# SPAC Redemptions Scraper — SEC EDGAR Lifecycle Tracker (`nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-scraper`) Actor Track the full SPAC lifecycle from SEC EDGAR: blank-check S-1 IPO filings, Rule 425 merger communications, DEFM14A merger-vote proxies with parsed meeting dates, and 8-K redemption disclosures with redeemed-share counts, per-share price and trust withdrawals. Official public SEC data — no login. - **URL**: https://apify.com/nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Nomad.Dev](https://apify.com/nomad-agent) (community) - **Categories:** Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 1,000 spac filing results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ## SPAC Redemptions Scraper — SEC EDGAR Lifecycle Tracker Track the full SPAC lifecycle straight from **SEC EDGAR**: new blank-check S-1 IPO filings, Rule 425 merger communications, DEFM14A merger-vote proxies (meeting date parsed out of the proxy) and 8-K redemption disclosures (redeemed share count, per-share redemption price and trust-account withdrawal parsed out of the filing). Official public SEC data — no login, no proxies, no API key. This is the structured SPAC event feed that arbitrage desks, merger-arb analysts and SPAC-tracking products otherwise assemble by hand from EDGAR — or buy as a $300+/month database subscription. Point it at a date range, a single SPAC (by name, ticker or CIK), or run it on a schedule with delta mode to get only new events. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | select | `"redemptions"` | Which lifecycle stage to track: `ipos` (S-1 blank-check filings), `mergers` (Form 425 communications), `votes` (DEFM14A proxies), `redemptions` (8-K redemption disclosures) or `all` (all four in sequence, sharing one `maxItems` budget). | | `entity` | string | *(empty)* | Filter to one SEC filer — company name (e.g. `"AlphaVest"`), ticker or CIK. Empty = all SPACs. | | `fromDate` | date | *(empty)* | Only filings filed on/after this date. | | `toDate` | date | *(empty)* | Only filings filed on/before this date. | | `parseFilingText` | boolean | `true` | Fetch each proxy/8-K document and extract meeting date, redeemed shares, price per share and trust withdrawal (see [Parsed fields](#parsed-fields--parse-confidence)). Applies to `votes` and `redemptions`; `ipos` and `mergers` records are index metadata only. | | `onlyNewSinceLastRun` | boolean | `false` | Only output filings not seen in previous runs with this flag — see [Delta mode](#delta-mode). | | `maxItems` | integer | `100` | Hard cap on filings returned per run (1–2000). | | `concurrency` *(Advanced)* | integer | `3` | Parallel document fetches when `parseFilingText` is on (1–5). All SEC requests are rate-spaced internally to respect EDGAR fair-access limits. | ### What SPAC data does this scraper extract? One flat JSON record per filing (one per accession number — exhibit hits are deduplicated). All fields are present on every record; fields that don't apply to an event type, or that could not be extracted with confidence, are `null` — never guessed. | Field | Meaning | |---|---| | `id` | SEC accession number, e.g. `0001493152-25-014682` — stable and unique per filing | | `source` | Always `"sec-edgar"` | | `eventType` | `ipo_filing` \| `merger_communication` \| `merger_vote_proxy` \| `redemption_disclosure` | | `company` | Filer name as registered with the SEC | | `cik` | SEC CIK, zero-padded 10 digits | | `ticker` | Primary listed ticker, or `null` when the filer has none on record | | `tickers` | All listed tickers (common/rights/units/warrants), possibly empty | | `formType` | Root form: `S-1`, `425`, `DEFM14A` or `8-K` | | `matchedFileType` | The specific file the search matched (`8-K`, `EX-99.1`, ...) | | `filedAt` | Filing date `YYYY-MM-DD` | | `accessionNumber` | Same as `id` | | `filingUrl` | Direct URL of the matched document on sec.gov | | `indexUrl` | Filing folder on sec.gov (all documents + exhibits) | | `redeemedShares` | Parsed share count redeemed *(redemptions only)* | | `redemptionPricePerShare` | Parsed per-share redemption price in USD *(redemptions only)* | | `trustAmountRemoved` | Parsed total USD removed from the trust account *(redemptions only)* | | `hasVoteResults` | `true` when the 8-K contains Item 5.07 vote results *(redemptions only)* | | `meetingDate` | Parsed shareholder-meeting date `YYYY-MM-DD` *(votes only)* | | `excerpt` | ≤300-char snippet of the filing text the numbers were read from — verify at a glance | | `parse_confidence` | `"high"` / `"medium"` / `"low"` — see below; `null` when text parsing was skipped | | `warnings` | Human-readable notes on anything ambiguous or unparsed (empty array when clean) | | `isNew` | `true` on every pushed record — only present when **Only new since last run** is on | ### Parsed fields & parse confidence SEC filings state redemption facts in prose. The parser extracts them with strict rules and reports how sure it is: - **`high`** — all primary facts for the event type found unambiguously (redemptions: share count *and* per-share price; votes: one consistent meeting date; `ipos`/`mergers`: always `high`, the record is index metadata). - **`medium`** — some facts found; the rest are `null` with a `warnings` entry. - **`low`** — nothing recognized; all parsed fields `null`, `warnings` says why (unusual phrasing, data in an unfetched exhibit, document fetch failed). When a filing mentions **multiple conflicting values** (e.g. per-meeting redemption counts plus a combined total that can't be told apart), the field is left `null` and the candidates are listed in `warnings` — the actor never picks a number for you. The `excerpt` field shows the exact sentence so you can verify in one glance. ### How to track SPAC redemptions with this Actor 1. Pick a **lifecycle stage** — `redemptions` for trust redemptions, `votes` for upcoming merger votes, `ipos` for new blank-check registrations, `mergers` for de-SPAC announcements, or `all`. 