list_recent_filings
Recent Filings Feed
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Discover recent SEC filings landed since a watermark — single call, universe-wide.
**Use this when:** building event-driven agent workflows (Routines, alerts, daily portfolio checks). The right primitive when the question is "what new filings have landed?" rather than "what filings does this one company have?".
**Returns:** flat list of {ticker, accession, filed_at, form_type, form_subtype}, newest filing date first and **largest issuers first within a date** — so limit=15 during earnings week surfaces the banks and mega-caps that filed, not the alphabetically-first micro-caps. form_subtype is computed from the filing's section inventory (the four values are spelled out under form_subtypes); null for non-8-K forms.
**Portfolio filter:** tickers (plural, an array); ticker="TSM" is accepted as an alias. Both given = union, cap 50.
**Cost:** ~one call regardless of portfolio size — vs O(N) calls if you fan out per-ticker via list_filings.
**Composition:** for each row, drill in via get_filing_section(ticker, accession_number=...) — omit section_id for that filing's section outline, then pass a section_id for narrative content.
**Use list_filings instead when:** you need ALL filings for ONE company (paginate by year) — that is the per-company catalog; this is the cross-company / event-discovery primitive.
**Not point-in-time.** No vantage_date — the watermark walks the live discovery feed as of TODAY. For an as-of view of one company's filings use list_filings with vantage_date.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| since | string | yes | Filing date floor (inclusive). YYYY-MM-DD. Required. Pass the watermark from your last poll to get only new filings. |
| form_types | array | no | Filter by SEC form type. Examples: ['8-K'], ['8-K', '10-Q'], ['10-K']. Omit to include all form types. |
| form_subtypes | array | no | Filter by 8-K sub-type derived from section inventory. '8-K-earnings' = earnings release; '8-K-transcript' = earnings call transcript; '8-K-event' = M&A / executive changes / debt; '8-K-other' = misc. Implies 8-K filings only. Omit to include all subtypes. |
| tickers | array | no | Optional portfolio filter. Up to 50 tickers. Omit to scan the full universe. |
| ticker | string | no | Single-ticker alias of `tickers`. Both may be given (union, cap 50). |
| limit | integer | no | Max results (default 50, max 100). Sorted newest filing date first, then by company size, so a small limit still surfaces the largest issuers that filed. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"since": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filing date floor (inclusive). YYYY-MM-DD. Required. Pass the watermark from your last poll to get only new filings."
},
"form_types": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Filter by SEC form type. Examples: ['8-K'], ['8-K', '10-Q'], ['10-K']. Omit to include all form types."
},
"form_subtypes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"8-K-earnings",
"8-K-transcript",
"8-K-event",
"8-K-other"
]
},
"description": "Filter by 8-K sub-type derived from section inventory. '8-K-earnings' = earnings release; '8-K-transcript' = earnings call transcript; '8-K-event' = M&A / executive changes / debt; '8-K-other' = misc. Implies 8-K filings only. Omit to include all subtypes."
},
"tickers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"maxItems": 50,
"description": "Optional portfolio filter. Up to 50 tickers. Omit to scan the full universe."
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Single-ticker alias of `tickers`. Both may be given (union, cap 50)."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"default": 50,
"description": "Max results (default 50, max 100). Sorted newest filing date first, then by company size, so a small limit still surfaces the largest issuers that filed."
}
},
"required": [
"since"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}