Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API
Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API for SEC API/EDGAR filings, OpenAPI, MCP, A2A at data-apis.com.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API for SEC API/EDGAR filings, OpenAPI, MCP, A2A at data-apis.com.
How to connect
How to connect Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://api.data-apis.com/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://api.data-apis.com/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Data APIs SEC Event Intelligence API to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://api.data-apis.com/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (11)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| sec_demo_latest_filings | Preview the SEC filing response shape without an API key. Returns a small public sample only, then call sec_subscription_info for RapidAPI checkout, pricing, MCP config, and API-key setup links. Example no-key tools/call: name sec_demo_latest_filings with arguments {"limit": 2}. Authentication: no API key required for this public MCP setup tool. |
| sec_subscription_info | Return public pricing, checkout, documentation, and access links for SEC Event Intelligence without an API key. Use this after sec_demo_latest_filings to choose the free Basic tier or the $19/month Pro starter plan for production watchlist polling. Example no-key tools/call: name sec_subscription_info with arguments {}. Authentication: no API key required for this public MCP setup tool. |
| sec_latest_filings | Fetch a newest-first snapshot of public SEC filings. Use for initial dashboards or latest-form lookups when no polling cursor is needed; use sec_filing_changes for incremental polling. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_filing_changes | Fetch filings observed on or after a since date for polling jobs that persist a cursor. Supports ticker/CIK, form, and event-type filters; use sec_latest_filings for a simple newest-first snapshot. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_watchlist_changes | Fetch incremental filing changes for multiple tickers or CIKs, grouped into per-company buckets. Use for batch watchlist polling, alert fan-out, and dashboards that track a fixed issuer list. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_company_search | Search the SEC company index by ticker, CIK, or legal name and return identifiers to pass into profile, filings, events, and insider-trade tools. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_company_profile | Fetch one issuer profile with ticker/CIK identity, filing coverage, form counts, and latest known filing. Use after company search to verify the target issuer before retrieving filings. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_company_filings | Return newest-first filing rows for one company, optionally narrowed by SEC form type. Use when you need accession numbers and filing metadata history, not normalized event categories. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_company_events | Return normalized event records derived from one company's filings. Use when you need event labels and monitoring-friendly changes instead of the full company filing list. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_insider_trades | Return public insider ownership filing metadata from Forms 3, 4, and 5, optionally scoped to one ticker or CIK. Use for insider activity monitoring, not trade recommendations. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |
| sec_filing_summary | Retrieve one normalized filing summary by SEC accession number, including issuer, form, filed date, source links, and concise summary fields. Use after another filing tool returns accessionNo. Authentication: requires a Data APIs key sent as x-api-key or Authorization: Bearer. |