OpenInsider Scraper

Extract SEC Form 4 insider trading disclosures from OpenInsider.com — the leading aggregator of public insider trading filings. Monitor what company executives, directors, and 10% owners are buying and selling in real time.

What You Get

Each record contains:

• Ticker & company name — stock symbol and company
• Insider details — name, title (CEO, Director, CFO, etc.), CIK number
• Trade details — transaction type (Purchase/Sale), shares traded, share price
• Financial metrics — total trade value, shares owned after trade
• Filing links — direct link to the SEC Form 4 filing
• Timestamps — SEC filing date and actual trade date

Modes

Mode	Description
recentTransactions	Latest insider purchases and sales (default)
byTicker	All insider trades for a specific stock ticker (e.g., AAPL, TSLA)
screener	Paginated screener with optional ticker filter

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
mode	select	Scraping mode (see Modes above)
ticker	string	Stock ticker for byTicker mode or screener filter (e.g., AAPL)
transactionTypeMode	select	For recentTransactions: all, buys, or sales
transactionType	select	Filter by type: Purchase, Sale, Award, etc.
dateRangeFrom	string	Earliest trade date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateRangeTo	string	Latest trade date (YYYY-MM-DD)
minTotalValue	integer	Minimum absolute trade value in USD
maxTotalValue	integer	Maximum absolute trade value in USD
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (default: 100)

Sample Output

{
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "insiderName": "Levinson Arthur D",
  "insiderTitle": "Dir",
  "transactionType": "Sale",
  "transactionTypeRaw": "S - Sale",
  "sharesTraded": -50000,
  "sharesOwned": 3755576,
  "price": 311.02,
  "totalValue": -15551000.0,
  "filingDate": "2026-05-29 18:30:27",
  "tradeDate": "2026-05-27",
  "secFilingUrl": "http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000114036126023363/xslF345X03/form4.xml",
  "insiderProfileUrl": "https://openinsider.com/insider/Levinson-Arthur-D/1214128",
  "insiderCik": "1214128",
  "sourceUrl": "https://openinsider.com/latest-sales",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-10T12:00:00+00:00",
  "recordType": "insiderTrade"
}

Use Cases

• Trading signals — identify stocks where insiders are buying heavily
• Due diligence — check executive selling patterns before investing
• Compliance monitoring — track Form 4 filings for specific companies
• Market research — analyze insider trading trends by sector or date range

Data Source

Data is sourced from OpenInsider.com, which aggregates public SEC Form 4 filings. All data is publicly available and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. No authentication or API key required.

FAQ

How fresh is the data? OpenInsider updates within hours of SEC filings being processed. The filingDate field shows when the record was filed with the SEC.

What is Form 4? SEC Form 4 is required to be filed within 2 business days of any transaction by corporate insiders (officers, directors, or 10% shareholders).

Can I filter for large trades only? Yes — use minTotalValue to set a USD threshold (e.g., 100000 for trades over $100K).

Why are some sharesTraded values negative? Negative values indicate share sales or dispositions. Positive values indicate purchases or awards.

Is a proxy needed? No — OpenInsider.com is a public website with no bot protection. This actor uses standard HTTP requests without proxy overhead.

What transaction types are available? Purchase, Sale, Sale+OE (Sale + Option Exercise), Award, Conversion, Exercise, Gift, Dispose.