A Central Index Key (CIK) is the unique numeric identifier the SEC assigns to every company and individual that files with EDGAR. It is required to build direct EDGAR URLs and to query most SEC data APIs, including data.sec.gov's submissions and XBRL company-facts endpoints.

Where does this data come from?

Live from the SEC's own www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json export, cached in memory for up to 24 hours. It is public-domain U.S. government data.

How many free lookups can I run?

20 per IP address per day. This lookup has no paid twin — once you have a CIK or ticker, the next step is usually the paid SEC EDGAR Filings or Company Facts API below.

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CIK Lookup

Find a company's SEC Central Index Key (CIK) by ticker or company name — or confirm what a CIK resolves to. Live from SEC's own ticker map, free, no signup.

Source: SEC's own www.sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json, cached in memory up to 24h.

Reading the results

Covers companies with an SEC-registered ticker in the current company_tickers.json export only — private companies and some foreign issuers may be absent.
Company-name matching is a plain substring match, not fuzzy scoring — try a shorter fragment if you get zero results.
This is public-domain SEC EDGAR data, not investment advice.

Have your CIK — need filings or financials next?

This lookup is free forever — the next step is paid

CIK Lookup has no paid twin (it's a single cached map read). What most buyers do with a CIK: pull recent filings or XBRL financials for that company, live from data.sec.gov.

Pull this company's full filing history — $0.02/call, up to 200 results, USDC on Base, no account → POST /v1/edgar_company_facts — $0.02/call, key XBRL financial facts → RapidAPI Hub mirror — subscribe with a card, billed by RapidAPI → MCP tool — call it from any MCP-enabled agent →

Example (x402 pay-per-call)

curl -X POST https://draconic21-x402-api.onrender.com/v1/edgar_filings \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"cik":"0000320193","form":"10-K","limit":5}'
# unpaid: HTTP 402 + PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (sign with a Base USDC wallet, retry)

Agent / funded runtime? After you verify this lookup, the cold-start buy on this origin is POST /v1/signal_latest — $0.03 USDC (Daily Agent Signal). Free wake: GET /health. Skill card: /skill.md · buyer loop: /agent-buy.md.