---
title: filings
description: Learn how to look up filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (SEC) using ticker symbols or Central Index Keys (CIKs). Find information on parameters,
  data returned, and different types of filings available.
keywords:
- filings
- SEC
- ticker symbol
- CIK
- parameters
- symbol
- limit
- provider
- cik
- type
- returns
- data
- date
- type of document
- link
- report date
- accepted date
- SEC act number
- SEC item numbers
- primary document description
- primary document
- accession number
- file number
- film number
- inline XBRL filing
- XBRL filing
- size of filing
- complete filing submission URL
- filing details URL
- primary XML document
---


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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

Look up filings to the SEC by ticker symbol or CIK.

```python wordwrap
obb.regulators.sec.filings(symbol: Union[str, List[str]] = None, limit: int = 300, provider: Literal[str] = sec)
```

---

## Parameters

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<TabItem value="standard" label="Standard">

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| symbol | Union[str, List[str]] | Symbol to get data for. | None | True |
| limit | int | The number of data entries to return. | 300 | True |
| provider | Literal['sec'] | The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'sec' if there is no default. | sec | True |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='sec' label='sec'>

| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| symbol | Union[str, List[str]] | Symbol to get data for. | None | True |
| limit | int | The number of data entries to return. | 300 | True |
| provider | Literal['sec'] | The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'sec' if there is no default. | sec | True |
| cik | Union[str, int] | Lookup filings by Central Index Key (CIK) instead of by symbol. | None | True |
| type | Literal['1', '1-A', '1-A POS', '1-A-W', '1-E', '1-E AD', '1-K', '1-SA', '1-U', '1-Z', '1-Z-W', '10-12B', '10-12G', '10-D', '10-K', '10-KT', '10-Q', '10-QT', '11-K', '11-KT', '13F-HR', '13F-NT', '13FCONP', '144', '15-12B', '15-12G', '15-15D', '15F-12B', '15F-12G', '15F-15D', '18-12B', '18-K', '19B-4E', '2-A', '2-AF', '2-E', '20-F', '20FR12B', '20FR12G', '24F-2NT', '25', '25-NSE', '253G1', '253G2', '253G3', '253G4', '3', '305B2', '34-12H', '4', '40-17F1', '40-17F2', '40-17G', '40-17GCS', '40-202A', '40-203A', '40-206A', '40-24B2', '40-33', '40-6B', '40-8B25', '40-8F-2', '40-APP', '40-F', '40-OIP', '40FR12B', '40FR12G', '424A', '424B1', '424B2', '424B3', '424B4', '424B5', '424B7', '424B8', '424H', '425', '485APOS', '485BPOS', '485BXT', '486APOS', '486BPOS', '486BXT', '487', '497', '497AD', '497H2', '497J', '497K', '497VPI', '497VPU', '5', '6-K', '6B NTC', '6B ORDR', '8-A12B', '8-A12G', '8-K', '8-K12B', '8-K12G3', '8-K15D5', '8-M', '8F-2 NTC', '8F-2 ORDR', '9-M', 'ABS-15G', 'ABS-EE', 'ADN-MTL', 'ADV-E', 'ADV-H-C', 'ADV-H-T', 'ADV-NR', 'ANNLRPT', 'APP NTC', 'APP ORDR', 'APP WD', 'APP WDG', 'ARS', 'ATS-N', 'ATS-N-C', 'ATS-N/UA', 'AW', 'AW WD', 'C', 'C-AR', 'C-AR-W', 'C-TR', 'C-TR-W', 'C-U', 'C-U-W', 'C-W', 'CB', 'CERT', 'CERTARCA', 'CERTBATS', 'CERTCBO', 'CERTNAS', 'CERTNYS', 'CERTPAC', 'CFPORTAL', 'CFPORTAL-W', 'CORRESP', 'CT ORDER', 'D', 'DEF 14A', 'DEF 14C', 'DEFA14A', 'DEFA14C', 'DEFC14A', 'DEFC14C', 'DEFM14A', 'DEFM14C', 'DEFN14A', 'DEFR14A', 'DEFR14C', 'DEL AM', 'DFAN14A', 'DFRN14A', 'DOS', 'DOSLTR', 'DRS', 'DRSLTR', 'DSTRBRPT', 'EFFECT', 'F-1', 'F-10', 'F-10EF', 'F-10POS', 'F-1MEF', 'F-3', 'F-3ASR', 'F-3D', 'F-3DPOS', 'F-3MEF', 'F-4', 'F-4 POS', 'F-4MEF', 'F-6', 'F-6 POS', 'F-6EF', 'F-7', 'F-7 POS', 'F-8', 'F-8 POS', 'F-80', 'F-80POS', 'F-9', 'F-9 POS', 'F-N', 'F-X', 'FOCUSN', 'FWP', 'G-405', 'G-405N', 'G-FIN', 'G-FINW', 'IRANNOTICE', 'MA', 'MA-A', 'MA-I', 'MA-W', 'MSD', 'MSDCO', 'MSDW', 'N-1', 'N-14', 'N-14 8C', 'N-14MEF', 'N-18F1', 'N-1A', 'N-2', 'N-2 POSASR', 'N-23C-2', 'N-23C3A', 'N-23C3B', 'N-23C3C', 'N-2ASR', 'N-2MEF', 'N-30B-2', 'N-30D', 'N-4', 'N-5', 'N-54A', 'N-54C', 'N-6', 'N-6F', 'N-8A', 'N-8B-2', 'N-8F', 'N-8F NTC', 'N-8F ORDR', 'N-CEN', 'N-CR', 'N-CSR', 'N-CSRS', 'N-MFP', 'N-MFP1', 'N-MFP2', 'N-PX', 'N-Q', 'N-VP', 'N-VPFS', 'NO ACT', 'NPORT-EX', 'NPORT-NP', 'NPORT-P', 'NRSRO-CE', 'NRSRO-UPD', 'NSAR-A', 'NSAR-AT', 'NSAR-B', 'NSAR-BT', 'NSAR-U', 'NT 10-D', 'NT 10-K', 'NT 10-Q', 'NT 11-K', 'NT 20-F', 'NT N-CEN', 'NT N-MFP', 'NT N-MFP1', 'NT N-MFP2', 'NT NPORT-EX', 'NT NPORT-P', 'NT-NCEN', 'NT-NCSR', 'NT-NSAR', 'NTFNCEN', 'NTFNCSR', 'NTFNSAR', 'NTN 10D', 'NTN 10K', 'NTN 10Q', 'NTN 20F', 'OIP NTC', 'OIP ORDR', 'POS 8C', 'POS AM', 'POS AMI', 'POS EX', 'POS462B', 'POS462C', 'POSASR', 'PRE 14A', 'PRE 14C', 'PREC14A', 'PREC14C', 'PREM14A', 'PREM14C', 'PREN14A', 'PRER14A', 'PRER14C', 'PRRN14A', 'PX14A6G', 'PX14A6N', 'QRTLYRPT', 'QUALIF', 'REG-NR', 'REVOKED', 'RW', 'RW WD', 'S-1', 'S-11', 'S-11MEF', 'S-1MEF', 'S-20', 'S-3', 'S-3ASR', 'S-3D', 'S-3DPOS', 'S-3MEF', 'S-4', 'S-4 POS', 'S-4EF', 'S-4MEF', 'S-6', 'S-8', 'S-8 POS', 'S-B', 'S-BMEF', 'SBSE', 'SBSE-A', 'SBSE-BD', 'SBSE-C', 'SBSE-W', 'SC 13D', 'SC 13E1', 'SC 13E3', 'SC 13G', 'SC 14D9', 'SC 14F1', 'SC 14N', 'SC TO-C', 'SC TO-I', 'SC TO-T', 'SC13E4F', 'SC14D1F', 'SC14D9C', 'SC14D9F', 'SD', 'SDR', 'SE', 'SEC ACTION', 'SEC STAFF ACTION', 'SEC STAFF LETTER', 'SF-1', 'SF-3', 'SL', 'SP 15D2', 'STOP ORDER', 'SUPPL', 'T-3', 'TA-1', 'TA-2', 'TA-W', 'TACO', 'TH', 'TTW', 'UNDER', 'UPLOAD', 'WDL-REQ', 'X-17A-5'] | Type of the SEC filing form. | None | True |
| use_cache | bool | Whether or not to use cache.  If True, cache will store for one day. | True | True |
</TabItem>

