Insider Trading API

The Insider Trading API provides comprehensive insider trading transaction data from SEC filings (Form 3, Form 4, Form 5). Search and filter transactions by company, insider, transaction type, date range, and more.

Available endpoints:

/v1/insidertransactions - Search and filter insider trading transactions
/v1/insiderdetails - Get detailed transaction information for a given insider
/v1/insiderslist - Retrieve a list of all insiders for a given company with their current share holdings

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/v1/insidertransactions GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insidertransactions

Returns a list of insider trading transactions that match the specified filters. All parameters are optional and can be combined for advanced filtering.

Parameters

ticker optional
Company ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT).
cik optional
Central Index Key (CIK) of the company (e.g., 789019).
name optional
Name of the insider (supports partial matching, e.g., Satya).
form_type optional
SEC form type: 3, 4, or 5.
transaction_type optional
Type of transaction (e.g., Purchase, Sale, Award).
transaction_code optional
Transaction code (e.g., P for Purchase, S for Sale, A for Award).
transaction_date optional
Transaction date in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., 2024-01-15).
min_transaction_date optional
Minimum transaction date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
max_transaction_date optional
Maximum transaction date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
insider_type optional
Type of insider: director (matches director or chairman), 10_percent_owner (matches 10% Owner), or officer (excludes director, 10% owner, and chairman).
min_transaction_value optional
Minimum transaction value in USD (e.g., 10000).
max_transaction_value optional
Maximum transaction value in USD (e.g., 1000000).
limit optional premium only
Maximum number of results to return. Max value is 100. Default value is 10.
offset optional premium only
Number of results to skip for pagination (default: 0).

Headers

X-Api-Key required
API Key associated with your account.

Response

accession_number
The SEC accession number (filing ID) for the transaction.
form
The SEC form type (3, 4, or 5).
filing_date
The date the filing was submitted to the SEC (YYYY-MM-DD).
sec_filing_url
URL to the SEC filing document.
cik
The Central Index Key (CIK) of the company.
ticker
The stock ticker symbol of the company.
company_name
The name of the company (issuer).
insider_name
The name of the insider who executed the transaction.
insider_position
The position/title of the insider (e.g., CEO, Director, 10% Owner).
transaction_code
The transaction code (e.g., P, S, A, D, F).
transaction_name
Description of the transaction.
transaction_type
The type of transaction (e.g., Purchase, Sale, Award).
transaction_price
The price per share of the transaction.
shares
The number of shares involved in the transaction.
transaction_value
The total value of the transaction in USD.
pre_transaction_shares
The number of shares held before the transaction.
pre_transaction_shares_value
The total value of shares held before the transaction in USD (pre_transaction_shares × price).
remaining_shares
The number of shares remaining after the transaction.
remaining_shares_value
The total value of remaining shares after the transaction in USD (remaining_shares × price).

Sample Request Live Demo!

ticker

cik

name

form_type

insider_type

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insidertransactions?ticker=AAPL

