SEC Edgar Monitor

Status: ⚠️ Limited API Access - SEC EDGAR lacks direct API

Best for

This actor queries SEC EDGAR filing database to return normalized corporate filing records including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K filings. Note that SEC EDGAR does not provide a comprehensive direct API.

Capabilities

• Search by ticker symbol
• Search by CIK number (10 digits)
• Search by company name (requires scraping)
• Filter by form type (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A)
• Returns normalized SEC filing records

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	string[]	Yes	-	Ticker symbols, CIKs, or company names
maxItemsPerQuery	number	No	100	Max filings per query
formType	string	No	"All"	Filter: "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", "DEF 14A"
startDate	string	No	""	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
includeRaw	boolean	No	false	Attach raw response

Example input

{
  "queries": ["AAPL", "0000320193"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "formType": "10-K",
  "includeRaw": false
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Always "sec-edgar"
query	string	Original search
recordType	string	Always "sec_filing"
title	string	Company + form type
identifier	string	Accession number
date	string	Filing date
url	string	SEC filing URL
summary	string	Human-readable summary
formType	string	Form type (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K)
reportingPeriod	string	Period of report
cik	string	CIK number
companyName	string	Company name
fileNumber	string	SEC file number
raw	object	(Optional) Raw response

Example output

{
  "source": "sec-edgar",
  "query": "AAPL",
  "recordType": "sec_filing",
  "title": "Apple Inc. - 10-K",
  "identifier": "0000320193-24-000012",
  "date": "2024-01-26",
  "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/...",
  "summary": "Apple Inc. - 10-K Filed: 2024-01-26 (Period: 2023-09-30)",
  "formType": "10-K",
  "reportingPeriod": "2023-09-30",
  "cik": "0000320193",
  "companyName": "Apple Inc."
}

Notes

• No Direct API: SEC EDGAR requires XML parsing or web scraping
• CIK Format: 10-digit SEC Central Index Key
• Form Types: 10-K (annual), 10-Q (quarterly), 8-K (current report)
• Historical Data: SEC retains filings dating back to 1994
• Accession Number: Unique identifier: CIK-YYDDD-NNNNNNNN format

Additional notes

Run npm run check to verify syntax:

$npm run check

Additional notes

• SEC EDGAR: https://www.sec.gov/edgar
• Filing Data Files: https://www.sec.gov/about/secdata.htm

Pricing

This actor uses the Apify Pay-Per-Event model at $0.002 per dataset item.

Example cost: 1,000 items ≈ $2 in actor charges (plus standard Apify platform compute).