# SEC EDGAR Filings Scraper & Full-Text Search (`ponderable_hydrometer/sec-edgar-scraper`) Actor

Get SEC EDGAR filings for any US public company — every form: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4 insider trades, 13F holdings, DEF 14A, S-1 — by ticker or CIK, or run full-text search across all filings. Built on the SEC's official free API. No key, no proxies. Comprehensive and reliable.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ponderable\_hydrometer/sec-edgar-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ponderable Hydrometer](https://apify.com/ponderable_hydrometer) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 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.

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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## SEC EDGAR Filings Scraper & Full-Text Search

Get **SEC EDGAR** filings for any US public company — 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form 4 (insider
trades), 13F (institutional holdings), DEF 14A, S-1 and every other form — by ticker or CIK.
Or run **full-text search** across all EDGAR filings for a keyword or phrase.

Built directly on the SEC's official free data APIs — no key, no proxies, no anti-bot, and
fully reliable. Just fast, clean, structured filing data.

### Who it's for

- **Fintech & research** — build filing feeds, dashboards, and datasets.
- **Investors & analysts** — track new 10-Ks/8-Ks, insider Form 4 activity, 13F holdings.
- **Compliance & legal** — monitor filings by company or keyword.
- **AI / RAG pipelines** — structured filing metadata + direct document URLs.

### Two modes (use either or both)

1. **By company** — pass `tickers` (tickers or CIKs) → get each company's filing history.
2. **Full-text search** — pass `fullTextSearch` → get matching filings across all companies.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `tickers` | array | — | Tickers (`AAPL`) or CIKs (`320193`) |
| `fullTextSearch` | string | — | Keyword/phrase to search across all filings |
| `forms` | array | — | Filter by exact form, e.g. `10-K`, `8-K`, `4`, `13F-HR`, `DEF 14A` |
| `dateFrom` / `dateTo` | string | — | Filing-date range (`YYYY-MM-DD`) |
| `maxFilingsPerCompany` | integer | `100` | Cap per company |
| `maxSearchResults` | integer | `100` | Cap for full-text search |
| `userAgent` | string | (provided) | SEC requires a descriptive User-Agent; override with your own contact if you like |

Provide at least one of `tickers` or `fullTextSearch`.

### Output

One row per filing:

```json
{
  "company": "Apple Inc.",
  "cik": "0000320193",
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "sic": "Electronic Computers",
  "form": "8-K",
  "filingDate": "2026-04-30",
  "reportDate": "2026-04-30",
  "accessionNumber": "0000320193-26-000011",
  "items": "2.02,9.01",
  "primaryDocument": "aapl-20260430.htm",
  "isXBRL": true,
  "filingUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000011/aapl-20260430.htm",
  "filingIndexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000032019326000011/0000320193-26-000011-index.htm"
}
```

### Notes & limits

- Data is the SEC's **official public API** — free, no key, no anti-bot; the actor sets a
  descriptive User-Agent as SEC requires and respects fair-access rate limits.
- Company mode covers the **most recent ~1000 filings** per company (SEC's `recent` block).
- Form filtering is **exact** — `10-K` does not include amendments (`10-K/A`); list both if
  you want them.
- Public data; you are responsible for compliant use of the output.

# Actor input Schema

## `tickers` (type: `array`):

Companies to fetch filings for — stock tickers (e.g. "AAPL", "MSFT") or CIK numbers (e.g. "320193"). A single value or a list both work.

## `fullTextSearch` (type: `string`):

Optional: search the full text of all EDGAR filings for a keyword or phrase (e.g. "artificial intelligence"). Returns matching filings across all companies.

## `forms` (type: `array`):

Optional filter by exact form type, e.g. "10-K", "10-Q", "8-K", "4", "13F-HR", "DEF 14A", "S-1". Leave empty for all forms.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional earliest filing date.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional latest filing date.

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

Cap on filings returned per company (from the most recent ~1000).

## `maxSearchResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap on filings returned from the full-text search.

## `userAgent` (type: `string`):

SEC requires a descriptive User-Agent with contact info. A default is provided; you may set your own, e.g. "Your Name your@email.com".

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tickers": [
    "AAPL",
    "TSLA"
  ],
  "maxFilingsPerCompany": 100,
  "maxSearchResults": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "tickers": [
        "AAPL",
        "TSLA"
    ]
};

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

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "tickers": [
        "AAPL",
        "TSLA",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ponderable_hydrometer/sec-edgar-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 '{
  "tickers": [
    "AAPL",
    "TSLA"
  ]
}' |
apify call ponderable_hydrometer/sec-edgar-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ponderable_hydrometer/sec-edgar-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hWsAWtibHUHrsexRG/builds/BrlfKBGjtKM0LCNO9/openapi.json