edgartools — SEC EDGAR Data
Python library for accessing all SEC filings since 1994 with structured data extraction.
Authentication (Required)
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".
Installation
uv pip install edgartools
# For AI/MCP features:
uv pip install "edgartools[ai]"
Core Workflow
Find a Company
from edgar import Company, find
company = Company("AAPL") # by ticker
company = Company(320193) # by CIK (fastest)
results = find("Apple") # by name search
Get Filings
# 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")
Extract Structured Data
# 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()
Access Filing Content
text = filing.text() # plain text
html = filing.html() # HTML
md = filing.markdown() # markdown (good for LLM processing)
filing.open() # open in browser
Key Company Properties
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 Mapping
| 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.
Common Pitfalls
filing.financials → AttributeError; use filing.obj().financialsget_filings() has no limit param; use .head(n) or .latest(n)- Prefer
amendments=False for multi-period analysis (amended filings may be incomplete)
- Always check for
None before accessing optional data
Reference Files
Load these when you need detailed information:
- companies.md — Finding companies, screening, batch lookups, Company API
- filings.md — Working with filings, attachments, exhibits, Filings collection API
- financial-data.md — Financial statements, convenience methods, DataFrame export, multi-period analysis
- xbrl.md — XBRL parsing, fact querying, multi-period stitching, standardization
- data-objects.md — All supported form types and their structured objects
- entity-facts.md — EntityFacts API, FactQuery, FinancialStatement, FinancialFact
- ai-integration.md — MCP server setup, Skills installation,
.docs and .to_context() properties