[ search · endpoint ]Search API · SEC

SEC Filings & US Financials Search API

Query SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K), US earnings call transcripts, and equity statistics from one endpoint. Pre-shaped JSON for AI-driven due diligence, fundamental analysis, and financial RAG.

●120 credits / call●30 req / minPOST /api/search/sec

[ 01 · live ]

Try SEC Search Live

Enter your API key and run a real query against the live endpoint.

auth · x-api-key

API Key

Don't have an API key?

[ 02 · integrate ]

Integration guide

Copy a snippet, replace your API key, run. Works in any HTTP client — examples below in cURL, JavaScript, and Python.

spec

POST/api/search/sec

base

https://www.apipick.com

Semantic search across SEC EDGAR filings, US earnings transcripts, and equity statistics. Returns ranked passages with source URLs ready for downstream LLMs.

parameters

querystringrequired

Natural-language search query

max_num_resultsintegeroptional

1–5, default 5

relevance_thresholdnumberoptional

0.0–1.0 quality filter

country_codestringoptional

ISO country code (e.g. US, GB)

start_datestringoptional

ISO date YYYY-MM-DD

end_datestringoptional

ISO date YYYY-MM-DD

curl -X POST "https://www.apipick.com/api/search/sec" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "query": "Latest Nvidia statistics",
  "max_num_results": 5,
  "country_code": "US",
  "start_date": "2026-01-01"
}'

● 200 · response

{
  "query": "Latest Nvidia statistics",
  "results": [
    {
      "title": "Example result",
      "url": "https://example.com/article",
      "snippet": "Short excerpt of the page content…",
      "source_type": "web",
      "published_at": "2026-04-15",
      "score": 0.92
    }
  ],
  "result_count": 1,
  "credits_used": 120,
  "remaining_credits": 99
}

[ 03 · limits ]

Rate limits

Throttling is per API key, sliding 60-second window. Hit the limit and you get a clean 429 with a Retry-After header.

request rate

30req/min

Per API key, per endpoint. Sliding 60-second window.

concurrency

3concurrent

Max simultaneous in-flight requests per API key.

response headers

X-RateLimit-LimitMaximum requests allowed per minute

X-RateLimit-RemainingRequests remaining in the current window

X-RateLimit-ResetSeconds until the current window resets

Retry-AfterSeconds to wait before retrying (only on 429)

● 429 · too many requests

HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Retry-After: 12
X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 0
X-RateLimit-Reset: 12

{
  "error": "rate_limit_exceeded",
  "message": "Rate limit exceeded: 30 requests/minute per API key. Retry after 12s.",
  "retry_after": 12
}

[ faq ]

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this 120 credits per call vs 15 for web search?

SEC EDGAR filings, US earnings transcripts, and equity statistics are proprietary, expensive to license, and require ongoing index maintenance. The 120 credit price (≈ $0.12 per call) reflects that — still a fraction of what dedicated SEC analytics platforms charge for an API seat.

Which filing types are covered?

All EDGAR filings — 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, proxy statements, etc. — plus US earnings call transcripts and computed equity statistics. Pass a ticker, company name, or natural-language query.

Can I get the full filing text?

Results include passages with source URLs. To pull the full document, follow up with POST /api/extract on the URL — this gives you clean markdown ready for LLM ingestion.

Date filtering?

Yes. Pass start_date and end_date in YYYY-MM-DD to scope results to a specific filing window.

Tool schema for OpenAI / Claude?

GET /api/search/sec/tool-schema returns ready-to-paste OpenAI function and Claude tool-use definitions.