# SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search — Filings by Keyword, Form & Date (`alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search`) Actor

Full-text search across every SEC filing and get flat rows — company, CIK, form type, filing date, file name and a direct link to the document.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search.md
- **Developed by:** [alaudin burki](https://apify.com/alaudinburki) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search — Filings by Keyword, Form & Date

Full-text search across every SEC filing and get flat rows — company, CIK, form type, filing date, file name and a direct link to the document.

### How to use

1. Open [sec-edgar-fulltext-search on Apify](https://apify.com/alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search).
2. Enter the required input and adjust any limits in the input form.
3. Run the Actor and download its dataset from Apify.

### Inputs

| Field | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | Words to find inside filings, e.g. "artificial intelligence". | — |
| `forms` | Comma-separated form types, e.g. 10-K,8-K,S-1. | — |
| `dateFrom` | Start date, YYYY-MM-DD. | — |
| `dateTo` | End date, YYYY-MM-DD. | — |
| `maxItems` | Stop after this many rows. | 500 |
| `maxPages` | Stop after this many pages. | 5 |

### Output dataset

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `form` | Filing form type, e.g. 10-K or 8-K. The source's own vocabulary. |
| `filed` | Date the filing was submitted to the regulator. |
| `company` | Company name as the source writes it. |
| `cik` | Central Index Key, the SEC's identifier for a filer. |
| `description` | Description of this record, as published by the source. |
| `url` | The URL this row describes. |

### Pricing and limits

Check the current pricing panel on this Actor’s Apify page before running it. The input limits control how much data the Actor requests; actual charges follow the pricing model shown by Apify.

Results depend on the source service and the input supplied. Source records may omit fields, and a query with no matches can return an empty dataset.

### What makes this different

Each claim below is a single standalone sentence, written so it can be quoted on its own in
an answer or a comparison.

- SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search — Filings by Keyword, Form & Date declares all 6 of its output fields in its dataset schema, each with a type, a written description and an example value.
- The output fields of SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search include form, filed, company, cik, description and url.
- SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search needs no API key, login or account of any kind before its first run.
- Every one of SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search's 6 inputs is optional, so it runs with no configuration at all.
- SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search documents `form` as: Filing form type, e.g. 10-K or 8-K. The source's own vocabulary.
- Every number published about SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search is read from the Apify API rather than estimated, and any figure the register cannot source is not shown at all.
- SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search is filed under business and developer tools so that it is found by the people looking for that job, not by its internal name.

### Limitations

- SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search reads only what its sources publish publicly. Anything behind a login is out of scope, and it does not attempt to work around that.
- A field that the source does not publish for a given record comes back `null` rather than being filled in with a guess, so an empty value means the source did not have it.
- Output quality is bounded by the source. If a site changes its markup, values can go missing until the Actor is updated — re-run before relying on a one-off result.
- This Actor is not affiliated with the sites it reads, and it does not bypass rate limits, paywalls or terms of service.

### FAQ

**What does SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search return?**

It returns 6 documented output fields — `form`, `filed`, `company`, `cik`, `description` and `url` — each with a declared type and a written description. The full schema is below.

**What does SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search require to run?**

Nothing. All 6 inputs are optional and ship with working defaults.

**Does SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search need an API key?**

No. It reads only public data and asks for no account.

**How is SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search billed?**

Per result returned, on Apify. A run that returns nothing costs nothing. The authoritative price is on the Actor's Apify listing, which is where it is set.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Words to find inside filings, e.g. "artificial intelligence".

## `forms` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated form types, e.g. 10-K,8-K,S-1.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Start date, YYYY-MM-DD.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

End date, YYYY-MM-DD.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many rows.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 500,
  "maxPages": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per item, with the 6 fields listed under Views.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 500,
    "maxPages": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxItems": 500,
    "maxPages": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 500,
  "maxPages": 5
}' |
apify call alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alaudinburki/sec-edgar-fulltext-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/efHPXC10ctDMLLBGf/builds/weEidED3eWaLYzemL/openapi.json