# Impressum Scraper DACH - Company Data from Imprint Pages (`aidnurs/impressum-enricher`) Actor

Turn a list of German, Austrian and Swiss company websites (or a Google Maps / Gelbe Seiten dataset) into legal company data from the Impressum: legal name, legal form, address, register court and number (HRB, FN, CHE), VAT ID, company phone and e-mail. Pay only for found Impressum pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/aidnurs/impressum-enricher.md
- **Developed by:** [Nursultan Imanov](https://apify.com/aidnurs) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 impressum founds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### Impressum scraper for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

**Impressum Scraper DACH** turns a list of company websites into clean legal company data taken from each site's **Impressum** (imprint / legal notice). Every commercial website in Germany (§5 DDG), Austria (§5 ECG, §25 MedienG) and Switzerland (UWG) must publish one, so it is the most reliable public source for **legal company name, legal form, address, register court and register number (HRB, HRA, FN, CHE), VAT ID (USt-IdNr., UID, MWST) and the company phone and e-mail**.

Paste domains, or feed it the dataset of a **Google Maps, Gelbe Seiten, Herold or local.ch scraper** and get every lead enriched with its official company data. Use it as an **Impressum API** for B2B lead enrichment, KYC and supplier checks, CRM cleanup, or to match businesses to the Handelsregister / Firmenbuch.

### Why use this Impressum scraper?

- 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 **Built for DACH.** Understands German, Austrian and Swiss imprints: `HRB 12345 B`, `Amtsgericht Berlin (Charlottenburg)`, `FN 339428 i`, `Handelsgericht Wien`, `CHE-108.738.162 MWST`, `ATU65386815`, `GmbH & Co. KG`, `e.U.`, `OG`, `UG (haftungsbeschränkt)`, `Sàrl`.
- 💸 **Pay only for found Impressum pages.** Sites without an Impressum, sites that are down or block bots, robots.txt-blocked pages and duplicate domains cost **$0**.
- 🔗 **Works as a post-processor.** Paste the dataset ID of a Google Maps or business directory run; the website is read from `website`, `url`, `domain` and similar fields. Map links and social profiles are skipped.
- 🧭 **Finds the Impressum by itself.** Reads the homepage, follows the "Impressum" / "Imprint" / "Legal notice" link (WordPress, TYPO3, Shopify, Wix, Jimdo, Craft, Contao, one-page sites) and falls back to `/impressum`.
- 🛡️ **GDPR-friendly by default.** Names of managing directors and owners are left out (you get their count), personal e-mails (`anna.huber@`, gmail) and mobile numbers are left out. Company inboxes like `info@`, `office@`, `kontakt@` and landline numbers stay.
- 🤝 **Polite crawler.** Obeys every site's robots.txt (checked for every host and redirect), reads at most 3 pages per website (homepage, Impressum, one fallback; at most 6 HTTP requests including redirects), one request at a time, and never bypasses captchas or bot protection.
- ⚡ **Fast and cheap.** Pure HTTP, no browser: 50 websites in under a minute.

### How much does it cost to scrape Impressum data?

**$3.00 per 1,000 found Impressum pages** (pay per event, no subscription). You are charged only when an Impressum with company data was found. In our test on 53 real DACH company websites (WordPress, TYPO3, Shopify, Contao, Craft, Jimdo, custom), 79% returned an Impressum with company data; 81% of those had a register number and 74% a VAT ID. Cap the spend with *Max websites* and the run's maximum cost.

### How to scrape Impressum data

1. Paste **company websites or domains** (`frosta.de`, `https://www.manner.com`), one per line, or
2. paste the **Dataset ID** of a Google Maps / Gelbe Seiten / Herold scraper run (Storage → Dataset → ID).
3. Set **Max websites** and click **Start**.
4. Download the results as CSV, Excel, JSON or HTML, or read them via the Apify API. One row per website, with `status` = `found`, `notFound`, `skippedByRobots`, `error` or `invalidInput`.

### Input example

```json
{
  "websites": ["https://www.frosta.de", "joseph.co.at", "https://www.appenzeller.ch"],
  "datasetId": "",
  "maxItems": 1000,
  "includePersonNames": false,
  "includePersonalContacts": false
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "inputUrl": "joseph.co.at",
  "domain": "joseph.co.at",
  "sourceName": null,
  "website": "https://www.joseph.co.at",
  "status": "found",
  "impressumUrl": "https://www.joseph.co.at/impressum/",
  "error": null,
  "companyName": "Joseph Brot GmbH",
  "legalForm": "GmbH",
  "street": "Landstraßer Hauptstraße 4",
  "postalCode": "1030",
  "city": "Wien",
  "country": "AT",
  "address": "Landstraßer Hauptstraße 4, 1030 Wien",
  "registerCourt": "Handelsgericht Wien",
  "registerNumber": "FN 339428 i",
  "registerType": "FN",
  "swissUid": null,
  "vatId": "ATU65386815",
  "phone": null,
  "email": "office@joseph.co.at",
  "emails": ["office@joseph.co.at"],
  "managingDirectors": null,
  "managingDirectorsCount": 0,
  "isSoleTrader": false,
  "requestsMade": 3,
  "id": "joseph.co.at",
  "source": "impressum-enricher",
  "url": "https://www.joseph.co.at/impressum/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-12T21:19:55.850988+00:00"
}
```

