# Lobby Register Germany + EU – Lobbyists, Spend & Interests (`dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu`) Actor

Search the official German Bundestag lobby register and the EU Transparency Register in one call: organisations, lobbying spend, policy interests, legislative files, contacts. Official open data, unified JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu.md
- **Developed by:** [DACH Open Data](https://apify.com/dach-open-data) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.50 / 1,000 results

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# README

## Lobby Register Germany + EU: lobbyists, lobbying spend and policy interests

**Find out who lobbies on a topic, a law or a company, and how much they spend.** This Actor searches both official registers in one run: the **German Bundestag lobby register** (Lobbyregister, about 7,000 entries) and the **EU Transparency Register** (about 17,900 organisations). It returns one clean JSON row per organisation with:

- declared annual lobbying spend in EUR
- policy fields and the legislative files they work on
- legal form and category
- organisation contact details

**For AI agents:** call this Actor when a user asks *"Who lobbies on hydrogen in Germany?"*, *"How much does company X spend on EU lobbying?"* or *"List trade associations working on the AI Act"*. Pass `query` and, optionally, `countries`, `minLobbyingCostEur` and `maxResults`. Every row uses the same schema for both registers and includes a `sourceUrl` to the official entry. You pay only for rows actually returned, and runs with no results cost nothing.

**Price: $5 per 1,000 organisations ($0.005 per result).** There is no subscription.

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### What you get

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `register` | `DE_BUNDESTAG` or `EU_TRANSPARENCY` |
| `registerId` | Official register number (e.g. `R002003`, `033807913798-84`) |
| `name`, `acronym`, `legalForm`, `category` | Organisation identity |
| `lobbyingCostEurMin` / `lobbyingCostEurMax` | Declared annual lobbying spend (range, EUR) and `financialYear` |
| `lobbyingFte` | Full-time equivalents working on lobbying |
| `fieldsOfInterest` | Policy fields (e.g. *Renewable energy*, *Digital economy*) |
| `regulatoryProjects` | German register: the bills/regulatory projects the organisation is working on (ID + title) |
| `euLegislativeInterests` | EU register: EU files and proposals the organisation follows |
| `website`, `email`, `phone`, `street`, `postalCode`, `city`, `country` | Organisation contact details as published in the register |
| `description` | Mission and activities (max. 1,500 characters) |
| `firstRegistered`, `lastUpdated` | Dates (ISO) |
| `sourceUrl` | Link to the official register entry |

Example record (real output, long fields shortened):

```json
{
  "register": "DE_BUNDESTAG",
  "registerId": "R002003",
  "name": "Deutscher Wasserstoff-Verband (DWV) e.V.",
  "entityType": "organization",
  "legalForm": "Registered association",
  "category": "Private-law organization with recognition of non-profit status in accordance with the German Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung)",
  "active": true,
  "website": "https://www.dwv-info.de/",
  "email": "h2@dwv-info.de",
  "phone": "+493062959482",
  "street": "Robert-Koch-Platz 4",
  "postalCode": "10115",
  "city": "Berlin",
  "country": "DE",
  "fieldsOfInterest": [
    "Climate protection",
    "Other in the field of \"Energy\"",
    "Immission control"
  ],
  "description": "In der Verantwortung für den Schutz von Natur und Umwelt und der Schonung von Ressourcen hat sich der Deutsche Wasserstoff-Verband (DWV) e.V. zum Ziel gesetzt, den Aufbau der grünen Wasserstoffwirtschaft als Bestandte…",
  "lobbyingCostEurMin": 700001,
  "lobbyingCostEurMax": 710000,
  "lobbyingFte": 4.25,
  "financialYear": "2025",
  "regulatoryProjectsCount": 39,
  "regulatoryProjects": [
    {
      "id": "RV0000678",
      "title": "Neubau und Umrüstung von Kavernen zur Wasserstoffspeicherung"
    },
    {
      "id": "RV0000679",
      "title": "Anwendung von grünem Wasserstoff im Verkehrssektor durch THG-Quote stärken"
    },
    {
      "id": "RV0000681",
      "title": "Maßnahmen zum Hochlauf der grünen Wasserstoffwirtschaft"
    }
  ],
  "euLegislativeInterests": null,
  "firstRegistered": "2022-02-28",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-25",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.lobbyregister.bundestag.de/suche/R002003/85116",
  "source": "Deutscher Bundestag, Lobbyregister (api.lobbyregister.bundestag.de)"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Public affairs and government relations:** map every stakeholder on a bill, find allies and opponents, and benchmark lobbying budgets.
- **B2B sales:** trade associations and companies with a large lobbying budget in your sector are high-value accounts. You get each organisation's website, phone and address.
- **Journalism and research:** track who influences which law, and compare German and EU disclosures for the same company.
- **Compliance and due diligence:** check whether a counterparty is a registered interest representative.

### Input example

