You can access the USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "daysBack": 365,
12    "keywords": [
13        "cybersecurity"
14    ],
15    "awardTypeCodes": [
16        "A",
17        "B",
18        "C",
19        "D"
20    ],
21    "maxResults": 25
22};
23
24// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
25const run = await client.actor("koalastuff/usaspending-award-search").call(input);
26
27// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
28console.log('Results from dataset');
29console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
30const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
31items.forEach((item) => {
32    console.dir(item);
33});
34
35// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer API API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer API in Python

USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer API through CLI

USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer OpenAPI definition

USAspending Federal Award Search Explorer API

USAspending Federal Awards Scraper

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Federal Contract Award Scout — USAspending Leads

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devilscrapes/usaspending-federal-awards-scraper

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USAspending Federal Awards Scraper

muhammadafzal/usaspending-awards-scraper

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USAspending.gov Federal Awards Tracker

straightforward_hydra/usaspending-awards-tracker

Track who won US federal government money — contracts and grants — with amounts, agencies, recipients and dates, from the official USAspending.gov API. No API key needed.