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DefenceContractors

Defence contracts database API

The DefenceContractors API returns defence opportunities and contract awards from US, UK, NATO and European public sources as JSON, with buyer, contractor, value, dates and the source link on every record. It is part of the Enterprise plan with 100,000 calls a month and bulk files.

Defence contracts database API
4,590
contract awards
6,110
open opportunities

Figures counted from our database.

Two endpoints, one schema

Authenticate with a key in the Authorization header. Filters match the search in the app.

API endpoints
EndpointReturns
GET /api/v1/opportunitiesTenders, RFPs, RFIs, prior notices and recompetes
GET /api/v1/contractsContract awards with buyer, contractor and dates
Common parameters
ParameterMeaning
qFull text search
regionus, uk or eu
buyerBuyer name or part of it
codeCPV, NAICS or PSC code prefix
updated_sinceISO date for incremental pulls
per_pageUp to 100 records per page
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer dc_live_..." https://defencecontractors.com/api/v1/contracts?per_page=1 
{
    "id": 4563,
    "title": "Dostawa kamizelek kuloodpornych zewnętrznych.",
    "buyer": {
        "name": "Komenda Główna Straży Granicznej",
        "slug": "komenda-glowna-strazy-granicznej"
    },
    "contractor": {
        "name": "HPE Polska Sp. z o.o.",
        "slug": "hpe-polska"
    },
    "country": "PL",
    "value": 5350500,
    "currency": "PLN",
    "award_date": "2026-10-21",
    "end_date": "2026-12-29",
    "source": {
        "name": "TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)",
        "url": "https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/726487-2026",
        "published_at": "2026-10-21T00:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

A real record from the database, shown as the API returns it (abridged).

What data teams build with it

BI

Market dashboards

Award value by buyer, country and category in your own BI tool, refreshed daily.

CRM

Pipeline feeds

New opportunities that match your profiles pushed into the CRM your capture team already uses.

M&A

Target screening

Award histories of suppliers for corporate development and investment screening, see largest defence contractors.

Questions about the API

What is in the defense contracts database?
Open opportunities, contract awards, subawards, recompete dates, buyers, contractors and programmes from US, UK, NATO and European public sources, normalised into one schema with the source link and publication date on every record.
Which plan includes the API?
Enterprise. It includes 100,000 API calls a month and bulk files. Keys are created by the team owner in the account.
How fresh is the data?
Sources are read between hourly and daily depending on how often they publish. Each record carries the time we fetched it.
Can we load the data into our own warehouse?
Yes. Use the updated_since parameter for incremental pulls, or the bulk files for a full load.
Defence contract data sources Where every record comes from
Military contracts Browse awards in the browser
Enterprise pricing 100,000 calls a month included

See your matches before you buy

Describe what you supply. We score open tenders, prior notices and recompetes against it and show the first matches straight away.

  • A fit score with reasons on every row
  • Source and publication date on every record
  • US, UK, NATO and EU buyers in one search
Markets you want
Find my opportunities