</Tabs>

---

## Returns

```python wordwrap
OBBject
    results : List[Filings]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['sec']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    metadata: Optional[Metadata]
        Metadata info about the command execution.
```

---

## Data

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="standard" label="Standard">

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| date | date | The date of the data. In this case, it is the date of the filing. |
| type | str | Type of document. |
| link | str | URL to the document. |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='sec' label='sec'>

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| date | date | The date of the data. In this case, it is the date of the filing. |
| type | str | Type of document. |
| link | str | URL to the document. |
| report_date | date | The date of the filing. |
| accepted_date | datetime | Accepted date of the SEC filing. |
| act | Union[str, int] | The SEC Act number. |
| items | Union[str, float] | The SEC Item numbers. |
| primary_doc_description | str | The description of the primary document. |
| primary_doc | str | The filename of the primary document. |
| accession_number | Union[str, int] | The accession number. |
| file_number | Union[str, int] | The file number. |
| film_number | Union[str, int] | The film number. |
| is_inline_xbrl | Union[str, int] | Whether the filing is an inline XBRL filing. |
| is_xbrl | Union[str, int] | Whether the filing is an XBRL filing. |
| size | Union[str, int] | The size of the filing. |
| complete_submission_url | str | The URL to the complete filing submission. |
| filing_detail_url | str | The URL to the filing details. |
| xml | str | The URL to the primary XML document. |
</TabItem>

</Tabs>