🇩🇪 German Impressum Scraper – Extract Legal Details Automatically (Regex + AI)

This Apify Actor automatically detects, renders, and extracts Impressum (legal disclosure / legal notice) data from German, Austrian, and Swiss websites.

Powered by Playwright (full browser automation), it executes JavaScript, renders modern dynamic SPAs (React, Vue, Next.js, Nuxt, Shopify themes), handles cookie banners, and parses even the most complex web layouts.

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⚡ Looking for a faster, ultra-cheap alternative?

If your target websites are simple static HTML pages and do not require full JavaScript browser rendering, check out our companion Actor: 👉 German Imprint Scraper (Contact+Social Links) (codescraper/german-impressum-scraper-fast)

• Cheerio-based (Fast): Extremely high-speed, lightweight HTTP scraping at lower cost.
• Best for: Simple, non-JavaScript websites. (May miss dynamic single-page applications or heavy JS stores that require browser automation).

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🚀 What It Does

The scraper visits each website, finds its legal disclosure page across headers, footers, sub-bars, and drawers, and extracts:

• 🏢 Company Name, Decision Maker Name(s), and Role (e.g. Geschäftsführer, Inhaber, Vorstand)
• 🏠 Full Address + separated fields (Street, House Number, Postal Code, City, Country)
• ☎️ Phone Numbers and 📧 Email Addresses
• 🧾 Commercial Register Number (HRB, HRA, VR), Register Court (Amtsgericht), and Tax ID (USt-IdNr.)
• 🌐 14+ Social Media Channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Xing, YouTube, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram, Threads, Pinterest, GitHub, Discord, Bluesky)
• 🧠 Meta Title and Meta Description
• 🏷️ Extraction Method (regex or ai) – full transparency on how each row was parsed

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⚡ Two Extraction Engines

Feature	⚙️ Standard Regex Engine	🤖 Premium AI Engine
How it works	Hundreds of tuned German legal heuristics	Advanced LLM reads and extracts like a human
Speed	⚡ Ultra-fast	⚡ Fast (adds ~1–2s per site)
Best for	Large lead lists, standard Impressum layouts	Complex multi-manager structures, unusual wording, messy layouts
Cost	$0.007 per website ($7.00 / 1,000)	$0.010 per website ($10.00 / 1,000)
Fallback	–	Automatic silent fallback to Regex if AI is unavailable (you are charged only the Regex price!)

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💰 Pay-Per-Event (PPE) Pricing

You pay only when Impressum data is successfully delivered.

• ✅ Platform compute is 100% FREE (no memory or CPU hourly charges).
• ✅ No Impressum found? You are NOT charged for extraction.
• ✅ Website failed to load / invalid domain? You are NOT charged.

Official Pricing Table

Event	Free Plan (No discount)	Starter (Bronze discount)	Scale (Silver discount)	Business (Gold discount)
Standard Impressum (Regex)	$7.00 / 1,000	$6.30 / 1,000	$5.90 / 1,000	$5.50 / 1,000
Premium Impressum (AI)	$10.00 / 1,000	$9.00 / 1,000	$8.50 / 1,000	$8.00 / 1,000
Dataset Result	$1.00 / 1,000	$1.00 / 1,000	$1.00 / 1,000	$1.00 / 1,000
Actor Start	$0.0005 / run	$0.0005 / run	$0.0005 / run	$0.0005 / run
Platform Usage	FREE	FREE	FREE	FREE

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💵 Real-World Cost Examples

(Note: Calculations below assume a standard Free/Pay-as-you-go plan. Starter, Scale, and Business plans receive up to 21% discount!)

• Example 1: 100 Websites Crawled

  • Regex Mode: 100 sites found → (100 × $0.007) + (100 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $0.80 total
  • AI Mode: 100 sites found → (100 × $0.010) + (100 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $1.10 total

• Example 2: 200 Websites Crawled

  • Regex Mode: 200 sites found → (200 × $0.007) + (200 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $1.60 total
  • AI Mode: 200 sites found → (200 × $0.010) + (200 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $2.20 total

• Example 3: 500 Websites Crawled

  • Regex Mode: 500 sites found → (500 × $0.007) + (500 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $4.00 total
  • AI Mode: 500 sites found → (500 × $0.010) + (500 × $0.001 result) + $0.0005 start ≈ $5.50 total

• Example 4: 1,000 Websites Crawled (with 50 missing / failed sites)

