# Planetbids Scraper (`velvety_bedbug/planetbids-scraper`) Actor Scrape municipal bid opportunities from PlanetBids portal (400+ agencies: cities, counties, utilities, school districts). Get open bids, due dates, and agency info. - **URL**: https://apify.com/velvety\_bedbug/planetbids-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Peters Bugs](https://apify.com/velvety_bedbug) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $4.00 / 1,000 bid records 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## PlanetBids Municipal Procurement Scraper Scrapes active and historical bid opportunities from [PlanetBids](https://vendor.planetbids.com/portal/), a SaaS procurement platform used by 400+ government agencies including cities, counties, utilities, and school districts across the western US. ### What it scrapes All bids are publicly accessible — no login required. The scraper targets the PlanetBids REST API directly for reliable, structured data extraction. **Default agencies (hardcoded):** | Agency | Agency ID | |--------|-----------| | Los Angeles County | 102 | | San Diego County | 27 | | City of San Diego | 28 | | Orange County | 50 | | Sacramento County | 77 | | City of Sacramento | 78 | | City of Los Angeles | 45 | | Las Vegas Valley Water | 88 | | Phoenix Sky Harbor | 95 | You can override these with any PlanetBids agency ID. Find additional agency IDs at `https://vendor.planetbids.com/portal/`. ### Output fields | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `agencyId` | PlanetBids internal agency ID | | `agencyName` | Human-readable agency name | | `bidNumber` | Official solicitation number | | `title` | Bid/RFP title | | `status` | open / closed / awarded / cancelled | | `postedDate` | Date the bid was published | | `dueDate` | Response deadline | | `category` | Commodity/service category | | `description` | Short description of scope | | `contactName` | Procurement contact name | | `contactEmail` | Procurement contact email | | `bidUrl` | Direct link to bid detail page | | `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp when scraped | ### Input options - **`agencyIds`** — Array of integer agency IDs. Default: all 9 agencies above. - **`bidStatus`** — `"open"` (default), `"closed"`, or `"all"`. - **`keyword`** — Optional text filter applied to title, description, and category. - **`maxItems`** — Cap on total results across all agencies. Default: 500. ### Example input ```json { "agencyIds": [102, 27, 28], "bidStatus": "open", "keyword": "IT services", "maxItems": 200 } ```` ### Adding more agencies PlanetBids agency IDs appear in portal URLs: `https://vendor.planetbids.com/portal/{agencyId}/`. Browse the portal to discover additional agency IDs. Notable agencies not in the default list: - City of Riverside: 34 - Ventura County: 81 - City of Long Beach: 46 - Alameda County: 4 - Contra Costa County: 17 ### Pricing $2.00 per 1,000 results ($0.002/result). # Actor input Schema ## `agencyIds` (type: `array`): List of PlanetBids agency IDs to scrape. Defaults to 9 major California/Nevada agencies (LA County, San Diego County, City of San Diego, Orange County, Sacramento County, City of Sacramento, City of LA, Las Vegas Valley Water, Phoenix Sky Harbor). ## `bidStatus` (type: `string`): Filter bids by status. ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Optional keyword to filter bids by title, description, or category (e.g. 'IT services', 'construction', 'janitorial'). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum total number of bids to return across all agencies. ## Actor input object example ```json { "agencyIds": [ 102, 27, 28, 50, 77, 78, 45, 88, 95 ], "bidStatus": "open", "keyword": "", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("velvety_bedbug/planetbids-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("velvety_bedbug/planetbids-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call velvety_bedbug/planetbids-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=velvety_bedbug/planetbids-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Planetbids Scraper", "description": "Scrape municipal bid opportunities from PlanetBids portal (400+ agencies: cities, counties, utilities, school districts). Get open bids, due dates, and agency info.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "VDC2Jpy58afbpOqLV" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/velvety_bedbug~planetbids-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-velvety_bedbug-planetbids-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/velvety_bedbug~planetbids-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-velvety_bedbug-planetbids-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/velvety_bedbug~planetbids-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-velvety_bedbug-planetbids-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "agencyIds": { "title": "Agency IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of PlanetBids agency IDs to scrape. Defaults to 9 major California/Nevada agencies (LA County, San Diego County, City of San Diego, Orange County, Sacramento County, City of Sacramento, City of LA, Las Vegas Valley Water, Phoenix Sky Harbor).", "default": [ 102, 27, 28, 50, 77, 78, 45, 88, 95 ] }, "bidStatus": { "title": "Bid Status", "enum": [ "open", "closed", "all" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter bids by status.", "default": "open" }, "keyword": { "title": "Keyword Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional keyword to filter bids by title, description, or category (e.g. 'IT services', 'construction', 'janitorial').", "default": "" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum total number of bids to return across all agencies.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```