# SEC Form N-CEN Fund Census Filings Scraper API (`pink_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census`) Actor

Search official SEC EDGAR Form N-CEN registered-fund annual census filing metadata by fund/name, CIK, accession, filing/period dates, state, and amendment status. Returns source-linked, bounded filing evidence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink\_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 sec form n-cen fund census filings scraper api evidence items

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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 N-CEN Fund Census Filings Scraper API

Search official SEC EDGAR EFTS metadata for annual **Form N-CEN registered-fund census filings**. Use it for source-linked fund filing research, filing-monitoring, annual-period checks, and amendment discovery without scraping SEC search pages.

### Default and price

The deterministic empty-input default requests exactly:

`https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?forms=N-CEN&from=0&size=1`

It returns one latest N-CEN filing. At **$0.0001 per start + $0.002 per dataset item**, the default costs at most **$0.0021**. `maxResults` is a total output cap, and the actor reduces it before querying when an Apify maximum-total-charge budget requires that.

### Inputs

```json
{"maxResults":1,"maxCandidates":1,"sortBy":"latest","includeAmendments":false}
```

Search a fund name and include amendments:

```json
{"query":"BlackRock","includeAmendments":true,"filingDateFrom":"2026-01-01","maxResults":10,"maxCandidates":50}
```

Exact identifiers and research filters are also supported: `cik`, `accessionNumber`, filing-date range, period-ending range, two-letter business `state`, and `latest`/`oldest` sorting. Period/state filters are applied to a disclosed bounded EFTS candidate window. Increase `maxCandidates` (up to 500) when broader filtered coverage matters.

### Output evidence

Each found row has stable fields for accession, CIK, filer display name, filing date, period ending, file/film number, form, schema/XSL metadata, business/incorporation location, primary document, official SEC filing-document and filing-index URLs, the exact EFTS query URL, retrieval timestamp, reported hit count, candidates scanned, scan-limit status, and claim limits. Non-found runs emit explicit `NO_MATCH`, `INVALID_INPUT`, `SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE`, or `CHARGE_LIMIT` outcomes instead of silent emptiness.

### Important interpretation limits

Form N-CEN is **registered-fund filer-submitted annual census information**. It can be amended and can lag current conditions. A filing or field is not SEC endorsement, audit, investment advice, performance evidence, or a complete current ownership or risk determination. A missing result inside a bounded search does not prove that a fund or filing does not exist. Review the linked filing, later amendments, and other current primary sources before making material decisions.

The client uses only official `sec.gov` EFTS/archive surfaces, sends an identifying User-Agent, rate-limits requests, and retries bounded transport, response-read, HTTP 408/429/5xx, and malformed-JSON failures.

# Actor input Schema

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

SEC EFTS full-text fund/name keyword. Empty returns the latest filing.

## `cik` (type: `string`):

Exact 1-10 digit SEC CIK.

## `accessionNumber` (type: `string`):

Exact 0000000000-00-000000 accession.

## `filingDateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive YYYY-MM-DD.

## `filingDateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive YYYY-MM-DD.

## `periodEndingFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive filer-reported period ending date; applied in the bounded candidate window.

## `periodEndingTo` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive filer-reported period ending date.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Optional two-letter business-address state from EFTS metadata.

## `includeAmendments` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, search N-CEN and N-CEN/A. Disabled by default for one latest original filing.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Sort matched rows within the bounded candidate scan.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Total paid dataset-item cap.

## `maxCandidates` (type: `integer`):

Bounded candidate scan. Increase for period/state filters or oldest sorting; output discloses limits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "cik": "",
  "accessionNumber": "",
  "filingDateFrom": "",
  "filingDateTo": "",
  "periodEndingFrom": "",
  "periodEndingTo": "",
  "state": "",
  "includeAmendments": false,
  "sortBy": "latest",
  "maxResults": 1,
  "maxCandidates": 1
}
```

# 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 = {
    "maxResults": 1,
    "maxCandidates": 1
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census").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 = {
    "maxResults": 1,
    "maxCandidates": 1,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census").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 '{
  "maxResults": 1,
  "maxCandidates": 1
}' |
apify call pink_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pink_comic/sec-form-n-cen-fund-census"
        }
    }
}

```

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/USX68dmEef6nFqbL5/builds/i9xXfFigtmrXIxpQY/openapi.json