open Water Last 24h" task via API](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [BidNet Direct [Open ✅] Bid Opportunities Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).