API Reference
Full-text search
Keyword/phrase search across the body of every EDGAR filing since 2001, proxied live from SEC's full-text index.
Full-text search
Keyword/phrase search across the body of every EDGAR filing since 2001, proxied live from SEC's full-text index.
- Base URL:
https://api.clous.ai - Auth:
Authorization: Bearer clous_live_...
GET /v1/full-textResults are returned through the standard response envelope and are cursor-paginated.
Query parameters
Prop
Type
Example request
curl -s "https://api.clous.ai/v1/full-text?q=cybersecurity&limit=2" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer clous_live_..."import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/full-text",
params={"q":"cybersecurity","limit":"2"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer clous_live_..."},
)
data = resp.json()const resp = await fetch(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/full-text?q=cybersecurity&limit=2",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer clous_live_..." } },
);
const data = await resp.json();Example response
{
"data": [
{
"accession": "0001477932-21-002463",
"form_type": "EX-10.1",
"filed_at": "2021-04-19",
"company_names": [
"StrikeForce Technologies Inc. (ZRFY) (CIK 0001285543)"
],
"ciks": [
"0001285543"
],
"document": "sfor_ex101.htm",
"filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285543/000147793221002463/sfor_ex101.htm"
},
{
"accession": "0001104659-22-091198",
"form_type": "SC 13G",
"filed_at": "2022-08-15",
"company_names": [
"ZeroFox Holdings, Inc. (CIK 0001823575)",
"ForgePoint Cybersecurity GP-I, LLC (CIK 0001881295)"
],
"ciks": [
"0001823575",
"0001881295"
],
"document": "tm2223388d1_sc13g.htm",
"filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823575/000110465922091198/tm2223388d1_sc13g.htm"
}
],
"page": {
"limit": 2,
"next_cursor": "MTAwfGZ0",
"has_more": true
},
"as_of": "2026-06-13T16:27:35.048741Z",
"source": "edgar_full_text",
"query_echo": {
"q": "cybersecurity",
"forms": null,
"total_hits": 10000,
"limit": 2
},
"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.