# Colombia SECOP Public Procurement Search (datos.gov.co)

> Colombia SECOP Public Procurement Search (datos.gov.co) is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Searches Colombia's SECOP public procurement system for contracts and processes matching a free-text query, returning structured JSON results from datos.gov.co.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/datos-co-secop-contratos
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/colombia-secop-public-procurement-search-datos-gov-co-0821bb32
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_8Zf9DIUs8TiO2rl0OXzZZ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability colombia-secop-public-procurement-search-datos-gov-co-0821bb32 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search Colombia's SECOP public procurement system for contracts related to 'construcción de vías' and show me the matching procurement processes and contract details.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search Colombia's official SECOP public procurement database for contracts or processes by keyword. It is the right choice for government transparency research, supplier due diligence on Colombian public contracts, or open government data analysis specific to Colombia's procurement system. Prefer this over general web search when structured, machine-readable procurement data from datos.gov.co is required.

## Known failure modes

- Empty results if query term has no matches in SECOP database
- HTTP 402 Payment Required if payment header not included
- Malformed or missing ?q= parameter may return error or empty response
- datos.gov.co upstream unavailability causing timeout or error
- Results may be stale if the SECOP data feed has not been recently updated

## How this service works

Colombia (datos.gov.co, SECOP procurement system): public procurement processes/contracts matching a free-text search. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of Colombian public procurement processes or contracts from SECOP (via datos.gov.co) that match the free-text search query, including fields such as contract identifiers, contracting entities, contract values, dates, and procurement process descriptions.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/colombia-secop-public-procurement-search-datos-gov-co-0821bb32/health.json
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