The Trade Leads API provides contract opportunities for U.S. businesses selling their products and services overseas. These leads come from a variety of sources and we continue to expand the number of leads available.
We currently provide trade leads, procurement opportunities, and contract notifications from:
All leads are consolidated into one endpoint and the output format for this API is JSON. This data set is updated daily. Test the API using the demo search app. Be sure to sign up for an API key to get access to the API. Resource URL and Search Parameters can be found towards the bottom of this page.
U.S. Businesses often request more notifications about trade leads. It can be difficult for them to learn about overseas opportunities especially those within complex industries where partnerships and sub-contracts are the norm. This API aggregates trade leads from several domestic and international sources so users have a broad selection of opportunities to choose from.
Use this API to keep businesses aware of the latest leads in particular industries or locations.
You can also enhance the value of the leads by incorporating reports from ITA’s Market Intelligence or Trade News & Articles APIs.
Searches for a match within the title, description, industry, and procurement_organization fields.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&q={term}
Example
Returns trade leads for specific controlled industry terms. This method allows you to search for multiple industries (plural) separated by commas.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&industries={term}
Example
Returns trade leads for a specific country based on ISO alpha-2 country codes. This method allows you to search for multiple countries (plural) separated by commas but will only return one country (singular) per lead.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&countries={country code}
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Returns trade leads for a specific Trade Region. Enter multiple values by separating with a comma.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&trade_regions={Region 1,Region 2}
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Returns trade leads for a specific World Region. Enter multiple values by separating with a comma.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&world_regions={Region 1,Region 2}
Example
Searches only the leads specified by the Source field.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&sources={lead source}
Possible values of the source field: CANADA, FBO, STATE, UK, MCA, AUSTRALIA, USTDA
Example
Returns leads based on their publish date. Dates are filtered by comparing them against an inclusive range, which must be entered with the following format: YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd. Searching on a single date can be done by entering the same value for the start and end of the range.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&publish_date={YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd}
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Returns leads based on their end date. Dates are filtered by comparing them against an inclusive range, which must be entered with the following format: YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd. Searching on a single date can be done by entering the same value for the start and end of the range.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&end_date={YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd}
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Returns leads based on their amended publish date. Dates are filtered by comparing them against an inclusive range, which must be entered with the following format: YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd. Searching on a single date can be done by entering the same value for the start and end of the range.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&publish_date_amended={YYYY-mm-dd TO YYYY-mm-dd}
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The size parameter allows you to configure the number of results to be returned up to a maximum of 100. The offset parameter defines the offset from the first result you want to fetch. Unless specified the API returns 10 results at a time.
https://api.govwizely.com/v1/trade_leads/search?api_key={your key}&size={1 to 100}&offset={1 to n}
Example
Recency information about each source queried is given in sources_used in the following fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| source | The name of the issuing organization. |
| source_last_updated | The most recent date and time the data changed. |
| last_imported | The most recent date and time the data was imported. |
The source_last_updated field reflects the most recent date and time we noticed that the issuing agency had updated the data. We check for updates and import lists at the same time daily.
The search_performed_at field displays the date and time of the current search in UTC.
The Canadian Government provides procurement information for their government opportunities.
Licence - Canada
Canadian leads are subject to Canada’s license located at:
http://data.gc.ca/eng/open-government-licence-canada
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| country | CA (Canada). |
| country_name | Full country name (Canada). |
| title | Title of the lead. |
| reference_number | The lead’s reference number. |
| contract_number | Contract number for the opportunity. |
| publish_date | Date lead was posted. |
| end_date | Closing date for the lead. |
| publish_date_amended | Amended publish date for the lead. |
| status | Status of the lead (note this API only shows open leads). |
| industry | Industry category assigned to the opportunity. |
| ita_industries | ITA industry terms associated with the assigned industry. |
| specific_location | Location of the opportunity. |
| notice_type | Type of contract. |
| trade_agreement | Relevant trade agreement for the contract. |
| bid_type | The criteria for the contract. |
| competitive_procurement_strategy | Bidding criteria for respondents. |
| non_competitive_procurement_strategy | States whether it is a competitive procurement. |
| procurement_organization | Agency responsible for the contract. |
| implementing_entity | Agency responsible for the implementation. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| contact | Point of contact. |
| urls | URLs that pertain to the bid. |
| source | CANADA. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
