SEC filing search

Start filing search when the job is to identify the exact SEC filing behind a workflow. It returns a filterable filing manifest and a stable accession-number handoff; it does not interpret the filing or decide which disclosure is material.

Build a filing manifest

curl -sS \
  -H "x-api-key: $SECAPI_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings?ticker=AAPL&form=10-K&sort=filing_date_desc&limit=5"

Record the returned accessionNumber, form, filing date, filing URL, request parameters, requestId, and any provenance or freshness fields. The accession number is the handoff for filing-specific retrieval or section requests.

Routes and selection rules

Method	Path	When to use it	Output
`GET`	`/v1/filings`	Start with issuer, form, date, fiscal-period, accession, or indexed-manifest text filters.	A paginated filing manifest.
`GET`	`/v1/filings/{accession_number}`	A workflow already selected a filing.	One filing manifest.
`GET`	`/v1/filings/{accession_number}/sections/{section_key}`	Retrieve a named section from that selected filing.	Section content and filing context.
`GET`	`/v1/filings/latest`	The workflow genuinely needs the current latest matching filing.	One latest filing.
`GET`	`/v1/filings/latest/sections/{section_key}`	Read a named section from the current latest matching filing.	One latest section.

The list route accepts ticker or symbol, CIK, form, filing dates, fiscal period, filing year, issuer fiscal year, accession number, q, sort, limit, and cursor. limit is 1 through 50; the cursor is a zero-based offset. Do not reuse a cursor after changing the filters.

Evidence and availability limits

Ticker, symbol, and CIK must not conflict. Resolve ambiguous issuer input first. Filing availability follows SEC source material, so a missing result is a retrieval outcome, not proof that an issuer made no filing. A manifest is not filing text: use the accession number and source URL for review, and retrieve the selected section before quoting it. Use a latest route only for a then-current workflow. For historical work, select a concrete accession. For language inside a filing, continue with Filing content search and verify each returned section against its source.

Next action

Choose an accession, retrieve the filing or section, and attach its source URL and period to the downstream record.

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Build a filing manifest

Routes and selection rules

Evidence and availability limits

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​Build a filing manifest

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​Evidence and availability limits

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Build a filing manifest

Routes and selection rules

Evidence and availability limits

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