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BUILT ON PUBLIC SEC EDGAR DATA

Public filings.
Your next big thing.

The SEC EDGAR API for people who build.
Company filings and financial facts. Clean JSON. One API.

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1,000 requests / month free · No credit card required

FROM FILING TO FIRST REQUEST JSON, without the detour
THE PUBLIC RECORD, CONNECTED
10-QQUARTERLY REPORT
AAPL EDGAR / 10-K
The details
behind the data.
CIK 0000320193
Structured. Source-linked.
GET/api/v1/companies?query=AAPLEXAMPLE RESPONSE
{
  "data": [
    {
      "ticker": "AAPL",
      "name": "Apple Inc.",
      "cik": "0000320193"
    }
  ]
}
Application/jsonMake a real request
ONE SOURCE OF TRUTH. MORE WAYS TO BUILD.
10-K 10-Q 8-K Form 4 13F XBRL
LESS PLUMBING. MORE PRODUCT.

From public record
to powerful product.

Spend your time on the insight.
We make the raw material easier to work with.

01 /
COMPANY LOOKUP

Find the company.

Resolve a ticker or company name to its SEC identifier. A clean starting point for every research workflow.

GET/api/v1/companies?query=AAPL
Explore endpoint
02 /
EDGAR FILINGS

Follow the filings.

Retrieve company filings with form types, dates, accession numbers, and links back to the original documents.

GET/api/v1/filings?cik=320193
Explore endpoint
03 /
XBRL FINANCIALS

Get to the numbers.

Read reported XBRL facts in JSON. Keep the units, reporting periods, and filing context alongside every value.

GET/api/v1/facts/320193
Explore endpoint
MADE FOR YOUR STACK

Your idea.
Our API.
Let’s build.

Plain HTTP. Predictable JSON. No SDK required.
Start with a ticker and take it from there.

Read the quickstart
Pixel art developer workspace with a glowing data terminalYOUR WORKSPACE. CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
cURLJavaScriptPython
# Your next project starts here.
curl "https://sec-api.dev/api/v1/filings?cik=320193" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
01 Authenticated with your API key
02 Structured filing metadata
03 Original SEC source references
See the API reference
BUILT FOR THE CURIOUS

One API.
A lot of possibilities.

01 /

Financial research

Bring company facts and filing history into research tools, screeners, and internal dashboards.

02 /

AI applications

Give your application structured source material, with filing context your users can check.

03 /

Developer workflows

Turn manual company lookups and document discovery into repeatable, programmable steps.

Pixel art archive building connected by streams of public documents
ORIGINAL SOURCE / SEC EDGAR
THE SOURCE MATTERS

Trust the source.
Check the details.

Financial data needs context. Keep original SEC references, filing dates, units, and reporting periods close to your analysis. Our API makes public EDGAR data easier to access; the original filing remains the authority.

Understand the SEC data source
SIMPLE PRICING

Start small.
Build something big.

Compare plans

Explore

Try an idea. Make your first request.

$0/ month
1,000 requests / month
  • Company lookup and filings
  • XBRL financial facts
  • Source-linked JSON responses
Start building free

Builder

FOR BUILDERS

For projects ready to find their stride.

$29/ month
50,000 requests / month
  • Company lookup and filings
  • XBRL financial facts
  • Source-linked JSON responses
Explore Builder

Scale

More room for growing applications.

$99/ month
250,000 requests / month
  • Company lookup and filings
  • XBRL financial facts
  • Source-linked JSON responses
Explore Scale
THE DEVELOPER JOURNAL

Read the filings.
Learn the craft.

Practical guides to SEC data, company filings, and building with EDGAR. Written for the next thing you’re working on.

Open the journal
Pixel art archive building with glowing windows and flowing documents
FIELD NOTES / SEC EDGAR

A clearer path through
the public record.

GOOD QUESTIONS

A few things
to know.

What is SEC API?+

SEC API is an independent developer service for retrieving public SEC EDGAR company information, filings, and XBRL financial facts through JSON endpoints.

Is SEC EDGAR data available for free?+

Yes. The SEC provides free public data APIs. SEC API adds a developer interface, API key management, and usage plans around public source data. You can also access SEC data directly.

Do I need a credit card to start?+

No. The Explore plan includes 1,000 requests per month without a credit card. Create an account to generate your API key.

Is this the official SEC API or sec-api.io?+

No. sec-api.dev is independent and is not affiliated with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or sec-api.io.

Can I try the API before creating an account?+

Yes. Our read-only playground lets you make a limited demonstration request against the company, filings, and facts endpoints.

THE NEXT MOVE IS YOURS

Make something
worth discovering.

Get your free API key

Public data. A fresh perspective. Your code.