# EU TED Tenders Scraper (Official API, Pay-Per-Event) (`devetty/eu-ted-tenders-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes and filters real-time public procurement notices from the European Union official TED API (Tenders Electronic Daily). Filter by CPV, country, keywords, publication date, and value. Fast JSON output with direct PDF links and MCP support.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devetty/eu-ted-tenders-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Devetty](https://apify.com/devetty) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 tender results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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

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`).

# README

## EU TED Tenders Scraper (Official API, Pay-Per-Event)

Extract and monitor European Union public procurement tenders and contracts from the official **TED API** (Tenders Electronic Daily, api.ted.europa.eu).

Filter by keywords, CPV codes, EU/EEA countries, publication dates, and minimum value. Fast, structured JSON with direct PDF links, zero HTML scraping, and native Model Context Protocol (MCP) agent support.

#### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event):

- **$0.005** per actor start
- **$0.002** per matching tender

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Keywords to search across notice titles and full tender text (e.g., 'software development', 'cloud', 'cybersecurity', 'medical devices').

## `cpv` (type: `string`):

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) division or code prefix. Examples: '72' for IT Services & Software, '45' for Construction, '71' for Architectural & Engineering services, '33' for Medical equipment, '79' for Business services.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

List of country codes for contracting body or place of performance. Supports 2-letter (e.g., 'DE', 'FR', 'ES', 'IT') or 3-letter ISO codes (e.g., 'DEU', 'FRA', 'ESP', 'ITA').

## `publication_date_from` (type: `string`):

Minimum publication date (YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. '2026-10-01' or 'today(-14)'). Defaults to the last 14 days if omitted.

## `publication_date_to` (type: `string`):

Maximum publication date (YYYY-MM-DD, e.g. '2026-10-31').

## `min_amount` (type: `integer`):

Minimum estimated or total value in EUR. Enter 0 to include all values.

## `max_amount` (type: `integer`):

Maximum estimated value in EUR (useful for SME-sized contract discovery). Enter 0 for no upper limit.

## `notice_types` (type: `array`):

Types of notices to retrieve. 'cn-standard' = Contract notice (active call for bids), 'can-standard' = Contract award notice, 'pin-buyer' = Prior information.

## `only_future_deadlines` (type: `boolean`):

Filter out tenders whose bid submission deadline has already elapsed.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Preferred language for titles and official PDF/HTML notice links (e.g., 'en', 'es', 'de', 'fr', 'it').

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

Maximum number of matching EU tenders to output in the dataset.

## `max_runtime_secs` (type: `integer`):

Execution safety threshold. The scraper returns accumulated results gracefully before hitting platform timeouts.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "",
  "cpv": "",
  "countries": [],
  "publication_date_from": "",
  "publication_date_to": "",
  "min_amount": 0,
  "max_amount": 0,
  "notice_types": [
    "cn-standard"
  ],
  "only_future_deadlines": true,
  "language": "en",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "max_runtime_secs": 300
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `tenders` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("devetty/eu-ted-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("devetty/eu-ted-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 '{}' |
apify call devetty/eu-ted-tenders-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devetty/eu-ted-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/VeSy9zvWiXiXNhC5u/builds/IdpeP5R4h0OBpDQdm/openapi.json