list_filings

List Filing Sections

A tool of MetricDuck — Financial Analysis

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Browse Sources inventory and the section catalog for a single company. Covers SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, plus 20-F / 40-F / 6-K for foreign private issuers.

**Scope:** filings-metadata utility. Returns filing list (form type, dates, accession numbers) plus per-section details (word count, chunk count, tables) for 10-K/10-Q/DEF 14A; 8-K returns filing metadata only. Default: last 2 years. Use fiscal_year + fiscal_period to pin a single historical PERIODIC filing (10-K/10-Q) in one call — 8-K sub-types are not period-indexed, so pair form_subtype with years instead.

**For signal triage and "what matters" in a filing, use get_filing_index instead.** Use list_filings only when:

You need an accession_number for a specific historical filing (before get_xbrl_facts or get_filing_section)
You need to pin a specific fiscal year/period (e.g., FY2020 Q3)
You need the full section inventory with sizes to plan pagination
You need to confirm whether a specific filing exists

Sister Sources (non-SEC): earnings call transcripts → compare_earnings_calls; IR press releases / events → screen_filing_signals with signal_type="ir_press_release".

**Delisted / acquired issuers**: pass cik (10-digit, zero-padded) instead of ticker and set include_delisted=true. SEC's ticker registry excludes delisted issuers, so ticker-only calls 404 even when MetricDuck holds the filings. Example: SAVE Spirit Airlines (cik="0001498710").

Data horizon: 2013+. Responses capped at ~20K chars; narrow via form_type, fiscal_year, or reduce years.

Input schema

Property	Type	Required	Description
ticker	string	no	Company ticker symbol (e.g., 'AAPL'). Must be exact. Either ticker or cik required.
cik	string	no	10-digit SEC CIK as alternative to ticker. Use for delisted/acquired companies (e.g., Z=Zillow ticker may not resolve; pass cik='0001617640' instead). Either ticker or cik required.
form_type	string	no	Filter by form type: 10-K annual, 10-Q quarterly, 8-K current reports, DEF 14A proxy; 20-F/40-F annual and 6-K interim for foreign private issuers
form_subtype	string	no	Filter 8-K filings by sub-type (derived from section inventory): earnings releases; event = M&A / exec changes / debt; transcript = earnings calls; other = misc. Implicitly narrows to form_type='8-K'. CANNOT be combined with fiscal_year/fiscal_period — 8-Ks carry no XBRL fiscal-period focus to pin against; use `years` and read the implied period off each row.
years	integer	no	Years of filing history (default 2, max 7). Ignored when fiscal_year is set.
fiscal_year	integer	no	Pick a specific fiscal year (e.g., 2020). Resolved via the XBRL period index — correct for non-calendar fiscal years (a 10-K filed Feb 2024 is FY2023). Alone, lists all of that fiscal year's filings (10-K + its 10-Qs); combine with fiscal_period to pin one. Overrides years. DEF 14A / non-XBRL forms are not period-indexed. Data horizon: 2013+.
fiscal_period	string	no	Pick a specific fiscal period. FY = annual (10-K / 20-F / 40-F); Q1/Q2/Q3 = quarterly (10-Q). The 4th quarter is reported in the annual 10-K, so Q4 is treated as FY. Combine with fiscal_year to pin a single filing.
vantage_date	string	no	As-of vantage (YYYY-MM-DD): only list filings filed ON OR BEFORE this date (point-in-time). Omit to list the most recent filings. For vantages older than the `years` window, pass a larger `years`.
include_delisted	boolean	no	Opt in to historical data for a delisted company. Default false returns a structured 'delisted' error (HTTP 410) naming the delisting date. Querying by cik bypasses this gate. Applies to 10-K/10-Q/DEF 14A only.

Raw JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ticker": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company ticker symbol (e.g., 'AAPL'). Must be exact. Either ticker or cik required."
    },
    "cik": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{10}$",
      "description": "10-digit SEC CIK as alternative to ticker. Use for delisted/acquired companies (e.g., Z=Zillow ticker may not resolve; pass cik='0001617640' instead). Either ticker or cik required."
    },
    "form_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "10-K",
        "10-Q",
        "8-K",
        "DEF 14A",
        "20-F",
        "40-F",
        "6-K"
      ],
      "description": "Filter by form type: 10-K annual, 10-Q quarterly, 8-K current reports, DEF 14A proxy; 20-F/40-F annual and 6-K interim for foreign private issuers"
    },
    "form_subtype": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "8-K-earnings",
        "8-K-event",
        "8-K-transcript",
        "8-K-other"
      ],
      "description": "Filter 8-K filings by sub-type (derived from section inventory): earnings releases; event = M&A / exec changes / debt; transcript = earnings calls; other = misc. Implicitly narrows to form_type='8-K'. CANNOT be combined with fiscal_year/fiscal_period — 8-Ks carry no XBRL fiscal-period focus to pin against; use `years` and read the implied period off each row."
    },
    "years": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 7,
      "default": 2,
      "description": "Years of filing history (default 2, max 7). Ignored when fiscal_year is set."
    },
    "fiscal_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Pick a specific fiscal year (e.g., 2020). Resolved via the XBRL period index — correct for non-calendar fiscal years (a 10-K filed Feb 2024 is FY2023). Alone, lists all of that fiscal year's filings (10-K + its 10-Qs); combine with fiscal_period to pin one. Overrides years. DEF 14A / non-XBRL forms are not period-indexed. Data horizon: 2013+."
    },
    "fiscal_period": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Q1",
        "Q2",
        "Q3",
        "Q4",
        "FY"
      ],
      "description": "Pick a specific fiscal period. FY = annual (10-K / 20-F / 40-F); Q1/Q2/Q3 = quarterly (10-Q). The 4th quarter is reported in the annual 10-K, so Q4 is treated as FY. Combine with fiscal_year to pin a single filing."
    },
    "vantage_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
      "description": "As-of vantage (YYYY-MM-DD): only list filings filed ON OR BEFORE this date (point-in-time). Omit to list the most recent filings. For vantages older than the `years` window, pass a larger `years`."
    },
    "include_delisted": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Opt in to historical data for a delisted company. Default false returns a structured 'delisted' error (HTTP 410) naming the delisting date. Querying by cik bypasses this gate. Applies to 10-K/10-Q/DEF 14A only."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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