Developer guide · executive compensation API
Executive compensation API with filing-level provenance.
Retrieve named executives, fiscal-year pay components, total compensation, and the filing URL that supports each row. The latest year is free; history uses credits.
Source
Company filings with claim-level URLs
Transport
REST + remote Streamable HTTP MCP
Boundary
Latest facts free; history is metered
01Direct answer
What does an executive compensation API return?
RentSeek returns normalized annual compensation rows for disclosed executives. Each row identifies the company, executive, role, fiscal year, pay components, total compensation, and the source filing.
- Build a citation-ready CEO pay profile.
- Compare salary, stock awards, options, and incentive pay across years.
- Trace every number back to the source filing.
cURL · five annual periods
export RENTSEEK_API_KEY='<placeholder>'
curl -sS \
'https://rentseek.ing/api/executive-compensation?ticker=NVDA&period=annual&limit=5' \
-H "X-API-KEY: $RENTSEEK_API_KEY"02Choose by the job
A focused evidence API, not a replacement for every market dataset.
RentSeek is the narrow choice when the question is who was paid, how the package changed, and which filing supports the answer. The other providers cover broader filing and fundamentals jobs. Product capabilities change; verify each provider's current documentation before buying.
| Decision | RentSeek Evidence | sec-api.io | Financial Datasets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary documented focus | Executive compensation and pay vs. performance | Broad SEC filing access plus structured public-company datasets, including executive compensation | Broad financial, market, ownership, and filing data for agents and applications |
| Useful output | Normalized executive-by-year rows with source filing URLs | Filing search and sections, XBRL, downloads, and structured executive-compensation data | Normalized statements, filings, KPIs, ownership, and market data |
| Agent access | REST, remote MCP, OAuth 2.1, and API keys | REST APIs | REST and remote MCP with OAuth 2.1 or API keys |
| RentSeek entry point | Latest facts free; 100-credit grant; $20 one-time pack | Use when the job starts with the filing corpus | Use when the job starts with company fundamentals |
Provider scope checked against public documentation in July 2026: sec-api.io docs and Financial Datasets docs.
03Questions
Is latest-year data free?
Yes. A latest-year single-company request costs 0 credits and the public ticker facts route is keyless.
How much does history cost?
A historical request costs 1 credit. A user's first API key or OAuth grant includes 100 lifetime credits.
Can I resell the dataset?
No. Internal commercial use is allowed, but resale and redistribution rights are not included.