### Fields you get

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `status` | `found` | `found` (charged), `notFound`, `skippedByRobots`, `error`, `invalidInput` (all free) |
| `companyName` | `FRoSTA Tiefkühlkost GmbH` | Legal name as written in the Impressum |
| `legalForm` | `GmbH`, `GmbH & Co. KG`, `e.U.`, `AG`, `Sàrl` | Normalized |
| `street`, `postalCode`, `city`, `country`, `address` | `Am Lunedeich 116`, `27572`, `Bremerhaven`, `DE` | Registered address |
| `registerCourt` | `Amtsgericht Ulm`, `Handelsgericht Wien` | Register court (DE, AT) |
| `registerNumber`, `registerType` | `HRB 631854` / `FN 220619 s` / `CHE-108.738.162` | HRB, HRA, GnR, VR, FN, ZVR, CHE |
| `swissUid` | `CHE-108.738.162` | Swiss company UID |
| `vatId` | `DE812883948`, `ATU53816900`, `CHE-105.958.419 MWST` | VAT ID |
| `phone` | `+49 731 4093-0` | Company landline (mobiles only with *Include personal e-mails and mobile numbers*) |
| `email`, `emails` | `info@followfood.de` | Company inboxes, own domain first; web agency credits removed |
| `managingDirectors` | `null` | Names only with *Include names of managing directors* |
| `managingDirectorsCount` | `2` | Always filled |
| `isSoleTrader` | `false` | `e.K.`, `e.U.`, Einzelunternehmen |
| `impressumUrl`, `website`, `domain`, `inputUrl`, `sourceName` | | `sourceName` = business name from the input dataset |
| `requestsMade`, `error`, `scrapedAt` | | HTTP page requests made to the site (robots.txt not counted), reason when not found |

### Known gaps

- Websites that render everything with JavaScript (single-page apps) or publish the Impressum only as an image or PDF return `notFound`.
- A few international brands redirect visitors by country; from the US-based Apify cloud they may show a non-DACH page. A proxy with a German exit IP (if your Apify plan includes one) helps.
- Shopify shops usually block `/policies/` (where Shopify puts the legal notice) in robots.txt. We respect that: such shops come back as `skippedByRobots` and are free.
- Fields are taken as published: a missing VAT ID or register number usually means the Impressum does not show it (small sole traders often have neither).

### FAQ

**Is it legal to scrape Impressum pages?** The Impressum is published because the law requires it to be public. This Actor reads only public pages, obeys robots.txt and makes very few requests per site. Managing director names and personal contact details are personal data under GDPR, so they are off by default. Use the data for B2B purposes only, keep a lawful basis (GDPR Art. 6), and respect the rules on unsolicited advertising (German UWG §7, Austrian TKG §174, Swiss UWG Art. 3) before contacting anyone.

**Do I need a proxy?** No. Company websites answer normal requests. The Actor never bypasses captchas or bot protection: a site that blocks it is reported as `error` and not charged.

**Which dataset fields are read?** `website`, `websiteUrl`, `web`, `homepage`, `domain`, `site`, `companyWebsite`, `url`, `link` (first that holds a company website), or the field you name in *Website field*. The business name (`title`, `name`) is copied to `sourceName` so you can join the results back.

**Something is wrong or missing?** Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab with the domain; we usually fix parser gaps within 48 hours.

# Actor input Schema

## `websites` (type: `array`):

Company homepages or bare domains (frosta.de, https://www.manner.com). The Actor finds the Impressum link on the homepage and reads it. Duplicates (same domain with or without www) are checked once.

## `datasetId` (type: `string`):

Run any business directory or Google Maps scraper, copy its dataset ID and paste it here. The company website is read from the field website, websiteUrl, web, homepage, domain or url (Google Maps place links and social profiles are skipped). Items without a website are skipped for free.

## `websiteField` (type: `string`):

Name of the dataset field that holds the website, if it is not one of the usual names above.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of websites to check. You only pay for websites where an Impressum with company data was found.

## `includePersonNames` (type: `boolean`):

Names of Geschäftsführer, Vorstand and owners are personal data under GDPR. Off by default: you get only their count. Turn on only if you have a lawful basis to process them.

## `includePersonalContacts` (type: `boolean`):

Off by default: only company inboxes (info@, office@, kontakt@ ...) and landline numbers are returned; personal addresses (anna.huber@, gmail) and mobile numbers are left out.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many websites are checked at the same time (1-10). Each website gets one request at a time.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Usually not needed: company websites answer any visitor. The Actor never bypasses captchas or bot protection.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "websites": [
    "https://www.frosta.de",
    "https://www.manner.com",
    "https://www.appenzeller.ch"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "includePersonNames": false,
  "includePersonalContacts": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `companies` (type: `string`):

One row per website (table view).

## `companiesFull` (type: `string`):

All fields including e-mails, Swiss UID and request count.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "websites": [
        "https://www.frosta.de",
        "https://www.manner.com",
        "https://www.appenzeller.ch"
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("aidnurs/impressum-enricher").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "websites": [
        "https://www.frosta.de",
        "https://www.manner.com",
        "https://www.appenzeller.ch",
    ],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("aidnurs/impressum-enricher").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "websites": [
    "https://www.frosta.de",
    "https://www.manner.com",
    "https://www.appenzeller.ch"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call aidnurs/impressum-enricher --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,aidnurs/impressum-enricher"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/K9ODEbXRBK1hDffFc/builds/XyVx0hnatuAfemLn9/openapi.json