# France Company Search – SIRENE Data, NAF, Directors & VAT (`gazidev/france-company-search`) Actor

Search and export French companies from the official SIRENE/RNE register (api.gouv.fr): by name, SIREN/SIRET, NAF code, département, postal code, size, revenue. Get legal form, head office address, employees, revenue, directors, VAT number. $1.50 per 1,000 companies.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gazidev/france-company-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Cemal Atakli](https://apify.com/gazidev) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 companies

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## France Company Search – SIRENE Data, NAF Codes, Directors & VAT (Annuaire des Entreprises)

Search and export **French companies** from the **official public register** (INSEE SIRENE + RNE), through the government's open *Recherche d'entreprises* API, the source behind annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr. You can search by **name or keyword**, by **SIREN/SIRET**, or with filters such as **NAF/APE activity code, département, postal code, region, company size, head count, revenue and legal form**. Each company comes back as one clean row:

- **Identity:** SIREN, head-office SIRET, name, legal name, acronym, trade names, status (active or closed), creation and closing dates.
- **Activity:** NAF code **with its label** (for example `62.01Z – Programmation informatique`), section, and the new NAF 2025 code.
- **Legal form** with its label (SAS, SARL, EURL, SA, SCI, association…), size category (PME, ETI, GE), **head-count range** and number of establishments.
- **Head-office address** (street, postal code, city, INSEE commune code, département, region, GPS coordinates).
- **Finances:** latest **revenue** and **net income** plus their history, when the company has published its accounts.
- **Directors** (dirigeants) with name, role and birth month, plus auditors, and a ready-made `mainDirector`.
- **Intra-EU VAT number**, collective agreements (IDCC), and labels: ESS, Qualiopi, RGE, organic, training organisation, *société à mission*.

**$1.50 per 1,000 companies.** That is about 5× cheaper than the most-used French company scraper on the Store. Invalid and not-found numbers are free.

### What can I use it for?

- **B2B lead lists:** for example *all web agencies (NAF 73.11Z, 62.01Z) in the Rhône with 10+ employees*, with directors' names and the head-office address.
- **KYC and supplier checks:** paste a list of SIREN/SIRET numbers and get status, legal form, VAT number, directors and revenue.
- **CRM enrichment:** add NAF code, head count, revenue and VAT number to French accounts.
- **Market sizing:** count and map companies by activity, size and département. GPS coordinates are included.
- **New business monitoring:** schedule a search and use `createdAt` to spot newly registered companies in your sector.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `queries` | Free-text searches: company name, keyword (`boulangerie`), director name, SIREN |
| `sirenOrSiret`, `bulkIds` | Exact lookups by SIREN (9 digits) or SIRET (14 digits). Checked locally with the Luhn algorithm |
| `nafCodes`, `nafSections` | Activity filters: `62.01Z` or `6201Z`, and sections `A`–`U` |
| `departements`, `postalCodes`, `regions` | Location filters (`75`, `69`, `2A`, `974` / `75011` / `11`, `84`…) |
| `companyCategories`, `minEmployees` | `PME`, `ETI`, `GE` / minimum head count (INSEE ranges) |
| `minRevenue`, `maxRevenue` | Latest published revenue in € |
| `legalFormCodes` | INSEE codes: `5710` SAS, `5720` SASU, `5499` SARL, `5498` EURL, `6540` SCI, `9220` association… |
| `onlyActive`, `excludeSoleTraders` | Active only (default) and companies only (no micro-entrepreneurs) |
| `includeDirectors`, `includeMatchingEstablishments` | Directors (default on) and the matching sites with SIRET and address |
| `maxResults`, `autoSplitByDepartement` | Results cap. Searches with more than 10,000 hits are split by département automatically |

```json
{
  "nafCodes": ["73.11Z", "62.01Z"],
  "departements": ["69", "38"],
  "minEmployees": 10,
  "excludeSoleTraders": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

### Output

The Output tab has three tables: **Companies**, **Address & directors** and **Size & finances**.

