# SEC Full-Text Search: Any Filing, Any Keyword (`m_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search`) Actor

Search a keyword across every SEC filing type at once (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, and more), not just one form. Get back matching filings with company, form type, item codes, and a direct link. No key, no proxy.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/m\_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Timothy Kelvin](https://apify.com/m_ctim) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## SEC Filing Full-Text Search: Any Form, Any Keyword

Search a keyword or exact phrase across every SEC filing type at once, not
just one form. Get back matching filings with company, form type, item
codes, and a direct link to the source document.

### Who this is for

- **Investors and analysts** searching for a specific phrase (a risk factor, a product name, a lawsuit) across a company's or the whole market's filings.
- **Journalists and researchers** tracking when and where a term first appears in SEC filings.
- **Competitive intelligence teams** monitoring what filings mention a competitor, technology, or event.

Every other SEC actor in this portfolio is scoped to one specific form type
(8-K material events, 13D/13G ownership stakes, 13F institutional
holdings, IPO registrations, Reg A+ offerings). This one searches
everything at once by keyword, for when you don't know which form type has
what you're looking for.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Keyword or exact phrase to search for, e.g. `"data breach"` or `"going concern"`. |
| `forms` | array | Limit to these form types, e.g. `["10-K", "8-K"]`. Leave empty to search all form types. |
| `daysBack` | integer (default `90`) | How many days back to search. |
| `maxResults` | integer (default `25`) | Maximum matching filings to return, most recent first. |

```json
{
  "query": "data breach",
  "forms": ["8-K"],
  "daysBack": 90
}
```

### Output

One record per matching filing:

```json
{
  "companyName": "CONDUENT Inc  (CNDT)  (CIK 0001677703)",
  "cik": "0001677703",
  "form": "8-K",
  "rootForms": ["8-K"],
  "items": ["8.01"],
  "filingDate": "2026-09-10",
  "periodEnding": "2026-09-10",
  "fileDescription": "8-K",
  "accessionNumber": "0001677703-26-000113",
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1677703/000167770326000113-index.htm"
}
```

### How it works

Direct calls to the official SEC EDGAR full-text search API
(`efts.sec.gov`), the same index that powers SEC.gov's own search page. No
key, no scraping, no proxy. Coverage starts in 2001, matching EDGAR's own
full-text search coverage window.

### Pricing note

Billed per **search**, not per filing returned, one charge whether the
search matches 1 filing or 100 across every form type. Because this actor
searches every SEC form type at once instead of one, it does more work per
charge than this portfolio's single-form SEC trackers (8-K, S-1, 1-A,
13D/13G, 13F), which is reflected in a slightly higher per-search price
than those.

### Related products

- [SEC 8-K Material Event Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/sec-8k-material-event-tracker): 8-K filings only, with item-code filtering and ticker lookup
- [SEC 13D/13G Ownership Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/sec-13d-ownership-tracker): 5%+ ownership stake filings only
- [SEC 13F Institutional Holdings Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/sec-13f-institutional-holdings-tracker): institutional fund holdings only
- [SEC IPO Registration Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/sec-ipo-registration-tracker): new IPO registrations only
- [SEC Regulation A+ Offering Tracker](https://github.com/timmKal01/sec-reg-a-offering-tracker): Reg A+ offerings only

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword or exact phrase to search for across SEC filing text, e.g. "data breach" or "going concern".

## `forms` (type: `array`):

Limit to these form types, e.g. "10-K", "8-K", "S-1". Leave empty to search all form types.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How many days back to search.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of matching filings to return, most recent first.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "internal control",
  "daysBack": 90,
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "internal control"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("m_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "internal control" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("m_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "internal control"
}' |
apify call m_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,m_ctim/sec-filing-full-text-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nOFwfoSMzBbbRxjau/builds/QMY2FCzrAYJ71SXhp/openapi.json