specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: SEC API
providerId: sec-api
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: false
tags:
- SEC Filings
- Regulatory Filings
- EDGAR
- Financial Data
- Plans
description: >-
  SEC API (sec-api.io) is a commercial, subscription SaaS on top of the SEC's
  free, public EDGAR data. A one-time free trial of 100 API calls (no credit
  card) is offered for evaluation. Paid subscriptions are Personal & Startups at
  $55/month (or $49/month billed annually) and Business Internal Use at
  $239/month (or $199/month billed annually), each including a single API token,
  a monthly free data-download allowance, and per-second query rate limits that
  scale by tier. An Enterprise & Institutions tier adds multiple tokens,
  customizable rate limits, redistribution licensing, and priority support at
  custom pricing. Prices were grounded against the sec-api.io pricing page on
  2026-07-11; verify current numbers before relying on them.
notes: >-
  All tiers reach the same 400+ EDGAR form types and historical filings back to
  1993. The Full-Text Search API and specialized datasets (Form 13F, insider
  trading, executive compensation) are called out on the Business tier. Verify
  current tiers, rate limits, and data-download allowances on the sec-api.io
  pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://sec-api.io/pricing
- https://sec-api.io/docs
plans:
- id: sec-api-free-trial
  name: Free Trial
  type: free
  description: >-
    One-time allocation of 100 API calls for evaluation, no credit card
    required. Limited access to the core APIs.
  entries:
  - label: Trial API Calls
    name: trial_api_calls
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 100
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '0.00'
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Filing Query API
  - name: Full-Text Search API
  - name: XBRL-to-JSON Converter
  - name: Filing Stream API
- id: sec-api-personal-startups
  name: Personal & Startups
  type: paid
  description: >-
    For individual developers, professors, PhD researchers, and early-stage
    startups under 5 employees. Includes 1 API token, historical filings from
    1993 to present, all 400+ EDGAR form types, and a 50 GB free monthly data
    download allowance.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: personal_monthly
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '55.00'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Monthly Subscription (billed annually)
    name: personal_monthly_annual
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '49.00'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Query API Rate Limit
    name: personal_query_rate
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 20
    timeFrame: second
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Monthly Data Download
    name: personal_data_download
    type: usage
    metric: bytes
    limit: 53687091200
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1073741824
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1 API Token
  - name: All 400+ EDGAR Form Types
  - name: Historical Filings 1993-Present
  - name: Filing Stream API
- id: sec-api-business
  name: Business Internal Use
  type: paid
  description: >-
    For equity research, hedge funds, law firms, investment advisors, and
    buy/sell-side analysts. Includes 1 API token, a 100 GB free monthly data
    download allowance, higher rate limits, and access to specialized datasets
    such as Form 13F, insider trading, and executive compensation.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: business_monthly
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '239.00'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Monthly Subscription (billed annually)
    name: business_monthly_annual
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: '199.00'
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Query API Rate Limit
    name: business_query_rate
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 40
    timeFrame: second
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Full-Text Search Rate Limit
    name: business_fts_rate
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: 20
    timeFrame: second
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Included Monthly Data Download
    name: business_data_download
    type: usage
    metric: bytes
    limit: 107374182400
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1073741824
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1 API Token
  - name: Form 13F Dataset
  - name: Insider Trading Dataset
  - name: Executive Compensation Dataset
- id: sec-api-enterprise
  name: Enterprise & Institutions
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    For exchanges, brokers, data providers, and institutional users requiring
    resale/redistribution. Multiple API tokens, customizable rate limits, custom
    data volume, redistribution licenses, priority support, and custom terms.
    Institutions may receive up to 3 months free access during onboarding
    evaluation.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Multiple API Tokens
  - name: Customizable Rate Limits
  - name: Redistribution License
  - name: Priority Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com