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

[
  {
    "accession_number": "0002050912-25-000008",
    "form": "Form 4",
    "filing_date": "2025-10-17",
    "sec_filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/0002050912-25-000008-index.html",
    "cik": "320193",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc.",
    "insider_name": "Kevan Parekh",
    "insider_position": "Senior Vice President, CFO",
    "transaction_code": "S",
    "transaction_name": "Open Market Sale",
    "transaction_type": "sale",
    "transaction_price": 248.73,
    "shares": 500,
    "transaction_value": 124365,
    "pre_transaction_shares": 9265,
    "pre_transaction_shares_value": 2304483.4499999997,
    "remaining_shares": 8765,
    "remaining_shares_value": 2180118.4499999997
  },
  {
    "accession_number": "0002050912-25-000008",
    "form": "Form 4",
    "filing_date": "2025-10-17",
    "sec_filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/0002050912-25-000008-index.html",
    "cik": "320193",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc.",
    "insider_name": "Kevan Parekh",
    "insider_position": "Senior Vice President, CFO",
    "transaction_code": "S",
    "transaction_name": "Open Market Sale",
    "transaction_type": "sale",
    "transaction_price": 247.82,
    "shares": 1534,
    "transaction_value": 380155.88,
    "pre_transaction_shares": 10299,
    "pre_transaction_shares_value": 2552298.1799999997,
    "remaining_shares": 8765,
    "remaining_shares_value": 2172142.3
  },
  {
    "accession_number": "0002050912-25-000008",
    "form": "Form 4",
    "filing_date": "2025-10-17",
    "sec_filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/0002050912-25-000008-index.html",
    "cik": "320193",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc.",
    "insider_name": "Kevan Parekh",
    "insider_position": "Senior Vice President, CFO",
    "transaction_code": "S",
    "transaction_name": "Open Market Sale",
    "transaction_type": "sale",
    "transaction_price": 245.89,
    "shares": 500,
    "transaction_value": 122945,
    "pre_transaction_shares": 9265,
    "pre_transaction_shares_value": 2278170.85,
    "remaining_shares": 8765,
    "remaining_shares_value": 2155225.85
  }
]

Code Examples

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curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insidertransactions?ticker=AAPL" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.

/v1/insiderdetails GET premium only

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderdetails

Returns detailed transaction information for a given insider. Supports partial name matching and optional filtering by company.

Parameters

name required
Name of the insider (supports partial matching, e.g., Timothy Cook or Cook).
company_ticker optional
Company ticker symbol to filter transactions (e.g., AAPL, MSFT).
company_cik optional
Central Index Key (CIK) of the company to filter transactions (e.g., 789019).

Note: The endpoint returns a maximum of 10 transactions, ordered by filing date (most recent first).

Headers

X-Api-Key required
API Key associated with your account.

Response

insider_name
The name of the insider.
position
The position/title of the insider (e.g., CEO, Director, 10% Owner).
ticker
The stock ticker symbol of the company.
cik
The Central Index Key (CIK) of the company.
company_name
The name of the company (issuer).
shares
The number of shares currently owned by the insider (from their most recent filing's remaining_shares). May be null if not available.
value
The total value of the shares in USD (shares × price from most recent filing). May be null if not available.
transactions
An array of transaction objects with detailed information about each transaction.

Sample Request Live Demo!

name

company_ticker

company_cik

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderdetails?name=Timothy%20Cook&company_ticker=AAPL

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

{
  "insider_name": "Timothy D Cook",
  "position": "Chief Executive Officer",
  "ticker": "AAPL",
  "cik": "320193",
  "company_name": "Apple Inc.",
  "shares": 3280295,
  "value": 839296278.7,
  "transactions": [
    {
      "accession_number": "0001214156-25-000011",
      "form": "Form 4",
      "filing_date": "2025-10-03",
      "sec_filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/0001214156-25-000011-index.html",
      "cik": "320193",
      "ticker": "AAPL",
      "company_name": "Apple Inc.",
      "insider_name": "Timothy D Cook",
      "insider_position": "Chief Executive Officer",
      "transaction_code": "S",
      "transaction_name": "Open Market Sale",
      "transaction_type": "sale",
      "transaction_price": 255.86,
      "shares": 22524,
      "transaction_value": 5762990.64,
      "pre_transaction_shares": 3302819,
      "pre_transaction_shares_value": 845059269.34,
      "remaining_shares": 3280295,
      "remaining_shares_value": 839296278.7
    },
    "..."
  ]
}

Code Examples

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curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderdetails?name=Timothy%20Cook" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

/v1/insiderslist GET premium only

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderslist

Returns a list of all insiders for a given company (via ticker or CIK). For each insider, returns their name, position, and current share holdings based on their most recent filing.

