S&P Capital IQ vs Brazil CVM Filings API
Capital IQ vs CVM filings API comparisons should separate a research terminal from a developer filings API. S&P Capital IQ is widely used for screening, models, and desktop research. apicvm exposes resolve → list → download → extract for CVM DFP/ITR/FRE over HTTP. Complementary — not a replacement.
Side-by-side
| Capability | S&P Capital IQ | apicvm |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop screens & fundamentals | Yes | No |
| Excel plugin / analyst workstation | Yes | No |
| HTTP download of CVM section PDFs by document ID | Not the product shape | Yes |
| Self-serve API key for your backend | Enterprise / product-dependent | Yes (/signup) |
| Webhook page-level text extraction | Not the product shape | Yes (Pro) |
Developer shape
import os, requests
BASE = os.environ["APICVM_URL"]
H = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['APICVM_KEY']}"}
docs = requests.get(
f"{BASE}/v1/documents",
headers=H,
params={"ticker": "VIVT3", "type": "DFP", "year": 2024, "perPage": 20},
).json()Keep Capital IQ for screening and models; call apicvm when code must fetch the Brazilian filing file. Same stance as Bloomberg and FactSet.
When apicvm is the better fit
- You are building an app, agent, or internal API that needs CVM PDFs by ticker
- You want document UUIDs for caching and audit
- You need async page markdown via callback
When Capital IQ is the better fit
- Desktop research and multi-market screening
- Teams already standardized on Capital IQ for models and comps
- Workflows that do not need a self-serve HTTP Brazil filings API
Integration sketch
Many desks keep Capital IQ for idea generation, then call apicvm from a job when a ticker enters a watchlist:
Capital IQ screen → ticker list → apicvm /v1/documents → PDF archive / agent extractThat split avoids forcing research desks off tools they already know. For Brazil-local desktops, see also Economatica.
Current limitations
- Do not market apicvm as “Capital IQ for developers” or as a replacement.
- Claims about Capital IQ modules vary by contract — speak only to apicvm’s contract.
- apicvm corpus ≠ every filing on the CVM portal.
Next steps
Ready to integrate?
Get an API key and start querying Brazilian CVM filings programmatically.