SEC EDGAR Company Filings Search - 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Insider Trading

Search the SEC's EDGAR database for any public company's full filing history. Look up by company name, stock ticker symbol, or CIK number. Retrieve 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly reports, 8-K material events, proxy statements, insider trading forms (Form 4), and every other SEC filing type — with direct document links to the source. No API key required.

Data comes directly from the official SEC EDGAR API. Results are structured and ready to export.

What You Get

Field	Description
entityName	Company name as registered with the SEC
cik	SEC Central Index Key (unique company identifier)
tickers	Stock ticker symbols (e.g. TSLA, AAPL)
sic	Standard Industrial Classification code
sicDescription	Industry description
ein	Employer Identification Number
stateOfIncorporation	State where the company is incorporated
category	SEC filer category (e.g. Large Accelerated Filer)
phone	Company phone number
totalFilings	Count of filings returned
filings	Array of all filings with form type, filing date, report date, and direct document URLs

Each filing record in the filings array includes the form type, filing date, accession number, and a link to the filing documents on EDGAR.

Use Cases

• Investment research — Pull a company's 10-K and 10-Q history to analyze revenue trends, risk factors, and financial statements without navigating EDGAR manually.
• Insider trading monitoring — Filter for Form 4 filings to track executive stock purchases and sales across a watchlist of companies.
• Due diligence — Retrieve a target company's full filing history including 8-K events, proxy statements, and registration statements.
• Competitive intelligence — Search competitors by ticker or name and compare filing activity, incorporation states, and SIC codes.
• Compliance and audit — Extract structured filing metadata for a set of companies to verify they meet regulatory filing requirements.
• Journalism and research — Access structured EDGAR data for investigative reporting without manual EDGAR searches.
• Batch company lookups — Search multiple companies or tickers in a single run and get unified, structured output.

How to Use

Step 1: Open the actor on Apify

Go to the actor page and click Try for free.

Step 2: Configure your input

Choose one or more of the following lookup methods:

Option A — Quick single company search (simplest)

{
  "query": "Tesla"
}

Option B — Search by stock ticker

{
  "tickers": ["AAPL", "MSFT", "TSLA"],
  "formTypes": ["10-K"],
  "maxFilings": 10
}

Option C — Search by CIK number

{
  "ciks": ["0000320193"],
  "formTypes": ["10-K", "10-Q"],
  "dateFrom": "2023-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-31"
}

Option D — Batch company name search with date filter

{
  "companyNames": ["Apple Inc", "Microsoft Corporation", "Amazon"],
  "formTypes": ["8-K"],
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "maxFilings": 50
}

Step 3: Run and export

Click Start. The actor typically completes in under 30 seconds for most queries. When finished, download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the dataset view.

Input Reference

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Single company name search (used if no arrays are provided)
companyNames	array	List of company names to search (batch mode)
tickers	array	Stock ticker symbols (e.g. "AAPL", "TSLA")
ciks	array	SEC CIK numbers for direct lookup
formTypes	array	Filter by form type (e.g. "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", "4", "DEF 14A") — leave empty for all
dateFrom	string	Start date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format
dateTo	string	End date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format
maxFilings	integer	Max filings per company (default: 100, set to 0 for unlimited)

Cost Estimate

This actor uses the SEC EDGAR public API, which is free. Apify charges only for compute time.

• Actor start fee: ~$0.10 per run
• Compute: Minimal — most runs complete in under 30 seconds
• Typical cost for 100 filings across 5 companies: under $0.15 total

For large batch jobs (50+ companies, unlimited filings), expect under $0.50 per run.

Output Formats

Results are stored in an Apify dataset and can be exported as:

• JSON — Full structured output including nested filings array
• CSV — Flat format (filings array is serialized)
• Excel — Direct download from the dataset view
• Google Sheets — Connect via Apify's Google Sheets integration
• Zapier / Make — Trigger downstream automation from run completion

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. This actor uses the SEC EDGAR public API, which requires no authentication. Apify handles all the infrastructure.

What form types are supported? All SEC form types are supported: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A (proxy), Form 4 (insider trades), S-1, 20-F, and all others. Leave formTypes empty to get every form type.

How far back does the data go? EDGAR data goes back to the early 1990s for most public companies. For older filings, the actor fetches additional filing batches automatically.

Can I search for multiple companies at once? Yes. Use the companyNames, tickers, or ciks arrays to process multiple companies in a single run.

What happens if a company name matches multiple results? The actor returns up to 10 matches per name query. Use a ticker or CIK for precise single-company lookup.

How current is the data? EDGAR data is typically available within 24 hours of the filing date. This actor queries the live EDGAR API so data is as current as the SEC's own system.

What is a CIK number? The Central Index Key is the SEC's unique identifier for every registered entity. You can find a company's CIK by searching EDGAR at edgar.sec.gov or by using this actor's name or ticker lookup.

Use with AI Assistants (MCP)

This actor works as an MCP tool with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and other MCP clients.

Setup: Add this to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sec-edgar": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=pink_comic/sec-edgar-company-filings"
    }
  }
}

Then ask your AI: "Get the latest 10-K filing for Apple" -- it will query SEC EDGAR and return structured filing data.