# EDGAR Red Flag Scanner

> EDGAR Red Flag Scanner is a paid API for AI agents from fundamental-scores-x402.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Scans a US public company's SEC filings over a configurable date window and returns a structured list of red-flag events (auditor changes, restatements, bankruptcy, delisting, going-concern, executive departures, etc.) with a severity verdict.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fundamental-scores-x402.onrender.com/v1/redflags/:ticker?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/edgar-red-flag-scanner-477cf2a8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bCLX4EipY5Wm3euMR_FPb

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability edgar-red-flag-scanner-477cf2a8
```

Example prompt: Can you check $NKLA for any SEC red flags over the last 180 days — things like auditor changes, restatements, going-concern language, or executive departures — and tell me how serious they are?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need event-driven regulatory risk signals from actual SEC filing events (8-K item codes, NT filings, going-concern language) rather than quantitative financial ratios. It is ideal for pre-investment screening, monitoring watchlists for distress signals, or short-selling research where specific filing events matter more than balance-sheet scores. Pair with the Piotroski/Altman/Beneish sibling endpoint for a complete fundamental picture.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol rejected before payment is charged
- Lookback window outside allowed range (30-730 days) returns a validation error
- Company has no filings in the requested window — returns clean verdict with empty flags list
- SEC EDGAR unavailable or rate-limited — upstream timeout error
- Private or foreign company ticker not covered by EDGAR returns an error

## How this service works

Scans a US public company's SEC filings, last 365 days (days=30-730), for red-flag events: auditor change (8-K 4.01), non-reliance/restatement (4.02), bankruptcy (1.03), delisting notice (3.01), debt acceleration (2.04), material impairment (2.06), executive departures (5.02), late filing (NT 10-K/10-Q), deregistration, going-concern language. Returns flags with dates and filing links plus a severity verdict clean/low/medium/high/critical. Errors are never charged (bad tickers rejected before pa

## Output

A structured list of detected red-flag events for the specified ticker, each with the event type (e.g. auditor change, going-concern, restatement), the filing date, a direct link to the SEC filing, and an overall severity verdict of clean, low, medium, high, or critical based on the combination of flags found.

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