# SEC Filing Monitor (`zaden/sec-filing-monitor`) Actor

Watch any public company's SEC EDGAR filing feed for new 8-K, 10-Q, and 10-K filings, straight from the source. Get filing type, dates, item codes, and direct document links - no paywall, no delay.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaden/sec-filing-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaden](https://apify.com/zaden) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$20.00 / 1,000 company scanneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## SEC Filing Monitor

Watch any public company's SEC EDGAR filing feed for new 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K (or any other form type) filings, straight from the source.

### What you get

For every company CIK you check, this Actor scans their recent EDGAR filing history and returns one row per matching filing:

- Form type (8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, or any type you specify)
- Filing date and the period the filing covers
- Accession number and direct links to the filing index and primary document
- For 8-K filings, the reported item numbers (e.g. 2.02 Results of Operations, 5.02 Officer Changes)

### Why this instead of an IR alert service

Most filing-alert tools are built for compliance teams and priced accordingly, or bury the actual document behind a dashboard. This Actor reads straight from `data.sec.gov` and `sec.gov/Archives`, so you get the same filing SEC itself publishes the moment it's indexed, exportable as JSON/CSV/Excel, and pipeable into your own alerts or research.

### Who this is for

Investors, analysts, and researchers who want to catch new 8-Ks (material events), 10-Qs (quarterly reports), and 10-Ks (annual reports) for a watchlist of companies without paying for a compliance-grade EDGAR terminal. Works well as a scheduled daily or hourly check.

### How to use it

1. Add the CIK numbers of the companies you want to watch. A few well-known ones to get started:
   - `0000320193` - Apple Inc
   - `0000789019` - Microsoft Corp
   - `0001318605` - Tesla Inc
   - `0001045810` - NVIDIA Corp
   - Find any company's CIK by searching their name at [SEC EDGAR company search](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany).
2. Choose which form types to watch for (defaults to 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K - add others like 10-K/A, DEF 14A, or S-1 if you need them).
3. Optionally set a "since date" to only pull filings from a certain point forward.
4. Run it. Each CIK is checked against its recent EDGAR filing history and every matching filing is returned.
5. Schedule it daily or hourly on Apify to build a running filing-alert feed.

### Example output

```json
{
  "cik": "0000320193",
  "companyName": "Apple Inc.",
  "formType": "8-K",
  "filingDate": "2026-08-01",
  "reportDate": "2026-07-31",
  "accessionNumber": "0000320193-26-000091",
  "filingIndexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000091/0000320193-26-000091-index.htm",
  "items": "2.02,9.01"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **$0.02 per company scanned**, charged once per CIK regardless of how many filings matched. Checking 10 companies costs $0.20.

### FAQ

**Does this need SEC login or an API key?** No. SEC EDGAR's data endpoints are public.

**What if a company has no matching filings?** You get a row explaining that, so you can tell "no new filings" apart from "not checked."

**How far back does this look?** SEC's submissions API returns each company's most recent filing history (typically the last several years or ~1,000 filings, whichever is smaller). Use "since date" plus a scheduled run to build a forward-looking alert feed.

# Actor input Schema

## `ciks` (type: `array`):

SEC CIK numbers of the companies to watch. Examples: 0000320193 (Apple Inc), 0000789019 (Microsoft Corp), 0001318605 (Tesla Inc). Find a CIK by searching the company name at https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany

## `formTypes` (type: `array`):

SEC form types to watch for, exactly as EDGAR labels them. Leave the defaults for the most commonly watched filing types, or add others like 10-K/A, 4, S-1, DEF 14A.

## `maxFilingsPerCompany` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of matching filings to return per company, most recent first.

## `sinceDate` (type: `string`):

Optional. Format YYYY-MM-DD. Leave blank to return the most recent filings regardless of date.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "ciks": [
    "0000320193",
    "0001318605"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-Q",
    "10-K"
  ],
  "maxFilingsPerCompany": 10
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "ciks": [
        "0000320193",
        "0001318605"
    ],
    "formTypes": [
        "8-K",
        "10-Q",
        "10-K"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaden/sec-filing-monitor").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "ciks": [
        "0000320193",
        "0001318605",
    ],
    "formTypes": [
        "8-K",
        "10-Q",
        "10-K",
    ],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaden/sec-filing-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "ciks": [
    "0000320193",
    "0001318605"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-Q",
    "10-K"
  ]
}' |
apify call zaden/sec-filing-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaden/sec-filing-monitor"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/j7W0gRxZF25IlBqTR/builds/cFaLTucJUYcqW57oL/openapi.json