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Access the Defense Innovation Unit's catalog of commercial tech solutions prototyped for the DoD. Search by keyword, vendor, portfolio, or technology area.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/9ee61bc0-f2c4-4ddf-9719-0116b246dd6f/get_catalog?limit=10' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Get all DIU commercial solutions catalog entries with optional search filtering. Automatically paginates through all results up to the specified limit.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Maximum number of results to return |
| query | string | Search keyword to filter catalog entries |
| offset | integer | Starting offset for pagination |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"query": "string or null search query used",
"catalog": "array of catalog entry objects with uuid, project_name, vendor_name, portfolio, year_referenced, key_terms, dod_partners",
"total_records": "integer total matching records in catalog",
"returned_count": "integer number of records returned in this response"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"query": null,
"catalog": [
{
"uuid": "a0Tt0000009RzzNEAS-a0h830000004pzUAAQ",
"key_terms": "Fuel Optimization, Route Planning, Mobility Airlift, Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
"portfolio": "AI/ML Portfolio",
"vendor_name": "C3.ai, Inc.",
"dod_partners": null,
"project_name": "AI for Flight Optimization",
"year_referenced": "2023"
}
],
"total_records": 134,
"returned_count": 10
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the diu.mil API
The DIU Catalog API provides two endpoints to browse and search the Defense Innovation Unit's Commercial Solutions Catalog, exposing 7 structured fields per entry including project_name, vendor_name, portfolio, year_referenced, key_terms, dod_partners, and uuid. Use get_catalog to retrieve the full listing with optional keyword filtering and pagination, or use search_catalog for targeted keyword queries across project names, vendors, portfolios, and technology areas.
Endpoints and Response Shape
The get_catalog endpoint retrieves all entries in the DIU Commercial Solutions Catalog and supports optional query, limit, and offset parameters. It automatically paginates through results up to the specified limit. Each response includes total_records (total matching entries in the catalog), returned_count (how many records came back in this call), and a catalog array of entry objects. Each catalog entry carries a uuid, project_name, vendor_name, portfolio, year_referenced, key_terms, and dod_partners.
Search Behavior
The search_catalog endpoint requires a query string and returns matching entries across project names, vendor names, portfolios, and key terms simultaneously. This makes it useful for finding all entries related to a technology area — for example, passing query: 'AI' returns entries where AI appears in any of those fields. Both endpoints return the same catalog entry shape, so response handling is consistent between them.
Data Coverage
Entries represent commercial technology solutions that have gone through DIU's prototyping process. The dod_partners field identifies which DoD components sponsored or participated in a given project. The portfolio field groups entries by technology domain (for example, space, cyber, human systems), and year_referenced indicates when the solution was cataloged. The key_terms field surfaces technology tags associated with each entry, which is particularly useful for filtering by capability type without knowing exact project or vendor names.
- Build a searchable directory of DoD-vetted commercial vendors using vendor_name and portfolio fields
- Identify which DoD components (dod_partners) have adopted specific commercial technology categories
- Track year-over-year trends in DIU prototyping by filtering on year_referenced
- Map technology coverage gaps in the catalog by aggregating key_terms across all entries
- Find all catalog entries for a specific technology area (e.g., 'drone', 'cyber') using search_catalog
- Cross-reference DIU solutions with internal procurement records using the uuid field
- Filter catalog entries by portfolio to scope research to a specific DoD technology domain
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
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