search_edgar_company
Search SEC EDGAR Companies
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Search SEC EDGAR registrants (US-listed companies) by ticker, company name, or CIK. Returns the 10-digit zero-padded CIK needed by the other edgar_* tools.
Not this tool for: Korean companies (use search_dart_company). Japan, Taiwan and Europe have no search tool — reach them through screen_companies or query_db on the companies table.
Args:
- query (required): ticker ('AAPL', 'BRK-B' or 'BRK.B'), company-name fragment ('Berkshire'), or CIK number ('320193')
- limit: max results, 1-50 (default 10)
Returns: {count, companies: [{cik, ticker, title}]} ranked exact-ticker > exact-name > prefix > substring.
Examples:
- "find Apple's CIK" -> {query: 'AAPL'}
- "companies named Berkshire" -> {query: 'Berkshire', limit: 5}
Use when: you need a CIK or to disambiguate a company name before calling get_edgar_financials/filings/insider_trades (those also accept tickers directly, so for an exact ticker you can skip this step).
Don't use for: Korean companies (use search_dart_company) or private companies not registered with the SEC.
Errors: no match -> error suggesting a shorter name fragment; only SEC registrants with a listed ticker are searchable.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Ticker (e.g. 'AAPL', 'BRK-B'), company-name fragment (e.g. 'Berkshire'), or CIK number |
| limit | integer | no | Max matches to return (default 10) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Ticker (e.g. 'AAPL', 'BRK-B'), company-name fragment (e.g. 'Berkshire'), or CIK number"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"default": 10,
"description": "Max matches to return (default 10)"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}