SEC 8-K Filings Scraper: Events and Press Releases

This SEC 8-K scraper reads the current reports that public companies file when something important happens: earnings, a new CEO or CFO, a big deal, a cyber attack, a bankruptcy or a notice that the stock may be delisted. Follow a list of tickers or company names, or leave the company empty to scan every 8-K filed in a date range. Each filing comes back as one clean row.

A row carries much more than the filing link. You get every item with its number, title and category, the written text of each item, the headline and text of the attached press release, the main numbers of an earnings release, a summary of executive changes with the officer titles involved, the exact time the filing was accepted and whether that was before the open, during trading or after the close, and a risk score that adds up warning signs such as restatements, delisting notices and debt triggers.

Traders, analysts, journalists, compliance teams, recruiters and newsletter writers use it to react to company events the day they happen.

What can you do with this 8-K scraper?

• Get every 8-K a company filed in the last year with the text of each item
• Find all executive departures filed this week, with the officers named and the titles involved
• Watch earnings releases across the market and read the revenue, earnings per share and outlook lines
• Catch cybersecurity incident disclosures (item 1.05) as soon as they appear
• Spot restatements, auditor changes and delisting notices that often come before bigger trouble
• Filter by industry code to follow only software, biotech or banks
• See which filings arrived after the market closed
• Get only the filings you have not seen before for a daily alert
• Rank companies by a risk score built from their recent filings
• Export 8-K data to CSV or Excel, or send it to Google Sheets, Slack or your own tools

What data can you extract from 8-K filings?

Mode	One row is	Highlights
8-K filings	One filing	Company, ticker, exchange, form, filing date, accepted time in UTC and New York time, before open, during hours and after close flags, event date and days from event to filing, item numbers with title, category and text, category list, ready-made flags (earnings, executive change, material agreement, acquisition, cybersecurity incident, bankruptcy, restatement, auditor change, delisting notice, impairment, restructuring, change of control, debt event, equity issuance), risk items, risk score and level, industry code and name, state of incorporation, exhibits with links, press release headline and text, earnings highlights, executive change summary, cybersecurity summary, filing link
Company digest	One company	Number of filings in the period, first and last filing date, filings per month, count of each item, categories, earnings reports, executive changes, material agreements, risk signals written in words, risk score and level

How to scrape SEC 8-K filings

1. Choose 8-K filings or Company digest.
2. Enter tickers, company names or CIK numbers. Leave them empty to scan the whole market.
3. Pick event categories or exact item codes, for example 5.02 for executive changes.
4. Set the filing dates. The default is the last 5 days, or the last 365 days when you choose companies.
5. Set Max Items and click Start.
6. Export the dataset as CSV, Excel or from the Apify console.

Input example

{
  "mode": "events",
  "categories": ["Executive changes", "Cybersecurity"],
  "dateFrom": "2026-09-28",
  "dateTo": "2026-10-02",
  "textLimit": 800,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Filing output example

{
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "exchange": "Nasdaq",
  "companyName": "NVIDIA CORP",
  "form": "8-K",
  "filingDate": "2026-08-26",
  "acceptedAt": "2026-08-26T20:21:19.000Z",
  "acceptedAtEastern": "2026-08-26 16:21",
  "filedAfterClose": true,
  "eventDate": "2026-08-26",
  "daysFromEventToFiling": 0,
  "itemCodes": ["2.02", "9.01"],
  "categories": ["Earnings"],
  "isEarnings": true,
  "riskScore": 0,
  "riskLevel": "low",
  "sic": "3674",
  "sicDescription": "Semiconductors & Related Devices",
  "stateOfIncorporation": "DE",
  "items": [
    { "code": "2.02", "title": "Results of Operations and Financial Condition", "category": "Earnings", "text": "On August 26, 2026, NVIDIA Corporation issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended July 26, 2026..." }
  ],
  "pressReleaseHeadline": "NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2027",
  "earningsHighlights": [
    { "topic": "revenue", "text": "Revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year ago" },
    { "topic": "earnings per share", "text": "GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $2.46 and $2.22, respectively." },
    { "topic": "outlook", "text": "Revenue is expected to be $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%." }
  ],
  "exhibits": [
    { "type": "EX-99.1", "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000073/q2fy27pr.htm" }
  ],
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000073/0001045810-26-000073-index.htm"
}

Executive change example

{
  "ticker": "ACIC",
  "itemCodes": ["5.02"],
  "isExecutiveChange": true,
  "executiveChange": {
    "departures": true,
    "appointments": false,
    "compensationTerms": false,
    "rolesMentioned": ["COO"],
    "titlesMentioned": ["Chief Operating Officer", "Chief Information Officer"],
    "keySentences": ["Christopher Griffith has resigned from the position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer of the Company effective October 1, 2026, to pursue another opportunity."]
  }
}

Company digest example

{
  "ticker": "PUSA",
  "companyName": "Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc",
  "filingCount": 1,
  "itemCounts": { "4.01": 1, "5.02": 1, "9.01": 1 },
  "riskSignals": ["Change of auditor", "Auditor change together with executive change"],
  "riskScore": 40,
  "riskLevel": "high"
}

How much does it cost to scrape 8-K filings?

You pay per result: $26 per 1,000 rows plus a tiny start fee. The free plan returns up to 10 rows per run. A company digest is one row per company, so following a watchlist of 100 companies costs a few cents a day.

Tips for better results

• For a daily alert, schedule the Actor every morning, choose the categories you care about and turn on the option to return only filings not returned before.
• The risk score is a screening aid. It adds weights for items such as bankruptcy, restatement, delisting notices, debt triggers and auditor changes, plus a bonus when a CEO or CFO leaves. A high score means look closer, not sell.
• Turn off the item text and the press release when you only need the item numbers. Runs are faster and the dataset is smaller.
• Scanning the whole market for many days reads every 8-K of those days. Raise the limit on filings to scan for long ranges, or pick companies instead.
• The earnings highlights pick one sentence per topic from the press release. Companies write their releases differently, so a topic can be missing.
• Executive change details are read from the written text of item 5.02. Check the key sentences when the names matter.

Who uses 8-K data?

• Traders and analysts react to earnings, deals and management changes.
• Risk and compliance teams watch for restatements, auditor changes and delisting notices.
• Journalists find executive departures and cyber incidents quickly.
• Recruiters and sales teams see when a company changes its leadership.
• Developers build alerts, dashboards and bots.

Automate and connect

Schedule the Actor every day and send new filings to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make or n8n, or trigger a webhook when a run ends.

FAQ

Do I need an SEC account? No. The Actor works without any login.

What is an 8-K? A current report that a public company files within four business days of an important event. Each event is reported under an item number, such as 2.02 for results or 5.02 for officer changes.

Does it include 10-K and 10-Q reports? No. It covers 8-K filings and their amendments. See the SEC EDGAR Company Financials Scraper for annual financial statements.

What is the time zone of the accepted time? The accepted time is given in UTC and in New York time. The before open, during hours and after close flags use New York time, with trading hours from 9:30 to 16:00.

Why is some item text empty? A few filings give the details only in an exhibit or in a format the Actor cannot read as text. The item numbers and the exhibit links are still returned.

How far back can I search? Use the filing dates to choose the period. Long periods for the whole market mean many filings to read, so start with recent days.

Is this financial advice? No. 8-K filings are public information. Use them as one input among many.

Legal note

This Actor collects information that is publicly visible on the website. Check the source site's terms and your local rules before using the data. Nothing here is financial advice.

Support

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