# SEC Form 8-K Material Events Monitor (`apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor`) Actor

Monitors SEC Form 8-K filings for companies on a watchlist. Emits one alert per new 8-K filing since the last check. Public SEC data only; deterministic; free when nothing changes.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Valunex](https://apify.com/apex-nexus) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 8-k alerts

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## SEC Form 8-K Material Events Monitor

Monitors a watchlist of SEC CIKs / company names and emits one dataset item per
newly detected Form 8-K current report — material events such as earnings,
M\&A, leadership changes, bankruptcy, auditor changes, and more — since the
last run.

### Who it is for

Compliance officers, research desks, M\&A professionals and watchdog analysts
who need to know when watched companies file 8-K current reports, without
re-polling SEC EDGAR manually.

### What it monitors

| Form | What it is | What the Actor emits |
|------|------------|----------------------|
| **8-K** | Current report announcing a material event | Company, filing/report date, accession, 8-K items triggered (e.g. 1.01, 2.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01), item-derived title |

The Actor scans only `form == "8-K"` in each watched company's SEC recent
filings feed and emits one dataset item per newly detected 8-K filing.

### Data source

Public SEC data only, via official SEC endpoints:

- https://www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json (CIK / name -> CIK resolution)
- https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK{CIK}.json (company recent filings)
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/... (filing document text)

No credentials, no proxies, no scraping of rate-limited or anti-bot pages, no
commercial inference (no LLMs) inside the product. SEC rate guidance (~10
requests/s) is respected (~8 req/s via a 0.12s inter-request delay); one
erroring CIK never aborts the whole run.

### State and "free when nothing changes"

A per-CIK checkpoint (highest filingDate seen + seen accession numbers) is kept
in the Actor default key-value store. Repeat runs emit only genuinely new
filings — if nothing changed since the last run, the run emits zero items.

### Pricing (pay-per-event, Apify Store)

- Actor start: $0.0001 per run (one-time)
- New alert (dataset item): $0.005 per 8-K alert dataset item
- Price changes are limited to no more than once per month, with at least 14 days' notice before they take effect (per Apify Terms).

Apify retains a 20% commission on revenue; payouts are monthly and require
completed identity verification (KYC).

This README states pricing exactly as the publishing contract defines it. It
makes no revenue, customer, or adoption claims beyond those evidenced.

### Input

See `actor/input-schema.json`. Required: `ciks` (array of SEC CIKs or company
names/tickers, max 50).

- `ciks`: SEC CIKs (10-digit, e.g. `0000320193`) or names/tickers of companies
  (e.g. `AAPL`, `TSLA`). Names are resolved to CIKs via the SEC
  company_tickers.json file. Duplicate entries are merged; one erroring CIK
  never aborts the run.
- `lookbackDays` (1-90, default 7): how far back to look on the first run;
  repeat runs only emit filings newer than the last checked state.
- `maxResultsPerCik` (1-50, default 10): cap on new 8-K filings emitted per CIK
  per run.
- `deliveryWebhookUrl` (optional): each new alert is POSTed as JSON to that URL
  as it is detected. Webhook failures are logged and never abort the run.

Example:

```json
{
  "ciks": ["AAPL", "TSLA", "MSFT", "GOOGL", "AMZN"],
  "lookbackDays": 7,
  "maxResultsPerCik": 10
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per new 8-K filing. Sample output:

```json
{
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "companyCik": "0000320193",
  "form": "8-K",
  "filingDate": "2026-10-28",
  "reportDate": "2026-10-28",
  "accessionNumber": "0000320193-26-000123",
  "primaryDocument": "aapl-20261028.htm",
  "items": ["8.01"],
  "title": "Item 8.01 — Other Events",
  "newSinceLastRun": true
}
```

Every field is `null` when it could not be parsed from the filing document —
the Actor never guesses. `items` holds the 8-K item codes parsed from the
document (e.g. `["1.01", "8.01"]`); `title` is derived from the first parsed
item, falling back to "Form 8-K current report".

### Limits

- Max 50 CIKs per run, 50 alerts per CIK per run.
- Only `8-K` filings in each company's recent filings feed are considered;
  older filings outside the SEC's recent feed are not scanned.
- Checkpoints persist per CIK in the Actor key-value store; resetting the store
  re-emits filings within the lookback window.

### Files

- `actor/main.py` — Apify SDK Python Actor
- `actor/input-schema.json` — JSONSchema input definition
- `actor/requirements.txt` — pinned deps (`apify==4.1.0`, `httpx==0.27.2`)
- `actor/tests/test_monitor.py` — unit tests
- `actor/.actor/actor.json`, `.actor/input_schema.json`, `.actor/dataset_schema.json`, `.actor/output_schema.json` — Apify platform metadata

### Verification

Run `pytest actor/tests` before release (builder acceptance criterion). The
suite is deterministic and needs no network.

### Licensing

Only Apify SDK + httpx (MIT-compatible). Original code; no competitor code
copied; no Apex code; no secrets committed.

# Actor input Schema

## `ciks` (type: `array`):

SEC CIKs (10-digit, e.g. 0000320193) or names/tickers of companies to monitor for new 8-K filings. Names/tickers are resolved to CIKs via the SEC company_tickers.json file using an exact match; entries that cannot be resolved are skipped (use a CIK for reliable resolution). Duplicate entries are merged and one erroring CIK never aborts the run.

## `lookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

How far back to look for 8-K filings on the first run; repeat runs only emit filings newer than the last checked state. 8-Ks are filed on an event-driven basis, more frequently than quarterly forms, so the default window is 7 days.

## `maxResultsPerCik` (type: `integer`):

Cap the number of new 8-K filings emitted per CIK in a single run.

## `deliveryWebhookUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional HTTPS webhook URL each new alert is POSTed to as JSON as it is detected. Webhook failures are logged and never abort the run.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "lookbackDays": 7,
  "maxResultsPerCik": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Dataset items filtered by the overview view defined in the dataset schema.

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

All dataset items emitted by the Actor run (newly detected 8-K filings).

# 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 = {
    "lookbackDays": 7,
    "maxResultsPerCik": 10,
    "deliveryWebhookUrl": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor").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 = {
    "lookbackDays": 7,
    "maxResultsPerCik": 10,
    "deliveryWebhookUrl": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor").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 '{
  "lookbackDays": 7,
  "maxResultsPerCik": 10,
  "deliveryWebhookUrl": ""
}' |
apify call apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,apex-nexus/sec-form-8k-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/MXVkwbLRaYw6aYbmx/builds/lOSTfgfFNkxD8dFQN/openapi.json