hyperfeedeventsshort-seller-report-api
event_family · short_seller

Short Seller Report API.

Hindenburg, Muddy Waters, Citron, Iceberg, and every named short seller report — detected the moment they publish. Track allegations, company responses, and regulatory follow-through as typed events.

family_idshort_seller
event_types5
trailing 30d emitted23
audited precision99.4%
median latency38s
What this tracks

Every event_type in short_seller.

Each type emits the same envelope with a family-specific payload. Subscribe to the whole family or filter to specific types.

01
short_report_published

Named short seller publishes a research report alleging fraud or overvaluation.

02
company_response_issued

Target company issues a formal rebuttal or response.

03
regulator_investigation_opened

SEC or other regulator opens an investigation following a short report.

04
short_position_disclosed

Short seller discloses position size or changes.

05
lawsuit_filed

Target company sues short seller, or class action filed.

Example event

One real event. Full JSON payload.

This is the exact shape you'd receive via GET /v1/events or via a signed webhook delivery.

Request

GET/v1/events?family=short_seller&event_types=short_report_published&since=2026-04-01
// Query all short_seller events in the last 14 days
GET /v1/events?family=short_seller&event_types=short_report_published&since=2026-04-01
Authorization: Bearer hf_live_...

Response · 200 OK

200 OKapplication/json
{
  "event_id": "evt_20260413_smci_short_seller",
  "schema_version": "2026-04-20",
  "event_type": "short_report_published",
  "assertion_type": "fact",
  "status": "official_announced",
  "priority": "critical",
  "entity": {
    "ticker": "SMCI",
    "name": "Super Micro Computer, Inc."
  },
  "lifecycle": {
    "detected_at": "2026-04-13T13:42:18Z",
    "announced_at": "2026-04-13",
    "effective_at": "2026-04-13",
    "confirmed_at": "2026-04-13"
  },
  "source": {
    "type": "publisher",
    "name": "Hindenburg · Muddy Waters · Citron",
    "tier": "tier_1"
  },
  "summary": {
    "one_line": "Hindenburg Research published a short report alleging accounting irregularities at Super Micro Computer."
  },
  "payload": {
    "short_seller": "Hindenburg Research",
    "report_title": "Super Micro: Accounting Red Flags and Undisclosed Related-Party Transactions",
    "allegations": [
      "revenue fabrication",
      "related-party transactions",
      "accounting irregularities"
    ],
    "price_target": 0,
    "report_url": "https://hindenburgresearch.com/supermicro"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "overall": 0.98,
    "identity": 0.99,
    "event_classification": 0.98
  }
}
Recent activity · delayed 7d

Recent short_seller events.

Pulled live from the public delayed feed. Click through to the full tape for payloads, lifecycle, and source links.

Apr 13
Short report published · accounting fraud alleged
SMCI· Super Micro
CRITICAL
Apr 11
Company response issued · denies allegations
SMCI· Super Micro
HIGH
Apr 09
Short report published · channel stuffing
DASH· DoorDash
CRITICAL
Apr 07
SEC investigation opened · related to short report
RIDE· Lordstown Motors
CRITICAL
Apr 05
Defamation lawsuit filed · by target company
CLOV· Clover Health
HIGH
Apr 03
Short position disclosed · $800M notional
CVNA· Carvana
MEDIUM
Sources · where this data comes from

Ranked by authority, merged by entity.

Every event carries a source object. When the same event is confirmed by multiple sources, they merge into one canonical event with an evidence array.

Tier 1 · publisher

Hindenburg · Muddy Waters · Citron

Direct from short seller websites and social accounts

Tier 1 · trusted news

Reuters · Bloomberg · FT

Coverage of reports and company responses

Tier 1 · filing

SEC 8-K responses

Target company formal responses via EDGAR

Tier 1 · court

Federal and state courts

Defamation suits, class actions, SEC proceedings

Tier 2 · social

Short seller X/Twitter

Publication announcements · confirmed with Tier 1

Tier 2 · analytics

Short interest data

Exchange-reported SI changes correlated with reports

Schema · payload fields

Family-specific fields inside payload.

All events share the same envelope (event_id, entity, lifecycle, sources, assertion_type, confidence). The payloadis what's specific to this family.

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
payload.short_sellerstringName of the short selling firm."Hindenburg Research"
payload.report_titlestringTitle of the published report."Accounting Fraud Alleged"
payload.allegationsstring[]Key allegations made in the report.["revenue fabrication","undisclosed liabilities"]
payload.price_targetnumber?Short seller’s stated price target, if any.0
payload.report_urlstringURL to the published report."https://..."
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