SEC EDGAR Insider Trading API

JavaScript client for the SEC EDGAR Insider Trading Alerts API on RapidAPI.

Track insider trades, Form 4 filings, and executive buy/sell signals in real-time from SEC EDGAR.

Install

npm install sec-edgar-insider-api

Quick Start

const SECEdgarClient = require('sec-edgar-insider-api');

const client = new SECEdgarClient('YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY');

// Get recent insider trades
const trades = await client.getRecentTrades({ days: 7, limit: 20 });
console.log(trades);

// Get trades for a specific ticker
const applTrades = await client.getTradesByTicker('AAPL', { days: 30 });

// Get full Form 4 filing details
const filing = await client.getFiling('0001234567-26-000123');

API Methods

getRecentTrades(options?)

Get recent Form 4 insider trading filings.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | days | number | 3 | Lookback period (1-30) | | limit | number | 20 | Results per page (1-100) | | offset | number | 0 | Pagination offset | | ticker | string | - | Filter by company ticker |

getTradesByTicker(ticker, options?)

Get all insider trades for a specific company.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | ticker | string | required | Company ticker (e.g. "AAPL") | | days | number | 30 | Lookback period (1-365) | | limit | number | 50 | Results per page (1-100) |

getFiling(accession)

Get full parsed Form 4 details for a specific filing.

| Parameter | Type | Description | |-----------|------|-------------| | accession | string | Accession number (format: XXXXXXXXXX-YY-ZZZZZZ) |

Get Your API Key

1. Go to SEC Insider Trades API on RapidAPI
2. Subscribe (free tier: 200 requests/month)
3. Copy your API key from the dashboard

Use Cases

• Quant Trading: Track insider buy/sell patterns as trading signals
• Compliance: Monitor executive trades for reporting requirements
• Research: Analyze insider trading patterns by sector or company
• Alerts: Build real-time notification systems for insider activity

License

MIT