# Changelog of French Companies Finder: SIRENE export by activity and area (`futurelife/french-companies-finder`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/futurelife/french-companies-finder/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/futurelife/french-companies-finder.md

## Changelog

### 1.0 (2026-09-17)

First release.

- Search the official French register by activity code, department, city, postal code, headcount band, company category, legal form, creation date and status.
- One flat row per company with readable labels, executives, latest financials, VAT number, GPS and the link to the official record.
- Queries above the 10,000-result cap of the public API are split automatically (department, headcount band, status, activity code, category) and de-duplicated by SIREN.
- City names resolved to INSEE commune codes; Paris, Lyon and Marseille expanded into their districts.
- Rate limiting, Retry-After handling, retries on network errors, resumable progress.