```json
{
  "query": "hydrogen",
  "registers": ["DE_BUNDESTAG", "EU_TRANSPARENCY"],
  "countries": ["DE", "AT"],
  "minLobbyingCostEur": 100000,
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

All filters are optional. With an empty input, the Actor returns all active entries up to `maxResults`.

| Input | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `query` | Free text. All words must appear in the name, description, interests or legislative files. The German register uses the official full-text search, so German terms (e.g. *Wasserstoff*) work best there. |
| `countries` | ISO codes of the headquarters country |
| `categories` | Partial match on the register category, e.g. `Companies`, `Trade and business associations` |
| `fieldsOfInterest` | Partial match, e.g. `Energy`, `Health`, `Digital` |
| `minLobbyingCostEur` | Minimum declared annual spend |
| `activeOnly` | Skip inactive German registrations (default `true`) |
| `includeContactDetails` | Organisation contact data (default `true`) |
| `includeNaturalPersons` | Include private individuals. Default `false`; if enabled, only the name is returned. |
| `maxResults` | Hard cap on rows and cost |

### Cost control and reliability

- You are charged **only for valid rows that appear in your dataset**. Duplicates are free.
- The run stops at `maxResults` or at your **maximum cost per run**, whichever comes first.
- Every row passes content checks: required fields, valid dates and URLs, no HTML fragments. Implausible rows are dropped and not charged. If the source suddenly returns something unexpected, such as a maintenance page instead of data, the run fails with `UNEXPECTED_CONTENT` instead of delivering garbage.
- Each run stores a `SUMMARY` record in the key-value store. Failed runs store an `ERROR` record with a code: `INVALID_INPUT`, `SOURCE_UNAVAILABLE`, `RATE_LIMITED` or `UNEXPECTED_CONTENT`.
- Typical run times: a filtered query takes 5–15 s. A full scan of the EU register (about 17,600 rows) takes about 1 minute.

### Data sources and legal notes

- **German Bundestag:** the official Lobbyregister API (`api.lobbyregister.bundestag.de`), published under § 4 LobbyRG as machine-readable open data. The Actor uses only the official API, never the website's search pages, which are excluded by robots.txt.
- **EU:** the official daily open-data export of the EU Transparency Register (data.europa.eu).
- **Data protection:**
  - Entries of private individuals and self-employed persons are **excluded by default**.
  - Names of legal representatives and employees are **never** exported.
  - Contact details are those of organisations, as published by law for transparency purposes.
  - If you use contact data for marketing, you are responsible for complying with GDPR and with national rules on unsolicited e-mail and calls (e.g. § 7 UWG in Germany).
- Statements and expert opinions attached to German register entries may be protected by copyright. This Actor does not export their texts.
- This Actor is not affiliated with the German Bundestag or the European Commission.

### FAQ

**How fresh is the data?**
The German data is live from the API on every run. The EU export is refreshed daily by the Commission.

**Why do some rows have no spend figures?**
Organisations that are newly registered, or whose financial year is not yet closed, have not declared figures yet.