2. Optionally set **entity** (one SPAC) and a **date range**. 3. Leave **Parse filing text** on to get the structured numbers, not just filing metadata. 4. Turn on **Only new since last run** and put the actor on a daily schedule to get a clean feed of new SPAC events only — new redemption results land on EDGAR the same day they're filed. 5. Run and export JSON, CSV or Excel — or call it over the API: ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("") run = client.actor("nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-scraper").call(run_input={ "mode": "redemptions", "fromDate": "2026-01-01", "maxItems": 100, }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["filedAt"], item["company"], item["redeemedShares"], item["redemptionPricePerShare"], item["filingUrl"]) ```` ```bash curl -X POST \ "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nomad-agent~spac-redemptions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"mode": "redemptions", "fromDate": "2026-01-01", "maxItems": 50}' ``` ### Output example Real record (live run, June 2026): ```json { "id": "0001213900-26-053305", "source": "sec-edgar", "eventType": "redemption_disclosure", "company": "ClimateRock", "cik": "0001903392", "ticker": "CLRCF", "tickers": ["CLRCF", "CLRRF"], "formType": "8-K", "matchedFileType": "8-K", "filedAt": "2026-05-07", "accessionNumber": "0001213900-26-053305", "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1903392/000121390026053305/ea0289583-8k_climate.htm", "indexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1903392/000121390026053305/", "redeemedShares": 4543, "redemptionPricePerShare": 13.19, "trustAmountRemoved": 59900000.0, "hasVoteResults": true, "meetingDate": null, "excerpt": "...Shareholders holding 4,543 Public Shares exercised their right to redeem such Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, approximately $59.9 million (or approximately $13.19 per share) will be removed from the T...", "parse_confidence": "high", "warnings": [] } ``` `isNew` (delta mode) is added on top of this shape when that input is on. ### Delta mode Turn on **Only new since last run** (`onlyNewSinceLastRun`) to have the Actor remember which filings it has already returned (keyed by event type + accession number) across runs, and skip filings it has already seen. - Skipped (already-seen) filings are **not pushed and not billed** — repeat runs only charge for genuinely new events. - Every filing that *is* pushed with this flag on is tagged `"isNew": true`. - State is kept in a dedicated key-value store (separate from the run's default store) so it persists across scheduled runs. ### How the four searches work Each stage is one EDGAR full-text search using the standard terms of art in SPAC filings, verified against live filings: | Stage | Form filter | Matches filings containing | |---|---|---| | `ipos` | S-1 | "blank check company" | | `mergers` | 425 | "business combination" | | `votes` | DEFM14A | "special meeting" + "business combination" | | `redemptions` | 8-K | "exercised their right to redeem" | EDGAR full-text search covers filings from **2001 onwards** and indexes exhibits too — redemption numbers announced in an EX-99.1 press release attached to an 8-K are found and parsed just the same. ### Integrations Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or wire this Actor into [Make](https://make.com), [Zapier](https://zapier.com) or [n8n](https://n8n.io); call it programmatically with `run-sync-get-dataset-items`; or use it from AI agents via the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com). ### Pricing Pay per event: **$0.05 per Actor start** and **$0.004 per filing returned**. 100 filings ≈ $0.45. No subscription — pay only for what you fetch. ### Use cases - SPAC arbitrage: daily feed of redemption results, trust withdrawals and per-share redemption prices - Merger-arb calendars: upcoming de-SPAC votes with parsed meeting dates - Deal-flow monitoring: new blank-check S-1 registrations and 425 merger announcements as they hit EDGAR - Law firms / advisors: track redemption levels and extension votes across the active SPAC universe - Quant/data teams: replace a $300+/month SPAC database subscription for event-date data you can re-derive from primary sources ### FAQ **Is it legal to scrape this data?** Yes. SEC filings are public-domain U.S. government records, and this Actor uses the SEC's own public search API and archive URLs, honoring the SEC's fair-access guidance (identified User-Agent, throttled request rate well under the published 10 req/s limit). **Do I need an API key or login?