AnswerPool

Auditor Changes API: List 8-Ks reporting an auditor change (Item 4.01) market-wide — SEC EDGAR

List 8-Ks reporting an auditor change (Item 4.01) market-wide — a standing accounting red flag with company, time and links. Use for accounting-risk monitoring instead of filtering the tape.

$0.02 per call — pay with prepaid card credits (Authorization: Bearer ck_live_…, packs from $1) or with USDC over x402: call it, get 402 with the price, retry signed. Failed calls are never charged.

How do you call it?

GET /v1/sec/8k/auditor-change — product id sec_8k_auditor_change. Over MCP, call answerpool_get with product_id=sec_8k_auditor_change.

curl "https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/8k/auditor-change?limit=25"

# with a prepaid credit key
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ck_live_..." "https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/8k/auditor-change?limit=25"

Live call: https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/8k/auditor-change?limit=25 · JSON sample: /v1/samples/sec_8k_auditor_change

What does the answer look like?

A representative response, the same static sample served at /v1/samples/sec_8k_auditor_change.

as_of2026-09-16T21:47:49.613Z
index_started_at2026-08-30T19:10:24.500Z
since2026-08-31T00:00:00
count3
next_cursor2026-09-16
refresh_after2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z

events

event_idaccessionciktickercompanyformevent_typeoccurred_atflagsscorepayload.itemspayload.labels
ev_55fbb86d09d04f7ba0b50001437749-26-0305170000884269APTALPHA PRO TECH LTD8-Kform_8k2026-09-16accounting_red_flag, auditor_change1.04.01, 9.01auditor_change, exhibits
ev_5ffadd8a01da4cc8b8910001640334-26-0015620001794942SKFGStark Focus Group, Inc.8-Kform_8k2026-09-16accounting_red_flag, auditor_change1.04.01, 9.01auditor_change, exhibits
ev_03ce1026f76440f181260001493152-26-0429380001392694SURGSurgePays, Inc.8-Kform_8k2026-09-16accounting_red_flag, auditor_change1.04.01auditor_change
The same sample as raw JSON
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-16T21:47:49.613Z",
 "index_started_at": "2026-08-30T19:10:24.500Z",
 "since": "2026-08-31T00:00:00",
 "count": 3,
 "events": [
  {
   "event_id": "ev_55fbb86d09d04f7ba0b5",
   "accession": "0001437749-26-030517",
   "cik": "0000884269",
   "ticker": "APT",
   "company": "ALPHA PRO TECH LTD",
   "form": "8-K",
   "event_type": "form_8k",
   "occurred_at": "2026-09-16",
   "flags": [
    "accounting_red_flag",
    "auditor_change"
   ],
   "score": 1.0,
   "payload": {
    "items": [
     "4.01",
     "9.01"
    ],
    "labels": [
     "auditor_change",
     "exhibits"
    ]
   },
   "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774926030517/0001437749-26-030517-index.htm"
  },
  {
   "event_id": "ev_5ffadd8a01da4cc8b891",
   "accession": "0001640334-26-001562",
   "cik": "0001794942",
   "ticker": "SKFG",
   "company": "Stark Focus Group, Inc.",
   "form": "8-K",
   "event_type": "form_8k",
   "occurred_at": "2026-09-16",
   "flags": [
    "accounting_red_flag",
    "auditor_change"
   ],
   "score": 1.0,
   "payload": {
    "items": [
     "4.01",
     "9.01"
    ],
    "labels": [
     "auditor_change",
     "exhibits"
    ]
   },
   "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1794942/000164033426001562/0001640334-26-001562-index.htm"
  },
  {
   "event_id": "ev_03ce1026f76440f18126",
   "accession": "0001493152-26-042938",
   "cik": "0001392694",
   "ticker": "SURG",
   "company": "SurgePays, Inc.",
   "form": "8-K",
   "event_type": "form_8k",
   "occurred_at": "2026-09-16",
   "flags": [
    "accounting_red_flag",
    "auditor_change"
   ],
   "score": 1.0,
   "payload": {
    "items": [
     "4.01"
    ],
    "labels": [
     "auditor_change"
    ]
   },
   "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1392694/000149315226042938/0001493152-26-042938-index.htm"
  }
 ],
 "next_cursor": "2026-09-16",
 "refresh_after": "2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z"
}

How fresh is it, and where does the data come from?

The fastest source behind this answer can change every 15 minutes, so every response carries a refresh_after timestamp — right now it would be 2026-09-17T11:15:00.000Z. Schedule the next call on that value rather than on a guess.

Method version 0.1.0 · serving cache 1 day · every response carries a result_id you can resolve at /v1/provenance.

When should you use it?

Accounting-quality screens.

What you skip building

When should you not use it?

Restatements — the non-reliance view is Item 4.02.

Where else can you find this?