Government opportunities · Federal spending / awards
USAspending.gov API: coverage and access
Measure agency and recipient spending on cloud, IT, analytics, cybersecurity, and research; size government segments and discover past buyers. A credible way to quantify government adoption and budgets for data infrastructure and developer-facing services.
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: Use the geography stated by the source; coverage can vary by dataset and release.
Granularity: Measure agency and recipient spending on cloud, IT, analytics, cybersecurity, and research; size government segments and discover past buyers.
Source type: Federal spending / awards
Potential use
Measure agency and recipient spending on cloud, IT, analytics, cybersecurity, and research; size government segments and discover past buyers. A credible way to quantify government adoption and budgets for data infrastructure and developer-facing services.
Access and cost
Public source
Public API with documentation and endpoints; the official page describes public access and does not state an authentication or paid plan requirement.
Cost: The source describes public or free access; confirm any API, bulk-download, and reuse terms directly.
Update cadence: Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.
- Provider page ↗
- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
Use the current V2 API because the official page says V1 endpoints are deprecated; interpret award/account fields according to the API documentation.
Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.