# SEC 8-K Bankruptcy and Distress Events (`bakos_bence/sec-8k-distress-events`) Actor

8-K filings filtered to distress items only: bankruptcy (1.03), triggering events / acceleration (2.04), delisting notices (3.01), and auditor changes (4.01). Company, tickers, items, date, filing URL — no officer PII. Unofficial; not affiliated with the SEC.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bakos\_bence/sec-8k-distress-events.md
- **Developed by:** [Bakos Bence](https://apify.com/bakos_bence) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

### What does SEC 8-K Bankruptcy and Distress Events do?

**Example:** SEC 8-K Bankruptcy and Distress Events · 1.03

**Try it:** Open the **Examples** tab on this Actor and click **Start** on the pre-filled example — or press **Start** on the default input below.

| Field | What you get |
|---|---|
| `companyName` | Linkhome Holdings Inc. |
| `cik` | 0002017758 |
| `tickers` | LHAI |
| `form` | 8-K |
| `items` | 3.01 |
| `fileDate` | 2026-09-21 |
| `filingUrl` | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2017758/000121390026101820/ea... |
| `adsh` | 0001213900-26-101820 |
| `sourceUrl` | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2017758/000121390026101820/ea... |
| `scrapedAt` | 2026-09-22T12:15:45+00:00 |

**Cost:** Apify’s **Free** plan includes monthly platform credit. Open this Actor’s **Pricing** tab for current pay-per-event rates (no guesswork in the README).

![Example input form](assets/sec-8k-distress-events-input-screenshot.png)

![Example dataset preview](assets/sec-8k-distress-events-dataset-screenshot.png)

Press **Start**. The example is already filled in.

8-K filings filtered to distress items only: bankruptcy (1.03), triggering events / acceleration (2.04), delisting notices (3.01), and auditor changes (4.01). Company, tickers, matched items, date, filing URL — no officer PII. Unofficial; not affiliated with the SEC.

**Unofficial.** See disclaimer in Store publication fields.

#### How to fill the form (first run)

| Field | What to enter |
|-------|----------------|
| **Which distress events** | Leave **1.03 / 2.04 / 3.01 / 4.01** (bankruptcy, acceleration, delisting, auditor change). |
| **How far back to search** | Leave **30** for a reliable distress sample. |
| **Max filings to save** | **5** for a cheap test; raise for full exports. |

#### How to run

1. Open this Actor in [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com/).
2. Click **Start** on the prefilled sample (30 days, 5 filings).
3. Export the dataset or pull via API.

```json
{
    "distressItems": ["1.03", "2.04", "3.01", "4.01"],
    "daysBack": 30,
    "maxItems": 5
}
```

#### How much does it cost?

**Pay per event (PPE):** Actor start + each **result** row. See the Pricing tab on this Actor’s Store page.

#### Sample output

```json
{
  "companyName": "Linkhome Holdings Inc.",
  "cik": "0002017758",
  "tickers": ["LHAI"],
  "form": "8-K",
  "items": ["3.01"],
  "fileDate": "2026-09-21",
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2017758/000121390026101820/ea0306082-8k_linkhome.htm",
  "adsh": "0001213900-26-101820",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2017758/000121390026101820/ea0306082-8k_linkhome.htm",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-22T12:15:45+00:00"
}
```

#### Related Actors

| Actor | When to use |
|-------|-------------|
| [SEC Form D Startup Funding Leads](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/sec-form-d-funding) | Private placement Form D raises |
| [Nasdaq Earnings and Dividend Calendar](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/nasdaq-earnings-calendar) | Upcoming earnings / dividend dates |
| [GLEIF LEI Company Identity Lookup](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/gleif-lei-lookup) | Legal entity identity / KYB for the same issuer |
| [SEC Late Filing Notices (Form NT)](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/sec-form-nt-late-filings) | Late 10-K / 10-Q notices |
| [US IPO Pipeline — SEC S-1 and F-1](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/sec-ipo-s1-pipeline) | IPO registration statements |
| [Nasdaq Deficient and Delinquent Companies](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/nasdaq-financial-status-alerts) | Nasdaq deficient / delinquent issuers |
| [FDIC Failed Bank List](https://apify.com/bakos_bence/fdic-failed-banks) | US bank failures from the FDIC list |

#### Export to Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio & Qlik

Use the dataset items API URL from the run. Authenticate with your Apify API token.

**Dashboards:** connect **Power BI**, **Tableau**, **Looker Studio**, or **Qlik** to the dataset API. **AI agents:** paste this Actor’s Store page URL into an Apify-capable agent (MCP / Claude / Cursor with Apify).

# Actor input Schema

## `distressItems` (type: `array`):

8-K item codes that count as distress. Defaults: 1.03=bankruptcy, 2.04=debt acceleration / triggering events, 3.01=delisting notice, 4.01=auditor change. Do not add 5.02 (officer changes).

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Calendar days before today. Keep 30 for a reliable distress sample.

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

Cap how many distress 8-K rows are written. Keep 5 for a cheap first run, then raise for full exports.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "distressItems": [
    "1.03",
    "2.04",
    "3.01",
    "4.01"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Default dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "distressItems": [
        "1.03",
        "2.04",
        "3.01",
        "4.01"
    ],
    "daysBack": 30,
    "maxItems": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bakos_bence/sec-8k-distress-events").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 = {
    "distressItems": [
        "1.03",
        "2.04",
        "3.01",
        "4.01",
    ],
    "daysBack": 30,
    "maxItems": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bakos_bence/sec-8k-distress-events").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 '{
  "distressItems": [
    "1.03",
    "2.04",
    "3.01",
    "4.01"
  ],
  "daysBack": 30,
  "maxItems": 5
}' |
apify call bakos_bence/sec-8k-distress-events --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bakos_bence/sec-8k-distress-events"
        }
    }
}
```

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/axIHndDR4OE8SQfDn/builds/BvOLZzm7Y0QukVTRL/openapi.json