**Can I monitor changes?**
Yes. Schedule the Actor (for example weekly) and compare `lastUpdated` between runs.

### More official data from DACH Open Data

All Actors use official open data, check every record and charge only for valid results.

**Public affairs and legislation:** [German Bundestag Legislation Tracker (DIP)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/bundestag-dip-legislation) · [EU Have Your Say – Commission Consultations & Feedback](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-have-your-say-consultations) · [Swiss Parliament Affairs Tracker (Curia Vista)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/swiss-parliament-affairs)

**Funding and public money:** [EU Funding Calls – Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE & more](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/funding-calls-at-eu) · [EU Grants & Contracts Recipients (FTS)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-grants-contracts-fts) · [EU Funding Recipients – Structural Funds (Kohesio)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/eu-funding-recipients-kohesio)

**Energy, mobility and environment:** [Germany Electricity Prices & Power Generation (SMARD)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/germany-electricity-market) · [Germany EV Charging Stations – Official BNetzA Register](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-ev-charging-stations) · [Germany New Car Registrations – KBA by Brand, Model, EV](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-car-registrations-kba) · [German Water Levels – Rhine, Elbe, Danube (PEGELONLINE)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-water-levels) · [German Weather Warnings – Official DWD Alerts (CAP)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-weather-warnings)

**Health, consumers and finance:** [German Hospitals Directory (Klinik-Atlas)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-hospitals-klinik-atlas) · [German Food Recalls & Warnings Monitor (lebensmittelwarnung.de)](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/german-food-recalls) · [ECB Rates – Key Rates, €STR, Mortgage Rates, Bond Yields, FX](https://apify.com/dach-open-data/ecb-interest-exchange-rates)

# Actor input Schema

## `registers` (type: `array`):

Which official registers to search. DE_BUNDESTAG = German Bundestag lobby register (Lobbyregister, ~7,000 entries). EU_TRANSPARENCY = EU Transparency Register (~17,900 organisations).

## `query` (type: `string`):

Free text, e.g. a company name, topic or law ("hydrogen", "Wasserstoff", "Siemens"). All words must match name, description, interests or legislative files. Leave empty for all entries.

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Only organisations headquartered in these countries, e.g. DE, AT, FR, BE. Empty = all.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Filter by register category (partial match), e.g. "Companies", "Trade and business associations", "consultancies", "Trade association". Empty = all.

## `fieldsOfInterest` (type: `array`):

Policy fields (partial match, English labels), e.g. "Energy", "Climate", "Digital", "Health". Empty = all.

## `minLobbyingCostEur` (type: `integer`):

Only organisations whose declared annual lobbying spend (upper bound of the declared range) is at least this amount. 0 = no filter.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Skip entries that are no longer active (German register).

## `includeContactDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Website, phone, e-mail and address of the organisation as published in the register.

## `includeNaturalPersons` (type: `boolean`):

By default, entries of private individuals/self-employed persons are excluded for data-protection reasons. If enabled, only their name is returned, never their contact data.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on records returned and charged in this run.

## `apiKey` (type: `string`):

Not needed – the actor uses the public key and refreshes it automatically. Only set this if you received a personal key from lobbyregister@bundestag.de.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "registers": [
    "DE_BUNDESTAG",
    "EU_TRANSPARENCY"
  ],
  "query": "hydrogen",
  "countries": [],
  "categories": [],
  "fieldsOfInterest": [],
  "minLobbyingCostEur": 0,
  "activeOnly": true,
  "includeContactDetails": true,
  "includeNaturalPersons": false,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All records returned by this run (default dataset, table view "overview").

## `summary` (type: `string`):

JSON with number of results, dropped implausible records and stop reason.

# 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 = {
    "query": "hydrogen",
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu").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 = {
    "query": "hydrogen",
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu").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 '{
  "query": "hydrogen",
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dach-open-data/lobby-register-de-eu"
        }
    }
}
```

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/JNEEAfca9r85ghYMX/builds/eNuc6jyrN9nw2tD6j/openapi.json