SEC Filing Search API — Find Any Filing in Seconds

Search SEC filings by company, form type, date range, and content. Full-text and semantic search across millions of EDGAR documents. Start free.

SEC Filing Search API

Search across every filing on SEC EDGAR without building your own index. Datastream provides keyword search, filtered queries, and AI-powered semantic search across millions of documents.

The problem with searching EDGAR directly

EDGAR’s full-text search (EFTS) is limited: no structured filters, inconsistent ranking, no semantic understanding, and aggressive rate limits. Building your own search index means downloading terabytes of filings, parsing SGML/HTML, and maintaining infrastructure.

Datastream handles all of this. You get a single API endpoint that supports:

• Keyword search across filing text
• Semantic search that understands meaning, not just keywords
• Structured filters by company, form type, date range, and section
• Sub-second response times with cursor pagination

Quick start

Search for filings mentioning “artificial intelligence” in recent 10-K risk factors:

curl -X POST \
  -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "artificial intelligence risks and regulation",
    "form_types": ["10-K"],
    "section": "risk_factors",
    "limit": 5
  }' \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/search/semantic"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "company_name": "Microsoft Corp",
      "ticker": "MSFT",
      "form": "10-K",
      "filed_at": "2024-07-30",
      "section": "Risk Factors",
      "score": 0.941,
      "text": "The rapid adoption of generative AI technologies has increased regulatory scrutiny globally..."
    }
  ]
}

Search capabilities

Feature	Endpoint	Description
Semantic search	/v1/search/semantic	AI-powered search that matches meaning
Filing lookup	/v1/filings	Filter by ticker, form type, date range
Latest filing	/v1/filings/latest	Get the most recent filing matching criteria
Section extraction	/v1/sections	Pull specific sections from any filing

Common use cases

Find a company’s latest annual report

curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings/latest?ticker=TSLA&form=10-K"

Search across all 8-K filings for M&A activity

curl -X POST \
  -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "merger acquisition definitive agreement",
    "form_types": ["8-K"],
    "date_from": "2024-01-01",
    "limit": 10
  }' \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/search/semantic"

List all filings for a company

curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings?ticker=NVDA&limit=20"

Why Datastream over alternatives

Feature	Datastream	EDGAR EFTS	Bloomberg	Refinitiv
Semantic search	Yes	No	No	No
Section-level search	Yes	No	Partial	Partial
API access	REST + SDKs	Limited	Terminal only	Proprietary
Real-time indexing	Minutes	Hours	Varies	Varies
Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Free (limited)	$24k+/year	$22k+/year

Supported form types

The API indexes every form type on EDGAR. Common types include:

• Annual reports: 10-K, 10-K/A, 20-F
• Quarterly reports: 10-Q, 10-Q/A
• Current events: 8-K, 8-K/A
• Proxy statements: DEF 14A, DEFA14A
• Registration statements: S-1, S-3, F-1
• Ownership: 13F-HR, Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, SC 13D, SC 13G
• Offerings: D, D/A

See Filing Types and Exhibits for the complete list.

Get started

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• Semantic Search Tutorial
• API Reference
• Full documentation