10-K Section Extraction API — Parse Item 1, 1A, 7, 7A, 8 Programmatically

Extract individual sections from SEC 10-K filings via API. Get Item 1 (Business), 1A (Risk Factors), 7 (MD&A), 7A (Market Risk), and 8 (Financial Statements) as clean text. Start free.

10-K Section Extraction API

Annual reports (10-K filings) contain critical business information buried in lengthy HTML documents. Datastream extracts and indexes individual sections so you can pull exactly the content you need — Item 1 (Business Description), Item 1A (Risk Factors), Item 7 (MD&A), Item 7A (Market Risk Disclosures), and Item 8 (Financial Statements) — as clean, structured text.

Capabilities

Section-level extraction

Request any standard 10-K section by item number. No HTML parsing or regex required.

Clean text output

Tables preserved as structured data. Boilerplate headers and footers stripped. Ready for NLP pipelines.

Historical coverage

Sections extracted from 10-K filings going back to 2000 for all SEC filers.

Batch retrieval

Pull multiple sections from multiple filings in a single request with batch endpoints.

Quick start

Extract the Risk Factors section (Item 1A) from Apple’s latest 10-K:

curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings/sections?ticker=AAPL&form=10-K&section=1A&limit=1"

{
  "accession_number": "0000320193-24-000081",
  "section": "1A",
  "section_title": "Risk Factors",
  "content": "The Company's business, reputation, results of operations...",
  "word_count": 12450,
  "filed_at": "2024-11-01"
}

Extract MD&A (Item 7) for year-over-year comparison:

curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings/sections?ticker=MSFT&form=10-K&section=7&limit=2"

Use cases

Risk factor analysis

Track how risk disclosures change year over year. Feed Item 1A into an LLM to detect new risks, removed risks, and language changes that signal shifting concerns.

Competitive intelligence

Compare Item 1 (Business) across competitors to understand strategic positioning, product focus, and market segment targeting.

MD&A trend extraction

Item 7 contains management’s own analysis of financial performance. Extract key metrics, forward-looking statements, and segment breakdowns programmatically.

Audit and compliance

Pull Item 8 (Financial Statements and Supplementary Data) for automated validation against XBRL-reported figures.

Supported sections

Item	Section name	Description
1	Business	Company overview, products, markets
1A	Risk Factors	Material risks to the business
1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	SEC comment letters
2	Properties	Physical assets and facilities
3	Legal Proceedings	Pending litigation
4	Mine Safety Disclosures	Mining safety data
5	Market for Common Equity	Stock and dividend info
6	Selected Financial Data	Multi-year financial summary
7	MD&A	Management Discussion and Analysis
7A	Market Risk Disclosures	Quantitative risk data
8	Financial Statements	Audited financials

Why Datastream for 10-K extraction

Feature	Datastream	Raw EDGAR	SEC-API.io	Calcbench
Section-level extraction	Yes	No (full doc)	Partial	Yes
Clean text (no HTML)	Yes	No	Partial	Yes
Historical coverage	2000+	1993+	2012+	2010+
Batch section retrieval	Yes	No	No	No
REST API	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Free (raw)	$Varies	$500+/mo

Get started

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Start extracting 10-K sections in under 60 seconds. 250 free API calls per month.

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