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Each event includes a unique event_id, SEC accession number, CIK, ticker symbol, company name, form type, event_type classification, occurred_at timestamp, flags array, relevance score, a payload with deal-specific details, and a direct URL to the SEC filing. Also includes index_started_at and a next_cursor for pagination.","failureModes":["Invalid since value (non-ISO string) returns a 422 validation error","limit outside 1-200 range returns a 400 or 422 error","No events in the requested window returns count=0 and empty events array","Payment not included or invalid x402 payment returns 402 Payment Required","Rate limiting or service unavailability returns 429 or 503"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need unfiltered, market-wide coverage of completed M&A transactions (Items 2.01 and 5.01) from SEC 8-K filings without pre-filtering by company or sector. 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