# SEC Red Flag Monitor - Restatements and Insider Clusters (`changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor`) Actor

Monitor public companies for SEC filing red flags including restatements, late filings, restructuring items, executive changes, and clustered ownership filings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/changeable\_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Sean](https://apify.com/changeable_peddler) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$750.00 / 1,000 sec red flag reports

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## 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.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## SEC Red Flag Monitor - Restatements and Insider Clusters

Monitor public companies for SEC filing red flags including restatements, late filings, restructuring items, executive changes, and clustered ownership filings.

Use this Actor as an Apify API for SEC filing red flags, public-company monitoring, restatement checks, late filing checks, executive-change monitoring, and insider filing cluster review.

Inspired by Printing Press sec-edgar: SEC submissions, 8-K item codes, late filings, restatements, and ownership filing concentration.

### Use cases

- Monitor public vendors, customers, partners, or acquisition targets by ticker or CIK.
- Create watchlist rows for restatements, late filings, restructuring items, and executive changes.
- Review clustered ownership filings over a configurable window.
- Feed public-company risk signals into procurement, sales, investment, or research workflows.

### Search-friendly workflows

- SEC filing red flag API for public-company risk monitoring.
- Restatement and late-filing monitor for vendor due diligence.
- Insider filing cluster report for investor research.
- Public-company risk watchlist for procurement teams.

### Related suite

This Actor is part of the Security Risk Intelligence Suite:

- [OSS Supply Chain Risk Report](https://apify.com/changeable_peddler/oss-supply-chain-risk-report) for package, lockfile, SBOM, and Docker image risk.
- [SEC Red Flag Monitor](https://apify.com/changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor) for public-company filing risk.
- [Startup Funding Signal Report](https://apify.com/changeable_peddler/startup-funding-signal-report) for startup funding and traction signals.

Use the three together to build repeatable due-diligence, procurement, and security-review workflows from public data.

Public examples and tutorials: https://github.com/shamusj-create/security-risk-intelligence-apify

Suite positioning: see `../docs/suites/SECURITY_RISK_INTELLIGENCE_SUITE.md`.

### Pricing

Recommended pay-per-event pricing:

- Event: `sec-red-flag-report`
- Price: `$0.75`
- Unit: one bounded sec red flag report

The Actor charges before making public-data requests so Apify spending limits can stop work cleanly.

### Example Input

```json
{
    "tickersOrCiks": [
        "AAPL",
        "TSLA"
    ],
    "secContactEmail": "research@example.com",
    "lookbackDays": 180,
    "clusterWindowDays": 5,
    "minOwnershipFilingsForCluster": 3,
    "concurrency": 1
}
````

### Output

Each dataset row includes a status, score, confidence, summary, recommendations, highlights, disambiguation details, metrics, source payloads, and timestamp.

This Actor uses public/read-only data sources. SEC-backed requests require `secContactEmail` and include it in the SEC fair-access User-Agent. The included `research@example.com` smoke-test default is only for local examples; use a real contact email for production runs.

# Actor input Schema

## `tickersOrCiks` (type: `array`):

Public-company tickers or SEC CIKs to monitor.

## `secContactEmail` (type: `string`):

Contact email included in SEC fair-access User-Agent. Required by SEC for automated access.

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

How far back to inspect recent filings.

## `clusterWindowDays` (type: `integer`):

Rolling window for clustered Form 4 ownership filing counts.

## `minOwnershipFilingsForCluster` (type: `integer`):

Minimum Form 4 filings in the cluster window to flag insider activity concentration.

## `concurrency` (type: `integer`):

Number of companies to analyze in parallel.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tickersOrCiks": [
    "AAPL",
    "TSLA"
  ],
  "secContactEmail": "research@example.com",
  "lookbackDays": 180,
  "clusterWindowDays": 5,
  "minOwnershipFilingsForCluster": 3,
  "concurrency": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Structured report rows.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts for processed inputs, API errors, skipped budget-limited items, and charged events.

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=changeable_peddler/sec-red-flag-monitor",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "SEC Red Flag Monitor - Restatements and Insider Clusters",
        "description": "Monitor public companies for SEC filing red flags including restatements, late filings, restructuring items, executive changes, and clustered ownership filings.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "SU2jKPYB8pYETXjsR"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/changeable_peddler~sec-red-flag-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-changeable_peddler-sec-red-flag-monitor",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/changeable_peddler~sec-red-flag-monitor/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-changeable_peddler-sec-red-flag-monitor",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/changeable_peddler~sec-red-flag-monitor/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-changeable_peddler-sec-red-flag-monitor",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "secContactEmail"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "tickersOrCiks": {
                        "title": "Tickers or CIKs",
                        "minItems": 1,
                        "maxItems": 25,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Public-company tickers or SEC CIKs to monitor.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "default": [
                            "AAPL",
                            "TSLA"
                        ]
                    },
                    "secContactEmail": {
                        "title": "SEC contact email",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Contact email included in SEC fair-access User-Agent. Required by SEC for automated access.",
                        "default": "research@example.com"
                    },
                    "lookbackDays": {
                        "title": "Lookback days",
                        "minimum": 7,
                        "maximum": 730,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How far back to inspect recent filings.",
                        "default": 180
                    },
                    "clusterWindowDays": {
                        "title": "Cluster window days",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 30,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Rolling window for clustered Form 4 ownership filing counts.",
                        "default": 5
                    },
                    "minOwnershipFilingsForCluster": {
                        "title": "Minimum ownership filings",
                        "minimum": 2,
                        "maximum": 25,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Minimum Form 4 filings in the cluster window to flag insider activity concentration.",
                        "default": 3
                    },
                    "concurrency": {
                        "title": "Concurrency",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 2,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of companies to analyze in parallel.",
                        "default": 1
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
