Hong Kong Companies Registry (ICRIS) Scraper

Overview

Scrape company information from Hong Kong Companies Registry. Search by company name, company number, or director name. Returns company details including registration dates, status, directors, and filing information.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits
• Built-in proxy support for reliable data collection

Use Cases

• Monitor - Monitor international government procurement opportunities
• Track - Track regulatory changes across jurisdictions
• Build - Build cross-border compliance databases
• Aggregate - Aggregate international public sector data for research

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
searchType	string	Type of search to perform	company
searchQuery	string (required)	The search term - company name, company number (CR No.), or director name dep...
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of companies to scrape	100
includeDirectors	boolean	Whether to navigate to each company detail page to extract director informati...	false
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy configuration for bypassing rate limits	{...}

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "company_number": "LIC-2025-001",
  "company_name": "Hong Kong Companies Registry (ICRIS) Sample Item",
  "chinese_name": "Hong Kong Companies Registry (ICRIS) Sample Item",
  "company_type": "Sample company_type",
  "company_status": "Sample company_status",
  "incorporation_date": "2025-01-15",
  "dissolved_date": "2025-01-15",
  "registered_address": "Sample registered_address",
  "directors": "Sample directors",
  "last_filing_date": "2025-01-15",
  "source_url": "https://example.com/item",
  "scraped_at": "Sample scraped_at"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Hong Kong Companies Registry (ICRIS) Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~hongkong-companies-registry/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/hongkong-companies-registry").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect Hong Kong Companies Registry (ICRIS) Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration