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Material events (8-K)

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

GDELT Cloud API key. Send as Authorization: Bearer gdelt_sk_....

Query Parameters

date_start
string

Window start YYYY-MM-DD (≤30-day window).

date_end
string

Window end YYYY-MM-DD.

date
string

Anchor date YYYY-MM-DD (use with days).

days
integer

Trailing N-day window (1–30, default 30).

Required range: 1 <= x <= 30
cik
string

One or more CIK numbers (comma-separated).

event_type
enum<string>

Filter to one classified event type. Full set: acquisition | disposition | material_agreement | executive_change | results | guidance | restructuring | impairment | delisting | bankruptcy | other. Matched exactly; omit for all.

Available options:
acquisition,
disposition,
material_agreement,
executive_change,
results,
guidance,
restructuring,
impairment,
delisting,
bankruptcy,
other

Case-insensitive substring match on the event headline.

limit
integer
default:50

Rows per page (1–200, default 50).

Required range: 1 <= x <= 200
cursor
string

Pagination cursor (opaque offset).

Response

A page of 8-K material events, most recent first. Each row: event_uid, cik, company_name, accession_no, item_code, event_type, headline, counterparties (names mentioned in the disclosure), amount_text (deal/transaction value as disclosed, when present), resolved_entity_ids (counterparties resolved into the entity spine), confidence, event_date. Standard envelope: { success, data, pagination, applied_filters }.

success
boolean
data
object[]
pagination
object
applied_filters
object