Search awards - Civic AI

Browse awarded federal contracts — the same data behind the app’s Awards dashboard. Useful for competitor research, incumbency checks, and agency spend analysis.

GET https://api.civiccontracts.com/v1/awards/search

Query parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`q`	string	Recipient name, PIID, award key, or a descriptive phrase
`state`	string	Two-letter place-of-performance state, e.g. `TX`
`agency`	string	Awarding agency name (partial match) or 3-digit agency code
`naics`	string	NAICS code prefix, e.g. `5415`
`sort`	string	`action_date` (default), `value`, or `start`
`page`	number	1-based page (default `1`)
`pageSize`	number	Results per page, max `50` (default `25`)

Example

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer civic_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.civiccontracts.com/v1/awards/search?q=lockheed&state=TX&sort=value&pageSize=2"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "awards": [
      {
        "awardId": "CONT_AWD_80GRC023CA011_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-",
        "piid": "80GRC023CA011",
        "recipientName": "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION",
        "awardingAgencyName": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
        "awardingAgencyCode": "080",
        "value": 2671620,
        "startDate": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "endDate": "2028-01-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "actionDate": "2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "description": "…",
        "popState": "TX",
        "naicsCode": "541715",
        "path": "/awards/…"
      }
    ],
    "total": 115,
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 2,
    "tookMs": 120
  }
}

value is the current total value of the award in dollars. path is a relative link to the award’s page on civiccontracts.com.