Deutsche Messe Exhibitor List Scraper

Extract exhibitor leads from public Hannover Messe / Deutsche Messe directories.

The actor turns the public exhibitor search pages into a clean dataset with company names, profile URLs, hall and stand data, locations, descriptions, logos, websites, contact form links, product names, source metadata, and scrape timestamps.

Use it when you need a repeatable B2B trade-fair lead list without manually clicking through hundreds of exhibitor cards.

What does Deutsche Messe Exhibitor List Scraper do?

• Scrapes public Hannover Messe exhibitor search pages.
• Follows the site's server-rendered pagination.
• Saves one dataset row per exhibitor.
• Captures hall and stand placement where visible.
• Captures location and country code from listing pages.
• Optionally opens exhibitor profiles for richer details.
• Adds source page and total hit metadata for auditability.
• Works with keyword-filtered search URLs and search terms.

Who is it for?

Sales teams use this actor to build prospect lists before a trade show.

Marketing teams use it to monitor exhibitors, sponsors, and competitors.

Event intelligence teams use it to compare exhibitor categories across editions.

CRM operations teams use it to enrich accounts with booth, website, and source URLs.

Recruiting and partnership teams use it to discover companies active in industrial automation, energy, robotics, manufacturing, and digitalization.

Why use this actor?

Manual exhibitor research is repetitive.

The public directory is useful, but exporting structured data by hand takes time.

This actor gives you a dataset that can be filtered, exported, joined with CRM data, or sent to enrichment tools.

It is HTTP-first and does not run a browser for normal listing extraction, which keeps runs lightweight.

Supported source pages

The default source is:

https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/search/?category=ep

You can also paste a filtered Hannover Messe search URL.

Use the search input to add a keyword such as robot, hydrogen, software, automation, or AI.

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
eventName	Event name inferred from the listing type
eventYear	Event year, when shown
exhibitorName	Company or exhibitor name
exhibitorId	Deutsche Messe profile identifier
profileUrl	Public exhibitor profile URL
city	City parsed from the listing
postalCode	Postal code when visible
country	Full country from detail pages
countryCode	Country code from listing pages
address	Full address from detail pages
hall	Hall number/name
stand	Stand/booth number
hallStand	Combined hall and stand text
description	Listing or profile description
website	Company website from detail pages
contactFormUrl	Public Deutsche Messe contact form URL
logoUrls	Logo image URLs from the directory
products	Product names from detail pages
sourceUrl	Search URL used for extraction
sourcePage	Search result page number
totalHits	Total hit count reported by the source page
scrapedAt	ISO scrape timestamp

How much does it cost to scrape Deutsche Messe exhibitors?

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing.

You pay a small run start fee and then per exhibitor saved.

The exact price is shown on the Apify Store pricing panel before you run the actor.

Use a low maxItems value for a quick sample.

Increase maxItems for full lead generation runs.

Turn on detail enrichment only when you need websites, addresses, contact form URLs, and products.

Input options

Start URLs

Paste one or more Hannover Messe exhibitor search URLs.

If omitted, the actor uses the current public Hannover Messe exhibitor search page.

Search term

Use a keyword to narrow the directory.

Examples:

• robot
• hydrogen
• software
• automation
• compressed air

Maximum exhibitors

Controls how many records are saved.

The prefill is intentionally small so first runs are cheap.

Open exhibitor detail pages

Enable this when you need richer fields.

Detail pages can add:

• Website
• Full address
• Full country name
• Contact form URL
• Product names
• Longer profile description

Request delay

Use the delay to keep requests polite on large enriched runs.

