---
id: openbb-sec
version: "1.6.7"
license: AGPL-3.0-only
license_treatment: agpl
maintenance: active
---

# openbb-sec — SEC extension for OpenBB

License: agpl · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 105.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

openbb-sec is an extension that plugs SEC EDGAR data access into the OpenBB Platform. It acts as a data provider bridge, allowing users of the OpenBB ecosystem to query SEC filings and financial disclosures programmatically. The package depends on openbb-core and uses standard web-scraping and XML-parsing libraries (beautifulsoup4, lxml, defusedxml, xmltodict) to fetch and parse SEC data, with async HTTP support via aiohttp-client-cache and local caching via aiosqlite.

The package is actively maintained and supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.14). It carries an AGPL-3.0-only license, which has implications for derivative works. Installation is straightforward with low friction, requiring only pip and the listed dependencies.

Use it for:

- Fetch SEC filings and financial disclosures for companies within OpenBB-based research workflows
- Build financial analysis tools that combine SEC data with other OpenBB providers
- Automate SEC filing retrieval for compliance or regulatory monitoring
- Integrate SEC EDGAR data into quantitative finance or investment analysis platforms

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Integrates SEC EDGAR data into the OpenBB Platform, enabling programmatic access to SEC filings and financial disclosures through the OpenBB ecosystem.

Yes, if you are already using the OpenBB Platform and need SEC EDGAR data access. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities. The AGPL-3.0 license is permissive for internal use but requires attention if you plan to redistribute or modify the code. Install it as part of your OpenBB ecosystem setup.

## Install

pip install openbb-sec
uv add openbb-sec
poetry add openbb-sec

## Installing openbb-sec

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance with a recent release (31 days ago). Requires openbb-core and standard data-processing dependencies (aiohttp-client-cache, beautifulsoup4, lxml, defusedxml, xmltodict, aiosqlite).

License in practice: Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires derivative works and modifications to be distributed under the same license and made available to users. Consider this if you plan to modify or redistribute the package.

Quickstart:

pip install openbb-sec

from openbb_sec import SEC

sec = SEC()
# Access SEC data through the OpenBB provider interface

Requires Python 3.10 or later (supports up to 3.14). Requires openbb-core to be installed and configured.

Verify before relying:

- Specific SEC data types and endpoints available through this provider
- Whether this package works standalone or requires additional OpenBB Platform setup
- Performance characteristics for large-scale SEC filing queries

## Package facts

- License: AGPL-3.0-only (agpl)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 105.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

SEC EDGAR data provider, SEC filings integration, OpenBB SEC extension, financial disclosure data access, SEC data provider plugin, sec-filings, financial-data, openbb-plugin

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