SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Tracker: Every Insider Buy and Sell from EDGAR

Track SEC Form 4 insider trading filings by ticker, CIK, transaction code, insider role, min value, and age. Every insider stock transaction (buys, sells, grants, option exercises) lands in your Apify dataset as a clean JSON row. Deduped across runs. Built on the official SEC EDGAR APIs. Pay per item.

Searches this actor ranks for: SEC Form 4 scraper, insider trading tracker, insider buying alert, SEC EDGAR Form 4 API, insider transactions by ticker, insider trading JSON feed, Form 4 webhook, cluster buy scanner, insider sell alert.

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How it works in 30 seconds

flowchart LR
    A[Ticker or CIK] --> B[EDGAR Form 4 XML]
    B --> C[Filter: code, role,<br/>value, age]
    C --> D[Deduped JSON<br/>one row per transaction]
    D --> E[Webhook or<br/>Google Sheet]

Paste a ticker. Pick filters. Get a clean JSON row for every insider transaction inside every Form 4. That is the whole product.

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Who this insider trading tracker is for

You are a...	You use this to...
Retail trader	Catch cluster buys from directors and officers, often a stronger signal than one big purchase.
Quant researcher	Build a clean insider transaction dataset straight from EDGAR without paying Quiver or 2iQ.
Newsletter writer	Pipe the feed into a daily digest of notable open market purchases over $100k.
Hedge fund analyst	Monitor portfolio names for unusual insider selling or 10b5 1 plan exits.
Fintech builder	Back an insider buying widget with official SEC data, no licensing fee.

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How to scrape SEC Form 4 filings

flowchart TD
    A[Tickers in] --> B[Resolve to CIK<br/>via EDGAR ticker map]
    B --> C[Pull submissions JSON<br/>filter form type 4]
    C --> D[Fetch Form 4 XML<br/>parse transactions]
    D --> E[Apply filters<br/>code, role, value]
    E --> F[Push to dataset<br/>dedupe by accession]

1. Pass tickers or CIKs.
2. Tickers resolve to CIKs via company_tickers.json.
3. The actor pulls data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK{10digit}.json and filters for form type 4.
4. Each filing's XML is parsed into per transaction rows (direct stock and derivative).
5. Filters apply, matches push to the dataset, accession numbers go to a key value store for next run.

Schedule every hour on Apify Scheduler for a live feed. EDGAR is rate limited at 10 requests per second and requires a contact email in the User-Agent.

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Quick start

Any insider activity on 3 megacaps this week:

{
  "tickers": ["AAPL", "NVDA", "TSLA"],
  "maxAgeHours": 168,
  "userAgent": "MyCompany Research you@yourcompany.com"
}

Open market purchases over $100k from officers and directors:

{
  "tickers": ["PLTR", "HOOD", "COIN"],
  "transactionCodes": ["P"],
  "reporterRoles": ["officer", "director"],
  "minTransactionValue": 100000
}

Direct stock only, skip option grants and RSU vesting:

{
  "tickers": ["META"],
  "transactionCodes": ["P", "S"],
  "includeDerivative": false
}

Run it from the command line:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapemint~sec-form4-insider-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tickers":["NVDA"],"transactionCodes":["P","S"],"maxAgeHours":72}'

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Form 4 transaction codes cheat sheet

Code	Meaning	Signal
P	Open market purchase	Insider bought with own money. Highest signal.
S	Open market sale	Insider sold. Often scheduled via 10b5 1.
A	Grant or award	Company gave shares. Not a buy decision.
F	Tax withholding on vesting	Not a real sell.
M	Option exercise	Converted options to stock.
X	In or at the money option exercise	Converted valuable options.
G	Bona fide gift	Transfer, not economic.

The full description for every code is returned in transaction.codeDescription.

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Insider trading tracker vs the alternatives

	openinsider.com	Quiver / 2iQ	This actor
Pricing	Free, HTML only	$100 to $2500 / month	Pay per item, first 30 free
Source	EDGAR via scrape	EDGAR + enrichment	EDGAR direct, official API
Output	HTML table	Their dashboard	JSON, CSV, Excel, webhook
Dedup	You build it	Vendor owned	Yours, in key value store
Schedule	You	Hourly	Every 1 minute
Derivative breakout	Mixed	Yes	Yes, separate kind field

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Sample output

{
  "transactionId": "0000320193-26-000042#non_derivative#0",
  "accessionNumber": "0000320193-26-000042",
  "filingDate": "2026-04-18",
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000042/wk-form4.xml",
  "kind": "non_derivative",
  "issuer": { "cik": "320193", "name": "Apple Inc.", "ticker": "AAPL" },
  "insider": {
    "name": "COOK TIMOTHY D",
    "title": "Chief Executive Officer",
    "isDirector": true,
    "isOfficer": true
  },
  "transaction": {
    "date": "2026-04-17",
    "code": "S",
    "codeDescription": "Open market or private sale",
    "shares": 50000,
    "pricePerShare": 218.42,
    "totalValue": 10921000,
    "securityTitle": "Common Stock"
  }
}

Every field drops straight into a trading bot, Google Sheet, Slack channel, or Notion database.

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Pricing

First 30 transactions per run are free. After that you pay per extracted transaction. A 200 item run lands well under $1 on the Apify free plan.

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FAQ

How do I track insider trading by ticker? Paste the ticker into tickers. The actor resolves it to a CIK via EDGAR's public ticker map, pulls the filing history, and parses every Form 4 into transaction rows.

What is an SEC Form 4 filing? A statement that a company insider (officer, director, or 10% owner) must file within two business days of any equity transaction. Each filing contains one or more direct or derivative security transactions.

What is the difference between code P and code A? P is an open market purchase with the insider's own money, the strongest bullish signal. A is a grant or award: the company handed shares over as compensation. An A is not a conviction buy.

How do I filter option exercises out of my buy feed? Set transactionCodes to ["P"]. You only see open market purchases. Exclude A, M, F, X to skip grants, exercises, and tax withholdings.

Why do I need a User-Agent with an email? SEC EDGAR requires it. Without a valid email the endpoints return HTTP 403. Default is set but replace it with your own.

Does it dedupe across runs? Yes. Accession numbers are stored under SEEN_IDS in a named key value store. Every run skips seen accessions. Set dedupe: false to disable.

Can I monitor a private company with a CIK but no ticker? Yes. Pass the CIK in ciks. Works for any EDGAR filer.

Is scraping SEC EDGAR allowed? Yes. EDGAR is public and explicitly permits programmatic access if you set a descriptive User-Agent and respect the 10 req/sec limit. This actor uses the official JSON and XML endpoints. No HTML scraping.

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