# PCAOB Auditor Registry and Inspection Report Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler`) Actor Extract PCAOB-registered audit firm inspection reports. Returns firm name, country, global network (Big-4), inspection year, Part I.A audit-deficiency counts, and PDF links. Built for SEC compliance and audit-quality research. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Other, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). 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 ## PCAOB Auditor Registry and Inspection Report Scraper Extract inspection report data for all registered audit firms from the **US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)**. Returns firm name, country, global network affiliation (Big-4 etc.), inspection year, Part I.A audit-deficiency counts, and direct links to inspection report PDFs. ### What it does The PCAOB publishes a pre-built public JSON feed of all firm inspection reports. This actor fetches that feed (4,000+ records covering 2003–2025) and returns filtered, structured records matching your search criteria. Each output record covers one audit firm for one inspection year and includes: - **Firm identity** — registration ID, name, country, Big-4 network affiliation - **Inspection summary** — year, report date, inspection type (annual/triennial) - **Deficiency metrics** — total audits reviewed, number with Part I.A deficiencies, deficiency rate - **Audit client data** — total issuer clients, integrated audits, financial-statement-only audits - **Report link** — direct URL to the full PDF inspection report ### Use cases - **SEC compliance** — identify firms with elevated deficiency rates before engaging them - **Audit-quality research** — track deficiency trends across firms, years, and global networks - **Securities litigation** — source inspection findings for plaintiff-side cases - **Big-Four competitive intelligence** — benchmark network-level inspection outcomes ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | `firmName` | string | Filter by firm name (case-insensitive contains) | | `country` | string | Filter by country name (e.g. United States, Japan) | | `globalNetwork` | string | Filter by global network (e.g. Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers) | | `inspectionYearFrom` | integer | Earliest inspection year to include | | `inspectionYearTo` | integer | Latest inspection year to include | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum records to return (0 = unlimited) | ### Output schema ```json { "registration_id": 1433, "firm_name": "Ernst & Young AB", "country": "Sweden", "global_network": "Ernst & Young Global Limited", "inspection_year": 2025, "inspection_report_date": "26-Mar-2026", "inspection_type": "Triennially Inspected", "total_audits_reviewed": 3, "audits_with_part_ia_deficiencies": 0, "part_ia_deficiency_rate": 0, "total_issuer_audit_clients": 4, "integrated_audits": 3, "financial_statement_audits_only": 0, "includes_public_qc_criticisms": "No", "report_pdf_url": "https://assets.pcaobus.org/..." } ```` ### Data source Data comes directly from PCAOB's public JSON feed at `pcaobus.org`. No authentication, no proxy, and no rate limiting required. Records are updated when PCAOB publishes new inspection reports (typically quarterly). ### Notes - Coverage: 4,292 inspection records across 59 countries (as of 2026) - Inspection years: 2003–2025 - PDF links point to `assets.pcaobus.org` and are publicly accessible - The `registration_id` field joins to the PCAOB registered-firms directory # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `firmName` (type: `string`): Filter by audit firm name (case-insensitive contains). Leave blank for all firms. ## `country` (type: `string`): Filter by country name (e.g. United States, Sweden, United Kingdom). Leave blank for all. ## `globalNetwork` (type: `string`): Filter by Big-4 or other global network affiliation (e.g. Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young). Leave blank for all. ## `inspectionYearFrom` (type: `integer`): Earliest inspection year to include. Leave blank for all years. ## `inspectionYearTo` (type: `integer`): Latest inspection year to include. Leave blank for all years. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of inspection records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): PCAOB is a public government site — proxies are not required. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "inspectionYearFrom": 2020, "inspectionYearTo": 2026, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "firmName": "", "country": "", "globalNetwork": "", "inspectionYearFrom": 2020, "inspectionYearTo": 2026, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "firmName": "", "country": "", "globalNetwork": "", "inspectionYearFrom": 2020, "inspectionYearTo": 2026, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "firmName": "", "country": "", "globalNetwork": "", "inspectionYearFrom": 2020, "inspectionYearTo": 2026, "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/pcaob-auditor-inspection-crawler", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "PCAOB Auditor Registry and Inspection Report Scraper", "description": "Extract PCAOB-registered audit firm inspection reports. Returns firm name, country, global network (Big-4), inspection year, Part I.A audit-deficiency counts, and PDF links. 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Leave blank for all firms." }, "country": { "title": "Country", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by country name (e.g. United States, Sweden, United Kingdom). Leave blank for all." }, "globalNetwork": { "title": "Global Network", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by Big-4 or other global network affiliation (e.g. Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young). Leave blank for all." }, "inspectionYearFrom": { "title": "Inspection Year From", "type": "integer", "description": "Earliest inspection year to include. Leave blank for all years." }, "inspectionYearTo": { "title": "Inspection Year To", "type": "integer", "description": "Latest inspection year to include. Leave blank for all years." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of inspection records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "PCAOB is a public government site — proxies are not required." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```