Python library for accessing, analyzing, and extracting data from SEC EDGAR filings. Use when working with SEC filings, financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow), XBRL financial data, insider trading (Form 4), institutional holdings (13F), company financials, annual/quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q), proxy statements (DEF 14A), 8-K current events, company screening by ticker/CIK/industry, multi-period financial analysis, or any SEC regulatory filings.
Python library for accessing all SEC filings since 1994 with structured data extraction.
The SEC requires identification for API access. Always set identity before any operations:
from edgar import set_identity
set_identity("Your Name your.email@example.com")
Set via environment variable to avoid hardcoding: EDGAR_IDENTITY="Your Name your@email.com".
uv pip install edgartools
# For AI/MCP features:
uv pip install "edgartools[ai]"
from edgar import Company, find
company = Company("AAPL") # by ticker
company = Company(320193) # by CIK (fastest)
results = find("Apple") # by name search
# Company filings
filings = company.get_filings(form="10-K")
filing = filings.latest()
# Global search across all filings
from edgar import get_filings
filings = get_filings(2024, 1, form="10-K")
# By accession number
from edgar import get_by_accession_number
filing = get_by_accession_number("0000320193-23-000106")
# Form-specific object (most common approach)
tenk = filing.obj() # Returns TenK, EightK, Form4, ThirteenF, etc.
# Financial statements (10-K/10-Q)
financials = company.get_financials() # annual
financials = company.get_quarterly_financials() # quarterly
income = financials.income_statement()
balance = financials.balance_sheet()
cashflow = financials.cashflow_statement()
# XBRL data
xbrl = filing.xbrl()
income = xbrl.statements.income_statement()
text = filing.text() # plain text
html = filing.html() # HTML
md = filing.markdown() # markdown (good for LLM processing)
filing.open() # open in browser
company.name # "Apple Inc."
company.cik # 320193
company.ticker # "AAPL"
company.industry # "ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS"
company.sic # "3571"
company.shares_outstanding # 15115785000.0
company.public_float # 2899948348000.0
company.fiscal_year_end # "0930"
company.exchange # "Nasdaq"
| Form | Object | Key Properties |
|------|--------|----------------|
| 10-K | TenK | financials, income_statement, balance_sheet |
| 10-Q | TenQ | financials, income_statement, balance_sheet |
| 8-K | EightK | items, press_releases |
| Form 4 | Form4 | reporting_owner, transactions |
| 13F-HR | ThirteenF | infotable, total_value |
| DEF 14A | ProxyStatement | executive_compensation, proposals |
| SC 13D/G | Schedule13 | total_shares, items |
| Form D | FormD | offering, recipients |
Important: filing.financials does NOT exist. Use filing.obj().financials.
filing.financials → AttributeError; use filing.obj().financialsget_filings() has no limit param; use .head(n) or .latest(n)amendments=False for multi-period analysis (amended filings may be incomplete)None before accessing optional dataLoad these when you need detailed information:
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