ChileCompra Public Procurement Scraper

Scrapes public procurement tenders from Chile's Mercado Publico (ChileCompra) API. This Apify actor provides programmatic access to Chilean government procurement opportunities, supporting filtering by keyword, status, date range, and region.

API Source

• Endpoint: https://api.mercadopublico.cl/servicios/v1/publico/licitaciones.json
• API Key: Optional (set via CHILECOMPRA_TICKET environment variable)
• Documentation: Mercado Publico API

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
keyword	string	No	-	Search term for procurement opportunities
estado	enum	No	"" (all)	Tender status filter
fechaDesde	string	No	-	Start date in DD-MM-YYYY format
fechaHasta	string	No	-	End date in DD-MM-YYYY format
codigoRegion	string	No	-	Chilean region code
limit	integer	No	100	Maximum results (1-5000)

Estado (Status) Values

Value	Description
""	All statuses
publicada	Published (open for bidding)
cerrada	Closed (bidding ended)
adjudicada	Awarded (winner selected)
desierta	Deserted (no valid bids)
revocada	Revoked (cancelled)

Region Codes

Code	Region
1	Tarapaca
2	Antofagasta
3	Atacama
4	Coquimbo
5	Valparaiso
6	O'Higgins
7	Maule
8	Biobio
9	Araucania
10	Los Lagos
11	Aysen
12	Magallanes
13	Metropolitana
14	Los Rios
15	Arica y Parinacota
16	Nuble
RM	Santiago Metropolitan Region

Output Fields

Each tender record contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
codigo	string	External tender code (unique identifier)
nombre	string	Tender name/title
descripcion	string	Full description
estado	string	Status code
estadoNombre	string	Status display name
tipo	string	Tender type
moneda	string	Currency
fechaCreacion	string	Creation date
fechaCierre	string	Closing date
fechaPublicacion	string	Publication date
fechaAdjudicacion	string	Award date
unidadCompra	string	Purchasing unit name
organismoComprador	object	Buyer organization details
organismoComprador.codigo	string	Organization code
organismoComprador.nombre	string	Organization name
organismoComprador.rut	string	Chilean tax ID (RUT)
region	string	Region name
comuna	string	Municipality/commune
informesAdjuntos	array	Attached reports/documents
tiempoRestante	string	Time remaining until close
urlLicitacion	string	Direct URL to tender page
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of scrape

Example Input

{
  "keyword": "computadores",
  "estado": "publicada",
  "fechaDesde": "01-01-2026",
  "fechaHasta": "31-01-2026",
  "codigoRegion": "RM",
  "limit": 50
}

Example Output

{
  "codigo": "1234-56-LP24",
  "nombre": "Adquisicion de Equipamiento Informatico",
  "descripcion": "Compra de computadores para oficinas centrales",
  "estado": "5",
  "estadoNombre": "Publicada",
  "tipo": "L1",
  "moneda": "CLP",
  "fechaCreacion": "2026-01-15T10:30:00",
  "fechaCierre": "2026-01-30T15:00:00",
  "fechaPublicacion": "2026-01-15T12:00:00",
  "fechaAdjudicacion": null,
  "unidadCompra": "Departamento de Adquisiciones",
  "organismoComprador": {
    "codigo": "7654",
    "nombre": "Ministerio de Salud",
    "rut": "61.234.567-8"
  },
  "region": "Region Metropolitana",
  "comuna": "Santiago",
  "informesAdjuntos": [],
  "tiempoRestante": "15 dias",
  "urlLicitacion": "https://www.mercadopublico.cl/Procurement/Modules/RFB/DetailsAcquisition.aspx?idLicitacion=1234-56-LP24",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-01-25T14:30:00.000Z"
}

Usage

On Apify Platform

1. Go to the actor page on Apify
2. Configure input parameters
3. Run the actor
4. Download results in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

Local Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set API key (optional)
export CHILECOMPRA_TICKET=your_api_key

# Run locally
npm start

Programmatic Access

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('your-username/chilecompra-scraper').call({
  keyword: 'servicios',
  estado: 'publicada',
  limit: 100
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Rate Limiting

The scraper includes built-in rate limiting (1 second delay between API requests) to respect the Mercado Publico API and avoid overloading their servers.

Technical Details

• Runtime: Node.js 18+
• Dependencies: Apify SDK 3.x, Crawlee 3.x
• Request Timeout: 60 seconds
• Page Size: 100 records per API request

License

ISC