SEC enforcement actions

SEC enforcement actions against firms and individuals.

Base URL: https://api.clous.ai
Auth: Authorization: Bearer clous_live_...

GET /v1/enforcement

Results are returned through the standard response envelope and are cursor-paginated.

Query parameters

Prop

Type

Example request

curl -s "https://api.clous.ai/v1/enforcement?limit=3" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer clous_live_..."

import requests
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.clous.ai/v1/enforcement",
    params={"limit":"3"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer clous_live_..."},
)
data = resp.json()

const resp = await fetch(
  "https://api.clous.ai/v1/enforcement?limit=3",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer clous_live_..." } },
);
const data = await resp.json();

Example response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "row_id": 12828,
      "record_id": "idx-12828",
      "agency": "state_ag",
      "action_kind": "enforcement",
      "case_number": "state_ag:va:657db3e0cbaf",
      "case_name": null,
      "respondent_name": "Attorney General Jay Jones Announces New Tools to Combat Notario Fraud",
      "action_date": null,
      "action_date_d": null,
      "date_filed": null,
      "settlement_date": null,
      "case_status_desc": null,
      "civil_criminal_indicator": null,
      "primary_law": null,
      "federal_penalty": 0,
      "summary": "Attorney General Jay Jones Announces New Tools to Combat Notario Fraud",
      "source_url": "https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3036-attorney-general-jay-jones-announces-new-tools-to-combat-notario-fraud",
      "source_doc_url": null,
      "source": null,
      "fetched_at": null,
      "ingested_at": "2026-06-12T08:31:06"
    },
    {
      "row_id": 12827,
      "record_id": "idx-12827",
      "agency": "state_ag",
      "action_kind": "enforcement",
      "case_number": "state_ag:va:c1b043b5a37e",
      "case_name": null,
      "respondent_name": "Attorney General Jay Jones Continues Fight for Virginians Amidst Cost Crisis",
      "action_date": null,
      "action_date_d": null,
      "date_filed": null,
      "settlement_date": null,
      "case_status_desc": null,
      "civil_criminal_indicator": null,
      "primary_law": null,
      "federal_penalty": 0,
      "summary": "Attorney General Jay Jones Continues Fight for Virginians Amidst Cost Crisis",
      "source_url": "https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3037-attorney-general-jay-jones-continues-fight-for-virginians-amidst-cost-crisis",
      "source_doc_url": null,
      "source": null,
      "fetched_at": null,
      "ingested_at": "2026-06-12T08:31:06"
    }
  ],
  "page": {
    "limit": 3,
    "next_cursor": "MTI4MjZ8MTI4MjY",
    "has_more": true
  },
  "as_of": "2026-06-13T16:27:31.866810Z",
  "source": "enforcement",
  "query_echo": {
    "limit": 3
  },
  "warnings": []
}

Status codes

Status	Meaning
`200`	Success. An empty result still returns `200` with `data: []` and a `warnings` entry.
`401`	Missing or invalid API key.
`402`	Out of credits.
`404`	No record for the supplied path parameter.
`422`	Validation error — a parameter was the wrong type or out of range.
`429`	Rate limited.

All data derives from public SEC EDGAR (and, where noted, FINRA IAPD / USPTO) filings. Clous is independent of the SEC.

SEC enforcement actions

SEC enforcement actions

Query parameters

Example request

Example response

Status codes

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