# SEC EDGAR Disclosure Candidate Watch (`taroyamada/sec-edgar-material-disclosure-watch-scraper`) Actor

Watch SEC EDGAR public submissions for source-linked disclosure candidates, 8-K item metadata, filing deltas, exhibit links, and portfolio reports with source-linked context only.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/taroyamada/sec-edgar-material-disclosure-watch-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [naoki anzai](https://apify.com/taroyamada) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 sec filing detecteds

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

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# README

## SEC EDGAR Disclosure Candidate Watch

Watch SEC EDGAR public submissions for source-linked disclosure candidates, 8-K item metadata, filing deltas, exhibit links, and portfolio reports with source-linked context only.

Legal, IR, corp-dev, and competitive intelligence teams use this actor to track source-linked SEC disclosure candidates without making financial or legal conclusions.

### Store Quickstart

```json
{
  "issuers": [
    "MSFT"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-K",
    "10-Q",
    "S-1"
  ],
  "daysBack": 90,
  "disclosureKeywords": [
    "customer agreement",
    "acquisition",
    "resignation",
    "cybersecurity",
    "regulatory"
  ],
  "secUserAgent": "your-company-edgar-watch/1.0 ops@yourcompany.com",
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}
```

1. Start with the first input example below using `dryRun=false` and a descriptive SEC User-Agent.
2. Keep `generateReport=true` and `emitUnchanged=false` so recurring no-change runs emit zero rows and zero charges.
3. Review source-linked alert/report rows and `billingEventName` values before scheduling recurring runs.

### Run the next report

- Use [SEC Form D Exempt Offering Notices Scraper](https://apify.com/taroyamada/sec-form-d-offering-notices-scraper) when disclosure review needs as-filed private offering notices.
- Track source-linked ownership filing changes with [SEC 13D & 13G Beneficial Ownership Change Report](https://apify.com/taroyamada/sec-13d-13g-beneficial-ownership-change-report).
- Compare source-linked reported financial facts with [SEC XBRL Peer Financial Change Report](https://apify.com/taroyamada/sec-xbrl-peer-financial-change-report).

### Input Examples

```json
{
  "issuers": [
    "MSFT"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-K",
    "10-Q",
    "S-1"
  ],
  "daysBack": 90,
  "disclosureKeywords": [
    "customer agreement",
    "acquisition",
    "resignation",
    "cybersecurity",
    "regulatory"
  ],
  "secUserAgent": "your-company-edgar-watch/1.0 ops@yourcompany.com",
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}
```

```json
{
  "issuers": [
    "NVDA"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-K",
    "10-Q",
    "S-1"
  ],
  "daysBack": 90,
  "disclosureKeywords": [
    "customer agreement",
    "acquisition",
    "resignation",
    "cybersecurity",
    "regulatory"
  ],
  "secUserAgent": "",
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": true
}
```

```json
{
  "issuers": [
    "MSFT"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K"
  ],
  "daysBack": 90,
  "disclosureKeywords": [
    "customer agreement",
    "acquisition",
    "resignation",
    "cybersecurity",
    "regulatory"
  ],
  "secUserAgent": "your-company-edgar-watch/1.0 ops@yourcompany.com",
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}
```

### Sample Output

```json
{
  "rowType": "sec_disclosure_report",
  "billingEventName": "sec-disclosure-report",
  "issuer": "MSFT",
  "formTypes": ["8-K", "10-Q"],
  "matchedDisclosureKeywords": ["customer agreement", "acquisition"],
  "reportSummary": "Source-linked disclosure candidates found in recent SEC EDGAR submissions.",
  "sourceName": "SEC EDGAR public submissions",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/",
  "prohibitedInterpretations": ["investment advice", "legal conclusion", "materiality determination"]
}
```

See `docs/sample-output.json` for the complete row set.

### Output Fields

Every row includes:

- `billingEventName` for PAY\_PER\_EVENT charging
- `sourceName`, `sourceUrl`, `retrievedAt`, and `sourceMethod`
- `authorizationBasis`
- `limitations` and `prohibitedInterpretations`

### Pricing

This actor uses PAY\_PER\_EVENT pricing with source-linked filing, alert, and report rows:

- `sec-filing-detected`: $0.01
- `sec-disclosure-candidate-alert`: $0.35
- `sec-disclosure-report`: $12

No-change runs must emit zero default dataset rows and zero billable events by default.

### Compliance Guardrails

- Use SEC EDGAR public data endpoints with a descriptive User-Agent.
- Outputs are source-linked filing facts only and should be reviewed independently.
- Stay within SEC fair-access request limits.

### See Also

# Actor input Schema

## `issuers` (type: `array`):

Ticker symbols or CIK numbers to inspect.

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

SEC form types to include.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

How far back to inspect recent submissions.

## `disclosureKeywords` (type: `array`):

Source-text keywords that mark a disclosure candidate. The actor does not classify filing importance.

## `secUserAgent` (type: `string`):

SEC-compliant User-Agent with app and contact information. Example: your-company-edgar-watch/1.0 ops@yourcompany.com

## `generateReport` (type: `boolean`):

Emit a portfolio-level report row when filings are found.

## `emitUnchanged` (type: `boolean`):

When false, previously seen filings are suppressed.

## `dryRun` (type: `boolean`):

When true, emit sample rows locally without external live calls or billing.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "issuers": [
    "MSFT"
  ],
  "formTypes": [
    "8-K",
    "10-K",
    "10-Q",
    "S-1"
  ],
  "daysBack": 90,
  "disclosureKeywords": [
    "customer agreement",
    "acquisition"
  ],
  "secUserAgent": "taroyamada-sec-disclosure-watch/1.0 ops@example.com",
  "generateReport": true,
  "emitUnchanged": false,
  "dryRun": false
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("taroyamada/sec-edgar-material-disclosure-watch-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("taroyamada/sec-edgar-material-disclosure-watch-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 '{}' |
apify call taroyamada/sec-edgar-material-disclosure-watch-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ndJlNkxozhtd08Egl/builds/UVTftXtovLc7GzzJM/openapi.json