News API · SEC Form 8-K
8-K alerts API,
already read for you.
Every 8-K becomes a structured event within 90 seconds of filing: a headline, a plain-English summary, the event type, an impact score and the SEC link. Filter by ticker, event type or impact and poll one endpoint.
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What you get
Not a link to an 8-K.What the 8-K says.
8-K events from one morning in the Insighthread feed, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (New York time)
- 6:03 AMTMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific Q3 2026 Revenue Up 9% to $12.14B, Adjusted EPS Rises 15%
8-K · Item 2.02, results (EX-99.1)
- 7:05 AMROIV
Roivant Sciences Announces Positive Phase 3 Results for Brepocitinib in Uveitis
8-K · Item 7.01, Reg FD (EX-99.1)
- 9:19 AMABT
Abbott Laboratories to Separate Global Nutrition Business into Independent Public Company
8-K · Item 8.01, other events (EX-99.1)
- 12:41 PMGPI
Group 1 Automotive Completes $1.3B Acquisition of Hennessy Automobile Companies
8-K · Item 2.01, acquisition completed
{
"ticker": "GPI",
"event_type": "Mergers and Acquisitions",
"headline": "Group 1 Automotive Completes $1.3B Acquisition of Hennessy Automobile Companies",
"summary": "Group 1 Automotive (GPI) completed its acquisition of Hennessy Automobile Companies for approximately $1.3 billion on October 19, 2026. The deal includes 10 dealerships and one collision center in Atlanta, Georgia.",
"primary_filing": "8-K (2.01)",
"filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120326000139/gpi-20261019.htm",
"published_at": "2026-10-21T16:41:14Z",
…
}How it works
Filed on EDGAR.In your system in 90 seconds.
- 01
A company files an 8-K
It lands on SEC EDGAR, often with a press release attached as EX-99.1.
- 02
We read it
Within 90 seconds the filing and its exhibits become one event: headline, summary, event type, impact score, filing link.
- 03
You poll for what's new
Call GET /events with from set to your last check, plus any filters. Each new event is an alert; route it to Slack, a model or a screen.
# New events since your last check, impact 3 and up
curl "https://api.insighthread.com/v1/events?from=2026-10-21T16:40:00Z&impact_min=3&limit=100" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Compare
Other 8-K alert toolssend the filing. We send the facts.
If you need the raw document within milliseconds, use a stream. If you need to know what the 8-K says, sorted by type and scored for impact, without writing a parser, that is what this API is for.
Competitor details from each tool's own site (apify.com, sec-api.io, sec.gov), checked October 21, 2026.
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The current report a US public company files with the SEC within four business days of a material event: a deal, an executive change, quarterly results, a bankruptcy. Each event is filed under a numbered item, such as 2.01 for a completed acquisition.