# Colombia SECOP Tenders (`downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders`) Actor

Fetch Colombia SECOP II procurement processes from the official datos.gov.co Socrata open-data API (dataset p6dx-8zbt). Filter with $q / $where / $order. One Dataset row per process.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Pedro Rosado](https://apify.com/downright_blessing) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 secop processes

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

## Colombia SECOP II Procurement Processes (datos.gov.co)

Fetch **Colombia SECOP II** procurement processes from the official **datos.gov.co** Socrata open-data API (dataset `p6dx-8zbt`). One Dataset row per process.

**No API key.** Filter with `$q`, `$where`, `$order`.

**API:** `GET https://www.datos.gov.co/resource/p6dx-8zbt.json`

**Dataset:** [SECOP II - Procesos de Contratación](https://www.datos.gov.co/Gastos-Gubernamentales/SECOP-II-Procesos-de-Contrataci-n/p6dx-8zbt)

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### What it does

1. Builds a Socrata query (`$limit`, `$offset`, `$where`, `$q`, `$order`).
2. Fetches process rows from the official JSON endpoint.
3. Flattens key fields (id, reference, title, entity, status, values, URL).

### Who it's for

- LatAm procurement monitors and bid intelligence
- Compliance / vendor due-diligence pipelines
- ETL that needs **official open data** (not scraped SECOP HTML)

### Input summary

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `q` | no | Socrata `$q` free text |
| `where` | no | SoQL `$where` |
| `order` | no | Default `fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC` |
| `maxItems` | no | Cap (default 50) |
| `offset` | no | Pagination offset |
| `requestDelayMs` | no | Delay between pages |

### Output fields

`processId`, `reference`, `title`, `entity`, `nit`, `department`, `city`, `status`, `phase`, `publicationDate`, `basePrice`, `awardValue`, `url`, `sourceUrl`, `scrapedAt`.

### Pricing

**Pay-per-event** suggested:

- **Actor start** (`apify-actor-start`): **$0.03** / run
- **Dataset item** (`apify-default-dataset-item`): **$0.005** / process

### Quick start

```json
{
  "order": "fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

#### Local smoke

```bash
npm run local
```

### Legal / data source

Data from official **datos.gov.co** / Colombia Compra Eficiente open data. Not a legal opinion. Respect Socrata fair-use rates.

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### Português (resumo)

Consulta **processos SECOP II (Colômbia)** via API aberta Socrata em datos.gov.co. Sem API key. PPE sugerido: ~US$0,03 + US$0,005/processo.

# Actor input Schema

## `q` (type: `string`):

Optional Socrata free-text query ($q).

## `where` (type: `string`):

Optional SoQL $where clause.

## `order` (type: `string`):

Socrata $order expression (default newest publication date).

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

Hard Dataset cap ($limit).

## `offset` (type: `integer`):

Socrata $offset for pagination.

## `requestDelayMs` (type: `integer`):

Delay in milliseconds between paginated Socrata requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "q": "",
  "where": "",
  "order": "fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "offset": 0,
  "requestDelayMs": 150
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "order": "fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders").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 = { "order": "fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders").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 '{
  "order": "fecha_de_publicacion_del DESC"
}' |
apify call downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,downright_blessing/colombia-secop-tenders"
        }
    }
}
```

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/IeMBc7IuIwoYQT73i/builds/nhShoC90zZKBZSOu2/openapi.json