Data Source

Get Data from SEC EDGAR

Financial filings, company reports, and regulatory disclosures from the SEC's public database.

No coding requiredStructured JSON outputReliable delivery

Available Data

Here's what you can extract from SEC EDGAR using AlterLab:

10-K & 10-Q reports
Insider trading data
Company financials
Proxy statements
IPO filings

Business Use Cases

How businesses use SEC EDGAR data to make better decisions:

  • Investment research
  • Competitive financial analysis
  • Regulatory compliance monitoring
  • Due diligence data collection

How It Works

1

Send a URL

Provide any public SEC EDGAR URL to AlterLab's API. No authentication with SEC EDGAR needed.

2

We handle the complexity

AlterLab renders JavaScript, handles challenges, and extracts the data — all automatically.

3

Get structured data

Receive clean, structured JSON data ready for your spreadsheet, database, or application.

Quick Start

HTTP
POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "url": "https://sec.gov/...",
  "advanced": { "render_js": true }
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SEC data can I extract?

You can extract all publicly filed documents from EDGAR including annual reports (10-K), quarterly reports (10-Q), insider trading disclosures, and registration statements.

How quickly can I get new filings?

AlterLab fetches live data from SEC.gov on every request. When a new filing appears publicly on EDGAR, you can collect it immediately through our API.

How do investors use SEC filing data?

Investors automate collection of financial statements, track insider trading patterns, monitor competitor filings, and build datasets for quantitative analysis.

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Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

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terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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