  • Suppose out of 1,000 websites:
    • 930 websites have an Impressum extracted by AI: 930 × $0.010 = $9.30
    • 20 websites fall back to Regex: 20 × $0.007 = $0.14
    • 50 websites have no Impressum or were down: $0.00 (No extraction event charged!)
    • Results saved (950): 950 × $0.001 = $0.95
    • Actor start: $0.0005
    • Total cost for 1,000 URLs: ~$10.39

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⚙️ Input Configuration

Field Name	Type	Default	Description	Example / Allowed Values
startUrls	Array of strings	[]	List of target websites. Any format works! Accepts raw domains, subdomains, or full URLs without pre-cleaning.	["marley.de", "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/"]
enableAi	Boolean	false	Turn on premium AI extraction. If disabled, uses fast Regex engine.	true or false
aiModel	String	openai/gpt-oss-20b	AI model to use for extraction when enableAi is true.	openai/gpt-oss-20b, openai/gpt-oss-120b, qwen/qwen3.8-27b
socialPlatforms	Array of strings	["facebook", "instagram", "linkedin", "youtube", "tiktok", "x"]	Multi-select picker for social links. Only selected platforms will appear in output.	["facebook", "instagram", "linkedin", "x", "xing", "youtube", "tiktok", "whatsapp", "telegram", "threads", "pinterest", "github", "discord", "bluesky"]
excludeMainUrl	Boolean	false	Exclude the original input URL column.	true / false
excludeImpressumUrl	Boolean	false	Exclude the direct link to the Impressum page.	true / false
excludeAddress	Boolean	false	Exclude all address columns (full address, street, house number, PLZ, city, country).	true / false
excludePhones	Boolean	false	Exclude phone numbers.	true / false
excludeEmails	Boolean	false	Exclude email addresses.	true / false
excludeDecisionMaker	Boolean	false	Exclude decision maker names and roles.	true / false
excludeRegisterNumber	Boolean	false	Exclude commercial register number (HRB/HRA/VR).	true / false
excludeRegisterCourt	Boolean	false	Exclude register court (Amtsgericht).	true / false
excludeTaxId	Boolean	false	Exclude VAT tax ID (USt-IdNr.).	true / false
excludeSocial	Boolean	false	Exclude all social media profile columns.	true / false
excludeMeta	Boolean	false	Exclude page title and meta description.	true / false
maxConcurrency	Integer	40	Maximum number of websites processed simultaneously.	10 to 50
userAgent	String	Chrome Desktop	Custom browser User-Agent signature.	"Mozilla/5.0 ... Chrome/120.0.0.0 ..."

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🧩 Input & Output Examples

1️⃣ Example: Regex Extraction (Standard Mode)

Input Configuration:

{
  "startUrls": [
    "marley.de",
    "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/"
  ],
  "enableAi": false,
  "socialPlatforms": [
    "facebook",
    "instagram",
    "linkedin",
    "youtube",
    "tiktok",
    "x"
  ]
}

Output Result:

[
  {
    "mainUrl": "marley.de",
    "impressumUrl": "https://marley.de/policies/legal-notice",
    "companyName": "Marley Deutschland GmbH",
    "decisionMakerName": "Stefan Ostertag, Christian Holland-Moritz",
    "decisionMakerRole": "Geschäftsführer",
    "address": "Adolf-Oesterheld-Str. 28, 31515 Wunstorf, DE",
    "addressStreet": "Adolf-Oesterheld-Str.",
    "addressHouseNumber": "28",
    "addressPostalCode": "31515",
    "addressCity": "Wunstorf",
    "addressCountry": "DE",
    "phones": "+495031530",
    "emails": "info@marley.de",
    "registerCourt": "Amtsgericht Hannover",
    "registerNumber": "HRB 110009",
    "taxId": "DE811119134",
    "socialFacebook": "https://www.facebook.com/MarleyDeutschland",
    "socialInstagram": "https://www.instagram.com/marley_deutschland",
    "socialLinkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/marleydeutschland",
    "socialYoutube": "https://www.youtube.com/@MarleyDeutschland",
    "socialTiktok": "https://www.tiktok.com/@marleydeutschland",
    "socialX": null,
    "extractionMethod": "regex",
    "error": "",
    "fetchTime": "2026-10-04T08:07:31.331Z",
    "metaTitle": "Marley Deutschland GmbH",
    "metaDescription": "— Marley Deutschland GmbH"
  },
  {
    "mainUrl": "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/",
    "impressumUrl": "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/policies/legal-notice",
    "companyName": "Dr. Johanna Budwig GmbH",
    "decisionMakerName": "Franz Nowotny",
    "decisionMakerRole": "Geschäftsführer",
    "address": "An den Kolonaten 2-4, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, DE",
    "addressStreet": "An den Kolonaten",
    "addressHouseNumber": "2-4",
    "addressPostalCode": "26160",
    "addressCity": "Bad Zwischenahn",
    "addressCountry": "DE",
    "phones": "+494413906300",
    "emails": "kontakt@dr-johanna-budwig.de",
    "registerCourt": "Amtsgericht Oldenburg",
    "registerNumber": "HRB 209987",
    "taxId": "DE300469959",
    "socialFacebook": "https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Johanna.Budwig",
    "socialInstagram": "https://www.instagram.com/dr.johannabudwig",
    "socialLinkedin": null,
    "socialYoutube": "https://www.youtube.com/user/DrJohannaBudwig",
    "socialTiktok": "https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.johannabudwig",
    "socialX": null,
    "extractionMethod": "regex",
    "error": "",
    "fetchTime": "2026-10-04T08:08:40.012Z",
    "metaTitle": "Dr. Johanna Budwig",
    "metaDescription": "Dr. Johanna Budwig"
  }
]

