SEC Filings API Scraper

EDGAR is free and complete, and it indexes companies by CIK rather than by ticker, which is the friction. This Actor takes a company name, a ticker or a CIK, resolves it through the SEC's own company list, and returns one structured record per filing: form type, filing and report dates, the 8-K item codes, the accession number and a direct link. Filter by form and by date so a run returns the filings you actually want.

What it does

• Takes a company name, a ticker or a CIK. Apple, AAPL and 0000320193 all reach the same company; a name that matches more than one is reported with the candidates rather than guessed at.
• Filters by form type, so you can ask for 8-K material events, 10-Q quarterlies, 10-K annuals or 4 insider trades and ignore the rest.
• Filters by date with Filed since, so a scheduled run reads only what is new.
• Decodes the 8-K item codes into items, which is what tells you whether a material event was a results release, a departure or an acquisition.
• Carries the accession number and a direct document link, so a record is enough to fetch or cite the filing itself.
• Distinguishes filing date from report date, which differ on periodic reports and matter when you are aligning to a fiscal calendar.

Use cases

You need to	How this Actor does it
Watch for material events	Filter forms to 8-K and schedule the run hourly
Track insider trading	Filter forms to 4 across a watchlist
Collect a results season	Filter forms to 10-Q and set Filed since to the quarter start
Align to a fiscal calendar	Read reportDate rather than filingDate
Build a filings archive	Schedule the run with Filed since and accumulate the dataset
Feed a research agent	Call the Actor over MCP and let the model ask for a company's recent filings

Quick start

1. Click Try for free.
2. Add companies, one per line: a name (Apple, Motorola Solutions), a ticker (AAPL, NVDA) or a CIK (0000320193).
3. Set Form types to the forms you want: 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, 4. Leave it empty for every form.
4. Set Filed since as YYYY-MM-DD to read only recent filings.
5. Click Start. Rows appear within seconds.
6. Export as JSON, CSV, Excel or XML, or read the dataset over the API.

Input

Field	Type	Default	What it controls
companies	array	Apple	Company names, tickers or CIKs to read filings for. Names and tickers are resolved through the SEC company list
formTypes	array	empty	Only return these forms. Empty returns every form
filingsPerCompany	integer	20	Filings per company, newest first
filedSince	string	empty	Only filings on or after this date, as YYYY-MM-DD
maxItems	integer	0	Caps how many records are written. 0 writes them all

{
    "companies": [
        "AAPL",
        "NVDA"
    ],
    "formTypes": [
        "8-K",
        "10-Q"
    ],
    "filingsPerCompany": 20,
    "filedSince": "2026-01-01"
}

Output

One dataset item per filing. The three outcomes are distinguishable: a name or ticker the SEC list does not resolve returns status: failed; a company that resolved but has no filings in your window returns status: empty with the company named; filings return status: ok.

Field group	Fields
Company	status, tickerSymbol, companyName, cik
Filing	form, filingDate, reportDate, accessionNumber, url
Material events	items
Timing	validFrom, scrapedAt

{
    "status": "ok",
    "tickerSymbol": "AAPL",
    "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
    "cik": "0000320193",
    "form": "8-K",
    "filingDate": "2026-07-31",
    "reportDate": "2026-07-31",
    "items": [
        "2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition",
        "9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits"
    ],
    "accessionNumber": "0000320193-26-000073",
    "validFrom": "2026-09-06T05:30:00.000Z",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000073/aapl-20260731.htm"
}

Integrations

Run it over the API and get the rows back in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/publicmoney~sec-filings-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"companies": ["AAPL", "NVDA"], "formTypes": ["8-K", "10-Q"], "filingsPerCompany": 20, "filedSince": "2026-01-01"}'

From Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("publicmoney/sec-filings-scraper").call(run_input={"companies": ["AAPL", "NVDA"], "formTypes": ["8-K", "10-Q"], "filingsPerCompany": 20, "filedSince": "2026-01-01"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["tickerSymbol"], item["validFrom"])

Give an AI agent the Actor over MCP:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=publicmoney/sec-filings-scraper"
        }
    }
}

Schedules run it on any cron, webhooks fire when a run finishes, and platform integrations push the dataset to Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable, Zapier or your own endpoint.

Cost

Pay per event, so you pay for records rather than compute time.

Event	Free tier	Top volume tier
Record with data	$0.002	$0.0007
Actor start	$0.00005 per GB	Same

A record that returned no data is published as a failure row and is never charged. Six volume tiers apply, so the per-record price falls with monthly volume.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
A name or ticker returns failed	The SEC company list does not carry it, or the name matched several companies — the row lists them under candidates. Foreign private issuers and delisted companies may be missing; try the CIK.
A company returns status: empty	It resolved and EDGAR answered, but no filing matches your formTypes and filedSince. Widen the window rather than retrying.
A company returns no filings	Nothing matched your form and date filters. Widen Filed since or clear Form types.
items is empty on an 8-K	The filing declared no item codes, which happens on amendments. The document link still works.
reportDate differs from filingDate	By design. A quarterly report covers a period that ended before it was filed. Use reportDate for fiscal alignment.
Fewer filings than EDGAR shows	Filings per company caps it, newest first, and the default is 20. Raise it for a fuller history.

FAQ

Does the SEC have a free EDGAR API?

Yes, and this Actor reads it. What it adds is name and ticker to CIK resolution so you never look up an identifier, form and date filtering, decoded 8-K item codes, the same record shape as the other 29 Actors in this fleet, and the platform's scheduling and integrations. For one query against one CIK, use EDGAR directly.

Do I need to know a company's CIK?

No. Send the company name or the ticker and the Actor resolves it through the SEC's own company list. A CIK still works if you already have one, with or without leading zeros.

Which forms can I filter to?

Any EDGAR form type. The common ones are 8-K for material events, 10-Q and 10-K for periodic reports, 4 for insider transactions, and 13F-HR for institutional holdings.

Does it return the filing text?

No. It returns the filing metadata and a direct link to the document, so you can fetch or cite the filing itself. Parsing filing bodies is a separate job.

How do I only get new filings on a schedule?

Set Filed since to the date of your last run, or deduplicate on accessionNumber, which is unique per filing.

Do I need a SEC EDGAR API key?

No. You need an Apify token to call the Actor over the API. No SEC EDGAR credential is involved anywhere.

Can I get this data in Python?

Yes, with the apify-client package as shown above. It returns parsed JSON, so there is no HTML or response handling on your side.

Can I get the data into Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. Export the dataset as XLSX or CSV, or connect the Google Sheets integration so each run appends to a sheet.

Can an AI agent call this Actor?

Yes. Add it to an MCP client with the config above and the model can request what it needs on its own. Every record is flat JSON with named fields, so no post-processing is needed.

Is it legal to scrape SEC EDGAR?

SEC EDGAR filings are public records that the SEC publishes for exactly this purpose, and the Actor reads them as published while respecting the SEC's access guidance. Filings do contain named individuals, such as officers on Form 4, so handle those as personal data under your own obligations.

Changelog

• 0.0.2 Added form and date filtering and decoded 8-K item codes.
• 0.0.2 Company names resolve alongside tickers and CIKs. A company with no filings in the window returns status: empty instead of status: failed.
• 0.0.1 First release. Filings by ticker or CIK.

Feedback

Found a field SEC EDGAR publishes that this Actor misses, or an input it rejects? Open an issue on the Issues tab with the input and what you expected. A daily test runs every Actor in the fleet against live sources, so parser fixes ship fast.