# SEC EDGAR

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/sec/  
**Website:** https://www.sec.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 9

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) system provides free public access to corporate financial filings submitted to the SEC. The EDGAR REST API at data.sec.gov delivers JSON-formatted data without requiring authentication or API keys, covering company submissions, XBRL financial facts, and company concept data. Endpoints support CIK lookups, full filing history, structured XBRL financial disclosures across reporting periods, and cross-company comparative frames for US-GAAP and IFRS taxonomies.

## Kin Score — 44.5 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 44.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 70.2 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 39.5 |
| Access Clarity | 39.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Securities & Market Data**: 38.3 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 38.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (9)

- **SEC EDGAR Company Concept API** — Historical values for a single XBRL concept
- **SEC EDGAR Company Facts API** — XBRL financial disclosures for a company
- **SEC EDGAR EDGAR Operational Status API API** — This API reports the status of the EDGAR system. This resource requires presentation of a Filer API Token only.
- **SEC EDGAR Filer Management API API** — A set of API endpoints that allows you to verify permissions, get filer information, manage CCC, manage individuals, and manage delegations.
- **SEC EDGAR Frames API** — Cross-company data for a concept in a specific period
- **SEC EDGAR Search API** — Full-text search across EDGAR filing documents
- **SEC EDGAR Submission API API** — Submission of filings to EDGAR by API can be made through the Submission API. The Submission API requires the presentation of a Filer API Token in combination with a User API To...
- **SEC EDGAR Submission Status API API** — The Submission Status API provides information from the EDGAR system. It requires a Filer API Token and accession number(s). To obtain information about a submission through the...
- **SEC EDGAR Submissions API** — Company filing history and metadata by CIK

## Agentic access (1)

- **Sec Agentic Access** — 23 operations · 12 acting

## Security (2)

- **Sec Authentication** — http · 1 scheme
- **Sec Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Sec Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Financial Data, SEC, EDGAR, Public Company Filings, XBRL, Regulatory, Government, Financial Reporting, Company Submissions, Securities

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/sec/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.