Lava Data

Lava’s first-party financial data API providing S&P 500 statistics, treasury rates, economic indicators, insider trades, 8-K filings, institutional holdings (13F), crypto funding rates, and DOL Form 5500 employee benefit plan data. Best for financial analysis workflows needing curated, multi-source data through a single endpoint. Form 5500 data covers 25M+ filings (2009-2025) with company headcount, retirement plan financials, insurance benefits, and regulatory red flags for every US employer benefit plan. 8 endpoints available through Lava’s AI Gateway. See the Lava Data API docs for full documentation.

This provider is managed — no additional setup required.

Endpoints

Browse available data metrics and datasets

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/catalog — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/catalog', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Fcatalog" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Get financial metrics (S&P 500, treasury rates, economic data)

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/financial/sp500-pe — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/financial/sp500-pe', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Ffinancial%2Fsp500-pe" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Get SEC Form 4 insider transactions

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/insider/trades — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/insider/trades', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Finsider%2Ftrades" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Get SEC 8-K material event filings

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/filings/8k — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/filings/8k', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Ffilings%2F8k" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Get 13F institutional holdings data

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/institutional/holdings — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/institutional/holdings', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Finstitutional%2Fholdings" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Get crypto perpetual funding rates

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/crypto/funding-rates/BTCUSDT — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/crypto/funding-rates/BTCUSDT', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Fcrypto%2Ffunding-rates%2FBTCUSDT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Query DOL Form 5500 filings by EIN or search companies by state, NAICS, headcount

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/dol/form5500?ein=26-0138832 — $0.02 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/dol/form5500?ein=26-0138832', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Fdol%2Fform5500%3Fein%3D26-0138832" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

Enriched company summary from Form 5500 — headcount trends, benefits analysis, red flags

GET https://api.lava.so/v1/data/dol/form5500/summary?ein=26-0138832 — $0.05 / request

SDK
cURL

const data = await lava.gateway('https://api.lava.so/v1/data/dol/form5500/summary?ein=26-0138832', { method: 'GET' });

curl "https://api.lava.so/v1/forward?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.lava.so%2Fv1%2Fdata%2Fdol%2Fform5500%2Fsummary%3Fein%3D26-0138832" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LAVA_SECRET_KEY"

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Endpoints

Browse available data metrics and datasets

Get financial metrics (S&P 500, treasury rates, economic data)

Get SEC Form 4 insider transactions

Get SEC 8-K material event filings

Get 13F institutional holdings data

Get crypto perpetual funding rates

Query DOL Form 5500 filings by EIN or search companies by state, NAICS, headcount

Enriched company summary from Form 5500 — headcount trends, benefits analysis, red flags

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​Endpoints

​Browse available data metrics and datasets

​Get financial metrics (S&P 500, treasury rates, economic data)

​Get SEC Form 4 insider transactions

​Get SEC 8-K material event filings

​Get 13F institutional holdings data

​Get crypto perpetual funding rates

​Query DOL Form 5500 filings by EIN or search companies by state, NAICS, headcount

​Enriched company summary from Form 5500 — headcount trends, benefits analysis, red flags

​Next Steps

All Providers

Forward Proxy

Endpoints

Browse available data metrics and datasets

Get financial metrics (S&P 500, treasury rates, economic data)

Get SEC Form 4 insider transactions

Get SEC 8-K material event filings

Get 13F institutional holdings data

Get crypto perpetual funding rates

Query DOL Form 5500 filings by EIN or search companies by state, NAICS, headcount

Enriched company summary from Form 5500 — headcount trends, benefits analysis, red flags

Next Steps