# SEC EDGAR API: List company SEC filings > Finds a public company by name or ticker in SEC EDGAR and lists its filings, newest first, optionally narrowed by filing type and filing date. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SEC EDGAR. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/get-company-filings - Method: `sec.gov/get_company_filings`, version 1 - Website: sec.gov - Returns: company name, CIK, and for each filing the form type, plain meaning, dates, description, document link, index link and accession number - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `company` | string | yes | `"Tesla"` | Company name or stock ticker, for example Tesla or TSLA. | | `end_date` | string | no | | Latest filing date, inclusive, for example 2025-12-31. | | `start_date` | string | no | | Earliest filing date, inclusive, for example 2025-01-01. | | `filing_type` | string | no | | Kind of filing, for example annual_report. Defaults to any. One of "any", "annual_report", "quarterly_report", "current_report", "proxy_statement", "registration", "insider_trades", "ownership_over_5_percent". Default "any". | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum number of filings to return, for example 20 (up to 100). Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "company": "Tesla" } ``` Its output: ```json { "cik": "0001318605", "filings": [ { "form_type": "10-Q", "description": "10-Q", "filing_date": "2026-10-22", "plain_meaning": "Quarterly report", "accession_number": "0001628280-26-066775", "filing_index_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026066775/0001628280-26-066775-index.html", "main_document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026066775/tsla-20260930.htm", "report_period_date": "2026-09-30" }, { "form_type": "8-K", "description": "8-K", "filing_date": "2026-10-21", "plain_meaning": "Current report", "accession_number": "0001628280-26-066738", "filing_index_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026066738/0001628280-26-066738-index.html", "main_document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000162828026066738/tsla-20261021.htm", "report_period_date": "2026-10-21" }, { "form_type": "DEFA14A", "description": "DEFA14A", "filing_date": "2026-10-19", "plain_meaning": "Proxy statement or related material", "accession_number": "0001104659-26-116948", "filing_index_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000110465926116948/0001104659-26-116948-index.html", "main_document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000110465926116948/tm267596d7_defa14a.htm", "report_period_date": null } ], "company_name": "Tesla, Inc." } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"sec.gov/get_company_filings","input":{"company":"Tesla"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the latest 10-K annual reports filed by Apple Inc. in 2024 - List Tesla's current reports (8-K) filed between 2025-01-01 and 2025-06-30 - Find TSLA quarterly reports from the last year - I need proxy statements for Microsoft filed since 2023, up to 25 results - Which insider trade filings has Nvidia made recently? Limit to 15 entries ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company" ], "properties": { "company": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Company name or stock ticker, for example Tesla or TSLA." }, "end_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Latest filing date, inclusive, for example 2025-12-31." }, "start_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Earliest filing date, inclusive, for example 2025-01-01." }, "filing_type": { "enum": [ "any", "annual_report", "quarterly_report", "current_report", "proxy_statement", "registration", "insider_trades", "ownership_over_5_percent" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Kind of filing, for example annual_report. Defaults to any." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of filings to return, for example 20 (up to 100)." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company_name", "cik", "filings" ], "properties": { "cik": { "type": "string", "x-fous-developer": true }, "filings": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "form_type", "plain_meaning", "filing_date", "report_period_date", "description", "main_document_link", "filing_index_link", "accession_number" ], "properties": { "form_type": { "type": "string", "description": "SEC form type." }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "filing_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "plain_meaning": { "type": "string", "description": "Plain-language meaning of the form." }, "accession_number": { "type": "string", "x-fous-developer": true }, "filing_index_link": { "type": "string" }, "main_document_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "report_period_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "company_name": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [SEC EDGAR API: List insider trades](https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/list-insider-trades.md): Lists stock transactions reported on Form 4 filings by a company's officers, directors and major owners, newest first. 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