OpenCorporates Scraper

Extract company data from OpenCorporates, the world's largest open company database with 240M+ companies from 140+ jurisdictions.

⚠️ Requires OpenCorporates API Token: Get a free API token at https://opencorporates.com/api_accounts/new

Features

• 🌍 Global Coverage: Access companies from US, UK, Germany, France, and 140+ other jurisdictions
• 🔍 Flexible Search: Search by company name, keyword, or filter by specific jurisdiction
• 📊 Rich Data: Company number, name, status, incorporation date, address, officers, and more
• ⚡ Fast & Reliable: Uses official OpenCorporates API for consistent data
• 💰 Free: OpenCorporates API is free for reasonable use
• 🤖 AI Agent Compatible: Works with Claude, ChatGPT & AI agents via Apify MCP

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
apiToken	string	Yes	Your OpenCorporates API token - get one at https://opencorporates.com/api_accounts/new
searchQuery	string	Yes	Company name or keyword (e.g., "Google", "Tesla")
jurisdiction	string	No	Filter by jurisdiction code (e.g., "us_ca", "gb", "us_de")
maxResults	number	No	Maximum companies to scrape (1-1000, default: 100)
fetchDetails	boolean	No	Fetch detailed info including officers (default: false)

Output Example

{
  "companyNumber": "C2474131",
  "name": "GOOGLE LLC",
  "jurisdiction": "us_ca",
  "incorporationDate": "1998-09-04",
  "companyType": "Domestic Limited Liability Company",
  "status": "Active",
  "address": "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA",
  "registryUrl": "https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=...",
  "opencorporatesUrl": "https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C2474131",
  "officers": [
    {
      "name": "Sundar Pichai",
      "position": "CEO",
      "startDate": "2015-10-02"
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-19T10:15:00+00:00"
}

Jurisdiction Codes

• United States: us_ca (California), us_de (Delaware), us_ny (New York), us_tx (Texas)
• Europe: gb (UK), de (Germany), fr (France), es (Spain), it (Italy)
• Other: au (Australia), ca (Canada), in (India), sg (Singapore)

Full list of jurisdictions

Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Find companies in specific industries or regions
• Due Diligence: Research company backgrounds and officer history
• Market Research: Analyze company registration trends
• Compliance: KYC/AML checks and entity verification
• Data Enrichment: Add company metadata to existing datasets

Limits

OpenCorporates API has rate limits. This actor includes built-in delays to respect them. For high-volume use, consider OpenCorporates' commercial plans.

Tips

• Use fetchDetails: false for faster scraping (recommended for >100 results)
• Combine with jurisdiction filter to narrow results
• For US companies, state-level jurisdictions (us_ca, us_de) give better results than country-level (us)

Data Source

All data comes from OpenCorporates, which aggregates official company registry data from government sources worldwide.