Brazil CNPJ & France SIRENE Company Lookup API

Brazil CNPJ and France SIRENE company lookup API: get legal name, registration status, legal form, CNAE / NAF activity, founding date, size, share capital, headquarters address and VAT number from the official open company registries (Receita Federal via BrasilAPI, and INSEE SIRENE via the French government API).

What does it do?

• Brazil: CNPJ lookup with check-digit validation (Receita Federal open data via BrasilAPI).
• France: full-text search or SIREN lookup in SIRENE (recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr), with department and active-only filters, intra-EU VAT number and GPS coordinates.
• One unified output schema for both countries.
• Privacy by design: no partners / directors (QSA, dirigeants), no CPF, no e-mail or phone; sole proprietors skipped by default.

Use cases

• KYB / supplier onboarding: verify that a Brazilian or French company exists and is active.
• CRM enrichment: add activity code, size and address to company records.
• Market research: list companies by name or keyword in a French department.
• Compliance: check status changes on a schedule.
• AI agents: company lookups in one call.

Input

Field	Description
cnpjs	14-digit CNPJ, with or without punctuation. Example: 00.000.000/0001-91
frenchQuery	Full-text search in the SIRENE directory. Example: airbus
sirens	9-digit SIREN numbers to look up. Example: 383474814
frenchDepartment	Filter French search by department code. Example: 75
onlyActive	Example: true
excludeSoleProprietors	Skip individuals (MEI / entrepreneur individuel) to avoid personal data. Example: true
maxItems	Example: 20

Example input:

{
  "cnpjs": [
    "00000000000191",
    "33000167000101"
  ],
  "frenchQuery": "airbus",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output

Real output (first items of a run on 26 Oct 2026):

[
  {
    "country": "BR",
    "registry": "CNPJ (Receita Federal)",
    "registryId": "00000000000191",
    "establishmentId": "00000000000191",
    "legalName": "BANCO DO BRASIL SA",
    "tradeName": "DIRECAO GERAL",
    "status": "ATIVA",
    "statusDate": "2005-11-03",
    "legalForm": "Sociedade de Economia Mista",
    "legalFormCode": "2038",
    "foundedDate": "1966-08-01",
    "mainActivityCode": "6422100",
    "mainActivity": "Bancos múltiplos, com carteira comercial",
    "secondaryActivityCodes": [
      "6499999"
    ],
    "companySize": "DEMAIS",
    "employeesRange": null,
    "shareCapital": 120000000000,
    "isHeadquarters": true,
    "establishmentsCount": null,
    "address": "QUADRA SAUN QUADRA 5 BLOCO B TORRE I, II, III SN ANDAR T I SL S101 A S1602 T II SL C101 A C1602 TIII SL N101 A N1602 ASA NORTE",
    "postalCode": "70040912",
    "city": "BRASILIA",
    "region": "DF",
    "latitude": null,
    "longitude": null,
    "vatNumber": null,
    "simplesNacional": false,
    "sourceUrl": "https://brasilapi.com.br/api/cnpj/v1/00000000000191",
    "source": "BrasilAPI / Receita Federal open data (CNPJ)"
  },
  {
    "country": "BR",
    "registry": "CNPJ (Receita Federal)",
    "registryId": "33000167000101",
    "establishmentId": "33000167000101",
    "legalName": "PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRAS",
    "tradeName": "PETROBRAS - EDISE",
    "status": "ATIVA",
    "statusDate": "2005-11-03",
    "legalForm": "Sociedade de Economia Mista",
    "legalFormCode": "2038",
    "foundedDate": "1966-09-28",
    "mainActivityCode": "600001",
    "mainActivity": "Extração de petróleo e gás natural",
    "secondaryActivityCodes": [
      "1921700",
      "3520401",
      "3520402",
      "4681801",
      "8630599"
    ],
    "companySize": "DEMAIS",
    "employeesRange": null,
    "shareCapital": 205431960000,
    "isHeadquarters": true,
    "establishmentsCount": null,
    "address": "AVENIDA REPUBLICA DO CHILE 65 CENTRO",
    "postalCode": "20031170",
    "city": "RIO DE JANEIRO",
    "region": "RJ",
    "latitude": null,
    "longitude": null,
    "vatNumber": null,
    "simplesNacional": null,
    "sourceUrl": "https://brasilapi.com.br/api/cnpj/v1/33000167000101",
    "source": "BrasilAPI / Receita Federal open data (CNPJ)"
  }
]

Export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, read them through the API, or send them to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n or webhooks. You can also run this Actor from AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

Pricing

Pay per event: $3.00 per 1,000 companys plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge.

FAQ

Which sources does it use? BrasilAPI (open-source mirror of the Receita Federal CNPJ open data) and the official French API recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr (SIRENE / INSEE, Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Does it return partners, directors or CPF? No. Only company-level data. Records of individuals (MEI, entrepreneur individuel, partially-diffused SIRENE records) are skipped unless you turn excludeSoleProprietors off — and even then no CPF, e-mail or phone is returned.

Can I search Brazil by name? No, Brazil works by CNPJ number; France supports name search.

How fast is it? About 3-5 companies per second (respecting source rate limits).

Why is a CNPJ missing? Invalid check digits or not found; see the run log.

Can I schedule it? Yes, to monitor status changes.

Do I need a login or API key? No. It uses the source's public API; you only need an Apify account.

Can AI agents use it? Yes. Call it through the Apify API, or from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server.

Data source and license

Sources: BrasilAPI (MIT) serving Receita Federal Dados Abertos CNPJ; API Recherche d'entreprises (SIRENE / INSEE data, Licence Ouverte 2.0). Not affiliated with Receita Federal, BrasilAPI, INSEE or DINUM.

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the data source. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's license and terms.