France Company Registry Scraper — SIREN, VAT & Directors

Search and extract the official French company registry: company name, SIREN, VAT number, legal form, NAF activity, employees, status, address, coordinates and directors (dirigeants). Search by name or look up exact SIREN numbers — clean JSON/CSV/Excel in seconds. Built for KYC, due diligence, B2B prospecting and lead generation.

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What This Actor Does

This Actor searches France's official company registry and returns rich structured data. For each company it captures:

• Identity — company name, SIREN, acronym, VAT number, legal form
• Directors (dirigeants) — names, roles (Président, Gérant…) and birth years — a real contact/lead layer
• Profile — NAF activity code, company size (GE/ETI/PME), employee range, status (active/ceased), establishment count, creation date
• Location — full HQ address, city, department, region, postal code and coordinates

Search by company name (paginated) or look up exact SIREN numbers to verify specific companies.

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Why Use This

• KYC + directors in one. Beyond SIREN/VAT/address, you get the company's directors — the people to contact, not just the entity.
• Lead generation. Director names + roles + company activity/size make targeted B2B outreach lists.
• Official & complete. Drawn from the French government's own company data — SIREN, VAT, legal form, status.
• Clean and free. Reads the official public API — no key, no anti-bot, no browser.

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Quick Start

Run it in the console (no code)

1. Add Company name searches (e.g. boulangerie, logiciel) and/or exact SIREN numbers.
2. Set Max companies, click Start.
3. Export as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or push to Google Sheets, a webhook or a database.

Run it via API (Python)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run_input = {"searchTerms": ["logiciel"], "maxItems": 500}

run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/france-companies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

for c in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(c["name"], "·", c["siren"], "·", c["vatNumber"], "·", c["directorNames"])

Build a director lead list (Python)

run = client.actor("YOUR_USERNAME/france-companies-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": ["agence marketing"], "maxItems": 500,
})
for c in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    for d in c.get("directors", []):
        print(d["name"], "-", d["role"], "@", c["name"], c["city"])

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Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Company names/keywords to search.
sirenList	array	Exact 9-digit SIREN numbers to look up.
maxItems	integer	Max companies across all searches. 0 = no limit.
maxPages	integer	Max pages per search (25 per page). Default 40.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy. Datacenter is enough (public API).

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Output

Each company is one record:

{
  "siren": "652014051",
  "name": "CARREFOUR",
  "vatNumber": "FR14652014051",
  "legalFormCode": "5599",
  "activityCode": "64.20Z",
  "companySize": "GE",
  "status": "Active",
  "establishments": 12,
  "dateCreated": "1963-01-01",
  "address": "93 Avenue de Paris, 91300 Massy",
  "city": "Massy", "department": "91", "region": "Île-de-France",
  "latitude": 48.72, "longitude": 2.29,
  "directorNames": "Alexandre Bompard; ...",
  "directors": [{"name": "Alexandre Bompard", "role": "Président du conseil d'administration", "birthYear": "1972"}],
  "registryUrl": "https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/652014051"
}

Note: VAT is present for VAT-registered entities; directors are included where the registry publishes them.

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Use Cases

1. KYC & due diligence

Verify French companies by SIREN, VAT, legal form, status and directors for onboarding and compliance.

2. B2B lead generation

Build director-level lead lists by activity, size and region — with the names and roles of decision-makers.

3. Prospecting & enrichment

Enrich CRM records with SIREN, VAT, address, size and director data.

4. Market research

Map companies by NAF activity, size and region to size a market or track new registrations.

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Tips

• SIREN is the company identifier; VAT and SIRET (per-establishment) are also included.
• directors carries name + role + birth year; directorNames is a flat string for quick use.
• companySize is GE (large), ETI (mid), PME (SME) — handy for segmentation.
• Schedule it with Apify Schedules to monitor changes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an account or key? No. The registry API is public and free — no login, key or anti-bot.

What is SIREN / SIRET? SIREN is the 9-digit company identifier; SIRET identifies a specific establishment. Both are official French identifiers.

Are directors always included? Directors are included where the registry publishes them (most active companies). Individual entrepreneurs may have a single manager.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or via API — plus Google Sheets, webhooks, Make and Zapier.

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Legal & Responsible Use

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the French government or INSEE. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. It reads only the public company registry. Comply with applicable terms and data-protection laws (GDPR) when handling director data.