> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.civicmarketplace.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Solicitation



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /v1/solicitations/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CivicMarketplace Partner API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    Read-only partner API for accessing contracts, solicitations, suppliers,
    and reference taxonomy. Authenticate with a partner-scoped API key.
  contact:
    name: CivicMarketplace Engineering
    email: engineering@civicmarketplace.com
servers:
  - url: https://prod-api.civicmarketplace.com
    description: Production
  - url: https://uat-api.civicmarketplace.com
    description: UAT
  - url: https://dev-api.civicmarketplace.com
    description: Dev
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Contracts
  - name: Solicitations
  - name: Suppliers
  - name: Taxonomy
paths:
  /v1/solicitations/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Solicitations
      summary: Get solicitation by id
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Solicitation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationDetail'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    SolicitationDetail:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Solicitation'
        - type: object
          required:
            - description
            - require_intent_registration
            - created_at
            - nigp_codes
            - documents
            - requested_items
            - notices
            - questions
          properties:
            description:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            require_intent_registration:
              type: boolean
              description: Whether bidders must register intent before submitting.
            created_at:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            nigp_codes:
              type: array
              description: >-
                Raw tagged codes. The web page collapses these to parent
                categories for display, so the badges shown there are a subset.
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationNigpCode'
            documents:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationDocument'
            requested_items:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationRequestedItem'
            notices:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationNotice'
            questions:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SolicitationQuestion'
    Solicitation:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - ref
        - reference_number
        - title
        - status
        - issuing_organization
        - lead_entity
        - is_open
        - open_at
        - close_at
        - questions_due_at
        - intent_to_bid_due_at
        - updated_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: sol_16
        ref:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            Numeric public id — the same number the CivicMarketplace deep-link
            uses. Accepted in place of `id` on this endpoint.
        reference_number:
          type: string
          example: RFP-2026-014
        title:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - open
            - closed
            - awarded
            - cancelled
        issuing_organization:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        lead_entity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/NamedRef'
        is_open:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether a supplier can still bid: the stored status is `open` and
            `close_at` is absent or in the future. Nothing closes a solicitation
            on a schedule, so `status` alone stays `open` after the deadline;
            this is the derived answer.
        open_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        close_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        questions_due_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        intent_to_bid_due_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    SolicitationNigpCode:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - description
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Canonical zero-padded NIGP class, 3, 5, 7 or 11 digits.
          example: '01015'
        description:
          type: string
    SolicitationDocument:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Metadata for a supporting document. The partner API does not serve the
        file itself.
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - description
        - file_type
        - file_size
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        file_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        file_size:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: Bytes.
    SolicitationRequestedItem:
      type: object
      description: One artefact the issuer asks bidders to supply.
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - required
        - file_type
        - allows_multiple
        - instructions
        - template_document_id
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        required:
          type: boolean
        file_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        allows_multiple:
          type: boolean
        instructions:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        template_document_id:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The supporting document that serves as this item's template, if any.
    SolicitationNotice:
      type: object
      description: An issuer-authored public announcement, such as an addendum.
      required:
        - id
        - title
        - body
        - created_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    SolicitationQuestion:
      type: object
      description: >-
        A supplier question and the issuer's answer, as already published on the
        public solicitation page. The asking supplier is not identified.
      required:
        - id
        - title
        - body
        - answer
        - answered_at
        - created_at
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        answer:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        answered_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
            - request_id
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              enum:
                - unauthorized
                - forbidden
                - not_found
                - rate_limited
                - validation_failed
                - internal_error
            message:
              type: string
            request_id:
              type: string
    NamedRef:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found or not accessible to this partner
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: cmp_(live|test)_*

````