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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.

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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

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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..."
    }
  ]
}

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Search capabilities

FeatureEndpointDescription
Semantic search/v1/search/semanticAI-powered search that matches meaning
Filing lookup/v1/filingsFilter by ticker, form type, date range
Latest filing/v1/filings/latestGet the most recent filing matching criteria
Section extraction/v1/sectionsPull specific sections from any filing

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Common use cases

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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"

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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"

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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"

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Why Datastream over alternatives

FeatureDatastreamEDGAR EFTSBloombergRefinitiv
Semantic searchYesNoNoNo
Section-level searchYesNoPartialPartial
API accessREST + SDKsLimitedTerminal onlyProprietary
Real-time indexingMinutesHoursVariesVaries
PricingPay-as-you-goFree (limited)$24k+/year$22k+/year

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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.

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Get started

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