# SEC EDGAR Filings Search & Monitor (8-K, 10-K, S-1) (`mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor`) Actor

Search and monitor SEC EDGAR filings via the official EDGAR full-text search API. Filter by form type (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, Form 4, 13D, D), company CIK, keyword or exact phrase and date. Get company, ticker, 8-K items, SIC, state and direct document links. Monitor mode returns only new filings.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [m mm](https://apify.com/mmm_mita) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## 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.

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.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

### What does SEC EDGAR Filings Search & Monitor do?

It searches **SEC EDGAR filings** (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, Form 4, 13D/G, Form D and every other form type) through the **official EDGAR full-text search API** run by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You get **one clean row per filing**: company, ticker, CIK, form, filing date, period, **8-K item numbers with plain-English descriptions**, SIC code, business and incorporation state, plus direct links to the main document and to the filing index.

Turn on **monitor mode** and schedule it daily to get **only new filings**, for example every new 8-K item 1.05 (cybersecurity incident), every S-1 or every 13D.

### How to use it

1. Pick **form types** (e.g. `8-K`) and/or add **company CIKs** (e.g. `320193` for Apple).
2. Optionally add a **full-text search**, for example `"going concern"` or `"material weakness"`.
3. Set **days back** or a start and end date, then run it. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the API and integrations.

### Input example

```json
{ "forms": ["8-K"], "query": "\"cybersecurity incident\"", "daysBack": 30, "maxItems": 200 }
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "accessionNumber": "0002115436-26-000013", "form": "8-K", "fileDate": "2026-10-16", "periodEnding": "2026-10-16",
  "companyName": "ExxonMobil Holdings Corp", "tickers": ["XOM"], "cik": "0002115436",
  "items": ["7.01"], "itemDescriptions": ["Regulation FD Disclosure"], "sicCodes": ["2911"], "businessStates": ["TX"],
  "documentUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2115436/000211543626000013/xom-20261016.htm",
  "filingIndexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2115436/000211543626000013/0002115436-26-000013-index.htm"
}
```

### Data fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| accessionNumber | Unique EDGAR filing ID |
| form, rootForm, description | Form type and filing description |
| fileDate, periodEnding | Filing date and period of report |
| companyName, tickers, cik, entities | Filer(s) as listed by EDGAR |
| items, itemDescriptions | 8-K item numbers and their meaning |
| sicCodes, businessStates, businessLocations, incorporationStates, fileNumbers | Filer metadata |
| documentUrl, filingIndexUrl | Links to the matched document and the filing index |

### How much does it cost?

**$3.00 per 1,000 filings**, no start fee. One filing = one result, even if several of its documents match. In monitor mode the first run is a free **baseline** (stores existing filings, no output, no charge); later runs charge only new filings. Set a maximum cost per run; the actor stops cleanly at the limit and only remembers what it delivered. The $5 monthly credit on the Apify free plan covers about 1,650 filings.

### Limits

- EDGAR full-text search covers filings from 2001 onwards and returns at most **10,000 matches per search**; narrow forms, CIKs or dates for more.
- Requests follow the SEC fair-access policy (declared User-Agent, well under 10 requests/second). You can add your contact e-mail to the User-Agent in the input.

### Data source and terms

Data comes from the SEC's public EDGAR system (U.S. government works, not subject to copyright). See the SEC's [Privacy and Security Policy / fair access](https://www.sec.gov/privacy#security) and [Accessing EDGAR data](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-search-assistance/accessing-edgar-data). Not affiliated with or endorsed by the SEC. Insider filings (Forms 3/4/5) name individual insiders as required by law; use that data responsibly.

### Other Data Pipe actors

- [EU Tenders Scraper (TED) & Tender Monitor](https://apify.com/mmm_mita/eu-ted-tenders-monitor)
- [UK Tenders: Contracts Finder + Find a Tender](https://apify.com/mmm_mita/uk-public-tenders-unified)
- [France Company Register Scraper (SIRENE)](https://apify.com/mmm_mita/france-company-register)
- [LEI Lookup & Company Search (GLEIF)](https://apify.com/mmm_mita/gleif-lei-company-search)

# Actor input Schema

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

EDGAR form types, e.g. 8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, 13D, 4, D. Empty = all forms.

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

Optional words or an "exact phrase" to find inside filings (EDGAR full-text search syntax: quotes, OR, -exclude).

## `ciks` (type: `array`):

Optional SEC CIK numbers, e.g. 320193 for Apple. Leading zeros optional.

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

Filed within the last N days (ignored if Start date is set).

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD (optional).

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD (optional, default today).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many filings (each filing = one result).

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Remember delivered filings between runs and return only new ones. Schedule the actor daily for alerts.

## `monitorFirstRunBaseline` (type: `boolean`):

In monitor mode, the first run only stores existing filings, with no output and no charge.

## `monitorStoreName` (type: `string`):

Use a different name per saved search.

## `contactEmail` (type: `string`):

SEC asks automated tools to identify themselves; added to the User-Agent header.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "forms": [
    "8-K"
  ],
  "query": "",
  "ciks": [],
  "daysBack": 3,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorFirstRunBaseline": true,
  "monitorStoreName": "edgar-monitor",
  "contactEmail": ""
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

All results in the default dataset (table view 'overview').

# 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 = {
    "forms": [
        "8-K"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor").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 = {
    "forms": ["8-K"],
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor").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 '{
  "forms": [
    "8-K"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mmm_mita/sec-edgar-filings-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/iKzI0Me0j9hUVgMfI/builds/Fg6gaNmTrEHFfibQW/openapi.json