Financial Modeling Prep Insider Trading API

The Insider Trading API from Financial Modeling Prep — 1 operation(s) for insider trading.

OpenAPI Specification

financial-modeling-prep-insider-trading-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Financial Modeling Prep Insider Trading API
  description: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) Insider Trading API — part of the FMP stable REST API. Generated from the official
    FMP API documentation (https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/api-docs.md). Legacy /api/v3 and /api/v4 endpoints have
    been discontinued; the stable base URL https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable is the supported surface.
  version: stable
  contact:
    name: Financial Modeling Prep
    url: https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/
servers:
- url: https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable
  description: Financial Modeling Prep stable API
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Insider Trading
paths:
  /insider-trading/search:
    get:
      operationId: getInsiderTrading
      summary: Search insider trading activity by company or symbol
      description: Search insider trading activity by company or symbol. Documented at https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/developer/docs.
      tags:
      - Insider Trading
      parameters:
      - name: symbol
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: AAPL
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
        example: '0'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
        example: '100'
      - name: reportingCik
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 0001496686
      - name: companyCik
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 0000320193
      - name: transactionType
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        example: S-Sale
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Insider Trading data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/InsiderTrade'
              example:
              - symbol: WHF
                filingDate: '2026-06-05'
                transactionDate: '2026-06-05'
                reportingCik: '0001050047'
                companyCik: 0001552198
                transactionType: P-Purchase
                securitiesOwned: 309607
                reportingName: BOLDUC JOHN
                typeOfOwner: director
                acquisitionOrDisposition: A
                directOrIndirect: I
                formType: '4'
                securitiesTransacted: 3570
                price: 6.77
                securityName: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
                url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1552198/000110465926071091/0001104659-26-071091-index.htm
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                Error Message: Invalid API KEY. Feel free to create a Free API Key or visit https://site.financialmodelingprep.com/faqs?search=why-is-my-api-key-invalid
                  for more information.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: FMP API key passed as a query parameter (?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY, or &apikey= when other query parameters
        exist).
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: 'FMP API key passed in the request header as apikey: YOUR_API_KEY.'
  schemas:
    InsiderTrade:
      type: object
      properties:
        symbol:
          type: string
        filingDate:
          type: string
        transactionDate:
          type: string
        reportingCik:
          type: string
        companyCik:
          type: string
        transactionType:
          type: string
        securitiesOwned:
          type: integer
        reportingName:
          type: string
        typeOfOwner:
          type: string
        acquisitionOrDisposition:
          type: string
        directOrIndirect:
          type: string
        formType:
          type: string
        securitiesTransacted:
          type: integer
        price:
          type: number
        securityName:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        Error Message:
          type: string
      description: 'FMP error envelope, e.g. {"Error Message": "Invalid API KEY. ..."}'