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KVK Search Scraper (Netherlands Chamber of Commerce)

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The KVK Search Scraper makes Dutch company registry data accessible at scale

It extracts structured business listings directly from the official KVK search platform:
👉 https://www.kvk.nl/zoeken

This Actor is designed for fast, reliable collection of company data from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel), including company names, KVK numbers, addresses, trade names, and activity descriptions.

Perfect for lead generation, market research, compliance workflows, CRM enrichment, and company verification.

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Overview

The scraper performs a keyword search on the KVK database and paginates through results using the official backend API. It combines:

• Browser bootstrapping (Playwright) to obtain session cookies
• Profile ID extraction from KVK configuration scripts
• Direct API scraping for speed and scale
• Automatic pagination handling

It is built to reliably navigate KVK’s dynamic protections while maintaining high throughput.

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Features

• Search Dutch companies by keyword (e.g. “advies”, “tech”, “consultancy”)
• Extract official KVK registry results
• Collect structured address data (street, postal code, city)
• Retrieve company identifiers (KVK number, branch number)
• Extract trade names and activity descriptions
• Handles multi-page pagination automatically
• Bootstraps session cookies via real browser session
• Direct API scraping for performance
• Retry logic for network and server errors (robust against 5xx responses)

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SEO Keywords

KVK scraper, Dutch company database, Kamer van Koophandel scraper, Netherlands business registry, KVK API scraper, Dutch company search tool, HR number lookup Netherlands, business intelligence Netherlands, company data extractor, KVK search automation, Dutch lead generation scraper

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Input

The Actor accepts the following input:

Key	Type	Description	Default	Required
search_term	String	Company name or keyword to search (e.g. “advies”)	"advies"	Yes
max_pages	Integer	Maximum number of pages to scrape	5	No

Example Input

{
  "search_term": "consultancy",
  "max_pages": 3
}

Example Output

{
  "name": "Example Consultancy B.V.",
  "kvk_number": "12345678",
  "entity_type": "Besloten Vennootschap",
  "branch_number": "000012345678",
  "address": "Straat 1 1234 AB Amsterdam",
  "activities": "Business consulting and advisory services",
  "trade_names": ["Example Consultancy", "ExCo"],
  "id": "abcde12345"
}