# Sirene Scraper: French Companies by NAF, SIREN & SIRET (`isaid/french-companies-search`) Actor

Search and export French companies (SIREN, SIRET, NAF code, size, revenue) from the official Sirene open data. Filter by activity, department and headcount. B2B-safe: no sole traders, no companies opposed to prospecting.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/isaid/french-companies-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Ilyès S](https://apify.com/isaid) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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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

## Sirene Scraper: French Companies by NAF, SIREN & SIRET

Search and export French companies (SIREN, SIRET, NAF code, size, revenue) from the official Sirene open data, and get clean JSON that excludes sole traders and every company opposed to commercial prospecting.

This Actor is independent. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the INSEE, the DINUM
or the French government.

Source: API Recherche d'entreprises (DINUM), built on the SIRENE database (INSEE) and other public
registers, reused under the Open Licence 2.0. Each result gives its last update date.

### What data can you get?

Each result is one French legal entity, with its head office.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `siren`, `headOfficeSiret` | Official company and head office identifiers |
| `name`, `acronym` | Registered name and acronym |
| `legalCategoryCode` | INSEE legal category code |
| `nafCode`, `nafSection` | French activity code and section |
| `companyCategory` | PME, ETI or GE |
| `employeeRangeCode`, `employeeRange` | Employee range |
| `createdAt`, `isActive` | Creation date and current status |
| `establishments`, `openEstablishments` | Number of establishments |
| `city`, `postalCode`, `departmentCode`, `regionCode` | Head office location |
| `revenueEur`, `netIncomeEur`, `financialYear` | Latest published figures, when available |
| `certifications` | RGE, Qualiopi, ESS and other labels |
| `vatNumber` | Intra-community VAT number |
| `dataUpdatedAt` | Last update of the source record |
| `profileUrl` | Public page on the official company directory |

### How to use it

1. Enter a search text, or choose NAF codes, departments or a company size.
2. Set the maximum number of companies.
3. Run the Actor, then download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Input example

```json
{
  "query": "transport",
  "departments": ["69"],
  "companyCategories": ["PME"],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "siren": "722850070",
  "headOfficeSiret": "72285007000177",
  "name": "DRAGUI TRANSPORTS",
  "acronym": null,
  "legalCategoryCode": "5599",
  "nafCode": "38.11Z",
  "nafSection": "E",
  "companyCategory": "ETI",
  "employeeRangeCode": "41",
  "employeeRange": "500 to 999 employees",
  "createdAt": "1972-01-01",
  "isActive": true,
  "establishments": 32,
  "openEstablishments": 16,
  "city": "DRAGUIGNAN",
  "postalCode": "83300",
  "departmentCode": "83",
  "regionCode": "93",
  "revenueEur": 90125936,
  "netIncomeEur": 6190899,
  "financialYear": 2025,
  "certifications": [],
  "vatNumber": "FR83722850070",
  "dataUpdatedAt": "2026-10-29T16:44:28",
  "profileUrl": "https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/722850070"
}
```

### Pricing

This Actor is free to use during its launch. You only pay for Apify platform usage.

### Which companies are excluded?

This Actor is built to reduce your compliance work. It skips:

- every company that has not explicitly accepted commercial reuse. The source flags opposition to
  prospecting under article 21 of the GDPR, and we also skip companies with no answer. In our tests,
  this removed about 40% of results;
- sole traders, because their company name is the name of a person;
- civil property companies (SCI), which are often family structures;
- companies with partial public disclosure.

Excluded companies are counted in the run log. You remain responsible for how you use the data.

### Limits

- No street address, GPS coordinates, directors, e-mails or phone numbers.
- Department and postal code filters match any establishment, so the head office shown may be elsewhere.
- The source stops at 10,000 raw results per search. A run returns 5,000 companies at most. To go
  further, split your search by department or NAF code.
- Revenue is only available for companies that publish it.
- Company names can contain a founder's name, because they are the registered names of legal entities.

### FAQ

#### Where does the data come from?

From the French government's API Recherche d'entreprises, which is open and free. This Actor adds
filtering, compliance checks and a clean output format.

#### Why are there fewer results than on the official directory?

Because of the exclusions above. They apply to every run and cannot be disabled.

#### Why did my run return no results?

Your filters are probably too narrow. Try a shorter search text, or remove a filter. Revenue filters
only match companies that publish their figures.

#### Why did my run fail with an "Invalid" message?

The message names the field to fix. NAF codes use the `62.01Z` format, departments use two or three
characters (`01`, `2A`, `974`) and postal codes use five digits.

### Keywords

SIRENE, SIREN, SIRET, French companies, France company data, French company search, entreprises
françaises, base SIRENE, code NAF, recherche d'entreprises, B2B France, annuaire d'entreprises.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Words searched in company names and addresses, at least 3 characters. Leave empty to search by filters only.

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

French activity codes in the 62.01Z format.

## `departments` (type: `array`):

French department codes, such as 75, 2A or 974.

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

Five-digit postal codes.

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

French statistical size categories.

## `employeeRanges` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all sizes.

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

Companies without published revenue are not returned when this filter is used.

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

Companies without published revenue are not returned when this filter is used.

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

Leave enabled to skip closed companies.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

The source stops at 10,000 raw results per search, so a run returns 5,000 companies at most.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "transport",
  "departments": [
    "69"
  ],
  "onlyActive": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Companies without personal data, excluding those opposed to commercial prospecting.

# 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 = {
    "query": "transport",
    "departments": [
        "69"
    ],
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("isaid/french-companies-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 = {
    "query": "transport",
    "departments": ["69"],
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("isaid/french-companies-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 '{
  "query": "transport",
  "departments": [
    "69"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call isaid/french-companies-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,isaid/french-companies-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/qQSzaBMxehqUBGYky/builds/YhiWPQrNnWBqPM7s9/openapi.json