Company Register Scraper (LEI / GLEIF)

Search over 3 million registered companies worldwide — legal name, registered address, official register number, legal form, status and corporate structure. No API key, no login, no per-lookup fee.

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Why this scraper

Official register numbers, not guesses. Every row carries the entity's real company register number (HRB 100484 for a German GmbH, the equivalent elsewhere). That is the key that lets you join this data to national registers, credit reports or your own CRM.

Corporate structure included. Parent companies, ultimate parents and subsidiaries — the relationships that turn a list of names into a group hierarchy.

Global and free. GLEIF is the register behind the Legal Entity Identifier, maintained under regulatory mandate. Germany alone holds over 250,000 entities, and the whole dataset is public.

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What you can extract

Mode	What you get
Search companies	Legal name, both addresses, register number, legal form, status, founding date
Look up LEI codes	Full records for specific 20-character LEI codes
Corporate structure	Direct parents, ultimate parents and subsidiaries of a company
Company name suggestions	Find the exact legal spelling before running a search

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Quick start

1. Pick Search companies.
2. Enter a country code (DE) or a company name, or both.
3. Set Maximum results, click Start, download as CSV or Excel.

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Example inputs

Every active company registered in Germany

{
  "mode": "search",
  "country": "DE",
  "entityStatus": "ACTIVE",
  "maxItems": 50000
}

Find a specific company group

{
  "mode": "search",
  "companyName": "Volkswagen",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Investment funds in Luxembourg

{
  "mode": "search",
  "country": "LU",
  "entityCategory": "FUND",
  "maxItems": 5000
}

Map a group hierarchy

{
  "mode": "relations",
  "leiCodes": ["529900YDAG61JYILJZ53"],
  "relationTypes": ["direct-parent", "ultimate-parent", "direct-children"]
}

Enrich a list of LEI codes you already have

{
  "mode": "byLei",
  "leiCodes": ["529900YDAG61JYILJZ53", "3912004FNXESG95J5T56"]
}

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Output fields

Field	Description
name	Official legal name
lei	20-character Legal Entity Identifier
registeredAs	Official company register number
registeredAt	Which register holds the entry
addressStreet, addressCity, addressPostalCode, addressCountry, addressRegion	Registered address
hqStreet, hqCity, hqPostalCode, hqCountry, hqRegion	Headquarters address
status	ACTIVE or INACTIVE
legalFormId, legalFormOther	Standardised legal form
jurisdiction, category, subCategory	Legal classification
creationDate	When the entity was founded
expirationDate, expirationReason	If and why it ceased to exist
registrationStatus	ISSUED means the LEI is current; LAPSED often signals a dormant company
initialRegistrationDate, lastUpdateDate, nextRenewalDate	Record lifecycle
otherNames	Trading names and former names
bic, ocid	Bank identifier and OpenCorporates cross-reference
relationType, relationTo	Corporate structure mode only
url	Link to the public record

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Limits

• Filters are restricted. GLEIF accepts name, country, jurisdiction, status, category and registration status. City, postcode and legal form are not filterable — the API rejects them. Filter those columns after export.
• Coverage is regulatory, not universal. Entities need an LEI mainly if they trade in financial markets. Small local businesses often have none.
• Names are as registered, which may differ from the trading name.
• Addresses are legal addresses, not necessarily where anyone works.

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FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. GLEIF publishes the register openly.

Is this the same as a national commercial register? No, but it links to one: registeredAs holds the official register number, so you can look up the full national entry from there.

How many German companies are in here? Over 250,000 with a registered German address.

Can I find subsidiaries of a group? Yes — the corporate structure mode returns direct children and parents.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, or straight from the Apify API.

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Legal and responsible use

This Actor reads publicly available company register data through GLEIF's own public API. Company records are business data, but sole traders and small entities can be identifiable individuals — GDPR obligations may apply depending on what you do with the output.