World Bank Procurement Notices Scraper

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Extract World Bank procurement notices from the official public JSON API. The actor exports tender opportunities, bid deadlines, project IDs, countries, procurement methods, and buyer contact details into a clean Apify dataset.

Use it to monitor World Bank-funded opportunities without building and maintaining your own API pagination, filtering, and normalization pipeline.

What does World Bank Procurement Notices Scraper do?

World Bank Procurement Notices Scraper collects procurement notices from search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices.

It turns irregular World Bank API records into stable dataset rows that can be exported to CSV, Excel, JSON, Google Sheets, warehouses, CRMs, tender-alert systems, or business-intelligence dashboards.

The actor can filter notices by keyword, country or region, notice type, publication date, submission deadline, status, and project ID.

Who is it for?

• 🏗️ Contractors and suppliers tracking World Bank-funded tenders.
• 🧾 Bid teams monitoring submission deadlines and reference numbers.
• 🌍 Development-sector consultants looking for projects by country or region.
• 🏛️ Public-sector market intelligence teams following donor-funded procurement.
• 📊 Data teams enriching internal opportunity databases with official tender data.
• 🔔 Operations teams building recurring procurement alerts.

Why use this actor?

The World Bank API is public, but its field names are legacy-style and its output is not optimized for business users.

This actor adds:

• Clean field names.
• Pagination.
• Practical filters.
• Optional raw records for auditability.
• Stable Apify exports and integrations.
• Pay-per-event pricing so small monitoring jobs stay inexpensive.

Data source

The actor uses the official World Bank procurement notices API.

No login, cookies, or private API key are required for the core dataset.

The actor does not bypass access controls. It reads public records exposed by the World Bank search endpoint.

Input overview

You can run a broad scrape or narrow the result set with filters.

Important input fields:

• query — keyword such as water, solar, roads, or consulting.
• country — country or region such as India, Somalia, or Africa.
• noticeType — notice type such as Invitation for Bids.
• status — usually Published.
• projectId — exact World Bank project ID such as P174867.
• dateFrom and dateTo — notice publication date range.
• deadlineFrom and deadlineTo — submission deadline date range.
• maxResults — maximum notices to save.
• includeRaw — include the full original API object.

Example input

{
"query":"water",
"country":"Africa",
"status":"Published",
"maxResults":100,
"pageSize":50,
"includeRaw":false
}

Output data

Each dataset item is one procurement notice.

Example output

{
"noticeId":"OP00449688",
"noticeType":"Invitation for Bids",
"status":"Published",
"noticeDate":"24-Jun-2026",
"submissionDeadlineDate":"2026-07-25T00:00:00Z",
"country":"Eastern and Southern Africa",
"projectId":"P174867",
"projectName":"Horn of Africa - Groundwater for Resilience Program",
"bidReferenceNo":"SO-MOWRD-SL-511105-CW-RFB",
"bidDescription":"Cali-Ciise and Qoolbuulale Borehole Drilling Works"
}

How much does it cost to scrape World Bank procurement notices?

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

There is a small start charge for each run and a per-notice charge for saved dataset rows. You only pay for data the actor actually exports.

The exact platform prices are shown on the Apify Store page and in the run billing details.

How to run it

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Enter a keyword, country, project ID, or date filters.
3. Set maxResults to the number of notices you need.
4. Click Start.
5. Export the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS, or HTML.

Tender monitoring workflow

For recurring monitoring, schedule the actor daily or weekly.

Use deadlineFrom and deadlineTo to focus on notices with near-term bid deadlines.

Send the dataset to Google Sheets, Slack, email, Airtable, or a database with Apify integrations.

Country and region tips

The World Bank API can return regional values such as Eastern and Southern Africa instead of only country names.

If a country filter is too narrow, try a broader region keyword.

Examples:

• Africa
• South Asia
• India
• Somalia
• Latin America

Keyword tips

Good procurement keywords are specific enough to reduce noise but broad enough to catch variants.

Try terms such as:

• water
• solar
• roads
• consulting
• health
• education
• IT
• construction

Date filtering tips

Use notice date filters to create historical extracts.

Use deadline filters to create actionable bid calendars.

For live opportunity alerts, combine status: Published, a country or keyword, and a deadline range.

API usage with Node.js

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN});
const run =await client.actor('automation-lab/world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper').call({
query:'water',
country:'Africa',
maxResults:100
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

API usage with Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
import os
client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('automation-lab/world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper').call(run_input={
'query':'water',
'country':'Africa',
'maxResults':100,
})
print(run['defaultDatasetId'])

API usage with cURL

curl-X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN'\
-H'Content-Type: application/json'\
-d'{"query":"water","country":"Africa","maxResults":100}'

MCP integration

Use this actor through Apify MCP tools in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and compatible agents.

MCP URL:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper

Claude Code setup:

$claude mcp add apify-world-bank-procurement https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper

Claude Desktop MCP server config:

{
"mcpServers":{
"apify-world-bank-procurement":{
"url":"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/world-bank-procurement-notices-scraper"
}
}
}

Example prompts:

• "Find World Bank water procurement notices in Africa and summarize deadlines."
• "Export the latest World Bank road construction bid notices for South Asia."
• "Monitor project P174867 procurement notices and alert me when new records appear."

Integrations

Useful integrations include:

• Google Sheets for bid tracking.
• Slack or email alerts for new opportunities.
• Airtable for tender pipeline management.
• BigQuery, Snowflake, or Postgres for analytics.
• CRM workflows for supplier and consultant teams.

Reliability notes

The actor uses a public JSON endpoint and does not need a browser.

It includes the original source API URL for traceability.

Enable includeRaw when you need to inspect new or changed World Bank fields.

Legality

This actor extracts public procurement notice data from the official World Bank endpoint.

You are responsible for using exported data in accordance with applicable laws, platform terms, and your organization's compliance policies.

Do not use contact details for spam or unlawful outreach.

FAQ

Is this World Bank procurement scraper official?

No. It is an independent Apify actor that reads public records from the World Bank's public procurement notice API.

Does it need a World Bank login or API key?

No. The core procurement notices endpoint is public and was verified without login, cookies, or a private API key.

Troubleshooting

Why did I get fewer results than maxResults?

Your filters may be narrow. Relax keyword, country, project ID, or date filters and run again.

Why is the country a region?

World Bank procurement data sometimes uses regional project names. Try filtering by region or inspect contactCountry.

Why is a field empty?

Some notices do not include every contact, website, or deadline field. Enable includeRaw to inspect the original record.

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Explore related Automation Lab actors on Apify:

• https://apify.com/automation-lab/world-bank-projects-scraper
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/website-contact-finder
• https://apify.com/automation-lab/business-directory-scraper

Changelog

Initial version extracts official World Bank procurement notices with filters, normalized fields, and optional raw records.