SEC Form 8-K Material Events Scraper

Here is one real result, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "cik": "320193",
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "formType": "8-K",
  "isAmendment": false,
  "filedDate": "2026-07-30",
  "eventDate": "2026-07-30",
  "eventCategory": "Earnings",
  "itemCodes": ["2.02", "9.01"],
  "items": [
    {
      "itemNumber": "2.02",
      "itemTitle": "Results of Operations and Financial Condition",
      "snippet": "On July 30, 2026, Apple Inc. (\"Apple\") issued a press release regarding Apple's financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2026. A copy of Apple's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1."
    },
    {
      "itemNumber": "9.01",
      "itemTitle": "Financial Statements and Exhibits",
      "snippet": "(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Exhibit Description 99.1 Press release issued by Apple Inc. on July 30, 2026. 104 Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K."
    }
  ],
  "exhibits": ["EX-99.1"],
  "exhibitCount": 1,
  "accessionNo": "0000320193-26-000018",
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000018/aapl-20260730.htm",
  "indexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000018/0000320193-26-000018-index.html",
  "pressReleaseUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000018/a8-kex991q3202606272026.htm",
  "aiHeadline": null,
  "aiWhatHappened": null,
  "aiMarketImplication": null,
  "aiSentiment": null,
  "source": "SEC EDGAR (Form 8-K)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-20T21:24:53.882Z"
}

The most complete Form 8-K event scraper available. It returns every field a public 8-K exposes (company, ticker, CIK, form type, filed and event dates, exhibits, press release), plus derived fields a raw filing list never gives you: the item numbers with their official titles, a short snippet of what each item says, and a friendly event category (Earnings, Executive Change, M&A, Bankruptcy, Delisting, Material Agreement, and more). Three ways to target exactly the events you need: market-wide recent, by company, or filtered to specific item codes.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting
• More scrapers at scrapers.lat

What it does

Form 8-K is how U.S. public companies disclose material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, executive departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, delistings, new material agreements, and more. A generic filing list just tells you an 8-K was filed. This actor reads each 8-K and tells you what actually happened.

For every 8-K it returns:

• Company identity: company name, CIK, ticker, form type (8-K or 8-K/A), filed date and event date.
• Item classification: the exact item numbers reported (itemCodes), each with its official SEC item title and a short snippet of the disclosure text.
• Event category: a single friendly label derived from the item mix (Earnings, Executive Change, M&A, Bankruptcy, Delisting, Material Agreement, Financing, Governance, Shareholder Vote, Cybersecurity, and more) so you can filter or route events at a glance.
• Exhibits and press release: the list of exhibits filed and a direct link to the press release (Exhibit 99.1) when one is attached.
• Optional AI event summary (paid add-on): a plain-language headline, what-happened description, market implication, and sentiment.

Three modes let you pull the latest events across the whole market, every 8-K for a single company, or only the item types you care about.

Quickstart

Get the latest earnings 8-Ks across the market:

{
  "mode": "recent",
  "itemCodes": ["2.02"],
  "maxResults": 10
}

Get every recent 8-K for a single company:

{
  "mode": "byIssuer",
  "issuerTicker": "AAPL",
  "maxResults": 10
}

Input reference

Name	Type	Required	Description	Example
mode	string	no	recent for market-wide latest events, or byIssuer for one company.	recent
issuerTicker	string	no	Ticker of the company (byIssuer mode).	AAPL
issuerCik	string	no	SEC CIK of the company, used instead of a ticker. Ticker wins if both set.	320193
itemCodes	array	no	Keep only 8-Ks reporting at least one of these item codes.	["2.02","5.02"]
filedSince	string	no	Only include filings on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).	2026-01-01
withEventSummary	boolean	no	Add an AI plain-language event summary. Paid plans only, charged per success.	false
maxResults	integer	no	Maximum records to return. Free plans are capped at 10 per run.	10

