How is this different from a filings-by-company lookup?

A filings-by-company lookup (like this site's SEC EDGAR Filings tool) returns a list of filings for ONE company you already identified. Full-text search instead searches the actual TEXT of filings across every company at once, for a phrase — useful when you don't know which company mentions something, or want every 8-K mentioning a specific event.

How far back does full-text search go?

Filings filed 2001-01-01 onward only. This is a limitation of SEC's own full-text search index, not this tool.

How many free searches can I run?

20 per IP address per day, capped at 5 results per search. The paid API allows up to 40 results and the full date-range/form filter set.

Free tool · live SEC EDGAR data

EDGAR Full-Text Search

Search the actual text of SEC filings since 2001, across any company, by phrase — not just one company's filing list. Live from SEC's own full-text search index, free, no signup.

Source: SEC EDGAR full-text search (efts.sec.gov), fetched live. Capped at 5 results on this free page.

What this does — and doesn't — search

Covers filings filed 2001-01-01 onward only, per SEC's own full-text search index coverage.
Searches filing TEXT across every company matching your phrase — for one specific company's filing list by form/date instead, use the SEC EDGAR Filings lookup.
This is public-domain SEC EDGAR data, not investment advice.

Free cap: 20 lookups per IP per day. Paid programmatic access removes the wall.

Need more than 5 results, date ranges, or agent/API access?

Same search, no cap

This free page calls the identical live EDGAR full-text search used by our paid API — up to 40 results per call, plus the full date-range and ticker filter set.

Search full filing text without the 5-result cap — $0.02/call, up to 40 results, USDC on Base, no account → Prefer card billing? Subscribe on 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_fulltext_search \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q":"cybersecurity incident","forms":"8-K","limit":25}'
# unpaid: HTTP 402 + PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (sign with a Base USDC wallet, retry)

Agent / funded runtime? Choose the API that matches your task. Check its free example and availability links, then follow the payment guide to inspect its unpaid HTTP 402 challenge before paying. For agent-market research, Daily Agent Signal (free JSON example) is a separate option ($0.03 per paid call). Free service check: GET /health · Skill card.