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2️⃣ Example: AI Extraction (Premium Mode)

Input Configuration:

{
  "startUrls": [
    "marley.de",
    "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/"
  ],
  "enableAi": true,
  "aiModel": "openai/gpt-oss-20b",
  "socialPlatforms": [
    "facebook",
    "instagram",
    "linkedin",
    "youtube",
    "tiktok",
    "x"
  ]
}

Output Result:

[
  {
    "mainUrl": "marley.de",
    "impressumUrl": "https://marley.de/policies/legal-notice",
    "companyName": "Marley Deutschland GmbH",
    "decisionMakerName": "Stefan Ostertag, Christian Holland-Moritz",
    "decisionMakerRole": "Geschäftsführer",
    "address": "Adolf-Oesterheld-Str. 28, 31515 Wunstorf, DE",
    "addressStreet": "Adolf-Oesterheld-Str.",
    "addressHouseNumber": "28",
    "addressPostalCode": "31515",
    "addressCity": "Wunstorf",
    "addressCountry": "DE",
    "phones": "+495031530, +49503153371, +495031530, +4950315337",
    "emails": "info@marley.de",
    "registerCourt": "Amtsgericht Hannover",
    "registerNumber": "HRB 110009",
    "taxId": "DE811119134",
    "socialFacebook": "https://www.facebook.com/MarleyDeutschland",
    "socialInstagram": "https://www.instagram.com/marley_deutschland",
    "socialLinkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/marleydeutschland",
    "socialYoutube": "https://www.youtube.com/@MarleyDeutschland",
    "socialTiktok": "https://www.tiktok.com/@marleydeutschland",
    "socialX": null,
    "extractionMethod": "ai",
    "error": "",
    "fetchTime": "2026-10-04T08:37:44.033Z",
    "metaTitle": "Marley Deutschland GmbH",
    "metaDescription": "— Marley Deutschland GmbH"
  },
  {
    "mainUrl": "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/",
    "impressumUrl": "https://www.dr-johanna-budwig.de/policies/legal-notice",
    "companyName": "Dr. Johanna Budwig GmbH",
    "decisionMakerName": "Franz Nowotny",
    "decisionMakerRole": "Geschäftsführer",
    "address": "An den Kolonaten 2-4, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, DE",
    "addressStreet": "An den Kolonaten",
    "addressHouseNumber": "2-4",
    "addressPostalCode": "26160",
    "addressCity": "Bad Zwischenahn",
    "addressCountry": "DE",
    "phones": "+494413906300",
    "emails": "kontakt@dr-johanna-budwig.de",
    "registerCourt": "Amtsgericht Oldenburg",
    "registerNumber": "HRB209987",
    "taxId": "DE300469959",
    "socialFacebook": "https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Johanna.Budwig",
    "socialInstagram": "https://www.instagram.com/dr.johannabudwig",
    "socialLinkedin": null,
    "socialYoutube": "https://www.youtube.com/user/DrJohannaBudwig",
    "socialTiktok": "https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.johannabudwig",
    "socialX": null,
    "extractionMethod": "ai",
    "error": "",
    "fetchTime": "2026-10-04T08:37:53.938Z",
    "metaTitle": "Dr. Johanna Budwig",
    "metaDescription": "Dr. Johanna Budwig"
  }
]

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📋 Output Fields Defined

Each output row contains clean, standardized data:

