# Civicinfo — Wrapped API

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> |---|---|---|---|
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> Search open bid opportunities and tenders from BC municipalities, with details including title, closing date, organization, category, and location.

**Category:** Government & Public Data | **Website:** [www.civicinfo.bc.ca/bids](https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/bids) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/d5d498c4-b7a3-4e6e-b1fa-b59380a4b8ed/civicinfo-bc-ca-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/d5d498c4-b7a3-4e6e-b1fa-b59380a4b8ed/civicinfo-bc-ca-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-civicinfo-bc-ca-api-d5d498c4/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_bids

Get open bid opportunities and tenders from BC municipalities. Returns paginated listings with title, category (opportunity type), organization, location, closing date, and posting time. Supports keyword search and sorting by date posted or expiry date. Each page returns up to `limit` results; use `page` to advance. When no search term is provided, returns all open bids.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Number of results per page. Accepted values: 10, 25, 50, 100. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. |
| `search` | string | No | Search keywords to filter bids. |
| `sort_by` | string | No | Sort order for results. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-civicinfo-bc-ca-api-d5d498c4/get_bids \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit":"<integer>","page":"<integer>","search":"<string>","sort_by":"<string>"}'
```