```json
{
  "siren": "794598813",
  "siret": "79459881300077",
  "name": "DOCTOLIB",
  "status": "active",
  "createdAt": "2013-07-15",
  "nafCode": "62.01Z",
  "nafLabel": "Programmation informatique",
  "legalForm": "SAS (société par actions simplifiée)",
  "companyCategory": "ETI",
  "employeeRange": "1,000-1,999",
  "establishments": 9,
  "vatNumber": "FR14794598813",
  "address": "54 QUAI CHARLES PASQUA 92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET",
  "postalCode": "92300",
  "city": "LEVALLOIS-PERRET",
  "departement": "92",
  "latitude": 48.900771302,
  "longitude": 2.2849148026,
  "latestRevenue": 311448000,
  "latestNetIncome": -127499000,
  "latestFinancialYear": 2024,
  "directors": [
    {"type": "person", "lastName": "NIOX-CHATEAU", "firstNames": "STANISLAS", "role": "Président de SAS", "birthYearMonth": "1987-01"},
    {"type": "company", "name": "KPMG S.A", "siren": "775726417", "role": "Commissaire aux comptes titulaire"}
  ],
  "mainDirector": "Stanislas Niox-Chateau",
  "mainDirectorRole": "Président de SAS",
  "isESS": false,
  "isQualiopi": false,
  "annuaireUrl": "https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/794598813"
}
```

Location filters match **any establishment** of a company. The row shows the **head office**, which can be in another département. Turn on `includeMatchingEstablishments` to get the local sites (SIRET, address, GPS).

### Pricing

Pay per event: **$0.0015 per company** ($1.50 per 1,000), plus $0.00005 per run start. Invalid SIREN/SIRET numbers, not-found numbers and duplicates are free.

| Actor | Monthly users | Price per 1,000 companies |
|---|---|---|
| **This Actor** | – | **$1.50**, directors, finances, VAT, NAF labels, more than 10,000 results per search |
| dltik/pappers-sirene-scraper | 19 | $8 (+ $10 "analyzed") |
| bovi/companies-france | 10 | $4 |
| logiover/france-company-registry-scraper | 6 | $3.50 |
| corent1robert/recherche-entreprises-scraper | 4 | $5.99 |

Competitor figures are from the Apify Store on 2026-10-05. Example: 5,000 IT companies with directors cost **$7.50**.

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** From the French government's open API *Recherche d'entreprises* (recherche-entreprises.api.gouv.fr, operated by DINUM). It combines INSEE's SIRENE register, the national company register (RNE/INPI), published accounts and official labels. The data is published under the **Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0**, which allows commercial reuse with attribution. Source: *INSEE, INPI, DINUM – Annuaire des Entreprises*.

**Is there personal data?** Directors' names and birth month and year are published by the French state in the RNE. People who asked INSEE not to be listed (*non-diffusible*) are masked by the source and show as `[NON-DIFFUSIBLE]`. If you process the data in the EU, you are the data controller. Use it for B2B purposes with a legitimate interest, and honour opt-out requests.

**No phone numbers or emails?** The official register does not include them. To add them, pass the company websites to our [Website Contact Finder](https://apify.com/gazidev/website-contact-finder).

**How many results can I get?** The API returns up to 10,000 companies per search. With `autoSplitByDepartement` on, larger searches (for example the whole NAF 62.01Z) are repeated per département and deduplicated, so you can export tens of thousands of companies.

**How fast is it?** About 25 companies per request at 2 requests per second (the API allows 7 per second per IP), so roughly 3,000 companies per minute.

### Use with AI agents / Apify MCP

Ask *"list 50 SAS architecture firms in Lyon with their directors"* or *"check these 20 SIRENs: are they active, and what is their VAT number?"*. Through the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com) (`https://mcp.apify.com?actors=gazidev/france-company-search`), Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients can call it directly. Over the API: `POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/gazidev~france-company-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items`.

### Related Actors

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# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Free-text searches in the French company register: a company or brand name (`Doctolib`), an activity keyword (`boulangerie`, `agence web`), a director's name or a SIREN/SIRET. Combined with the filters below. Leave empty to list companies by filters only.

## `sirenOrSiret` (type: `array`):

Look up specific companies: 9-digit SIREN (`794598813`) or 14-digit SIRET (`79459881300033`), spaces allowed. Numbers are validated locally (Luhn); invalid or not-found numbers are free.

## `bulkIds` (type: `string`):

Paste many SIREN/SIRET numbers separated by new lines, commas or spaces.

## `nafCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. `62.01Z` (programmation informatique), `73.11Z` (agences de publicité), `56.10A` (restauration traditionnelle), `10.71C` (boulangerie). `6201Z` is accepted too.

## `nafSections` (type: `array`):

Broad NAF sections, e.g. `J` (information & communication), `F` (construction), `I` (accommodation & food).

## `departements` (type: `array`):

Codes like `75` (Paris), `69` (Rhône), `13`, `2A`, `974`.

## `postalCodes` (type: `array`):

5-digit codes, e.g. `75011`.

## `regions` (type: `array`):

e.g. `11` Île-de-France, `84` Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, `93` Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, `75` Nouvelle-Aquitaine, `76` Occitanie, `32` Hauts-de-France, `44` Grand Est, `52` Pays de la Loire, `53` Bretagne.

## `companyCategories` (type: `array`):

`PME` (SME), `ETI` (mid-size), `GE` (large enterprise).

## `minEmployees` (type: `integer`):

Uses the INSEE head-count ranges (e.g. 10 → 10-19 and above).

## `minRevenue` (type: `integer`):

Latest published turnover (chiffre d'affaires), when filed publicly.

## `maxRevenue` (type: `integer`):

Latest published turnover upper bound.

## `legalFormCodes` (type: `array`):

e.g. `5710` SAS, `5720` SASU, `5499` SARL, `5498` EURL, `5599` SA, `6540` SCI, `9220` association.

## `onlyActive` (type: `boolean`):

Skip closed companies (état administratif = cessée).

## `excludeSoleTraders` (type: `boolean`):

Useful for B2B lists: keep only companies (sociétés, associations…).

## `includeDirectors` (type: `boolean`):

Officers from the RNE as published (name, role, birth month/year), plus auditors. Adds `mainDirector`.

## `includeMatchingEstablishments` (type: `boolean`):

For each company, add the establishments (sites) that match your search/filters (up to 10), with SIRET and address.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many companies in total (0 = no limit).

## `autoSplitByDepartement` (type: `boolean`):

The API returns at most 10,000 companies per search. When a search has more, and no département/postal code filter is set, it is repeated per département automatically.

## `requestsPerSecond` (type: `integer`):

The public API allows 7 requests/second per IP; the default leaves headroom.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "agence web"
  ],
  "onlyActive": true,
  "excludeSoleTraders": false,
  "includeDirectors": true,
  "includeMatchingEstablishments": false,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "autoSplitByDepartement": true,
  "requestsPerSecond": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `companies` (type: `string`):

No description

## `contacts` (type: `string`):

No description

## `finances` (type: `string`):

No description

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "agence web"
    ],
    "maxResults": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gazidev/france-company-search").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "queries": ["agence web"],
    "maxResults": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gazidev/france-company-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "agence web"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50
}' |
apify call gazidev/france-company-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gazidev/france-company-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/JHyUJu3LGkSF6lIsj/builds/YiqNqB6OmXcYftsW6/openapi.json