Is there a free SEC EDGAR API?

Yes. The SEC publishes free JSON APIs on data.sec.gov for submissions, companyfacts and frames, with no key, a limit of 10 requests per second and a required User-Agent with contact details. sec-api.dev also has a free plan: 1,000 requests a month with filing search, documents, insider transactions and MCP tools, no card required.

The SEC’s APIs have no SLA or support. Hosted APIs add caching, pagination, parsed documents and quotas you can plan around.

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Written by sec-api.dev, updated 9 November 2026. Numbers recompute from SEC data every six hours.

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