Insider Transactions

Search Form 4, 3, and 5 filings to track insider buying, selling, and ownership changes.

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GET/insider-transactions

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`issuerCik`	string	Company CIK number
`reportingOwnerCik`	string	Insider/owner CIK number
`filingId`	string	Look up a specific filing by ID
`accessionNumber`	string	Look up by SEC accession number
`formTypes`	string	Comma-separated: `4`, `3`, `5`
`transactionTypes`	string	Comma-separated transaction types (see below)
`ownerRoles`	string	Comma-separated: `director`, `officer`, `tenPercentOwner`
`officerTitles`	string	Comma-separated: `CEO`, `CFO`, `COO`, etc.
`filingDateInEstStartDate`	string	Filing start date in EST (YYYY-MM-DD)
`filingDateInEstEndDate`	string	Filing end date in EST (YYYY-MM-DD)
`periodOfReportStartDate`	string	Transaction period start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`periodOfReportEndDate`	string	Transaction period end date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`minTotalAmount`	number	Minimum transaction dollar amount
`maxTotalAmount`	number	Maximum transaction dollar amount
`limit`	integer	Number of results. Default: `100`, max: `900`.

Example request

bash

curl "https://api.secdailyapi.com/insider-transactions?issuerCik=320193&transactionTypes=purchase&limit=10" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

json

{
  "insiderTransactions": [
    {
      "id": "abc123",
      "accessionNumber": "0001140361-25-001234",
      "formType": "4",
      "issuerCik": "320193",
      "reportingOwnerCik": "1051401",
      "filingDateInEst": "2025-01-16",
      "periodOfReportDate": "2025-01-15",
      "totalAmount": 1250000.00,
      "hasPurchases": true,
      "hasSales": false,
      "hasGrants": false,
      "hasExercises": false,
      "normalizedOfficerTitle": "CFO",
      "ownerRoles": "officer",
      "recordedTimeInUtc": "2025-01-16T22:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "recordedTimeInUtc": "2025-01-17T12:00:00Z"
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
`insiderTransactions`	array	List of matching filings
`count`	integer	Number of results returned
`recordedTimeInUtc`	string	Timestamp when data was recorded (ISO 8601)

Transaction object

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique filing ID
`accessionNumber`	string	SEC accession number
`formType`	string	Form type (3, 4, or 5)
`issuerCik`	string	Company CIK number
`reportingOwnerCik`	string	Insider CIK number
`filingDateInEst`	string	Filing date in Eastern time (YYYY-MM-DD)
`periodOfReportDate`	string	Transaction date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`totalAmount`	number	Total dollar value of all transactions in this filing
`hasPurchases`	boolean	Filing contains purchase transactions
`hasSales`	boolean	Filing contains sale transactions
`hasGrants`	boolean	Filing contains grant transactions
`hasExercises`	boolean	Filing contains option exercise transactions
`normalizedOfficerTitle`	string	Standardized officer title (CEO, CFO, etc.)
`ownerRoles`	string	Roles: director, officer, tenPercentOwner
`recordedTimeInUtc`	string	When this filing was recorded (ISO 8601)

Transaction types

Type	Description
`purchase`	Open market or private purchase
`sale`	Open market or private sale
`grant`	Stock or option grant from company
`gift`	Gifted shares
`exercise`	Option exercise
`derivativeExercise`	Derivative security exercise
`derivativeConversion`	Derivative security conversion
`derivativeExpiration`	Derivative security expiration
`disposition`	Disposition of shares
`discretionary`	Discretionary transaction
`smallAcquisition`	Small acquisition (exempt)
`inheritance`	Inherited shares
`equitySwap`	Equity swap transaction
`tender`	Tender offer
`other`	Other transaction types