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List a reference set

GET
/reference/{set}
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://api-staging.fedwright.com/v1/reference/naics?limit=50&level=sector&includeRetired=false' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Entries of a complete master list, including codes that no notice uses, and retired codes and older editions. Each entry says how many open notices use it now. A new version of the set is served within a minute of being loaded. A set with no version loaded yet is empty, with an empty version. Each page carries an ETag, and If-None-Match returns 304.

set
required

A reference set: naics, psc, set-asides, notice-types, or agencies.

string
Allowed values: naics psc set-asides notice-types agencies

The reference set.

limit
integer
default: 50 >= 1 <= 200

Maximum number of items to return.

cursor
string
<= 2048 characters

Opaque cursor from a previous response’s nextCursor.

q
string
<= 200 characters

Matches the start of a code, or words in its title.

parent
string
<= 20 characters

Only the children of this code.

level

The levels of the hierarchical sets.

string
Allowed values: sector subsector industryGroup naicsIndustry nationalIndustry productGroup productClass serviceCategory serviceSubcategory serviceCode rdGroup rdCode department subTier office

Only entries at this level, for example sector or nationalIndustry for NAICS.

includeRetired
boolean

Include retired codes and older editions.

If-None-Match
string

The ETag the client holds. A match returns 304.

A page of entries, in code order.

Media typeapplication/json
object
nextCursor
required

Cursor for the next page, or null on the last page.

null | string
items
required
Array<object>

One entry of a reference set. Fields that don’t apply to the set are null: edition is for NAICS, kind for PSC, programs and soleSource for set-asides, isOpportunity and stage for notice types.

object
active
required

False for retired codes and older editions.

boolean
code
required

The entry’s code: a NAICS or PSC code, a set-aside code, a notice type’s name, or an agency’s key.

string
edition
required

The NAICS edition the entry comes from, such as 2022. Null for other sets.

null | string
isOpportunity
required

False for award and justification notice types, true for the others. Null for other sets.

null | boolean
kind
required

For a PSC entry, product, service, or rd (research and development), or null when it has none. Null for other sets.

null | string
Allowed values: product service rd
level
required
One of:

The levels of the hierarchical sets.

string
Allowed values: sector subsector industryGroup naicsIndustry nationalIndustry productGroup productClass serviceCategory serviceSubcategory serviceCode rdGroup rdCode department subTier office
openNoticeCount
required

Open notices that use this code now, so a picker can show codes with no notices yet. Counts are refreshed after each data update; 0 for every code until the first count.

integer
parent
required

The code of the entry’s parent, or null for a top-level entry or a set with no hierarchy.

null | string
programs
required

For a set-aside entry, the programs it belongs to. Null for other sets.

Array<string> | null
Allowed values: 8a edwosb hubzone indian_enterprise local_area sdvosb small_business vosb wosb
soleSource
required

For a set-aside entry, true when it is a sole-source code. Null for other sets.

null | boolean
stage
required

For a notice type, the stage it gives its thread: forecast, presolicitation, solicitation, or awarded, or previous when it keeps the thread’s stage. Null for other sets.

null | string
Allowed values: forecast presolicitation solicitation awarded previous
title
required

The entry’s title or name.

string
version
required

The reference set’s active version, for example PSC April 2025.

string

Examples

Exampledefault

A page of reference entries

{
"items": [
{
"active": true,
"code": "513210",
"edition": "2022",
"isOpportunity": null,
"kind": null,
"level": "nationalIndustry",
"openNoticeCount": 0,
"parent": "51321",
"programs": null,
"soleSource": null,
"stage": null,
"title": "Software Publishers"
}
],
"nextCursor": null,
"version": "NAICS 2022"
}
ETag
string

Strong entity tag of the returned resource.

The resource has not changed since the ETag in If-None-Match.

ETag
string

Strong entity tag of the returned resource.

The request is malformed, or its schema refuses it: an unknown property, a value of the wrong type or outside its bounds, a limit above 200, or a sort outside the operation’s allow-list (Problem type bad-request). errors names each field by its path, such as nested.note, or $ for the body itself. The request is refused before anything is read or written. A cursor that was altered, has expired, or was issued for other filters, another sort, organization, or user returns Problem type invalid-cursor.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details.

object
detail

An explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. It is absent for server errors.

string
errors

Validation errors, by field path.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
instance

A URI reference that identifies this occurrence of the problem, when the API provides one.

string
limit

On rate-limited, the quota that is used up, such as org-day. On premium-quota-exceeded, org-premium-day. A 429 with an empty body does not name it.

string
resetsAt

On rate-limited from the API and on premium-quota-exceeded, when that quota starts again.

string format: date-time
status
required

The HTTP status code of the response, from 400 to 599.

