# German Company Data & KYB Scraper (`ayyouba/dach-company-intel`) Actor Turn a domain, company name or VAT ID into a verified German company profile: Handelsregister, Impressum, VAT (VIES), insolvency and Bundesanzeiger financials — one call, no login, no API key. - **URL**: https://apify.com/ayyouba/dach-company-intel.md - **Developed by:** [Ayyoub Aharchi](https://apify.com/ayyouba) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $50.00 / 1,000 company resolveds 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## German Company Data & KYB Scraper — Handelsregister, Impressum, VAT, Insolvency **Turn a domain, company name, or VAT ID into a verified German company profile in one call.** This actor bundles every authoritative German source that normally needs 4–5 separate scrapers — **Handelsregister**, **Impressum (§5 DDG)**, **VAT (VIES)**, **insolvency (Insolvenzbekanntmachungen)**, and **Bundesanzeiger financials** — plus website & tech enrichment, into a single clean JSON record. **No login, no API key, no stitching flaky scrapers together.** Built for **B2B lead enrichment, sales intelligence, KYB / business verification, and data pipelines** that need reliable German firmographic data. ### What this Actor returns For each company you get one canonical profile with **the source and a confidence score for every field**: - **Legal identity** — official company name, legal form, status - **Handelsregister** — register type (HRB/HRA), register number, court - **Address & contact** — street, postal code, city, email, phone - **Managing directors / board** (Geschäftsführer / Vorstand) - **VAT (USt-IdNr.)** — validated live against the EU **VIES** service - **Insolvency** — active insolvency proceedings matched to the company (official register) - **Financial signals** — filing types & latest fiscal year from the **Bundesanzeiger** - **Website enrichment** — shop system (Shopify/Shopware/WooCommerce…), tech stack, socials ### Why this Actor - **One call instead of five.** No other actor bundles register + Impressum + VAT + insolvency + financials + web enrichment into a single verified record. - **Verified, not raw.** Cross-source reconciliation, deduplication, and per-field provenance + confidence — not six inconsistent dumps you have to merge yourself. - **Legally clean & keyless.** Public sources only (the Impressum is legally mandated public data; VIES is the official EU API). No login, no cookies, no account bans. - **AI-agent ready.** Callable as a tool from any LLM/agent via Apify's MCP server. ### Input Pass any mix of domains, company names, and VAT IDs — the type is auto-detected. ```json { "queries": ["zalando.de", "Siemens AG", "DE811907980"], "sources": ["impressum", "vies", "handelsregister", "insolvency", "bundesanzeiger", "enrichment"], "redactPersonalData": false } ```` - **`queries`** — domains, company names, or VAT IDs (required). - **`sources`** — which sources to query (default: all six). - **`redactPersonalData`** — GDPR toggle to hash names of natural persons. ### Output (example) ```json { "query": "chefkoch.de", "companyName": "Chefkoch GmbH", "legalForm": "GmbH", "registerType": "HRB", "registerId": "18761", "registerCourt": "Bonn", "address": { "street": "Joseph-Schumpeter-Allee 33", "postalCode": "53227", "city": "Bonn", "country": "DE" }, "contact": { "email": "info@chefkoch.de", "phone": "0228 40378 4400" }, "managingDirectors": [{ "name": "Christine Nieland", "role": "Geschäftsführung" }], "vatId": "DE814066656", "vatValid": true, "insolvency": { "isInsolvent": false, "cases": [] }, "financials": { "lastFilingYear": 2021, "filings": [{ "type": "Jahresabschluss" }] }, "ecommercePlatform": "Magento", "confidence": 1, "provenance": { "registerId": "handelsregister", "vatValid": "vies", "address": "impressum" } } ``` Export as **JSON, CSV, or Excel**, or pull it via the Apify API / integrations (n8n, Make, Zapier). ### Use in n8n There's a dedicated community node for this actor: **[n8n-nodes-german-company-data](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n-nodes-german-company-data)**. Install it in n8n under **Settings → Community Nodes**, paste your Apify API token once, and map domains, company names, or VAT IDs straight from any workflow — one output item per verified profile. Works as a tool for n8n AI agents too. ### Pricing — pay only for verified results Pay-per-event. **Unmatched lookups are free** — you're only charged when a real company profile is returned. | Event | When it fires | Suggested price | |---|---|---| | **Company resolved** | one verified profile returned | see listing | | **Premium KYB signals** | profile includes register + insolvency + financials | see listing | **Cost example:** enriching **1,000 companies** with full KYB signals ≈ a few euros — a fraction of the €500/month-for-1,000-lookups that incumbent German company APIs charge. ### FAQ **Which countries?** Germany (full register coverage). Austrian/other sites return Impressum + VAT only (Austria uses the Firmenbuch, not the Handelsregister). **Do I need any credentials or API keys for the sources?** No. All sources are public. **Is the insolvency check a solvency guarantee?** No — it reports *active/recent* insolvency proceedings that match the company in the official register. Absence of a match means no current proceeding was found, not a certified clean bill. **Is this GDPR-compliant?