SEC Insider Trades (Form 4) - Buys & Sells

Parsed SEC Form 4 insider transactions: who bought or sold, their role, the ticker, shares, price and dollar value. Filter by ticker, transaction code and minimum size to follow insider buying or build alerts.

What does SEC Insider Trades (Form 4) - Buys & Sells do?

• Reads the official EDGAR daily index and the filing XML
• Insider roles such as director, CEO or 10% owner
• Transaction codes explained (purchase, sale, award, option exercise)
• Flags trades made under a 10b5-1 plan

How to use it

1. Click Try for free and open the Input tab.
2. Fill in the fields below, or keep the defaults for a quick test.
3. Press Start. Results appear in the Output tab within seconds to a few minutes.
4. Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the actor from the API, a schedule, Make, Zapier or an AI agent through the Apify MCP server.

Input

Field	Type	Description
daysBack	integer	Business days of EDGAR daily index to scan (yesterday and earlier).
transactionCodes	array	P=purchase, S=sale, A=award, M=option exercise, F=tax withholding, G=gift.
tickers	array	Only these stock tickers.
minValueUsd	integer	Skip transactions below this dollar value.
maxTransactions	integer	Cap per run.

Example input

{
  "daysBack": 3,
  "transactionCodes": [
    "P"
  ],
  "tickers": [],
  "minValueUsd": 0,
  "maxTransactions": 100
}

Output

Each result is a flat JSON object that you can open in the Output tab, export to CSV or Excel, or read through the API. See the dataset views for the main columns.

How much does it cost to use SEC Insider Trades (Form 4) - Buys & Sells?

Pricing is pay per event: $0.002 per transaction (runs with no matches are free). You pay only for results saved to the dataset, plus nothing extra for platform usage on the free plan limits. Apify's free monthly credit lets you test it before paying.

FAQ

How quickly do filings appear? Form 4 is due within two business days. The actor scans completed days up to yesterday.

Are sales always bearish? No. Many sales are scheduled or tax-related, so check the code and the 10b5-1 flag.

Is this investment advice? No. It is a data tool built on public SEC filings.

Is it legal?

The actor reads public, open-licence or government data only and does not collect private information. You are responsible for using the results in line with the source's terms and applicable laws.

Use it with AI agents (MCP)

This actor is agent-ready: it is a plain tool with a documented JSON input and a flat JSON output, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other agents can call it through the Apify MCP server.

Add it to an MCP client with this URL (Apify account or agentic payment required):

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=flyingnimbus/sec-insider-trades

Example prompt: "Use the SEC Insider Trades (Form 4) - Buys & Sells tool with the example input below and summarise the results."

Calls are pay per event ($0.002 per transaction (runs with no matches are free)), so an agent can estimate the cost before it runs. Empty or failed lookups return a status record instead of failing the run.

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Feedback

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