# Brazil CNPJ Registry Scraper (`barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper`) Actor

Look up Brazilian companies by CNPJ: razão social, nome fantasia, situação cadastral, CNAE activity, full address, capital social and partners (QSA). On-demand company verification and enrichment from public Receita Federal open data — fresh answers every run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Philip Kirkbride](https://apify.com/barefoot_grade) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.40 / 1,000 results

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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Brazil CNPJ Company Lookup

### Quick Start

Look up Brazilian companies by CNPJ through public open-data mirrors of
Receita Federal's monthly CNPJ datasets. Useful for company research,
onboarding enrichment, prospect research, and counterparty screening; not a
substitute for official, up-to-date verification or KYC due diligence.
Paste this input to start:

```json
{"cnpjs": ["19.131.243/0001-97", "33.000.167/0001-01", "00.000.000/0001-91"]}
```

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---:|---|
| `cnpjs` | array | — | One or more CNPJ numbers to look up, formatted or bare. |
| `requestDelaySecs` | number | `0.3` | Polite pause between lookups. |

Provide one or more CNPJs. Formatting is optional, and every number is
check-digit validated before the lookup so typos are caught up front.

### Output

Each item includes `companyKey`, `cnpj`, `cnpjRaiz`, `razaoSocial`,
`nomeFantasia`, `situacaoCadastral`, `dataSituacaoCadastral`,
`dataInicioAtividade`, `matrizFilial`, `naturezaJuridica`,
`codigoNaturezaJuridica`, `porte`, `capitalSocial`, `cnaeFiscal`,
`cnaeFiscalDescricao`, `atividadesSecundarias`, `logradouro`, `numero`,
`complemento`, `bairro`, `cep`, `municipio`, `uf`, `telefone1`, `telefone2`,
`email`, `opcaoPeloSimples`, `opcaoPeloMei`, `qsa`, `regimeTributario`,
`status`, `source`, `sourceQuery`, `matchType`, and `scrapedAt`, plus
`error` on rows with status `ERROR` (every mirror was unavailable for that CNPJ).

Example record:

```json
{"companyKey":"cnpj:19131243000197","cnpj":"19.131.243/0001-97","cnpjRaiz":"19131243","razaoSocial":"OPEN KNOWLEDGE BRASIL","nomeFantasia":"REDE PELO CONHECIMENTO LIVRE","situacaoCadastral":"ATIVA","dataInicioAtividade":"2013-10-03","matrizFilial":"MATRIZ","naturezaJuridica":"Associação Privada","porte":"DEMAIS","capitalSocial":0,"cnaeFiscal":"9430800","cnaeFiscalDescricao":"Atividades de associações de defesa de direitos sociais","municipio":"SAO PAULO","uf":"SP","status":"FOUND"}
```

### FAQ

**What is a CNPJ?** The CNPJ is the 14-character national registry number (digits, or
letters and digits for numbers issued from July 2026) that
identifies every Brazilian company and its establishments.

**How fresh is the data?** Each lookup queries third-party open-data mirrors
at run time, backed by Receita Federal's monthly bulk snapshots. Mirror
refresh schedules vary and can lag the official release. This is not a live
query to the official registry: recent registrations or changes may be absent
or outdated. `scrapedAt` is the lookup time, not the source snapshot date or a
guarantee of freshness; `source` identifies the mirror that answered.

**What if a mirror does not recognize a CNPJ?** The Actor tries other mirrors.
If none returns a record and at least one reports it missing, the result is a
`NOT_FOUND` audit row. This does not prove that the company does not exist:
a recent registration may not yet appear in the mirrors' snapshots.

**Does it include partners and officers?** Yes — `qsa` carries the partners
and administrators with their role and entry date when the registry publishes
them.

**How many CNPJs can I look up?** Up to 100 per run, in one list.

**What happens to missing values?** Fields the registry does not publish for a
company come back as `null`; list fields come back as empty arrays.

### Support

For questions or issues, contact Apify support from the Actor page.

# Actor input Schema

## `cnpjs` (type: `array`):

One or more CNPJs to look up, e.g. '19.131.243/0001-97'. Accepts bare or standard masked CNPJs, including alphanumeric forms such as '12.ABC.345/01DE-35' (uppercase ASCII letters/digits in the first 12 positions; two numeric check digits). Each CNPJ is checksum-validated before the lookup.

## `requestDelaySecs` (type: `number`):

Polite pause between CNPJ lookups so public sources are not hammered.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "cnpjs": [
    "19131243000197",
    "33000167000101",
    "00000000000191"
  ],
  "requestDelaySecs": 0.3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "cnpjs": [
        "19131243000197",
        "33000167000101",
        "00000000000191"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper").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 = { "cnpjs": [
        "19131243000197",
        "33000167000101",
        "00000000000191",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper").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 '{
  "cnpjs": [
    "19131243000197",
    "33000167000101",
    "00000000000191"
  ]
}' |
apify call barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,barefoot_grade/brazil-cnpj-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/tB9HUGO54IrxGYaka/builds/Gsyw1pj0NqgQxzNuo/openapi.json