# GovCon API

> Federal contracts API for developers. Clean JSON access to opportunities, awards, the SAM entity registry (~873K registered firms), debarment exclusions, contracting-officer contacts, and full notice descriptions. No SAM.gov registration, no rate-limit pain.

## Reference

- [API Guide (HTML)](https://govconapi.com/api-guide): Full reference with worked examples and integration patterns.
- [Interactive Docs](https://govconapi.com/docs): Live testing UI (Scalar).
- [OpenAPI 3.1 Spec](https://govconapi.com/openapi.json): Machine-readable, importable into Postman / openapi-generator.
- [Single-file Markdown Bundle](https://govconapi.com/docs/all.md): All endpoint reference rendered as one Markdown file for AI tool ingestion.

## Capabilities

- [Capabilities tour](https://govconapi.com/capabilities)
- [Vendor Risk Intelligence](https://govconapi.com/vendor-risk-api)
- [Companies API](https://govconapi.com/companies-api)
- [SAM Entity Registration Expiration Checker](https://govconapi.com/sam-registration-expiration-checker)
- [Federal Contractor Search](https://govconapi.com/federal-contractor-search-api)
- [MCP server](https://govconapi.com/mcp): Federal contracts in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client.

## Pricing

- [Plans](https://govconapi.com/pricing): Free trial (25 req/day, 14 days), Developer ($19/mo, 1000 req/hr), Pro ($39/mo, adds Vendor Risk + Renewal Radar + Companies + unlimited contacts).
- [Enterprise](https://govconapi.com/enterprise): Custom endpoints, custom data slices (Snowflake / S3 / Parquet / BigQuery), custom enrichments. Starts at $1500/mo.

## Authentication

All endpoints (except public demo) require Bearer token authentication: `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY`. Free trial keys emailed instantly via `POST /api/v1/keys?email=YOUR_EMAIL&plan=free`.