# SEC EDGAR Filings Search & Monitor (`factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search`) Actor

Full-text search SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, Form 4...) via official SEC APIs. Flat records, incremental mode, pay per result.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Neo B](https://apify.com/factpipe) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$8.00 / 1,000 filing 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.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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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 EDGAR Filings Search & Monitor

Search the **full text of SEC filings** (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, Form 4, 13F and every other form) and get clean, flat JSON records — or run it on a schedule in **incremental mode** to monitor only *new* filings mentioning your keyword. Uses only **official SEC APIs** (efts.sec.gov): no anti-bot fights, no proxies, no missed runs.

### What you get

One record per matching filing document:

```json
{
  "accession_number": "0001144204-11-036302",
  "cik": "1334699",
  "company_name": "Li3 Energy, Inc.",
  "form_type": "8-K",
  "file_type": "EX-99.1",
  "filed_at": "2011-06-17",
  "period_ending": "2011-06-17",
  "items": ["7.01", "9.01"],
  "sic_codes": ["3990"],
  "incorporated_in": "NV",
  "document_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334699/000114420411036302/v226209_ex99-1.htm",
  "filing_index_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334699/000114420411036302/0001144204-11-036302-index.htm",
  "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1334699/000114420411036302/v226209_ex99-1.htm",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-11T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Monitor competitors / customers**: schedule with `sinceLastRun: true` and get only new 8-Ks that mention them.
- **Deal & risk signals**: track phrases like "material weakness", "going concern", "data breach", "short seller".
- **Investor research**: pull every S-1 or 13D/G mentioning a sector keyword.
- **AI agents**: small input schema, deterministic output — ideal for automated pipelines via API or MCP.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string, required | Exact phrase searched in filing full text |
| `forms` | string\[] | Optional form filter, e.g. `["8-K","10-K"]` |
| `startDate` / `endDate` | `YYYY-MM-DD` | Optional date window |
| `maxResults` | integer | Cap on charged results (default 100) |
| `sinceLastRun` | boolean | Incremental monitoring mode |

### Pricing (pay per event)

| Event | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `filing-result` | One filing record delivered to the dataset. **Empty runs are never charged.** |

### Reliability

Deterministic code against official SEC endpoints, automatic retries with backoff, SEC fair-access rate limits respected, structured failure reporting. Issues are triaged daily.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Exact phrase to search across full text of SEC filings, e.g. "supply chain disruption" or a company name.

## `forms` (type: `array`):

Optional filing form filters, e.g. 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, 4, 13F-HR.

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty for no lower bound.

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Leave empty for no upper bound.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many filing records (you are charged per result).

## `sinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Incremental mode: remembers the newest filing date per query and only returns newer filings on the next run. Ideal for scheduled monitoring.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "forms": [
    "8-K"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "sinceLastRun": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `resultsDatasetUrl` (type: `string`):

SEC filing records matching the search

# 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 = {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "forms": [
        "8-K"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search").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 = {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "forms": ["8-K"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search").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 '{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "forms": [
    "8-K"
  ]
}' |
apify call factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,factpipe/sec-edgar-filings-search"
        }
    }
}

```

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/alNg1FFs9rdVhfX1T/builds/J9egTJ17xhhu1IBIA/openapi.json