Form D Exemptions API: Reg D exemption decoder: 506(b), 506(c), 504 and the 3(c)(1)/3(c)(7) — SEC Form D

Reg D exemption decoder: 506(b), 506(c), 504 and the 3(c)(1)/3(c)(7) fund exclusions with what each permits (solicitation, investor limits). Free, no key.

Free — no key, no signup, rate-limited to 60 calls per minute per client.

How do you call it?

GET /v1/sec/formd/exemptions — product id sec_formd_exemptions. Over MCP, call answerpool_get with product_id=sec_formd_exemptions.

curl "https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/formd/exemptions?q=506"

Live call: https://answerpool.io/v1/sec/formd/exemptions?q=506 · JSON sample: /v1/samples/sec_formd_exemptions

What does the answer look like?

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

exemptions

{
 "as_of": "2026-09-03T14:00:00Z",
 "count": 1,
 "exemptions": [
  {
   "code": "06c",
   "name": "Rule 506(c)",
   "description": "Unlimited raise WITH general solicitation; all purchasers must be verified accredited."
  }
 ],
 "note": "Decodes the exemption claimed in a Form D filing; see /v1/sec/formd for filings.",
 "disclaimer": "Derived from public SEC EDGAR filings; not investment advice.",
 "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.

• SEC EDGAR (US federal public domain) — upstream: https://efts.sec.gov

Method version 0.1.0 · serving cache 30 days · every response carries a result_id you can resolve at /v1/provenance.

When should you use it?

You need to interpret the exemption on a Form D filing.

What you skip building

• reading Reg D rule text
• exemption confusion

When should you not use it?

The filings themselves — /v1/sec/formd and its feeds.

Where else can you find this?

• Catalog entry (JSON, free)
• OpenAPI schema — input and output types, prices, the 402 flow
• llms.txt — every product in one plain-text document