Skip to main content

​
SEC Enforcement Actions API

The SEC brings hundreds of enforcement actions each year against individuals and companies for securities fraud, insider trading, accounting violations, and other regulatory breaches. Datastream structures this data and exposes it through a searchable API.

​
What you get

  • Structured enforcement data: Respondent names, violation types, relief sought, penalty amounts, and dates
  • Flexible filtering: By violation type, date range, and respondent
  • Historical coverage: Enforcement actions from 2010 to present
  • Real-time updates: New actions indexed within hours of SEC publication

​
Quick start

Search for recent enforcement actions: 
curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/events/enforcement?limit=5"

{
  "data": [
    {
      "date": "2024-12-15",
      "respondent_name": "Acme Corp",
      "violation_type": "Securities Fraud",
      "relief_sought": "Injunction, Disgorgement, Civil Penalty",
      "penalty_amount": 15000000,
      "litigation_release_number": "LR-26123",
      "summary": "SEC charges Acme Corp and two executives with securities fraud for overstating revenue..."
    }
  ]
}
Filter by violation type: 
curl -H "x-api-key: $OMNI_DATASTREAM_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/events/enforcement?violation_type=insider_trading&date_from=2024-01-01&limit=10"

​
Use cases

​
Compliance and due diligence

Screen counterparties, portfolio companies, and potential hires against SEC enforcement history. Automate checks that compliance teams currently do manually.

​
Regulatory trend analysis

Track enforcement volume, penalty amounts, and violation types over time to identify where the SEC is focusing attention. Useful for policy teams and legal practices.

​
Risk assessment

Cross-reference enforcement respondents against your portfolio holdings. Flag companies or executives with prior SEC actions. Search enforcement actions by violation type and date range. Replace manual searches on the SEC litigation releases page with structured API queries.

​
Violation types

TypeDescription
fraudSecurities fraud, wire fraud
insider_tradingTrading on material non-public information
accountingAccounting fraud, improper revenue recognition
market_manipulationPump and dump, spoofing, layering
investment_adviserInvestment adviser fraud, breach of fiduciary duty
offering_violationsUnregistered offerings, Reg D violations
fcpaForeign Corrupt Practices Act violations
whistleblowerWhistleblower retaliation

​
API endpoints

EndpointDescription
GET /v1/events/enforcementSearch and filter enforcement actions

​
Filter parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
violation_typeCategory of violationinsider_trading
date_from / date_toDate range2024-01-01
limitResults per page20

​
Why Datastream for enforcement data

FeatureDatastreamSEC.govLexisNexisBloomberg Law
Structured JSON APIYesNo (HTML)No (proprietary)No (terminal)
Violation type filteringYesNoManualManual
Penalty amount searchYesNoLimitedLimited
Webhook alertsYesNoNoNo
PricingPay-as-you-goFree (unstructured)EnterpriseEnterprise

​
Get started

Get your API key

Start searching enforcement actions in under 60 seconds.