Zefix Scraper: Swiss Commercial Register Companies

Zefix Scraper extracts company records from Zefix, the official central business name index of the Swiss commercial register (Handelsregister / Registre du commerce / Registro di commercio). Search any company name or keyword and get each company's name, UID (CHE number), CH-ID, legal form (AG, GmbH, SA, Sàrl, sole proprietorship, association, foundation, cooperative…), status (active, in liquidation, deleted), legal seat, canton, last publication date and the link to the cantonal register excerpt. Turn on Full company details to also get the company purpose, registered address, former names, audit firms, branch and main offices, takeovers and publication dates. Filter by canton, legal form and status, and export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for KYC, B2B lead generation, due diligence and Swiss market research.

What does Zefix Scraper do?

• 🇨🇭 All Swiss companies in the commercial register: AG, GmbH, SA, Sàrl, sole proprietorships, partnerships, associations, foundations, cooperatives, branches.
• 🔎 Search by name or keyword: bäckerei, treuhand, immobilien, consulting, any brand.
• 🗺️ Canton filter: all 26 cantons (ZH, BE, GE, VD, BS, TI…).
• 🏛️ Legal form filter using any common abbreviation (AG, GmbH, SA, Sàrl, Verein, Stiftung…).
• ✅ Status filter: active only, or include companies in liquidation and deleted ones.
• 🆔 Identifiers: UID (CHE-xxx.xxx.xxx), CH-ID and register number.
• 📄 Register excerpt link for each company.
• 🎯 Company purpose (optional): the official business purpose text.
• 📍 Registered address (optional).
• 🔁 Former names, takeovers, branches and audit firms (optional).
• 🌐 Legal form names in English, German, French or Italian.

What data can you scrape from Zefix?

Field	Description
Company	Name, UID, CH-ID, Zefix link
Legal	Legal form and abbreviation, status
Location	Legal seat, canton
Register	Last publication date, deletion date, register excerpt link
Purpose*	Official business purpose
Address*	Organisation, c/o, street, PO box, ZIP, town, country
History*	Former names, takeovers, publication dates
Network*	Audit firms, branch offices, main offices

* With Full company details turned on.

Use cases for Swiss company data

• KYC and compliance: verify Swiss companies, UIDs, legal form and status.
• B2B lead generation: build lists of Swiss companies by industry keyword, canton and legal form.
• Due diligence: check purpose, address, former names, takeovers and auditors.
• Market research: count new and active companies by sector and canton.
• CRM enrichment: add UID, legal form and registered address to your accounts.
• Supplier onboarding: validate Swiss vendors automatically.

How to scrape Zefix

1. Click Try for free to open Zefix Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter company names or keywords.
3. Optionally pick cantons, legal forms and status, and turn on Full company details.
4. Set Max companies and click Start.
5. Download the companies as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["bäckerei", "treuhand"],
  "cantons": ["ZH", "BE"],
  "legalForms": ["AG", "GmbH"],
  "status": "active",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}

Field	Description
Company names or keywords	Words in the company name; one search each.
Cantons	Only companies in these cantons.
Legal forms	Only these legal forms (any abbreviation or name).
Status	Active only, or all.
Full company details	Adds purpose, address, former names, auditors, branches, publications.
Language	Language for legal form names.
Max companies	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Company example (with full details)

{
  "name": "Bäckerei Baggenstoss GmbH",
  "uid": "CHE-459.169.218",
  "chid": "CH-020-4050418-7",
  "ehraid": 1146842,
  "legalForm": "Limited Liability Company",
  "legalFormShort": "LLC",
  "status": "active",
  "legalSeat": "Richterswil",
  "canton": "ZH",
  "lastPublicationDate": "2015-11-09",
  "registerExcerptUrl": "https://zh.chregister.ch/cr-portal/auszug/auszug.xhtml?uid=CHE-459.169.218",
  "url": "https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/list/firm/1146842",
  "purpose": "Die Gesellschaft bezweckt den Betrieb einer Bäckerei und Konditorei sowie eines Cafés…",
  "address": {
    "organisation": "Bäckerei Baggenstoss GmbH",
    "street": "Dorfstrasse 58",
    "zip": "8805",
    "town": "Richterswil",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "formerNames": [],
  "auditFirms": [],
  "branchOffices": [],
  "publications": [],
  "search": "bäckerei"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
name, uid, chid, ehraid, url	mixed	Company identity.
legalForm, legalFormShort, status	string	Legal form and status.
legalSeat, canton	string	Location.
lastPublicationDate, deletionDate, registerExcerptUrl	string	Register info.
purpose	string	Business purpose.
address	object	Registered address.
formerNames	array	Previous names.
auditFirms, branchOffices, mainOffices, tookOver, takenOverBy	array	Related companies.
publications	array	Publication dates and IDs.
search, scrapedAt	string	Source info.

How much does it cost to scrape Zefix?

Zefix Scraper uses pay-per-company pricing: a small fixed price per company, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the Pricing tab for the exact price.

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• KVK Scraper: Dutch Chamber of Commerce companies.
• Europages Scraper: European B2B suppliers.

FAQ

What is Zefix? Zefix is the official central index of companies entered in the Swiss cantonal commercial registers.

What is a UID? The Swiss Business Identification Number (CHE-xxx.xxx.xxx) used for tax and register purposes.

Can I filter by canton or legal form? Yes. Use Cantons and Legal forms (AG, GmbH, SA, Sàrl, Verein, Stiftung, etc.).

Does it include deleted companies? Set Status to All to include companies in liquidation and deleted companies.

What formats can I export? CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

Can I integrate Zefix Scraper with other apps? Zefix Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

Is it legal to use this data? Commercial register data is public by law in Switzerland. You are responsible for using it in line with Swiss data protection law.

Related Actors

• KVK Scraper
• Europages Scraper

Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with the Swiss Federal Office of Justice or Zefix.