integer
>= 400 <= 599
title
required

A short, human-readable summary of the problem. Use type to identify the kind of problem, not this text.

string
traceId
required

W3C trace ID of the failed request.

string
type
required

https://fedwright.com/problems/{code}, the same in every environment.

string format: uri

Example generated

{
"detail": "example",
"errors": {
"additionalProperty": [
"example"
]
},
"instance": "example",
"limit": "example",
"resetsAt": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
"status": 1,
"title": "example",
"traceId": "example",
"type": "https://example.com"
}

The access token is missing, expired, or invalid.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details.

object
detail

An explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. It is absent for server errors.

string
errors

Validation errors, by field path.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
instance

A URI reference that identifies this occurrence of the problem, when the API provides one.

string
limit

On rate-limited, the quota that is used up, such as org-day. On premium-quota-exceeded, org-premium-day. A 429 with an empty body does not name it.

string
resetsAt

On rate-limited from the API and on premium-quota-exceeded, when that quota starts again.

string format: date-time
status
required

The HTTP status code of the response, from 400 to 599.

integer
>= 400 <= 599
title
required

A short, human-readable summary of the problem. Use type to identify the kind of problem, not this text.

string
traceId
required

W3C trace ID of the failed request.

string
type
required

https://fedwright.com/problems/{code}, the same in every environment.

string format: uri

Example generated

{
"detail": "example",
"errors": {
"additionalProperty": [
"example"
]
},
"instance": "example",
"limit": "example",
"resetsAt": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
"status": 1,
"title": "example",
"traceId": "example",
"type": "https://example.com"
}

The Problem type says which check refused the caller, when that is about the caller’s own token, client, or role: insufficient-scope when the token’s scopes (or an MCP grant’s) lack the operation’s scope, with WWW-Authenticate: Bearer error="insufficient_scope", scope="..." (RFC 6750) naming the missing scopes; client-not-allowed when the operation doesn’t admit the caller’s kind of client, such as a machine client calling a user-only operation; and insufficient-role when a confirmed member’s roles don’t allow the action. Any other refusal is the generic forbidden, which says nothing more. Another organization’s resource is 404 (not-found) instead, so no reason confirms that it exists. An owner or administrator who sent no proof of a second factor gets mfa-required. An operation that needs an active subscription, when the organization has none, returns subscription-inactive, or organization-suspended when Fedwright suspended the organization. A suspended organization also refuses invitations, new joins through an invitation, and role changes with organization-suspended. Creating or joining an organization without a verified email returns email-unverified, and accepting an invitation sent to another address returns invitation-email-mismatch. A request from Fedwright’s web or mobile app whose session acts for no organization yet returns organization-required, except on getMe, createOrganization, and acceptInvitation. Shared data needs the acting organization’s own subscription; another organization’s doesn’t count.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details.

object
detail

An explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. It is absent for server errors.

string
errors

Validation errors, by field path.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
instance

A URI reference that identifies this occurrence of the problem, when the API provides one.

string
limit

On rate-limited, the quota that is used up, such as org-day. On premium-quota-exceeded, org-premium-day. A 429 with an empty body does not name it.

string
resetsAt

On rate-limited from the API and on premium-quota-exceeded, when that quota starts again.

string format: date-time
status
required

The HTTP status code of the response, from 400 to 599.

integer
>= 400 <= 599
title
required

A short, human-readable summary of the problem. Use type to identify the kind of problem, not this text.

string
traceId
required

W3C trace ID of the failed request.

string
type
required

https://fedwright.com/problems/{code}, the same in every environment.

string format: uri

Example generated

{
"detail": "example",
"errors": {
"additionalProperty": [
"example"
]
},
"instance": "example",
"limit": "example",
"resetsAt": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
"status": 1,
"title": "example",
"traceId": "example",
"type": "https://example.com"
}

A rate limit is used up. Direct API access counts against the organization’s burst, daily, and monthly quotas, which all its machine clients share; there is no client quota. A 429 comes in two shapes with two header families, so read the response by what it carries.

A machine client’s calls can get a 429 with an empty body. It has three headers: X-RateLimit-Limit, the exhausted rule’s limit and window, such as 3000, 3000;w=2592000; X-RateLimit-Remaining, what is left in that window (0 on a 429); and X-RateLimit-Reset, the seconds until that window resets. It has no Retry-After, no RateLimit headers, no Problem, and does not name the quota. Read the quota from the window w:

w (seconds) Quota
60 Burst.
86400 Daily.
2592000 Monthly (the calendar month is reported as 30 days; X-RateLimit-Reset is exact).

