European Patents Scraper API – EPO Official Data

European patents scraper and API built on the official European Patent Office "Linked open EP data" service: get EP publication number, title, applicants, CPC classes, filing / grant / publication dates and PDF links by keyword, applicant, CPC code or publication number.

What does it do?

• New EP patent applications and grants published in the last N days (weekly Wednesday releases).
• Filters: keywords in the English title, applicant name, CPC prefix (e.g. H01M, G06N), kind (A1/A2/B1...).
• Direct lookup of EP publication numbers (any year since 1978).
• Links to the official PDF, the European Patent Register and Espacenet.
• Official source (EPO), not a Google Patents scrape. Inventor names are not returned.

Use cases

• Competitive intelligence: weekly new patents from your competitors.
• Technology watch: new filings in a CPC class (e.g. batteries, AI, hydrogen).
• IP and R&D teams: enrich patent numbers with dates, applicants and links.
• Investors and analysts: track patenting activity by company.
• AI agents / RAG: feed fresh patent metadata to an LLM.

Input

Field	Description
keywords	Words that must appear in the English title (comma = AND). Example: solid state, battery
applicant	Company / applicant name filter (case-insensitive). Example: siemens
cpcPrefix	Cooperative Patent Classification prefix. Example: H01M (batteries) or G06N (AI)
lastDays	EP publications come out every Wednesday. Ignored when you pass publication numbers. Example: 30
kinds	Empty = all. Example: ["B1"] for granted patents only
publicationNumbers	Look up specific EP publications (any date). Example: EP1471585
maxItems	Example: 25

Example input:

{
  "keywords": "battery",
  "lastDays": 14,
  "maxItems": 25
}

Output

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

[
  {
    "publicationNumber": "EP4155746B1",
    "number": "4155746",
    "kind": "B1",
    "kindLabel": "Granted patent",
    "title": "BATTERY DIAGNOSING APPARATUS AND METHOD",
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-21",
    "applicationNumber": "21889561",
    "filingDate": "2021-11-03",
    "grantDate": "2026-10-21",
    "applicants": [
      "LG Energy Solution, Ltd."
    ],
    "cpcInventive": [
      "H01M10/42",
      "H01M10/425",
      "H01M10/48",
      "G01R31/389",
      "G01R31/392",
      "H01M10/482"
    ],
    "pdfUrl": "https://data.epo.org/linked-data/representation/publication/EP/4155746/NWB1.pdf",
    "registerUrl": "https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP21889561",
    "espacenetUrl": "https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP4155746B1",
    "linkedDataUri": "http://data.epo.org/linked-data/data/publication/EP/4155746/B1/-",
    "source": "EPO Linked open EP data (CC BY 4.0)"
  },
  {
    "publicationNumber": "EP4826859A1",
    "number": "4826859",
    "kind": "A1",
    "kindLabel": "Application with search report",
    "title": "BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE",
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-21",
    "applicationNumber": "24925306",
    "filingDate": "2024-02-23",
    "grantDate": null,
    "applicants": [
      "Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited"
    ],
    "cpcInventive": [],
    "pdfUrl": "https://data.epo.org/linked-data/representation/publication/EP/4826859/NWA1.pdf",
    "registerUrl": "https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP24925306",
    "espacenetUrl": "https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP4826859A1",
    "linkedDataUri": "http://data.epo.org/linked-data/data/publication/EP/4826859/A1/-",
    "source": "EPO Linked open EP data (CC BY 4.0)"
  }
]

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: $2.70 per 1,000 patents plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge.

FAQ

Which patents are covered? European patent publications (EP A and B documents) in the EPO Linked open EP data set, updated weekly. US/WO/CN patents are not included.

Why not USPTO PatentsView? The PatentsView PatentSearch API is offline since its 2026 migration to the USPTO Open Data Portal, which requires a personal API key. This Actor uses only keyless official data.

Does it return inventors? No, only applicants (mostly companies and universities), to minimise personal data.

Why fewer results than maxItems? Keyword and applicant filters run over the last N days only; increase lastDays.

How fast is it? One query, usually 1-10 seconds.

Can I schedule it? Yes, e.g. every Thursday to catch Wednesday's publications.

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

Source: Linked open EP data by the European Patent Office, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data reformatted (fields renamed and flattened). Not an official EPO publication; not affiliated with or endorsed by the EPO. One small SPARQL query per run, in line with the EPO fair-use policy.

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.