** No. All endpoints used are unauthenticated public SEC services. **How fresh is the data?** Every run queries EDGAR live. Full-text search indexes new filings within minutes to a few hours of acceptance — same-day for redemption 8-Ks. **Why is a numeric field null when the filing clearly states the number?** The parser only reports values it can extract unambiguously. If a filing states several conflicting counts (common when one 8-K covers two meetings), the field is `null` and `warnings` lists the candidates — check `excerpt` and `filingUrl`. That's deliberate: no silent guessing. **Does it cover redemptions announced only in press-release exhibits?** Yes — EDGAR full-text search indexes exhibits (EX-99.x), and the parser runs on whichever document matched. **Something broken or missing?** Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab — it is monitored and fixes ship fast. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Which SPAC lifecycle stage to track. All runs the four searches in sequence (IPO filings → merger communications → merger-vote proxies → redemption disclosures) sharing one Max items budget. ## `entity` (type: `string`): Optional filter to one SEC filer — company name (e.g. AlphaVest), ticker or CIK number. Empty = all SPACs. ## `fromDate` (type: `string`): Only filings filed on/after this date. ## `toDate` (type: `string`): Only filings filed on/before this date. ## `parseFilingText` (type: `boolean`): Fetch each matched proxy/8-K document and extract meeting date, redeemed share count, per-share redemption price and trust withdrawal, with a per-record parse\_confidence and warnings. Ambiguous filings get null fields plus a warning — values are never guessed. Applies to the votes and redemptions stages; IPO filings and 425s are index metadata only. Turning this off makes runs faster and lighter. ## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`): Only output filings not seen in previous runs with this flag. Skipped (already-seen) filings are not pushed or billed, so scheduled repeat runs only charge for genuinely new events. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on filings returned per run (1–2000). With All four stages, the cap is shared across the stages in order. With 'Only new since last run' on, fewer than this may be pushed and billed. ## `concurrency` (type: `integer`): How many filing documents to fetch in parallel when 'Parse filing text' is on. Keep low — SEC EDGAR enforces fair-access limits and all requests are additionally rate-spaced internally. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "redemptions", "parseFilingText": true, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false, "maxItems": 100, "concurrency": 3 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-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 '{}' | apify call nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nomad-agent/spac-redemptions-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SPAC Redemptions Scraper — SEC EDGAR Lifecycle Tracker", "description": "Track the full SPAC lifecycle from SEC EDGAR: blank-check S-1 IPO filings, Rule 425 merger communications, DEFM14A merger-vote proxies with parsed meeting dates, and 8-K redemption disclosures with redeemed-share counts, per-share price and trust withdrawals. Official public SEC data — no login.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "pNEFndhfpw2eD52Vg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/nomad-agent~spac-redemptions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nomad-agent-spac-redemptions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/nomad-agent~spac-redemptions-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-nomad-agent-spac-redemptions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/nomad-agent~spac-redemptions-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-nomad-agent-spac-redemptions-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Lifecycle events", "enum": [ "all", "ipos", "mergers", "votes", "redemptions" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which SPAC lifecycle stage to track. All runs the four searches in sequence (IPO filings → merger communications → merger-vote proxies → redemption disclosures) sharing one Max items budget.", "default": "redemptions" }, "entity": { "title": "Company, ticker or CIK", "type": "string", "description": "Optional filter to one SEC filer — company name (e.g. AlphaVest), ticker or CIK number. Empty = all SPACs." }, "fromDate": { "title": "Filed from", "type": "string", "description": "Only filings filed on/after this date." }, "toDate": { "title": "Filed to", "type": "string", "description": "Only filings filed on/before this date." }, "parseFilingText": { "title": "Parse filing text", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch each matched proxy/8-K document and extract meeting date, redeemed share count, per-share redemption price and trust withdrawal, with a per-record parse_confidence and warnings. Ambiguous filings get null fields plus a warning — values are never guessed. 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