SEC EDGAR API
data.sec.gov · Finance
US Securities and Exchange Commission public financial data — company filings, financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow), insider trading, and 10-K/10-Q reports. Free, no API key.
Authentication
No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.
Sample Requests
GET
Get company facts
Get all financial facts for Apple (CIK 0000320193).
https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json
Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does
Headers — extra info sent with the request
| User-Agent | YourName [email protected] |
curl -X GET "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json" \ -H "User-Agent: YourName [email protected]"
import requests
headers = {
"User-Agent": "YourName [email protected]"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json",
headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())const url = 'https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json';
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
'User-Agent': 'YourName [email protected]'
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
targetURL := "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "YourName [email protected]")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["User-Agent"] = "YourName [email protected]"
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000320193.json";
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
"header" => implode("\r\n", [
"User-Agent: YourName [email protected]"
]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET
Search companies
Get filing history for Apple.
https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json
Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does
Headers — extra info sent with the request
| User-Agent | YourName [email protected] |
curl -X GET "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json" \ -H "User-Agent: YourName [email protected]"
import requests
headers = {
"User-Agent": "YourName [email protected]"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json",
headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())const url = 'https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json';
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
'User-Agent': 'YourName [email protected]'
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
targetURL := "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "YourName [email protected]")
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["User-Agent"] = "YourName [email protected]"
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0000320193.json";
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
"header" => implode("\r\n", [
"User-Agent: YourName [email protected]"
]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- No API key needed
- Always set User-Agent: YourName [email protected] (required by SEC)
- Find CIK numbers at sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&company=apple&type=10-K
- Apple CIK: 0000320193, Tesla: 0001318605, Google: 0001652044
- Financial data: GET /api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK{cik}.json
What can you build with SEC EDGAR API?
SEC EDGAR API is a Finance API. Developers commonly use finance APIs for:
- processing payments and handling transactions
- building subscription and billing systems
- automating invoicing and financial reporting
- fraud detection and risk scoring
- connecting to banking and accounting software
No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. SEC EDGAR API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.
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