Documentation.

Connections.

If you are using .NET to connect to our API service there is a helper library available with sample projects in both C#.NET and VB.NET. An API key is required in order to connect to the GovDeals API service. Also, below are custom examples in both C# .NET and ColdFusion
.NET C# Samples
Example GET
    JSON
    var request = WebRequest.Create(https://sam.lqdt1.com/getaccounts.cfm?token=(APIKEY)&accntID=(ACCTID)&format=json");
    ((HttpWebRequest)request).UserAgent = "apiNet";
    request.Method = "GET";
    // Get response.
    var response = request.GetResponse();
    // Display status.
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).StatusDescription);
    // Get stream containing content returned.
    var stream = response.GetResponseStream();
    // Open stream using StreamReader for access.
    var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
    // Read content.
    var responseFromServer = reader.ReadToEnd();
    // Display content.
    Console.WriteLine(responseFromServer);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).StatusDescription);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).Method);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).ResponseUri.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).Headers.ToString());
    // Clean up.
    reader.Close();
    response.Close();

    - OR -

    XML
    var request = WebRequest.Create("https://sam.lqdt1.com/getaccounts.cfm?token=(APIKEY)&accntID=(ACCTID)&format=xml");
    ((HttpWebRequest)request).UserAgent = "apiNet";
    request.Method = "GET";
    // Get response.
    var response = request.GetResponse();
    // Display status.
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).StatusDescription);
    // Get stream containing content returned.
    var stream = response.GetResponseStream();
    // Open stream using StreamReader for access.
    var reader = new StreamReader(stream);
    // Read content.
    var responseFromServer = reader.ReadToEnd();
    // Display content.
    Console.WriteLine(responseFromServer);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).StatusDescription);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).Method);
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).ResponseUri.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine(((HttpWebResponse)response).Headers.ToString());
    // Clean up.
    reader.Close();
    response.Close();
ColdFusion Samples
Example GET
    JSON
    <cfhttp url="https://sam.lqdt1.com/getaccounts.cfm?token=(APIKEY)&accntID=(ACCTID)&format=json" method="GET" timeout="300" resolveurl="yes">
        <cfhttpparam type="header" name="accept" value="application/json">
    </cfhttp>
    <cfdump var="#cfhttp.FileContent#">

    - OR -

    XML
    <cfhttp url="https://sam.lqdt1.com/getaccounts.cfm?token=(APIKEY)&accntID=(ACCTID)&format=xml" method="GET" timeout="300" resolveurl="yes">
        <cfhttpparam type="header" name="accept" value="text/xml">
    </cfhttp>
    <cfdump var="#cfhttp.FileContent#">