# SEC EDGAR API: Search filings by phrase > Finds SEC EDGAR company filings that mention an exact phrase, optionally limited to a company, a filing category and a filing date range, ranked by search relevance; one entry per filing. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SEC EDGAR. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/search-filings - Method: `sec.gov/search_filings`, version 1 - Website: sec.gov - Returns: company name, form type and meaning, filing date, report period, excerpt, document link, CIK, accession number - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `phrase` | string | yes | `"supply chain disruption"` | Exact words to find in filings, for example: supply chain disruption. | | `company` | string | no | | Company name or ticker to limit matches, for example: Apple or AAPL. Default "". | | `end_date` | string | no | | Last filing date as YYYY-MM-DD, for example: 2026-09-28. Defaults to today. | | `form_type` | string | no | `"current_report"` | Filing category, for example: annual_report. One of "any", "annual_report", "quarterly_report", "current_report", "proxy_statement", "registration". Default "any". | | `start_date` | string | no | | First filing date as YYYY-MM-DD, for example: 2025-01-01. Defaults to one year ago; earliest is 2001-01-01. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `100` | Maximum number of filings, for example: 20 (up to 100). Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "phrase": "supply chain disruption", "form_type": "current_report", "max_results": 100 } ``` Its output: ```json { "filings": [ { "cik": "0000807882", "form_type": "8-K", "filing_date": "2025-12-23", "company_name": "JACK IN THE BOX INC", "form_meaning": "Current report", "document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788225000081/ex991-pressreleasexdeltaco.htm", "accession_number": "0000807882-25-000081", "report_period_date": "2025-12-22", "matching_text_excerpt": null }, { "cik": "0000807882", "form_type": "8-K", "filing_date": "2026-06-15", "company_name": "JACK IN THE BOX INC", "form_meaning": "Current report", "document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000075/ex991-pressreleasexdebtpri.htm", "accession_number": "0000807882-26-000075", "report_period_date": "2026-06-12", "matching_text_excerpt": null }, { "cik": "0000807882", "form_type": "8-K", "filing_date": "2026-06-23", "company_name": "JACK IN THE BOX INC", "form_meaning": "Current report", "document_link": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807882/000080788226000079/ex991-pressreleasexdebtclo.htm", "accession_number": "0000807882-26-000079", "report_period_date": "2026-06-23", "matching_text_excerpt": null } ] } ``` ## 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/search_filings","input":{"phrase":"supply chain disruption","form_type":"current_report","max_results":100}}' ``` 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 - Find 10-K annual reports filed since January 2024 that mention "going concern doubt" — give me the company names, filing dates and links to the documents. - Which Tesla filings on SEC EDGAR from the past year contain the exact phrase "regulatory credits"? I need the excerpts and accession numbers. - Pull up to 50 8-K current reports filed between 2023-03-01 and 2023-06-30 that use the words "Silicon Valley Bank". - Search EDGAR for proxy statements that mention "clawback policy" for Microsoft, any date from 2020 onward. - Show me quarterly reports from NVDA filed in 2025 that reference "export restrictions", with report periods and CIK. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "phrase" ], "properties": { "phrase": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Exact words to find in filings, for example: supply chain disruption." }, "company": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Company name or ticker to limit matches, for example: Apple or AAPL." }, "end_date": { "type": "string", "description": "Last filing date as YYYY-MM-DD, for example: 2026-09-28. Defaults to today." }, "form_type": { "enum": [ "any", "annual_report", "quarterly_report", "current_report", "proxy_statement", "registration" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Filing category, for example: annual_report." }, "start_date": { "type": "string", "description": "First filing date as YYYY-MM-DD, for example: 2025-01-01. Defaults to one year ago; earliest is 2001-01-01." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of filings, for example: 20 (up to 100)." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "filings" ], "properties": { "filings": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "company_name", "form_type", "form_meaning", "filing_date", "report_period_date", "matching_text_excerpt", "document_link", "cik", "accession_number" ], "properties": { "cik": { "type": "string", "description": "SEC company identification number.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "form_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "SEC filing form code, such as 10-K." }, "filing_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date", "description": "Date the filing was filed." }, "company_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Name of the filing company." }, "form_meaning": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Plain-language meaning of the filing form." }, "document_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the matching filing document." }, "accession_number": { "type": "string", "description": "SEC filing accession number.", "x-fous-developer": true }, "report_period_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date", "description": "Period date covered by the filing, if provided." }, "matching_text_excerpt": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Matching text excerpt when supplied by EDGAR." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Company filings ranked by phrase relevance." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [SEC EDGAR API: List company SEC filings](https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/get-company-filings.md): 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. - [SEC EDGAR API: Get company financials](https://fous.com/methods/sec.gov/get-company-financials.md): Looks up a public company by name or ticker on SEC EDGAR and returns its reported annual or quarterly financial figures from XBRL company facts. 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