FedBizOps is an online system provided by the General Services Administration that publishes procurement opportunities on behalf of 132 federal agencies. The ITA Trade Leads API includes only non-U.S. based procurements that are available through the FBOpen endpoint.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| notice_type | Type of contract. |
| publish_date | Date lead was first posted. |
| procurement_organization | Agency responsible for the contract. |
| procurement_office | Office responsible of the contract. |
| procurement_organization_address | Address of the procurement organization. |
| classification_code | Code that classifies the lead. |
| industry | Industry tag associated with the lead. |
| ita_industries | ITA industries associated with the assigned industry. |
| procurement_office_address | Address of the procurement office. |
| title | Title of the lead. |
| contract_number | Contract number for the opportunity. |
| end_date | Closing date for the lead. |
| contact | Point of contact. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| competitive_procurement_strategy | Bidding criteria for respondents. |
| url | URL that pertains to the bid. |
| country | The country that pertains to the bid. |
| country_name | The full name of the country field. |
| specific_address | Address of the opportunity’s location. |
| source | FBO. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
The State Department’s Business Information Database System (BIDS) is a portal built to help U.S. businesses learn about significant international commercial opportunities.:
Licence - State Department
State Department leads are subject to their open government license located at:
https://github.com/USStateDept/bids-archive
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| id | ID of the trade lead. |
| lead_source | Source of the trade lead, typically an organization. |
| country | The country associated with the lead. |
| country_name | The full name of the country field. |
| specific_location | Location of the opportunity. |
| title | Title of the lead. |
| project_number | Number for the opportunity. |
| industry | Industry tag associated with the lead. |
| ita_industries | ITA industries associated with the assigned industry. |
| project_size | Budget for project in U.S. dollars. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| tags | Keywords associated with the opportunity. |
| publish_date | Date lead was posted. |
| end_date | Closing date for the lead. |
| funding_source | Funding source of the project. |
| borrowing_entity | Bank funding the project. |
| procurement_organization | Agency responsible for the contract. |
| contact | Point of contact. |
| comments | Comments about the project. |
| submitting_officer | Contract officer name. |
| submitting_officer_contact | Contract officer email. |
| url | URL that pertains to the bid. |
| status | Status of the lead (note this API only shows open leads). |
| source | STATE. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
The UK Government provides procurement information for their government opportunities.
Licence - UK
UK leads are subject to their open government license located at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| id | ID of the trade lead. |
| country | GB (Great Britain). |
| country_name | Full name of the country (United Kingdom). |
| reference_number | Reference number for the opportunity. |
| publish_date | Date lead was posted. |
| min_contract_value | Minimum value of the lead (in pounds). |
| max_contract_value | Maximum value of the lead (in pounds). |
| status | Status of the lead (note this API only shows open leads). |
| url | URL that pertains to the bid. |
| procurement_organization | Agency responsible for the contract. |
| contact | Point of contact. |
| title | Title of the lead. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| notice_type | Type of contract. |
| industry | Industry tag associated with the lead. |
| ita_industries | ITA industries associated with the assigned industry. |
| specific_location | Location of the opportunity. |
| source | UK. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
The Millennium Challenge Corporation provides procurement information for opportunities that meet their rigorous standards.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| country | The country associated with the lead. |
| country_name | The full name of the country field. |
| publish_date | Date the procurement was published. |
| url | Link to the full procurement notice. |
| categories | Categories array. |
| item 1 | Items in the array contain “note” text such as “CPV” number. |
| item 2 | |
| … | |
| item n | |
| title | Title of the procurement opportunity. |
| description | Description of the procurement opportunity. |
| funding_source | Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). |
| source | MCA. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
CPV numbers in the categories array refer to the Common Procurement Vocabulary of the European Union. Use these to help categorize the leads from the MCA. For example, CPV/45331110 refers to Boiler installation work.
The Australian Government provides procurement information for their government opportunities.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| agency | Agency responsible for the contract. |
| contract_value | Value of the lead. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| parent_id | Procurement opportunity that this lead is related to. |
| procurement_method | Describes who may respond to the lead. |
| publish_date_amended | Amended publish date for the lead. |
| status | Status of the lead (note this API only shows open leads). |
| industry | Industry tag associated with the lead. |
| ita_industries | ITA industry terms associated with the assigned industry. |
| project_number | Unique number assigned to the lead. |
| publish_date | Date lead was posted. |
| start_date | Beginning date for the contract period. |
| end_date | Closing date for the contract period. |
| country | The country associated with the lead. |
| country_name | The full name of the country. |
| url | URL that pertains to the bid. |
| source | AUSTRALIA |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| title | Title of the procurement opportunity. |
| publish_date | Date lead was posted. |
| end_date | Closing date for the contract period. |
| description | Description of the opportunity. |
| url | URL that pertains to the bid. |
| source | USTDA |
| country | The country associated with the lead. |
| country_name | The full name of the country field. |
| trade_regions | Trade Regions associated with the lead. |
| world_regions | World Regions associated with the lead. |
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