SEC Insider Trades

Status: ⚠️ Limited API Access - Uses SEC EDGAR data sources

Best for

This actor queries SEC Form 4 insider trading data to return normalized corporate executive stock transaction records.

Capabilities

• Search by CIK number (10-digit SEC Central Index Key)
• Search by stock ticker symbol
• Search by executive name (requires scraping)
• Returns normalized Form 4 trading records

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
queries	string[]	Yes	-	List of CIK numbers, tickers, or names
maxItemsPerQuery	number	No	100	Maximum trades per query
startDate	string	No	""	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
endDate	string	No	""	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
includeRaw	boolean	No	false	Attach raw Form 4 data

Example input

{
  "queries": ["AAPL", "0001234567"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 100,
  "includeRaw": false
}

Output

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Always "sec-edgar-insider"
query	string	Original search query
recordType	string	Always "insider_trade"
title	string	Company - Owner name
identifier	string	CIK number
date	string	Filing date
url	string	SEC filing URL
summary	string	Human-readable summary
companyName	string	Issuer company name
ownerName	string	Person name
transactionCode	string	Transaction code (P/S/O)
transactionShares	number	Number of shares
transactionPrice	number	Price per share
transactionValue	number	Total transaction value
raw	object	(Optional) Raw response

Example output

{
  "source": "sec-edgar-insider",
  "query": "AAPL",
  "recordType": "insider_trade",
  "title": "Apple Inc. - Tim Cook",
  "identifier": "0001214156",
  "date": "2024-01-15",
  "url": "https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/own-dispatch",
  "summary": "Tim Cook (Apple Inc.) - Sale 50000 shares @ $185.00 ($9,250,000) on 2024-01-15",
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "ownerName": "Tim Cook",
  "transactionCode": "S",
  "transactionShares": 50000,
  "transactionPrice": 185.00,
  "transactionValue": 9250000
}

Notes

• Form 4: Required for insiders (officers, directors, >10% owners) to report trades
• Timeline: Must file within 2 business days of transaction
• Transaction Codes: P=Purchase, S=Sale, M=Option exercise, D=Donation, etc.
• CIK: 10-digit SEC Central Index Key identifier
• Tickers: May need CIK resolution first

Additional notes

Run npm run check to verify syntax:

$npm run check

Additional notes

• SEC EDGAR Form 4: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webhelp/EDGAR-Form-4.htm
• Form 4 Definition: https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/form-4

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).