** Company data of legal entities is not personal data. Names of natural persons (directors) can be hashed via `redactPersonalData`. No login, no secrets stored. ### Related actors - **[German Insolvency API](https://apify.com/ayyouba/german-insolvency-api)** — just the insolvency check, pay-per-check, for fast KYB risk screening. - **[German Impressum Scraper](https://apify.com/ayyouba/german-impressum-scraper)** — cheap, HTTP-only Impressum extraction (company name, directors, VAT, contact email) for bulk lead lists. ### Support & disclaimer Issues or feature requests: open an issue on the Actor page. **Not legal advice** — this Actor provides public-register data and evidence; it does not certify legal compliance. # Actor input Schema ## `queries` (type: `array`): One entry per company. Each may be a website/domain (e.g. apify.com), a company name (e.g. 'Siemens AG'), or a VAT ID / USt-IdNr (e.g. DE811907980). The type is auto-detected. ## `country` (type: `string`): Jurisdiction for register/insolvency lookups. 'Auto' infers from the domain TLD and data found. ## `sources` (type: `array`): Which authoritative sources to query and merge. All are on by default. ## `maxCompanies` (type: `integer`): Safety cap on how many companies to process in a single run. ## `redactPersonalData` (type: `boolean`): When enabled, names of natural persons (e.g. managing directors) are hashed/redacted in the output. Company data of legal entities is retained. ## `includeRawEvidence` (type: `boolean`): Attach source URLs and raw snippets used to derive each field, for auditability. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy used for website/register requests. Apify Residential is recommended for register portals. ## Actor input object example ```json { "queries": [ "zalando.de", "DE811907980", "Siemens AG" ], "country": "auto", "sources": [ "impressum", "vies", "handelsregister", "insolvency", "bundesanzeiger", "enrichment" ], "maxCompanies": 100, "redactPersonalData": false, "includeRawEvidence": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "queries": [ "zalando.de" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("ayyouba/dach-company-intel").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "queries": ["zalando.de"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("ayyouba/dach-company-intel").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "queries": [ "zalando.de" ] }' | apify call ayyouba/dach-company-intel --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ayyouba/dach-company-intel", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "German Company Data & KYB Scraper", "description": "Turn a domain, company name or VAT ID into a verified German company profile: Handelsregister, Impressum, VAT (VIES), insolvency and Bundesanzeiger financials — one call, no login, no API key.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "IFTpU7UhMNWCMaJIB" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/ayyouba~dach-company-intel/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-ayyouba-dach-company-intel", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/ayyouba~dach-company-intel/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-ayyouba-dach-company-intel", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/ayyouba~dach-company-intel/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-ayyouba-dach-company-intel", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "queries" ], "properties": { "queries": { "title": "Companies to resolve", "type": "array", "description": "One entry per company. Each may be a website/domain (e.g. apify.com), a company name (e.g. 'Siemens AG'), or a VAT ID / USt-IdNr (e.g. DE811907980). The type is auto-detected.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "country": { "title": "Country", "enum": [ "auto", "DE", "AT" ], "type": "string", "description": "Jurisdiction for register/insolvency lookups. 'Auto' infers from the domain TLD and data found.", "default": "auto" }, "sources": { "title": "Data sources", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Which authoritative sources to query and merge. All are on by default.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "impressum", "vies", "handelsregister", "insolvency", "bundesanzeiger", "enrichment" ], "enumTitles": [ "Impressum (§5 DDG legal notice)", "VIES VAT validation (EU)", "Handelsregister / Unternehmensregister", "Insolvency (Insolvenzbekanntmachungen)", "Bundesanzeiger financial signals", "Website & tech enrichment" ] }, "default": [ "impressum", "vies", "handelsregister", "insolvency", "bundesanzeiger", "enrichment" ] }, "maxCompanies": { "title": "Max companies", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100000, "type": "integer", "description": "Safety cap on how many companies to process in a single run.", "default": 100 }, "redactPersonalData": { "title": "Redact personal data (GDPR)", "type": "boolean", "description": "When enabled, names of natural persons (e.g. managing directors) are hashed/redacted in the output. Company data of legal entities is retained.", "default": false }, "includeRawEvidence": { "title": "Include raw evidence", "type": "boolean", "description": "Attach source URLs and raw snippets used to derive each field, for auditability.", "default": true }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy used for website/register requests. Apify Residential is recommended for register portals.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```