Developer API

Tender data API

Bring open tenders, contract awards, and other procurement data into your own systems. One key, JSON responses, cursor pagination and daily change feeds.

Get API Access

endpoints: 12
REST · JSON: v1
per API key: 60/min
records per page: 200

Quickstart

Make your first request

API access is issued with your plan. Use the key we give you to call any endpoint as a Bearer token.

Base URLhttps://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/v1

curl

curl "https://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/v1/tenders?country=KE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Responses are JSON. Page with next_cursor. Each key allows 60 requests per minute within your monthly allowance; beyond either limit you receive 429.

Connect your AI assistant

Add this address in Claude, ChatGPT or any assistant that supports MCP, then sign in with your TenderHive Intelligence account.

https://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/mcp

Try it

Send a live request

Use your key against the live API and inspect the response, headers and matching curl command.

API key

Your key stays in this browser tab and is sent only to the API.

Endpointqcountrysectorpublished_sincelimit

Equivalent curl

curl "https://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/v1/tenders?limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Paste a key and send a request to see the live response.

Daily sync

Keep your systems current

Load your licensed data once, then fetch only new and changed records each day. Every change carries a content hash, so unchanged records can be skipped.

# 1. First run: page through everything in your licence
curl "https://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/v1/tenders?limit=200" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TENDERHIVE_KEY"
# repeat with &cursor=<next_cursor> until next_cursor is null

# 2. Every day after: fetch only what changed since your last run
curl "https://app.tenderhive.com/api/public/v1/tenders/changes?since=2026-10-07T00:00:00Z&limit=200" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TENDERHIVE_KEY"

Reference

Limits and errors

Limit	Value	Header
Per-minute limit	60 requests per minute per key by default; raised by agreement	X-RateLimit-Limit / -Remaining / -Reset
Per-second limit	Enterprise agreements: up to 20 requests per second per key, with a 2-second burst	X-RateLimit-Limit-Second / -Remaining-Second, RateLimit, RateLimit-Policy
Conditional requests	Every response carries an ETag; send If-None-Match to get 304 when nothing changed	ETag / If-None-Match
Monthly allowance	Set by your plan or agreement, counted per organisation, resets on the 1st (UTC)	x-quota-limit / -remaining / -reset
Page size	Up to 200 records per request; cursor pagination	next_cursor
Key restrictions	Keys can be limited to licensed countries and sectors, and can carry an end date	—

Status	Code	Meaning
400	bad_request	A filter or cursor is not valid.
401	unauthenticated	Key missing, unknown, revoked or expired.
402	plan_required	Your plan does not include API access.
403	scope_denied	The key is not licensed for this data or country.
429	rate_limited	Burst limit or monthly allowance reached. Wait for retry-after seconds.
503	service_unavailable	Temporary problem. Retry with backoff.

Reference

Endpoints

12 endpoints

Every response carries x-ratelimit-limit, x-ratelimit-remaining and x-ratelimit-reset, plus x-quota-* when a monthly allowance applies.

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