# SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Transactions Scraper (`scrapers_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper`) Actor
Scrape SEC Form 4 insider trades as structured transactions: insider name, role, transaction code (buy, sell, grant), shares, price per share, transaction value and shares owned after. Search by ticker or CIK, or pull recent market-wide filings. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, News
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## Pricing
from $10.20 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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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.
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```bash
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````bash
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# Windows
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```bash
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# README
## SEC Form 4 Insider Trading Transactions Scraper
> Turn SEC Form 4 filings into clean, structured insider transactions. See exactly which executives, directors and 10% owners bought or sold company stock, how many shares, at what price, and what they hold afterward. Search by ticker or CIK, or pull recent market-wide filings, and export ready-to-analyze data.
Every transaction one row per trade
Buy / sell / grant shares, price & value
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
Each record is a single insider transaction, parsed out of the underlying ownership filing, ready for a screener, a dashboard or a spreadsheet:
- **issuerName**, **issuerTicker**, **issuerCik**: the company the insider trades in
- **insiderName**, **insiderCik**: the reporting insider
- **insiderTitle**, **isDirector**, **isOfficer**, **officerTitle**, **isTenPercentOwner**: the insider's role and relationship
- **transactionDate**: when the trade happened
- **transactionCode** and **transactionType**: the trade type (P = open-market purchase, S = sale, A = grant, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for tax, G = gift, and more)
- **acquiredDisposed**: whether shares were acquired (A) or disposed (D)
- **securityType**, **securityTitle**: common stock, options, RSUs and other securities
- **shares**, **pricePerShare**, **transactionValue**: size, price and computed dollar value of the trade
- **sharesOwnedAfter**: the position the insider holds after the transaction
- **directOrIndirect**: direct or indirect ownership
- **conversionOrExercisePrice**, **exerciseDate**, **expirationDate**, **underlyingSecurity**: extra detail for derivative (option) transactions
- **filingDate**, **accessionNo**, **filingUrl**: provenance for every record
- **observedAt**: freshness
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Signal and screening | Traders tracking insider buying and selling as a signal |
| Research | Analysts studying insider behavior around events and earnings |
| Journalism | Reporters surfacing notable executive and director trades |
| Compliance and dashboards | Teams monitoring insiders across a watchlist of tickers |
### How to use it
1. Enter a **ticker** (for example `AAPL`) or a **CIK** to target one company, or leave both empty to pull recent market-wide filings.
2. Optionally set a **transaction code filter** (for example `P, S` for only purchases and sales) and a **date window**.
3. Set **Max Items** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**What is a Form 4?**
A Form 4 is the disclosure that company insiders, directors, officers and 10% owners, must file when they buy or sell company securities. This actor parses each filing into one clean record per transaction.
**What do the transaction codes mean?**
The most common are P (open-market purchase), S (open-market sale), A (grant or award), M (option or derivative exercise), F (shares withheld to cover taxes) and G (gift). Each record also includes a plain-language transactionType.
**Can I get only real buys and sells?**
Yes. Set the transaction code filter to `P, S` to keep only open-market purchases and sales and skip grants, tax withholding and administrative entries.
**Can I track many companies?**
Run the actor once per ticker or CIK, or leave the target empty to sweep recent filings across the whole market and filter afterward.
**How fresh is the data?**
Filings are read live at run time, so results reflect what has been disclosed up to the moment of the run (see observedAt and filingDate).
### Related scrapers
- [SEC EDGAR 10-K, 10-Q & 8-K Filings Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/sec-edgar-filings-scraper)
- [SEC EDGAR Financials Revenue & Assets Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/sec-edgar-financials-scraper)
- [Yahoo Finance Stock & Crypto Prices Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/yahoo-finance-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
---
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the SEC. It only accesses publicly available filing data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxTrades` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of insider trades to collect. Optional.
## `ticker` (type: `string`):
Stock ticker of the company (issuer) whose insider trades you want, for example AAPL, TSLA or NVDA. Leave both ticker and CIK empty to pull recent market-wide Form 4 filings.
## `cik` (type: `string`):
Optional. SEC Central Index Key of the issuer, used instead of a ticker (for example 320193 for Apple). If both are set, ticker wins.
## `transactionCode` (type: `string`):
Optional. Keep only transactions with these Form 4 codes. P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant/award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for tax, G = gift. Comma-separated, for example 'P, S'.
## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only include filings on or after this date. Defaults to about 30 days ago.
## `dateTo` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only include filings on or before this date. Defaults to today.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxTrades": 30,
"ticker": "AAPL"
}
````
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxTrades": 30,
"ticker": "AAPL"
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"maxTrades": 30,
"ticker": "AAPL",
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxTrades": 30,
"ticker": "AAPL"
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
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"description": "Scrape SEC Form 4 insider trades as structured transactions: insider name, role, transaction code (buy, sell, grant), shares, price per share, transaction value and shares owned after. Search by ticker or CIK, or pull recent market-wide filings. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "7T8YIXbmF8dHcc3ir"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
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"post": {
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"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
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"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
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"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
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"required": true,
"schema": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-sec-form4-insider-trades-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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"Run Actor"
],
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"required": true,
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"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
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"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"maxTrades": {
"title": "Max trades",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of insider trades to collect. Optional."
},
"ticker": {
"title": "Ticker symbol",
"type": "string",
"description": "Stock ticker of the company (issuer) whose insider trades you want, for example AAPL, TSLA or NVDA. Leave both ticker and CIK empty to pull recent market-wide Form 4 filings."
},
"cik": {
"title": "CIK (alternative to ticker)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. SEC Central Index Key of the issuer, used instead of a ticker (for example 320193 for Apple). If both are set, ticker wins."
},
"transactionCode": {
"title": "Transaction code filter",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Keep only transactions with these Form 4 codes. P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant/award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for tax, G = gift. Comma-separated, for example 'P, S'."
},
"dateFrom": {
"title": "Filed from (YYYY-MM-DD)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Only include filings on or after this date. Defaults to about 30 days ago."
},
"dateTo": {
"title": "Filed to (YYYY-MM-DD)",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Only include filings on or before this date. Defaults to today."
}
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},
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},
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"example": "READY"
},
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"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
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"userAgent": {
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```