# SEC Company Tickers — CIK / Ticker / Name Lookup (`devone-studio/sec-company-tickers`) Actor

Resolve SEC CIK numbers from tickers and company names across all SEC-registered issuers (10,400+). Filter by ticker, partial name, exchange. Public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).

- **URL**: https://apify.com/devone-studio/sec-company-tickers.md
- **Developed by:** [Ti Gg](https://apify.com/devone-studio) (community)
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- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 per results

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?

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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.

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

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# README

## SEC Company Tickers — CIK and Name Lookup

Resolve SEC CIK numbers from tickers and company names across all
SEC-registered issuers (10 400+). Filter by exact ticker, partial name,
or exchange. Returns `cik`, `ticker`, `name`, `cik_padded`. Built for
**research analysts**, **compliance teams**, and **AI agents** that
need to anchor a query to a specific issuer.

### Free trial

A free Apify account gives you about **5 USD of monthly credits**, more
than enough to resolve hundreds of tickers or company names before
paying.

### Use cases

1. **Portfolio ticker → CIK join** — given a list of 200 tickers, look
   up each CIK and join to the SEC XBRL frames Actor for one
   financial-facts table.
2. **Issuer due diligence** — search by partial name (e.g.
   `"NVIDIA"`) and check all matches before doing an SEC EDGAR
   full-text search on the chosen `cik`.
3. **Bulk enrichment** — for every holding in a CSV, fetch the padded
   10-digit CIK to use in other Actors (e.g.
   `cfpb-consumer-complaints-api`).

### Input

```json
{
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "name_contains": "",
  "exchange": "",
  "max_results": 5
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `ticker` | string | `""` | Exact ticker (e.g. `AAPL`). Case-insensitive. |
| `name_contains` | string | `""` | Partial name match (case-insensitive substring). |
| `exchange` | string | `""` | Exchange code (e.g. `Nasdaq`, `NYSE`). Empty = all. |
| `max_results` | integer | `20` | Cap on returned records (1–200). |

### Output (real run)

```json
[
  {
    "cik": 1045810,
    "cik_padded": "0001045810",
    "ticker": "NVDA",
    "name": "NVIDIA CORP",
    "name_upper": "NVIDIA CORP",
    "ticker_match_type": "exact",
    "name_match_type": "none",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-07T14:52:15.046505Z"
  }
]
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `cik` | integer | SEC CIK as a number (no leading zeros). |
| `cik_padded` | string | 10-digit zero-padded CIK (use for SEC URLs). |
| `ticker` | string | Primary ticker. |
| `name` | string | Issuer name (uppercase, as registered). |
| `name_upper` | string | Uppercase issuer name (helper). |
| `ticker_match_type` | string | `exact` | `prefix` | `none`. |
| `name_match_type` | string | `exact` | `prefix` | `substring` | `none`. |
| `fetched_at` | string | ISO timestamp of when this record was fetched. |

### Pricing (pay-per-event)

- **No subscription.** Free monthly credits apply first.
- **1 result = $0.001 USD** (about $1 per 1 000 results).
- Charged per item returned in the dataset; failed runs are not charged.

### Source, licence, limits

- Source: SEC EDGAR company tickers file (`company_tickers.json`).
- Licence: US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. § 105).
- Update frequency: SEC publishes a fresh tickers file weekly; this
  Actor caches the latest version.
- Limits: SEC issuers only. OTC and Pink-sheet tickers not covered by
  EDGAR will not be found here.

### FAQ

**What's a CIK?**
Central Index Key — the unique numeric identifier the SEC assigns each
filer. Use `cik_padded` (10 digits with leading zeros) when building
SEC URLs.

**Why does `name` look uppercase?**
The SEC tickers file uses uppercase issuer names. Convert with
`.title()` if you need display formatting.

**Can I look up multiple tickers in one run?**
Pass a comma-separated string in `ticker` (e.g. `"AAPL,MSFT,NVDA"`).
The Actor splits and deduplicates.

**How do I search by partial ticker like "AA"?**
Leave `ticker` empty and use `name_contains="AA"`, or use the prefix
match by leaving a trailing substring.

**Is the tickers list real-time?**
No — it's the SEC-published file, refreshed weekly by our cache. For
the latest, hit the SEC endpoint directly.

**What about ETFs and funds?**
Yes — ETFs, funds, and registered investment advisers are in the SEC
EDGAR tickers file and are returned by this Actor.

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### Changelog

- **2026-10-12** — SEO metadata (seoTitle, seoDescription); README rewritten with real output sample, FAQ, cross-links.
- **2026-10-05** — Pricing switched to Apify pay-per-event (`$0.001` per dataset item).
- **2026-09-30** — Initial public release on the Apify Store.

# Actor input Schema

## `ticker` (type: `string`):

Exact-match ticker symbol (e.g. NVDA, AAPL).

## `name_contains` (type: `string`):

Post-filter: keep companies whose name (uppercase) contains this substring (e.g. 'BANK', 'TECH').

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Max records returned (1-1000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "ticker": "",
  "name_contains": "",
  "limit": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All results of the run, as JSON from the default dataset.

# 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("devone-studio/sec-company-tickers").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("devone-studio/sec-company-tickers").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 '{}' |
apify call devone-studio/sec-company-tickers --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,devone-studio/sec-company-tickers"
        }
    }
}
```

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/xgDAEksvy04yhZk7D/builds/bP6Mxt6vYaTBSD39g/openapi.json