Parameters

ticker optional
Company ticker symbol (e.g., AAPL, MSFT). Either ticker or CIK is required.
cik optional
Central Index Key (CIK) of the company (e.g., 789019). Either ticker or CIK is required.

Headers

X-Api-Key required
API Key associated with your account.

Response

insider_name
The name of the insider.
position
The position/title of the insider (e.g., CEO, Director, 10% Owner).
shares
The number of shares currently owned by the insider (from their most recent filing's remaining_shares).
value
The total value of the shares in USD (shares × price from most recent filing).
last_filing_date
The date of the insider's most recent filing (YYYY-MM-DD).
ticker
The stock ticker symbol of the company.
cik
The Central Index Key (CIK) of the company.
company_name
The name of the company (issuer).

Sample Request Live Demo!

ticker

cik

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderslist?ticker=AAPL

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

[
  {
    "insider_name": "Timothy D Cook",
    "position": "Chief Executive Officer",
    "shares": 3280295,
    "value": 835917574.85,
    "last_filing_date": "2025-10-03",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "cik": "320193",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc."
  },
  {
    "insider_name": "Susan Wagner",
    "position": "Director",
    "shares": 62491,
    "value": null,
    "last_filing_date": "2025-02-04",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "cik": "320193",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc."
  },
  {
    "insider_name": "Wanda M Austin",
    "position": "Director",
    "shares": 1588,
    "value": null,
    "last_filing_date": "2025-02-04",
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "cik": "320193",
    "company_name": "Apple Inc."
  },
  "..."
]

Code Examples

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curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/insiderslist?ticker=AAPL" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Insider Trading API

/v1/insidertransactions GET

Parameters

ticker optional

cik optional

name optional

form_type optional

transaction_type optional

transaction_code optional

transaction_date optional

min_transaction_date optional

max_transaction_date optional

insider_type optional

min_transaction_value optional

max_transaction_value optional

limit optional premium only

offset optional premium only

Headers

X-Api-Key required

Response

accession_number

form

filing_date

sec_filing_url

cik

ticker

company_name

insider_name

insider_position

transaction_code

transaction_name

transaction_type

transaction_price

shares

transaction_value

pre_transaction_shares

pre_transaction_shares_value

remaining_shares

remaining_shares_value

Sample Request Live Demo!

Sample Response

Code Examples

/v1/insiderdetails GET premium only

Parameters

name required

company_ticker optional

company_cik optional

Headers

X-Api-Key required

Response

insider_name

position

ticker

cik

company_name

shares

value

transactions

Sample Request Live Demo!

Sample Response

Code Examples

/v1/insiderslist GET premium only

Parameters

ticker optional

cik optional

Headers

X-Api-Key required

Response

insider_name

position

shares

value

last_filing_date

ticker

cik

company_name

Sample Request Live Demo!

Sample Response

Code Examples

`ticker` optional

`cik` optional

`name` optional

`form_type` optional

`transaction_type` optional

`transaction_code` optional

`transaction_date` optional

`min_transaction_date` optional

`max_transaction_date` optional

`insider_type` optional

`min_transaction_value` optional

`max_transaction_value` optional

`limit` optional premium only

`offset` optional premium only

`X-Api-Key` required

`accession_number`

`form`

`filing_date`

`sec_filing_url`

`cik`

`ticker`

`company_name`

`insider_name`

`insider_position`

`transaction_code`

`transaction_name`

`transaction_type`

`transaction_price`

`shares`

`transaction_value`

`pre_transaction_shares`

`pre_transaction_shares_value`

`remaining_shares`

`remaining_shares_value`

`name` required

`company_ticker` optional

`company_cik` optional

`X-Api-Key` required

`insider_name`

`position`

`ticker`

`cik`

`company_name`

`shares`

`value`

`transactions`

`ticker` optional

`cik` optional

`X-Api-Key` required

`insider_name`

`position`

`shares`

`value`

`last_filing_date`

`ticker`

`cik`

`company_name`