# Chile Public Tenders: Mercado Público / ChileCompra (`datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Chilean government tenders (licitaciones) from the official Mercado Público API: code, title, status, buyer, closing date and URL. Alerts mode. No login. $2 per 1,000 tenders.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [DataDesk](https://apify.com/datadesk-io) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 tenders

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.

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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

## Chile Public Tenders Scraper: Mercado Público / ChileCompra

Scrape **Chilean government tenders (licitaciones)** from the official **Mercado Público / ChileCompra API**. Every tender comes with **code, title, status, closing date, buyer org, optional description and estimated amount**. No login, no proxies. **$2 per 1,000 tenders.**

### Sources and coverage

| Source | Coverage | Data |
|---|---|---|
| **Mercado Público API** | All public tenders published on ChileCompra | CodigoExterno, name, status, closing date; optional full detail (buyer, description, items) |

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**: prefilled input pulls a recent day (capped at 20).
2. Set `daysBack` or a specific `date` (YYYY-MM-DD).
3. Optionally filter by keyword in the title and enable detail fetch.
4. Export from Output or via API.

### Input examples

**Yesterday's tenders (default-style):**

```json
{"daysBack": 1, "maxTenders": 20}
```

**Keyword filter + details:**

```json
{"daysBack": 3, "keywords": ["software", "consultoria"], "fetchDetails": true, "maxTenders": 50}
```

**Alerts for new published tenders:**

```json
{"daysBack": 1, "onlyNewTenders": true, "alertsKey": "cl-tenders-daily"}
```

### Pricing

**$0.005** per run start + **$0.002** per tender ($2 / 1,000).

### Limitations

- The public demo API ticket is rate-limited; for heavy use provide your own `apiTicket` from Mercado Público.
- Simultaneous requests are rejected by the API — the Actor calls sequentially.
- Status codes follow ChileCompra's catalog (5=Publicada, 8=Adjudicada, …).

### Support

**datadesk.io@proton.me**

# Actor input Schema

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How many calendar days of publications to pull (Chile local date). Ignored if date is set.

## `date` (type: `string`):

Optional single day as YYYY-MM-DD or ddmmYYYY. When set, only that day is fetched.

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

Keep tenders whose title contains any of these words (case-insensitive). Empty = all.

## `statusCode` (type: `integer`):

Optional ChileCompra status code, e.g. 5=Publicada, 8=Adjudicada. Empty = all.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Call the detail endpoint for buyer, description and items. Slower; recommended for lead enrichment.

## `apiTicket` (type: `string`):

Your Mercado Público API ticket. Leave empty to use the public demo ticket (rate-limited).

## `maxTenders` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many tenders.

## `onlyNewTenders` (type: `boolean`):

Return only tenders not seen in previous runs. Schedule daily for alerts.

## `alertsKey` (type: `string`):

Name for this alert's memory (e.g. cl-software).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 1,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxTenders": 20,
  "onlyNewTenders": false
}
```

# 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 = {
    "daysBack": 1,
    "maxTenders": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper").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 = {
    "daysBack": 1,
    "maxTenders": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper").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 '{
  "daysBack": 1,
  "maxTenders": 20
}' |
apify call datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datadesk-io/chile-public-tenders-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/bBTf7ln2qSEGeGupP/builds/77Qk1znCROTDZqxTs/openapi.json