FR SIRENE Company Register Lookup

Search French companies via the official open-data API (recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr). Returns identity (siren, nom_complet), address (adresse, code_postal, commune), NAF activity code, administrative status (etat_administratif), optional directors (dirigeants) and financial summary fields.

Input: query (name/SIREN/address), optional queries array, naf filter, etatAdministratif (A=active, C=closed), maxResultsPerQuery, includeDirigeants, includeFinances.

Pricing: company-result $0.004 per company (net below incumbent $0.005).

Competition: Several actors exist (dltik 118 users, epicscrapers 48 users @ 2.98★); this actor targets a lower price point with direct official API access (no scraping wrapper), stronger reliability and English output for EU/compliance use.

When should an AI agent use this?

• "Find the SIREN and status of 'Boulangeries BG' in France."
• "Check if company SIREN 478455793 is still active and where its registered office is."
• "List active companies with NAF code 56.10C near Chateaurenard (13160)."
• "Get directors and basic financial info for this French company."

Legal: Official open government data (api.gouv.fr, Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *, no auth). dirigeants data is already public by design; disclaimer applies for financial fields (best-effort, aggregated summaries, not audited accounts).

Capabilities

This Actor connects directly to the official French government open-data endpoint hosted by api.gouv.fr. It does not use a scraping wrapper, a private aggregator, or an unofficial mirror. The endpoint serves structured JSON, supports pagination, and requires no authentication or API key. Each result includes:

• siren (official INSEE company identifier)
• nom_complet (full registered name)
• natureJuridiqueCode (INSEE legal nature code, e.g., 5710 for SAS)
• nafCode (primary NAF activity code) and naf25Code (NAF Rev.2.1/2025 code)
• date_creation (company creation date)
• etat_administratif (A for active, C for closed)
• adresse (registered office: street, postal code, commune, department, region, GPS coordinates)
• Optional dirigeants array (directors/managers with name and role)
• Optional finances (summary fields when available via the API)

Input parameters

• query: search term (name, partial SIREN, address snippet).
• queries: array for bulk lookup.
• naf: optional NAF code filter.
• departement: optional 2-digit department filter.
• codePostal: optional 5-digit postal code filter.
• etatAdministratif: A (active, default) or C (closed).
• maxResultsPerQuery: default 10, max 25 — cap on the total number of results returned per query (pagination stops when reached).
• includeDirigeants: default true.
• includeFinances: default false.

Output example

{
  "siren": "478455793",
  "nomComplet": "BOULANGERIES BG (B B G)",
  "natureJuridiqueCode": "5710",
  "nafCode": "56.10C",
  "naf25Code": "56.11J",
  "dateCreation": "2004-08-25",
  "etatAdministratif": "A",
  "adresse": {
    "voie": "615 AVENUE DE LA CHAFFINE",
    "codePostal": "13160",
    "commune": "CHATEAURENARD",
    "latitude": "43.8903640316375",
    "longitude": "4.82612901648503"
  },
  "dirigeants": [{ "nom": "BLACHERE (BLACHERE)", "prenoms": "BERNARD", "qualite": "Président de SAS" }]
}

Use cases

• KYC / KYB due diligence: verify a French supplier's legal identity and status before signing contracts.
• B2B lead enrichment: enrich CRM records with official company data rather than scraped approximations.
• Compliance and ESG tracking: confirm a company's active status, registered office location, and legal form.
• AI agent tool: respond to queries like "Is company X still active?" with an authoritative data source.

FAQ

• Is the data real-time? The SIRENE register is updated continuously by INSEE. The API reflects the latest available dataset (last update timestamp visible in results).
• Are all fields always present? dirigeants and finances depend on what INSEE has published for that company. If missing, the field is null or omitted.
• What is the price compared to competitors? The incumbent (dltik) charges $5 per 1,000 results ($0.005/result). This actor is priced at $0.004/result to differentiate on reliability and English-language output for EU users.
• Can I use this for bulk searches? Yes — pass queries array. maxResultsPerQuery caps the total results per query (max 25); each query runs up to that many results.

Changelog

• 0.4.0 (2026-09-21) — maxResultsPerQuery is nu een harde cap op het TOTAAL aantal resultaten per query in plaats van een page-size: voorheen haalde een run alle pagina's op (live bewezen: 779 items + timeout bij maxResultsPerQuery=1). Nu stopt paginatie zodra de cap bereikt is; de API-paginalimiet (25) blijft per request.
• 0.3.0 (2026-09-21) — output-semantiek gecorrigeerd (voie is nu straat i.p.v. volledig adres; natureJuridiqueCode/naf25Code i.p.v. misleidende formeJuridique/nafLibelle; ontbrekende status wordt null, geen valse 'A'); robuuste HTTP-client (timeout, retry/backoff op 429/5xx, response-validatie, User-Agent); tests volledig herschreven als deterministische unit-tests (mapping + fetch, fixture-gedreven); dataset-schema verplaatst naar actor-root conform repo-conventie.
• 0.1.0 (build) — initial scope, live endpoint verified against recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr (2026-08-25).

Keywords

SIRENE, France, company, business register, INSEE, open data, company lookup, KYC, KYB, compliance, EU business, NAF, dirigeants, SIRET, SIREN

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