Field Name	Type	Description	Example
mainUrl	Text	The exact website URL you entered.	marley.de
impressumUrl	Link	Direct URL to the detected Impressum page.	https://marley.de/policies/legal-notice
companyName	Text	Official legal company name.	Marley Deutschland GmbH
decisionMakerName	Text	Names of managing directors / owners.	Stefan Ostertag, Christian Holland-Moritz
decisionMakerRole	Text	Legal role label.	Geschäftsführer
address	Text	Full formatted address string.	Adolf-Oesterheld-Str. 28, 31515 Wunstorf, DE
addressStreet	Text	Street name only.	Adolf-Oesterheld-Str.
addressHouseNumber	Text	House / building number.	28
addressPostalCode	Text	5-digit German/DACH postal code (PLZ).	31515
addressCity	Text	City or municipality.	Wunstorf
addressCountry	Text	2-letter ISO country code.	DE
phones	Text	Phone numbers normalized to international format.	+495031530
emails	Text	Clean business email addresses.	info@marley.de
registerCourt	Text	Commercial court where the company is filed.	Amtsgericht Hannover
registerNumber	Text	Commercial registration number.	HRB 110009
taxId	Text	VAT identification number (USt-IdNr.).	DE811119134
socialFacebook	Link	Official Facebook profile / page URL.	https://facebook.com/MarleyDeutschland
socialInstagram	Link	Official Instagram profile URL.	https://instagram.com/marley_deutschland
socialLinkedin	Link	Official LinkedIn company profile URL.	https://linkedin.com/company/marleydeutschland
socialX	Link	Official X / Twitter profile URL.	https://x.com/marley
socialXing	Link	Official Xing profile / Kununu company page.	https://xing.com/pages/marley
socialYoutube	Link	Official YouTube channel URL.	https://youtube.com/@MarleyDeutschland
socialTiktok	Link	Official TikTok profile URL.	https://tiktok.com/@marleydeutschland
socialWhatsapp	Link	Official WhatsApp contact / chat link.	https://wa.me/491701234567
socialTelegram	Link	Official Telegram channel / chat link.	https://t.me/marley
socialThreads	Link	Official Threads profile URL.	https://threads.net/@marley
socialPinterest	Link	Official Pinterest profile URL.	https://pinterest.com/marley
socialGithub	Link	Official GitHub profile / organization URL.	https://github.com/marley
socialDiscord	Link	Official Discord invite link.	https://discord.gg/example
socialBluesky	Link	Official Bluesky profile URL.	https://bsky.app/profile/marley.bsky.social
extractionMethod	Text	Shows which engine produced the row: ai or regex.	ai
metaTitle	Text	Page title of the homepage.	Marley Deutschland GmbH
metaDescription	Text	Meta description tag of the website.	Innovative Haustechnik und Dachentwässerung.
fetchTime	Text	ISO timestamp when data was retrieved.	2026-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
error	Text	Error message if no Impressum was found.	Impressum not found

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the difference between this Actor and your fast Cheerio Actor?

• This Actor (german-imprint-scraper): Uses a full headless browser (Playwright). It renders client-side JavaScript (React, Vue, Next.js, modern Shopify stores), scrolls to trigger lazy footers, handles shadow DOM and drawers, and offers optional AI parsing. It is slower but delivers maximum completeness on modern dynamic websites.
• Fast Actor ([german-impressum-scraper-fast](https://console.apify.com/actors/3hMKKq9OycbeUJ79G/info)): Uses lightweight HTTP requests (Cheerio). It is ultra-fast and cheaper, but cannot execute JavaScript. Perfect for large lists of simple static HTML websites.

Do I need my own Groq or OpenAI API key?

No. All AI API costs and token processing are included in the Pay-Per-Event price. Just check Enable AI extraction in the input and click Start.

What happens if the AI engine is temporarily unavailable?

The scraper will automatically and silently fall back to the Regex engine for that website. You will only be charged the cheaper Regex event price ($0.007), never the AI price.

Am I charged if a website does not have an Impressum?

No. Websites that return 404, domains that do not resolve, or sites without an Impressum are recorded with "error": "Impressum not found" and are completely free of extraction charges.

How do I limit how much money a run can spend?

In the Apify Console, open your Actor run options and set a Max cost (USD). Once that dollar limit is reached, the scraper stops gracefully and saves all results collected up to that point.

Can I export results to Excel or CSV?

Yes! Click on the Dataset tab of your finished run and export directly to Excel (.xlsx), CSV, JSON, or connect via the Apify API, Make, Zapier, or n8n.

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⚖️ Legal & GDPR Compliance

This Actor extracts exclusively publicly available business information published in compliance with §5 DDG (formerly §5 TMG) on German websites. All data is gathered for B2B intelligence, compliance auditing, and CRM enrichment.

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🧑‍💻 Developer Info

• Author: codescraper
• Contact: codescraper011@gmail.com
• Cheerio Scraper: German Imprint Scraper (Contact+Social Links)