Example input

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/search/?category=ep" }
  ],
  "search": "robot",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "delayMs": 100
}

Example output

{
  "eventName": "HANNOVER MESSE 2026",
  "eventYear": "2026",
  "exhibitorName": "Abodia IT&Medientechnik",
  "exhibitorId": "N1607468",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.hannovermesse.de/exhibitor/abodia-it-medientechnik/N1607468",
  "city": "Schwanewede",
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "hallStand": "Hall 13, Stand F81",
  "website": "http://www.abodia.de/",
  "sourcePage": 1,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-05T05:38:53.093Z"
}

How to run

1. Open the actor on Apify.
2. Keep the default search URL or paste your own Hannover Messe search URL.
3. Add a keyword if you only need a specific segment.
4. Set maxItems.
5. Decide whether to enable detail enrichment.
6. Start the run.
7. Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or via API.

Lead generation workflow

• Run the actor with a broad event URL.
• Export the dataset to CSV.
• Deduplicate by exhibitorId or profileUrl.
• Enrich company domains using your CRM or enrichment provider.
• Segment by hall, country, keyword, or product names.
• Assign accounts to sales representatives.
• Re-run before the event to catch new exhibitors.

Competitor monitoring workflow

Use keyword searches for competitor names, product categories, or technology areas.

Save the profileUrl, hallStand, and sourcePage fields for evidence.

Run the same search periodically to compare changes.

Tips for best results

• Start with includeDetails: false for fast directory coverage.
• Enable details for smaller, high-value lists.
• Use search instead of scraping every page if your workflow targets a niche.
• Keep delayMs above zero for large enriched runs.
• Export CSV for spreadsheets and JSON for integrations.

Integrations

You can send the output to:

• HubSpot or Salesforce lead import workflows.
• Google Sheets reporting dashboards.
• Airtable event research bases.
• Clay, Make, Zapier, or n8n enrichment flows.
• Internal competitor intelligence databases.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('automation-lab/deutsche-messe-exhibitor-list-scraper').call({
  startUrls: [{ url: 'https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/search/?category=ep' }],
  search: 'robot',
  maxItems: 50,
  includeDetails: true
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("automation-lab/deutsche-messe-exhibitor-list-scraper").call(run_input={
    "startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.hannovermesse.de/en/search/?category=ep"}],
    "search": "robot",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeDetails": True,
})
print(run["defaultDatasetId"])

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/automation-lab~deutsche-messe-exhibitor-list-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"maxItems":50,"search":"robot","includeDetails":true}'

MCP usage

Use the Apify MCP server from Claude Code or Claude Desktop.

MCP URL:

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automation-lab/deutsche-messe-exhibitor-list-scraper

Example prompts:

• "Scrape 50 Hannover Messe robotics exhibitors and summarize the countries represented."
• "Get exhibitors with detail pages and list the companies with websites."
• "Create a CSV-ready lead list from the Hannover Messe exhibitor directory."

Data quality notes

The actor extracts what is publicly visible on the source pages.

Some exhibitors may not publish a website, address, product names, or full description.

When detail enrichment is disabled, website and full address fields are usually absent.

Country code is often available from listing pages even when the full country name is only on the detail page.

Troubleshooting

Why are website fields empty?

Enable includeDetails. Websites are usually on profile pages, not search snippets.

Why did my run return fewer items than total hits?

The actor stops at maxItems. Increase the limit to continue through more pages.

Why is the search result different from the website UI?

The source website can change sorting and filters over time. Save your sourceUrl, sourcePage, and scrapedAt fields for reproducibility.

Legality and responsible use

This actor extracts publicly available business directory pages.

You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws, platform terms, privacy rules, and email/CRM regulations.

Do not use scraped contact data for spam.

Respect opt-out requests and internal compliance policies.

Related scrapers

• Messe Frankfurt Exhibitor List Scraper
• Nürnberg Messe Exhibitor List Scraper
• Messe Munich Exhibitor Scraper

Changelog

Initial version extracts Hannover Messe / Deutsche Messe exhibitor search results with optional detail enrichment.

Support

If the source website changes or you need additional Deutsche Messe events, open an issue on the Apify actor page with an example URL and expected output fields.