SEC 8-K Scraper: Material Events by Ticker

SEC 8-K Material Events Tracker: by Ticker

Pull recent SEC 8-K filings (Current Reports) by stock ticker. One clean row per filing: ticker, company, filing date, accession number, parsed 8-K Item numbers (1.01, 5.02, 8.01, ...), and a brief summary of items reported.

Built for traders, fund analysts, journalists, M&A watchers who want a flat JSON/CSV feed of material corporate events without writing the EDGAR XML pipeline themselves.

Pairs cleanly with our SEC Form 4 Insider Trades actor: same source, different lens.

What you get

One row per 8-K filing:

field	example
ticker	AAPL
companyCik	320193
companyName	Apple Inc.
filingDate	2026-05-29
accessionNumber	0001140361-26-023363
reportDate	2026-05-27
items	["1.01", "5.02"] (parsed from primary doc)
itemSummaries	["1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement", "5.02: Departure of Directors..."]
primaryDocument	eh1234.htm
filingUrl	https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/...
indexUrl	https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=...

Inputs

{
  "tickers": ["AAPL", "TSLA", "NVDA"],
  "sinceDays": 7,
  "itemsFilter": ["1.01", "5.02"]
}

input	default	notes
tickers	none	Required. Mixed case ok.
sinceDays	30	Use 1 for daily cron.
since	none	YYYY-MM-DD, overrides sinceDays.
until	today	YYYY-MM-DD, inclusive.
itemsFilter	all	Restrict by 8-K Item numbers (e.g. 1.01, 5.02).
userAgent	preset	SEC wants a contact in UA.

8-K Item cheat sheet

The most-watched items:

• 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement (M&A, key contracts)
• 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
• 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
• 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
• 4.01/4.02 Auditor changes
• 5.02 Departure / appointment of officers or directors
• 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
• 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
• 8.01 Other Events
• 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Daily cron pattern

{ "tickers": ["AAPL", "MSFT", "TSLA"], "sinceDays": 1 }

Schedule daily after 22:00 UTC (post-trading day). Each run yields only fresh material events.

What it doesn't do

• Doesn't return the full 8-K body: filingUrl lets you fetch the HTML if you need the prose.
• No prediction or sentiment: raw metadata only.
• No insider transaction data: see our SEC Form 4 actor for that.

Pricing

Pay per event. Price per 1,000 events:

Event	Base price	Bronze	Silver	Gold
8-K filing extracted	$10.00	$9.00	$8.00	$7.00

Bronze, Silver and Gold are the discounts Apify gives users of its paid plans. The Pricing tab always shows the current prices.

Run it through the API

Python, with the apify-client package:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("v0iddo/sec-8k-material-events-tracker").call(run_input={"tickers": ["TSLA", "JPM"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

JavaScript, with the apify-client package:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('v0iddo/sec-8k-material-events-tracker').call({"tickers": ["TSLA", "JPM"]});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

One HTTP call that waits for the run and returns the rows (for runs that finish within 5 minutes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/v0iddo~sec-8k-material-events-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tickers": ["TSLA", "JPM"]}'

Output fields, real sample rows, the price and this code for Python, JavaScript and cURL are also in the guide to this actor.

Use it from an agent (MCP)

Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients can call this actor as a tool through the Apify MCP server. Add it to the client's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=v0iddo/sec-8k-material-events-tracker",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Do I need an account, cookies or an API key?

No. The actor reads public data without logging in. You only need an Apify account to start it.

How am I charged?

Pay per event, at the prices on the Pricing tab for your Apify plan (the Pricing section of this page lists them). The platform usage of the run is included in those prices, and your spending limit for a run is always respected.

Why did my run return no results?

The status message and the log of the run say why: usually nothing matched the input, or the source did not answer for a moment. Check the input against the example above and run it again.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Save your input as a task and add a schedule in the Apify Console (daily, hourly or with a cron expression). Each run gets its own dataset, so you keep a history.

Which formats can I export?

JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table and RSS from the Output tab or the API. Integrations send the rows to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n or a webhook.

Is collecting this data allowed?

The actor collects data that the source publishes openly, without a login. Public data can still be personal data under laws such as the GDPR, and sources have their own terms: make sure your use of the data follows the rules that apply to you.

What happens when the source changes?

An automated test runs the actor every day on the example input and checks the rows, not only that the run finished. When a check fails, the actor is repaired and rebuilt; the build history on this page shows each update.

Something is missing or wrong. Where do I report it?

Open an issue on the Issues tab of this actor with the run link. Requests for a new field are welcome too.

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