curl -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here" \
  "https://api.northaxiumdata.ca/api/v1/departments/National%20Defence%20%7C%20D%C3%A9fense%20nationale"

import requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": "your_api_key_here"}
dept = "National Defence | Défense nationale"

response = requests.get(
    f"https://api.northaxiumdata.ca/api/v1/departments/{dept}",
    headers=headers
)
print(response.json())

{
  "data": {
    "department": "National Defence | Défense nationale",
    "record_count": 18432,
    "total_value": 4821034521.00,
    "first_event_date": "2004-01-09",
    "last_event_date": "2025-12-01",
    "top_vendors": [
      {
        "vendor": "Lockheed Martin Canada Inc",
        "total_value": 980000000.00,
        "contract_count": 124
      }
    ],
    "by_event_type": [
      { "event_type": "award", "count": 2100, "total_value": 0.00 },
      { "event_type": "contract", "count": 15200, "total_value": 4821034521.00 },
      { "event_type": "tender", "count": 1132, "total_value": 0.00 }
    ],
    "recent_contracts": [
      {
        "record_id": "abc123",
        "vendor": "Lockheed Martin Canada Inc",
        "department": "National Defence | Défense nationale",
        "value": 3200000.00,
        "date": "2025-11-01"
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Department not found."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Missing API key. Pass your key in the X-API-Key header."
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "Monthly request limit exceeded. Upgrade your plan for higher limits."
  }
}