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USAspending.gov Scraper (US Federal Contracts & Awards)

Scrape USAspending.gov — the official record of US federal spending — for contracts, grants, loans and awards with recipient, amount, agency and place of performance, through the government's own public API. Built for GovCon sales intelligence, competitor research and B2B lead generation.

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You can access the USAspending.gov Scraper (US Federal Contracts & Awards) 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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USAspending.gov Scraper (US Federal Contracts & Awards) OpenAPI definition

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