SEC EDGAR 8-K Current Report Monitor

Best for

Financial analysts, compliance teams, and investors who need to track real-time corporate event disclosures via SEC 8-K filings. Monitor mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcy, executive changes, and other material corporate events as they happen.

Input

• Company Name or CIK (optional): Filter filings by specific company. Leave empty to get all 8-K filings.
• Filing Type (optional): Filter by specific 8-K item (e.g., 'Item 1.01', 'Item 2.01').
• Days to Look Back: Number of days to search (1-30, default 7).
• Include Full Text (boolean): Fetch full filing documents.
• Maximum Filings: Limit results (1-100, default 50).

Output

Dataset containing 8-K filings with the following normalized fields:

• source: 'sec-edgar'
• query: Search query used
• recordType: '8-k-filing'
• title: Filing title
• url: Direct link to filing
• summary: Filing summary (first 500 chars)
• companyName: Company name
• companyCik: Company CIK number
• filingDate: Date of filing
• filingType: '8-K'
• itemsReported: Array of 8-K items reported (e.g., ['Item 1.01', 'Item 2.01'])
• timestamp: When data was extracted

Example input

{
  "companyName": "Apple",
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxFilings": 20
}

Example output

{
  "source": "sec-edgar",
  "query": "Apple",
  "recordType": "8-k-filing",
  "title": "Apple Inc. - Form 8-K - 2026-06-05",
  "url": "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/.../aapl-20260605.xml",
  "summary": "Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement (Item 1.01)...",
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "companyCik": "0000320193",
  "filingDate": "2026-06-05",
  "filingType": "8-K",
  "itemsReported": ["Item 1.01", "Item 9.01"],
  "timestamp": "2026-06-08T17:30:00.000Z"
}

Notes

• SEC EDGAR enforces rate limits: maximum 10 requests per second.
• This actor uses SEC's public RSS/Atom feed for 8-K filings at sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar.
• For high-volume needs, consider SEC's RESTful APIs at data.sec.gov for structured XBRL data.
• Some 8-K items may not be fully parsed; check IMPLEMENTATION_NOTES.md for technical details.
• Always verify critical filings directly on SEC.gov for official records.