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SEC EDGAR

SEC EDGAR XBRL API

Structured XBRL financial data

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SEC EDGAR XBRL API is one of 12 APIs that SEC EDGAR publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include XBRL. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://data.sec.gov, https://efts.sec.gov.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://data.sec.gov
Contact
SEC Developer Resources
License
Public Domain (U.S. Government Work)
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

XBRL 2

Structured XBRL financial data

GET
/api/xbrl/companyconcept/CIK{cik}/{taxonomy}/{concept}.json
Get a single XBRL concept for a company
getCompanyConcept 3 params → 200404
GET
/api/xbrl/frames/{taxonomy}/{concept}/{unit}/{period}.json
Get all company values for a concept in a period
getXBRLFrames 4 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are XBRLFact (9 properties), XBRLFrames (8 properties), CompanyConcept (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

XBRLFrames
object
8 properties
XBRLFact
object
9 properties
CompanyConcept
object
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

sec-xbrl-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs SEC EDGAR publishes across the network.

SEC EDGAR Company Concept API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Company Facts API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Operational Status API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Filer Management API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Frames API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Search API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Submission API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Submission Status API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Submissions API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Company Filings API
AE Profile APIs.io
SEC EDGAR Full-Text Search API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
sec:sec-xbrl-api
Base URL
https://data.sec.gov
Docs
https://www.sec.gov/edgar/sec-api-documentation
Provider
SEC EDGAR
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