SEC EDGAR Full-Text Filing Search & Keyword Monitor

Search every US SEC filing by keyword or exact phrase and get back clean, structured records with direct links to the filing document — no browser, no API key, no rate-limit headaches. Built for finance, legal, journalism, and competitive-intelligence workflows.

Point it at a phrase like "material weakness", "going concern", "data breach", or a competitor's product name, filter by form type and date, and get a ready-to-use dataset in seconds.

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What it does

This Actor queries the official SEC EDGAR full-text search index (efts.sec.gov) — the same engine behind the EDGAR full-text search website — and turns the raw results into a tidy dataset. Full-text coverage spans 2001 to today across all filers.

Each result row includes:

Field	Description
form_type	Filing form (e.g. 10-K, 8-K, S-1, 10-K/A)
company	Filer name
ticker	Stock ticker (when available)
cik	SEC Central Index Key
filed_date	Date the filing was submitted
period_ending	Reporting period end date
accession_number	Unique SEC accession number
file_description	Document description
business_location	Filer's business location
state_of_incorporation	State of incorporation
sic_code	Standard Industrial Classification code
document_url	Direct link to the filing document
filing_index_url	Link to the filing index page
relevance_score	EDGAR relevance score for the query
scraped_at	UTC timestamp of extraction

Example use cases

• Risk monitoring — track every 10-K that mentions "material weakness" or "going concern" this quarter.
• M&A / deal sourcing — surface 8-Ks referencing a merger, acquisition, or a specific counterparty.
• Competitive intelligence — find filings that name your competitor or their product.
• Journalism & research — pull all filings mentioning a person, technology, or event, with citable document links.
• Thematic screening — every filing mentioning "artificial intelligence", "tariff", or "cybersecurity incident".

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	✅	Keyword or "exact phrase" to search
forms	array		Restrict to form types, e.g. ["10-K","8-K"]
start_date	string		Filed on/after YYYY-MM-DD
end_date	string		Filed on/before YYYY-MM-DD
ciks	array		Restrict to specific company CIK numbers
max_results	integer		Cap on records (EDGAR max 1000/query)

Example input:

{
  "query": "\"material weakness\"",
  "forms": ["10-K"],
  "start_date": "2026-01-01",
  "end_date": "2026-06-30",
  "max_results": 200
}

Output

A dataset of filing records (see the table above). Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or hit the dataset API directly.

Pricing

Pay per result — you are charged only for filing records actually delivered. No monthly rental, no charge for empty searches.

Notes & limits

• EDGAR full-text search covers filings from 2001 onward and caps any single query at 1000 results — narrow with forms, ciks, or a date range to slice larger topics.
• The Actor sends a descriptive User-Agent per the SEC's fair-access policy and paces requests politely. For very high volumes, set your own user_agent.
• Data comes directly from the SEC; this Actor does not add, alter, or interpret filing content.

Disclaimer

This tool retrieves publicly available filings from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SEC. Filing data is provided for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.