API Terms & Acceptable Use
Last updated: July 22, 2026
These terms cover use of the GovContractScout API (the v1 endpoints and any API key issued to you). By generating a key or calling the API you agree to them. The API plan is a standalone subscription, separate from a GovContractScout Pro subscription.
Commercial use is allowed
You may use the API commercially. Build it into your own product, internal tools, workflows, and client work. That is what the API is for. No separate commercial license is required.
What you may not do
- Resell or redistribute the raw contract dataset as a competing data feed, API, or bulk database.
- Scrape, mirror, or systematically export the API in order to rebuild or replicate the underlying database.
- Share, publish, or transfer your API key. Keys are per-customer.
- Create multiple accounts or keys to work around plan rate limits or monthly quotas.
Using the data to inform, enrich, or power your own product or service is fine. Redistributing the data itself as a product is not.
Plans, rate limits, and quotas
Each key is subject to the per-minute rate limit and monthly request quota of its plan (see the API docs). Quotas reset at the start of each calendar month. Sustained abuse of the limits, or attempts to bypass them, may result in suspension.
Data accuracy
Government contract data is aggregated from public procurement portals and provided on an "as is" basis. We work to keep it current and accurate but do not warrant completeness, and you are responsible for verifying any opportunity before acting on it.
Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate API access for violation of these terms, non-payment, or abuse that threatens the service. You can cancel your API subscription at any time; access continues until the end of the paid period.
Changes
We may update these terms as the API evolves. Material changes will be reflected by the "last updated" date above.
Questions
Email joe@govcontractscout.com. A real person answers.