# SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Tracker (`nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper`) Actor

Track SEC Form 4 insider trades — issuer ticker, reporting person, role (officer/director/10%+), transaction date, code (Purchase/Sale/Grant), shares, price per share, post-transaction holdings, derivative legs. OpenInsider/Quiver alternative for retail investors, M\&A intel, hedge funds.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Stephan Corbeil](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $100.00 / 1,000 form 4 filings

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

## 📈 SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Tracker — Officer & Director Trades

> Track every Form 4 filing in real-ish time — officers, directors, and 10%+ holders disclosing buys, sales, gifts, and grants of registrant securities. OpenInsider / Quiver Quantitative alternative built directly on SEC EDGAR.

### 📦 What you get per filing

- `accession_number`, `filing_date`, `period_of_report`
- `issuer_cik`, `issuer_name`, `ticker`
- `reporting_owner_cik`, `reporting_owner_name`
- `is_director`, `is_officer`, `is_ten_percent_owner`, `officer_title`
- `non_derivative_transactions[]`: per-leg `security_title`, `transaction_date`, `transaction_code`, `shares`, `price_per_share`, `acquired_or_disposed`, `shares_owned_after`, `ownership_form`, `value_usd`
- `derivative_transactions[]`: derivatives (options/warrants) with conversion price, exercise/expiration dates
- `filing_index_url`, `ownership_doc_url`

### 🎯 Use cases

1. **Retail / institutional traders** — replicate buy-following strategies (purchase-code "P" by officers).
2. **M&A intel** — sudden insider buying clusters often precede deal announcements.
3. **Hedge-fund research** — net insider sentiment by sector or market cap.
4. **Compliance teams** — monitor your own executives' Form 4 filings vs. trading blackouts.
5. **Financial journalism** — track unusual insider sells before earnings or guidance updates.
6. **PitchBook / OpenInsider replacements** — drop-in feed at a fraction of the cost.

### 🚀 Quick start (JSON input)

```json
{
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2025-01-15",
  "tickers": [],
  "transactionTypes": ["P", "S"],
  "maxFilings": 50
}
````

### 💻 Code Example — Python SDK

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper").call(run_input={
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "dateTo": "2025-01-31",
    "tickers": ["AAPL", "MSFT", "GOOGL"],
    "transactionTypes": ["P", "S"],
    "maxFilings": 200,
})
for filing in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(filing["filing_date"], filing["ticker"], filing["reporting_owner_name"])
```

### 🌐 Code Example — cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"dateFrom":"2025-01-01","dateTo":"2025-01-15","transactionTypes":["P","S"],"maxFilings":50}'
```

### 🔌 Integrations

- **Zapier** — pipe new insider buys into Slack, Discord, or your trade-alert email.
- **Make.com** — daily Form 4 sweep that loads into your portfolio dashboard.
- **n8n** — schedule a 5-minute polling cadence for time-sensitive alerts.

### 💰 Pricing (pay per event)

- **Actor Start:** flat per-run fee (depends on memory).
- **Form 4 filing:** charged once per filing pushed to the dataset.

Cost example: 100 filings ≈ 100 × per-filing event + 1 start. Pulling a full year of S\&P 500 insider trades typically lands in the few-dollar range. Compare to PitchBook / Quiver subscriptions.

### ❓ FAQ

**Q: How fresh is the data?**
EDGAR full-text search returns filings within hours of submission. Form 4s must be filed within 2 business days of the trade.

**Q: How does the ticker filter work?**
The actor pulls a wider candidate set from EDGAR's full-text search, parses each ownership.xml to extract the issuer ticker, then applies your `tickers` filter post-fetch. Pass an empty array to disable.

**Q: What do the transaction codes mean?**
P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant/award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for tax, G = gift, D = sale to issuer, X = exercise of in-the-money derivative, V = transaction voluntarily reported. Form 4 schema documents the full list.

