California Cal eProcure Scraper

Overview

Extract California state procurement opportunities from Cal eProcure. Get active bids, RFPs, and leveraged procurement agreements (LPAs). Filter by department, category, or deadline.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor international government procurement opportunities
• Track - Track regulatory changes across jurisdictions
• Build - Build cross-border compliance databases
• Aggregate - Aggregate international public sector data for research

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
keyword	string	Search term to filter results (optional)	``
dataType	string	Type of procurement data to scrape. Note: Bid opportunities extraction is ful...	bids
startDate	string	Filter results from this date (mm/dd/yyyy format)	``
endDate	string	Filter results until this date (mm/dd/yyyy format)	``
departments	array	Filter by department names (optional)	[]
unspscCodes	array	Filter by UNSPSC category codes (optional)	[]
certificationTypes	array	Filter by certification types - Small Business, DVBE, etc. (optional)	[]
contractTypes	array	Filter by contract types for LPA search (optional)	[]
status	string	Filter by bid/contract status	Open
limit	integer	Maximum number of results to scrape per data type	100
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings (not required for this site)	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "type": "Standard",
  "eventId": "ABC-12345",
  "eventName": "California Cal eProcure Sample Item",
  "department": "Sample department",
  "endDate": "2025-01-15",
  "endTime": "Sample endTime",
  "status": "Active",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-01-15"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.002 per result
• $2.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the California Cal eProcure Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~caleprocure-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/caleprocure-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect California Cal eProcure Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration