# SAM Exclusions Check

> SAM Exclusions Check is a paid API for AI agents from fittings.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.0068/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Checks an individual or entity name against the US System for Award Management (SAM) exclusions list to identify debarred, suspended, or ineligible parties for federal contracts and assistance.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fittings.sh/v1/sam/exclusions-check?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.0068/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/sam-exclusions-check-682d8213
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TkNwu74w-CYWiEGS9HOa-

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 sam-exclusions-check-682d8213
```

Example prompt: Can you check if 'Acme Construction LLC' is on the SAM exclusions list — I need to know if they're debarred or suspended from federal contracts before we move forward with this government project?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically screen individuals, companies, vessels, or special entities against the official US federal excluded parties list maintained by SAM.gov. This is the authoritative source for federal procurement compliance checks, making it the right choice for vendor onboarding workflows, grant eligibility verification, and automated due diligence pipelines that require a real-time SAM exclusion lookup rather than a stale local snapshot.

## Known failure modes

- Name not found returns empty result set (not an error)
- Ambiguous names may return many unrelated records; use classification filter to narrow results
- SAM data may have a lag behind real-time government actions
- Partial name matches may miss records or return false positives
- Rate limiting or service unavailability from upstream SAM.gov data

## How this service works

Check a name against the US System for Award Management exclusions list: parties debarred, suspended or otherwise ineligible for federal contracts and assistance.

## Output

Returns matching exclusion records from SAM.gov, including the entity name, classification (Individual, Firm, Vessel, or Special Entity Designation), exclusion type (debarment, suspension, etc.), agency responsible, and effective dates. Returns an empty result set if no exclusions are found.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Entity or individual name"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "1-10, default 10"
      },
      "classification": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional filter: Individual, Firm, Vessel, Special Entity Designation"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/sam-exclusions-check-682d8213/health.json
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