Transactions by insider

GET/api/insider-transactions/by-insider

Returns all transactions for a specific insider identified by their CIK. Useful for tracking a particular officer's or director's trading history. Excludes trades with price >= $100,000 (SEC data entry errors). Form 5/5A amendments are excluded when a corresponding Form 4/4A exists for the same trade.

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Query parameters

symbol string optional min length 1 · max length 10

Stock ticker symbol. Identify the entity by exactly one of: symbol, cik, cusip, composite_figi, or share_class_figi. At least one is required.

Example: AAPL
cik integer optional

SEC Central Index Key (CIK).

Example: 320193
cusip string optional min length 9 · max length 9

CUSIP identifier (9 characters).

Example: 037833100
composite_figi string optional

Composite OpenFIGI identifier.

Example: BBG000B9XRY4
share_class_figi string optional

Share-class OpenFIGI identifier.

Example: BBG001S5N8V8
ownerCik integer required

CIK of the insider (from the roster or main transactions endpoint)

Example: 1214156
page integer optional min 1 · max 1000 · default 1

Page number (1-indexed)
pageSize integer optional min 1 · max 100 · default 50

Number of results per page
startDate string (date) optional

Filter transactions on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
endDate string (date) optional

Filter transactions on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example request

curl 'https://api.stockfit.io/v1/api/insider-transactions/by-insider?symbol=AAPL&cik=320193&cusip=037833100&composite_figi=BBG000B9XRY4&share_class_figi=BBG001S5N8V8&ownerCik=1214156' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'

Responses

200 OK

Paginated insider transactions for the specified person

Response schema

page integer
Current page number (1-indexed)
pageSize integer
Number of results per page
totalPages integer
Total number of pages
totalResults integer
Total matching records
data array of object
array of:
- ownerName string
  Name of the insider
- ownerCik integer | null
  CIK of the insider
- isDirector boolean
- isOfficer boolean
- isTenPercentOwner boolean
- officerTitle string | null
  Officer title at time of filing
- documentType string | null
  SEC filing form type: | Type | Description | |------|-------------| | 4 | Statement of changes in beneficial ownership | | 4/A | Amendment to Form 4 | | 5 | Annual statement of changes (deferred transactions) | | 5/A | Amendment to Form 5 |
- securityTitle string | null
  Title of the security transacted
- transactionDate string | null
  Transaction date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- transactionCode string | null
  SEC Form 4 transaction code: | Code | Description | |------|-------------| | P | Open-market or private purchase | | S | Open-market or private sale | | A | Grant or award | | M | Exercise or conversion of derivative | | C | Conversion of derivative security | | G | Gift | | F | Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering securities | | J | Other acquisition or disposition (see filing) | | K | Equity swap or similar instrument | | D | Disposition to the issuer | | W | Acquisition or disposition by will or laws of descent | | Z | Deposit into or withdrawal from voting trust | | U | Disposition due to tender of shares in change of control | | I | Discretionary transaction (Rule 16b-3(f)) | | L | Small acquisition (Rule 16a-6) | | V | Transaction voluntarily reported earlier than required | | H | Expiration of long derivative position | | E | Expiration of short derivative position | | O | Exercise of out-of-the-money derivative | | X | Exercise of in-the-money derivative |
- shares number | null
  Number of shares transacted
- pricePerShare number | null
  Price per share
- acquiredDisposed string | null
  | Value | Description | |-------|-------------| | A | Acquired | | D | Disposed |
- sharesAfter number | null
  Shares owned after the transaction
- directIndirect string | null
  | Value | Description | |-------|-------------| | D | Direct ownership | | I | Indirect ownership (held by trust, family member, etc.) |
- isDerivative boolean
  Whether this is a derivative transaction
- exercisePrice number | null
  Exercise price for derivative transactions
- exerciseDate string | null
  Exercise date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- expirationDate string | null
  Expiration date for derivative securities (YYYY-MM-DD)
- underlyingSecurity string | null
  Title of the underlying security for derivatives
- underlyingShares number | null
  Number of underlying shares for derivatives
- accessionNumber string | null
  SEC accession number
- filingUrl string | null
  URL to the SEC filing
- transactionValue number | null
  Total transaction value (shares × price per share)
- filingDate string | null
  Date the filing was submitted to the SEC (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example response

{
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 50,
  "totalPages": 1,
  "totalResults": 24,
  "data": [
    {
      "ownerName": "COOK TIMOTHY D",
      "ownerCik": 1214156,
      "isDirector": false,
      "isOfficer": true,
      "isTenPercentOwner": false,
      "officerTitle": "Chief Executive Officer",
      "documentType": "4",
      "securityTitle": "Common Stock",
      "transactionDate": "2025-08-15",
      "transactionCode": "S",
      "shares": 75000,
      "pricePerShare": 198.73,
      "acquiredDisposed": "D",
      "sharesAfter": 3205557,
      "directIndirect": "D",
      "isDerivative": false,
      "exercisePrice": 0,
      "exerciseDate": "string",
      "expirationDate": "string",
      "underlyingSecurity": "string",
      "underlyingShares": 0,
      "accessionNumber": "0001214156-25-000012",
      "filingUrl": "string",
      "transactionValue": 14904750,
      "filingDate": "2025-08-18"
    }
  ]
}

400 Bad Request

Invalid parameters or company not found

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}

403 Forbidden

Feature not available on current plan

Response schema

error string
Human-readable error message

Example response

{}