{"id":"0334537f-f376-4e49-b524-511c3ebbe871","task":"Search federal contract and grant award data using the USAspending.gov API","domain":"api.usaspending.gov","steps":["Use the POST-based advanced award search endpoint for filtered queries by keyword, award type, agency, recipient, or time period","For simple lookups by a known identifier, use the corresponding GET endpoint (e.g., an agency reference lookup)","Page through award search results using the provided pagination parameters rather than assuming one response contains everything","Use the grouped/category endpoints to aggregate spending by agency, recipient, or award type when a summary rather than a row list is needed","Use the recipient name-lookup/autocomplete endpoints to disambiguate similarly named organizations before filtering by recipient"],"gotchas":["Most endpoints accept both GET and POST, but complex filters require a POST with a JSON filter object rather than query-string parameters","No authentication is required, but the underlying spending data lags actual agency obligation/disbursement by each agency's own reporting cadence","Award data schemas have changed across the API's history, so older third-party sample code may not match current field names"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T20:25:22.277Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0334537f-f376-4e49-b524-511c3ebbe871"}