SAM.gov Entity Search

GET/v1/business/sam/search$0.01 per call

Search SAM.gov federal contractor registrations.

Parameters

Name	In	Type
qoptional	query	string
ueioptional	query	string
cageoptional	query	string
stateoptional	query	string

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	e.g. `true`
query	string	e.g. `lockheed`
results	array
results[].ueiSAM	string	e.g. `VYGMKZA24SF1`
results[].cageCode	string	e.g. `53100`
results[].legalBusinessName	string	e.g. `LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP`
results[].dbaName	string	e.g.
results[].physicalAddress	object
results[].entityType	string	e.g.
results[].registrationStatus	string	e.g. `Active`
results[].activationDate	string	e.g. `20260202`
results[].expirationDate	string	e.g. `20270126`
results[].exclusionStatus	string	e.g. `N`
results[].naicsCode	array
results[].sicCode	array
results[].congressionalDistrict	string	e.g. `01`
totalResults	number	e.g. `84`
limit	number	e.g. `25`
offset	number	e.g. `0`
dataSource	object
dataSource.name	string	e.g. `SAM.gov Entity Management (PostgreSQL)`
dataSource.apiUrl	string	e.g. `database`
dataSource.totalRecords	number	e.g. `898189`
meta	object
meta.dataSource	object
meta.dataSource.name	string	e.g. `SAM.gov Entity Management (PostgreSQL)`
meta.dataSource.provenance	string	e.g. `database`

Fields are read from a real response captured 2026-11-04, shortened. Optional fields may be absent in other responses.

Errors

400 invalid request
401 missing or bad key
403 not in your plan
429 rate limited, see Retry-After
402 payment required
5xx retry with backoff

Error bodies and codes are described in Error codes and troubleshooting.

curl "https://api.compliancegrid.ai/v1/business/sam/search?q=laptop+computer&uei=SZR6J91CCZT9&state=NC" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CG_API_KEY"

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q (query)

uei (query)

cage (query)

state (query)

Example response · captured from production 2026-11-04 · shortened

{
  "success": true,
  "query": "lockheed",
  "results": [
    {
      "ueiSAM": "VYGMKZA24SF1",
      "cageCode": "53100",
      "legalBusinessName": "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP",
      "dbaName": "",
      "physicalAddress": {
        "street": "",
        "city": "NEW ORLEANS",
        "state": "LA",
        "zip": "70129",
        "country": "USA"
      },
      "entityType": "",
      "registrationStatus": "Active",
      "activationDate": "20260202",
      "expirationDate": "20270126",
      "exclusionStatus": "N",
      "naicsCode": [
        "336419"
      ],
      "sicCode": [],
      "congressionalDistrict": "01"
    },
    {
      "ueiSAM": "SB8YKK5RL8R7",
      "cageCode": "75MR0",
      "legalBusinessName": "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP",
      "dbaName": "",
      "physicalAddress": {
        "street": "",
        "city": "BUELLTON",
        "state": "CA",
        "zip": "93427",
        "country": "USA"
      },
      "entityType": "",
      "registrationStatus": "Active",
      "activationDate": "20260128",
      "expirationDate": "20270128",
      "exclusionStatus": "N",
      "naicsCode": [
        "541715"
      ],
      "sicCode": [],
      "congressionalDistrict": "24"
    }
  ],
  "totalResults": 84,
  "limit": 25,
  "offset": 0,
  "dataSource": {
    "name": "SAM.gov Entity Management (PostgreSQL)",
    "apiUrl": "database",
    "totalRecords": 898189
  },
  "meta": {
    "dataSource": {
      "name": "SAM.gov Entity Management (PostgreSQL)",
      "provenance": "database"
    }
  }
}