Sec Edgar Company Scraper

Scrape the SEC EDGAR database using the public full-text search API at efts.sec.gov. This actor extracts company names, CIK numbers, tickers, SIC codes, filing types (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), filing dates, and document URLs for comprehensive financial data research.

Features

• Uses the official SEC EDGAR full-text search API for reliable data access
• Searches by company name across multiple filing types simultaneously
• Extracts CIK numbers, tickers, SIC codes, and state of incorporation
• Supports all SEC filing types including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, and more
• Respects SEC rate limits with built-in request throttling
• Includes data source and API endpoint in output for transparency
• Works with empty input using sensible defaults (Apple, Microsoft, Tesla)

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
companyNames	array	["Apple", "Microsoft", "Tesla"]	Company names to search for
filingTypes	array	["10-K", "10-Q"]	SEC filing types to include
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of results to return

Output Fields

Each result in the dataset contains:

• companyName - Legal company name as registered with the SEC
• ticker - Stock ticker symbol
• cik - Central Index Key (SEC unique identifier)
• filingType - Type of SEC filing (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc.)
• filingDate - Date the filing was submitted
• documentUrl - URL to view the filing on SEC website
• sicCode - Standard Industrial Classification code
• state - State of incorporation
• description - Filing description
• dataSource - Always "SEC EDGAR"
• apiEndpoint - The API endpoint used to retrieve this data
• scrapedAt - ISO timestamp of data collection

Use Cases

SEC EDGAR data is critical for financial analysts conducting fundamental research, compliance teams monitoring regulatory filings, investors tracking company disclosures, fintech platforms building financial data services, and academic researchers studying corporate governance. This data enables automated monitoring of company filings and financial disclosures.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing at $0.75 per 1,000 results. You are only charged for actual data delivered to your dataset.

Legal and Compliance

This actor accesses publicly available SEC EDGAR data through the official public API. The SEC provides this data for free public access. This actor respects SEC rate limits and includes proper User-Agent headers as required by SEC guidelines.