SEC EDGAR APIs

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Potential use cases

A starting use for this source

Analyze public-company filings and reported financial facts using SEC-published data.

Check a target account or market segment

Use the available company records to validate a research shortlist. Keep the reporting entity and reporting period visible when comparing companies.

What it covers

Geography and granularity

Geography: Companies and filings submitted to the U.S. SEC

Granularity: Company submissions, identifiers and XBRL facts

Source type: Public company filings API

Access and cost

Public API

Follow SEC fair-access guidance, identify your application with a descriptive User-Agent and respect request limits.

Cost: No API fee stated by the SEC; access policies apply.

Update cadence: Submissions and company facts update as filings are accepted; filings can be amended.

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Before you use it

Limits that matter

Reported facts follow company filing definitions and accounting periods. They do not describe private companies or predict performance.

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