Wait X-RateLimit-Reset seconds before you retry. Refused requests still count: a client that keeps calling after a 429 keeps adding to the counter, so it does not regain budget inside the window. A tier change takes effect within 10 minutes (checkout, the billing portal, and grants alike), once the client gets a new access token.

Every other 429 has a Problem and Retry-After. The Problem type is rate-limited for a used-up quota, or, for an ask, ai-budget-exceeded or premium-quota-exceeded (below). On rate-limited, Retry-After is the seconds until the used-up limit’s window resets, the latest if several are. The Problem also carries limit, the quota that is used up (the one that resets last, if several are), resetsAt, when it starts again, and traceId. RateLimit-Policy and RateLimit describe only the caller’s own limits, here and on every other response a limit applies to. A request refused with rate-limited uses no quota. One refused after that check, for its scope, role, subscription, or kind of client, still counts, so once a quota is used up such a request gets 429 instead of its 403. A request that fails authentication is not counted. An ask that the organization’s AI spending budget can’t cover returns ai-budget-exceeded instead, with Retry-After at the end of the budget’s window: that budget counts what asks cost, not how many there are. An ask that the organization’s premium units for the day can’t cover returns premium-quota-exceeded, with limit (org-premium-day), resetsAt (the next midnight UTC), and Retry-After. That is the plan’s allowance: a plan with no premium units never covers an ask, and a higher plan may. A refused ask uses no units.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details.

object
detail

An explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. It is absent for server errors.

string
errors

Validation errors, by field path.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
instance

A URI reference that identifies this occurrence of the problem, when the API provides one.

string
limit

On rate-limited, the quota that is used up, such as org-day. On premium-quota-exceeded, org-premium-day. A 429 with an empty body does not name it.

string
resetsAt

On rate-limited from the API and on premium-quota-exceeded, when that quota starts again.

string format: date-time
status
required

The HTTP status code of the response, from 400 to 599.

integer
>= 400 <= 599
title
required

A short, human-readable summary of the problem. Use type to identify the kind of problem, not this text.

string
traceId
required

W3C trace ID of the failed request.

string
type
required

https://fedwright.com/problems/{code}, the same in every environment.

string format: uri

Examples

An ask the premium units can't cover

{
"limit": "org-premium-day",
"resetsAt": "2026-11-08T00:00:00Z",
"status": 429,
"title": "Too Many Requests",
"traceId": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736",
"type": "https://fedwright.com/problems/premium-quota-exceeded"
}
RateLimit
string

For each limit in RateLimit-Policy, the requests r its window still allows and the seconds t until the window resets, such as "org-burst";r=7;t=40, "org-day";r=62;t=41000.

RateLimit-Policy
string

The caller’s rate limits, in the IETF HTTPAPI RateLimit header fields: each limit’s name, its quota q, and its window w in seconds, such as "org-burst";q=20;w=60, "org-day";q=100;w=86400.

Retry-After
integer

Seconds to wait before retrying.

X-RateLimit-Limit
string

On a 429 with an empty body (and on the successful responses that carry these headers), the exhausted rule’s limit and window w in seconds, such as 3000, 3000;w=2592000. The window names the quota: 60 is burst, 86400 is daily, and 2592000 is monthly.

X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer

What is left in that rule’s window (0 on a 429).

X-RateLimit-Reset
integer

Seconds until that rule’s window resets.

Any other error. A request body over 64 KiB returns 413 (payload-too-large), and a request that takes longer than 10 seconds (90 for askOpportunities) returns 503 (request-timeout). An invitation when the API can’t send mail returns 503 (mail-unavailable), and creates nothing. An unexpected failure returns 500 (internal-error) with only type, title, status, and traceId.

Media typeapplication/problem+json

RFC 9457 Problem Details.

object
detail

An explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. It is absent for server errors.

string
errors

Validation errors, by field path.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
instance

A URI reference that identifies this occurrence of the problem, when the API provides one.

string
limit

On rate-limited, the quota that is used up, such as org-day. On premium-quota-exceeded, org-premium-day. A 429 with an empty body does not name it.

string
resetsAt

On rate-limited from the API and on premium-quota-exceeded, when that quota starts again.

string format: date-time
status
required

The HTTP status code of the response, from 400 to 599.

integer
>= 400 <= 599
title
required

A short, human-readable summary of the problem. Use type to identify the kind of problem, not this text.

string
traceId
required

W3C trace ID of the failed request.

string
type
required

https://fedwright.com/problems/{code}, the same in every environment.

string format: uri

Example generated

{
"detail": "example",
"errors": {
"additionalProperty": [
"example"
]
},
"instance": "example",
"limit": "example",
"resetsAt": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
"status": 1,
"title": "example",
"traceId": "example",
"type": "https://example.com"
}