Output reference

Name	Type	Description
companyName	string	Company (registrant) that filed the 8-K.
cik	string	SEC CIK of the company.
ticker	string	Ticker symbol, when available.
formType	string	Form type (8-K or 8-K/A).
isAmendment	boolean	True when the form ends in /A.
filedDate	string	Date the 8-K was filed with the SEC.
eventDate	string	Date of the event / period of report.
eventCategory	string	Derived friendly label (Earnings, Executive Change, M&A, Bankruptcy, Delisting, Material Agreement, Other).
itemCodes	array	Item numbers reported, for example ["2.02","9.01"].
items	array	Per-item detail: itemNumber, official itemTitle, and a short snippet.
exhibits	array	Exhibit types filed, for example ["EX-99.1"].
exhibitCount	number	Number of exhibits filed.
accessionNo	string	SEC accession number.
filingUrl	string	URL of the primary 8-K document.
indexUrl	string	URL of the filing index page.
pressReleaseUrl	string	URL of the press release exhibit (EX-99.1) when present.
aiHeadline	string	AI add-on: short headline of the event.
aiWhatHappened	string	AI add-on: plain-language description.
aiMarketImplication	string	AI add-on: one-line implication for the stock.
aiSentiment	string	AI add-on: positive, negative or neutral.
source	string	Data source.
observedAt	string	Timestamp the record was collected.

Example output record

{
  "companyName": "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC",
  "cik": "357294",
  "ticker": "HOV",
  "formType": "8-K",
  "isAmendment": false,
  "filedDate": "2026-08-20",
  "eventDate": "2026-08-20",
  "eventCategory": "Earnings",
  "itemCodes": ["2.02", "9.01"],
  "items": [
    { "itemNumber": "2.02", "itemTitle": "Results of Operations and Financial Condition", "snippet": "the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results ..." },
    { "itemNumber": "9.01", "itemTitle": "Financial Statements and Exhibits", "snippet": "(d) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release ..." }
  ],
  "exhibits": ["EX-99.1"],
  "exhibitCount": 1,
  "accessionNo": "0000357294-26-000000",
  "pressReleaseUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/.../ex99-1.htm",
  "source": "SEC EDGAR (Form 8-K)"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run with the Apify API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~sec-8k-material-events-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"byIssuer","issuerTicker":"AAPL","maxResults":10}'

Or with the Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/sec-8k-material-events-scraper \
  --input '{"mode":"recent","itemCodes":["2.02"],"maxResults":10}'

Fetch results

Download the dataset items in JSON, CSV or Excel:

$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?token=YOUR_TOKEN&format=csv"

The run response includes defaultDatasetId. Swap format=csv for json or xlsx as needed.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per classified 8-K event record returned, plus a small fixed start fee per run.
• Optional AI event summary is opt-in and charged only when a usable summary is produced. Available on paid Apify plans.
• No charge on failure. Empty runs and failed lookups return no billable records.
• Free plans are capped at 10 results per run. Set a spend limit and the actor stops emitting once it is reached.
• Data comes from the public SEC EDGAR system. No account, key or login is needed.

FAQ and troubleshooting

How is the event category decided? From the item mix, using the SEC item taxonomy. For example an 8-K with item 2.02 is Earnings, 5.02 is Executive Change, 2.01 is M&A, 1.03 is Bankruptcy, 3.01 is Delisting, 1.01 is Material Agreement.

Can I get only earnings, or only executive changes? Yes. Set itemCodes to the codes you want, for example ["2.02"] for earnings or ["5.02"] for director and officer changes.

Do I get the press release? When a company attaches its press release as Exhibit 99.1, the direct URL is returned in pressReleaseUrl.

What is the difference from a generic EDGAR filing scraper? This actor classifies each 8-K by item type and extracts what happened, rather than just listing that a filing exists.

How fresh is the data? It reads the live SEC EDGAR index, so newly filed 8-Ks appear as soon as EDGAR publishes them.

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