**Q: User-Agent — is this compliant?**
Yes — the actor sends `User-Agent: NexGenData scrapers@thenextgennexus.com` per SEC's published policy at sec.gov/os/accessing-edgar-data. The actor self-throttles to be polite.

**Q: Bug reports?**
Open an issue on the Apify console — responses within 24 hours.

### 🔗 Related NexGenData Actors

- [SEC Form 8-K Material Events Tracker](https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-form-8k-material-events-scraper?fpr=2ayu9b)
- [SEC Form D Private Placement Tracker](https://apify.com/nexgendata/sec-form-d-scraper?fpr=2ayu9b)
- [USAspending Federal Awards Scraper](https://apify.com/nexgendata/usaspending-federal-awards-scraper?fpr=2ayu9b)

### 🚀 Apify Affiliate Program

New to Apify? [Sign up via our referral link](https://apify.com/nexgendata?fpr=2ayu9b) — you get free platform credits on signup, and you help fund the maintenance of this actor fleet.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Inclusive start date for the filing-date range. SEC's full-text search supports custom ranges going back many years.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Inclusive end date for the filing-date range. Use a small window (1–14 days) for ad-hoc research; longer windows for bulk pulls.

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Filter to only filings whose issuer ticker matches one of these (e.g. \['AAPL','MSFT']). Leave empty for the full universe.

## `transactionTypes` (type: `array`):

SEC Form 4 transaction codes. Common codes: P=Open-market purchase, S=Open-market sale, A=Award/grant, M=Option exercise, F=Tax payment in stock, G=Gift. Default \['P','S'] returns only buy/sell trades.

## `maxFilings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of Form 4 filings to return after filtering (1–2000). Each filing is one dataset row.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2025-01-15",
  "tickers": [],
  "transactionTypes": [
    "P",
    "S"
  ],
  "maxFilings": 25
}
```

# 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 = {
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "dateTo": "2025-01-15",
    "tickers": [],
    "transactionTypes": [
        "P",
        "S"
    ],
    "maxFilings": 25
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper").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 = {
    "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
    "dateTo": "2025-01-15",
    "tickers": [],
    "transactionTypes": [
        "P",
        "S",
    ],
    "maxFilings": 25,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper").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 '{
  "dateFrom": "2025-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2025-01-15",
  "tickers": [],
  "transactionTypes": [
    "P",
    "S"
  ],
  "maxFilings": 25
}' |
apify call nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Tracker",
        "description": "Track SEC Form 4 insider trades — issuer ticker, reporting person, role (officer/director/10%+), transaction date, code (Purchase/Sale/Grant), shares, price per share, post-transaction holdings, derivative legs. OpenInsider/Quiver alternative for retail investors, M&A intel, hedge funds.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "UHbDg0jZjimh246Qs"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        },
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                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper/runs": {
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                "responses": {
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                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
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        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-sec-form-4-insider-trading-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
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            }
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    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "dateFrom",
                    "dateTo"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "dateFrom": {
                        "title": "Filing date — from (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Inclusive start date for the filing-date range. SEC's full-text search supports custom ranges going back many years."
                    },
                    "dateTo": {
                        "title": "Filing date — to (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Inclusive end date for the filing-date range. Use a small window (1–14 days) for ad-hoc research; longer windows for bulk pulls."
                    },
                    "tickers": {
                        "title": "Ticker filter (optional)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Filter to only filings whose issuer ticker matches one of these (e.g. ['AAPL','MSFT']). Leave empty for the full universe.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "transactionTypes": {
                        "title": "Transaction codes",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "SEC Form 4 transaction codes. Common codes: P=Open-market purchase, S=Open-market sale, A=Award/grant, M=Option exercise, F=Tax payment in stock, G=Gift. Default ['P','S'] returns only buy/sell trades.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxFilings": {
                        "title": "Max filings",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 2000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of Form 4 filings to return after filtering (1–2000). Each filing is one dataset row.",
                        "default": 50
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
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                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
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                                "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
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "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
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```