How Do I Guides

These topics serve as basic resources to help filers understand the EDGAR system. They are not definitive resources or a substitute for the EDGAR Filer Manual, and filers should consult it before making any filings with EDGAR.

Find Introductory Information About EDGAR

• Understand EDGAR and Its Three Websites

• Check My Browser Settings for EDGAR

• Look Up a Central Index Key (CIK) Number

Apply for EDGAR Access

• Obtain Login.gov Individual Account Credentials

• Prepare and Submit My Form ID Application for Access

• Determine My EDGAR Applicant Type

• Understand and Utilize EDGAR CIKs, Passphrases, and Access Codes

• Manage the CIK Confirmation Code (CCC)

• Applicants with a CIK but No Access Codes (Formerly “Convert Paper Only Filer to Electronic Filer”)

• Create Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Issuing Entities

Understand and Enroll in EDGAR Next

• Enroll in EDGAR Next
• Update the Passphrase and CCC to Enroll (and Avoid the Need to Submit Form ID)

Manage the Filer's Account on the Dashboard

• Understand EDGAR Roles

• Invite, Remove, and Change the Roles of Individuals

• Understand and Manage Delegation

• Create and Manage User Groups (forthcoming)

• Manage Dashboard Notifications/Invitations

• Complete Annual Confirmation

Make or Request Changes

• Maintain and Update Company Information

• Obtain and Update Investment Company Series and Class IDs

• Correct or Delete a Filing

• Request a Filing Date Adjustment

• Request a Continuing Hardship Exemption

• Withdraw a Registration or Certification Statement

Prepare Filing Documents

• Observe Data and Process Filing Limits

• Create an HTML Document

• Prepare an EDGAR Filing in Plain Text

• Prepare, Save, and Attach an Organizational Chart

• Save Authenticating Document as a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat OR Reader

• Create an XML Information Table for Form 13F Using Excel

• Understand Automated Conformance Rules for EDGAR Data Fields

• Prepare an Inline XBRL Filing Fee Exhibit

Submit my Filing/Form

• Understand EDGAR Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

• Create and Manage Filer and User API Tokens

• Know What Form I Should Use

• Attach and Submit a Filing

• Manage Login CIKs (forthcoming)

• Submit Online Forms

• Understand EDGARLink Online Submission Types

• Submit a Correspondence (CORRESP)

• File Form 144 Electronically

• File Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, and Corresponding Amendments

• Determine the Status of My Filing

• Understand Messages Reported by EDGAR (pending update for EDGAR Next)

Find EDGAR Guidance By

• Filer Type

• Division or Office

• Form