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EDGAR’s 10 requests-per-second rate limit makes bulk document retrieval painfully slow. SEC API mirrors every filing document to a global edge CDN, so you can download PDFs, HTML filings, and XML exhibits at 100+ requests per second with sub-100ms latency worldwide.

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Capabilities

100+ req/sec throughput

No rate limiting. Download thousands of filing documents in minutes instead of hours.

Global CDN

Documents served from edge CDN locations worldwide. Sub-100ms latency from any region.

All document types

PDFs, HTML filings, XML/XBRL exhibits, and all associated documents for every filing since 1993.

Direct URL resolution

Pass an accession number and get permanent, stable URLs for every document in the filing package.

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Quick start

Get download URLs for all documents in a filing: 
curl -H "x-api-key: $SECAPI_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.secapi.ai/v1/filings/documents?accession_number=0000320193-24-000081"

{
  "accession_number": "0000320193-24-000081",
  "documents": [
    {
      "filename": "aapl-20240928.htm",
      "type": "10-K",
      "size_bytes": 2845000,
      "cdn_url": "https://cdn.secapi.ai/0000320193-24-000081/aapl-20240928.htm"
    },
    {
      "filename": "R1.htm",
      "type": "EX-21",
      "size_bytes": 45000,
      "cdn_url": "https://cdn.secapi.ai/0000320193-24-000081/R1.htm"
    }
  ]
}
Download a specific document directly: 
curl -H "x-api-key: $SECAPI_API_KEY" \
  "https://cdn.secapi.ai/0000320193-24-000081/aapl-20240928.htm" -o filing.html

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Use cases

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Bulk document archival

Build a local archive of SEC filings without fighting EDGAR rate limits. Download thousands of documents per minute for research or compliance.

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AI training data pipelines

Gather large corpora of SEC filings for fine-tuning language models or building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems.

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Document rendering

Serve filing documents to end users from a fast CDN instead of proxying through EDGAR’s slow infrastructure.

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Regulatory compliance

Maintain auditable copies of all filings from counterparties or portfolio companies with stable, versioned URLs.

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API endpoints

EndpointDescription
GET /v1/filings/documentsList all documents for a filing
GET /cdn.secapi.ai/:pathDirect CDN download for a document

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Why SEC API for filing downloads

FeatureSEC APIRaw EDGARsec-api.io
Download speed100+ req/sec10 req/secVaries
Global CDNYesNo (US only)No
Stable URLsYesSubject to changeYes
All document typesYesYesPartial
Bulk download supportYesNoPartial
PricingPay-as-you-goFree (slow)$Varies

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Get started

Get your API key

Start downloading SEC filings at full speed. 150 free API calls (one-time).