Handelsregister Scraper - German Companies & Directors

Scrape Germany's official commercial register (Handelsregister) for company data: HR numbers, managing directors, share capital, registered address, business purpose, branches, and filing history.

What it does

Searches handelsregister.de and extracts structured data from company register entries across all German Amtsgerichte (registry courts). Supports three search modes and all register types (HRB, HRA, PR, GnR, VR).

Data extracted per company:

Field	Description
company_name	Full legal name
hr_number	HR number (e.g. HRB 12345)
registry_court	Amtsgericht name
register_type	HRB, HRA, PR, GnR, or VR
legal_form	GmbH, AG, KG, UG, SE, etc.
status	active / dissolved / liquidation
registered_address	Registered office (Sitz)
business_purpose	Gegenstand des Unternehmens
share_capital_eur	Stammkapital / Grundkapital in EUR
share_capital_text	Raw share capital text
managing_directors	Geschäftsführer list
board_members	Vorstand (AG)
supervisory_board	Aufsichtsrat
prokura_holders	Prokuristen
branches	Zweigniederlassungen
incorporation_date	Founding / registration date
last_change_date	Date of last register change
detail_url	Direct link to register entry

Input

{
  "mode": "by_name",
  "query": "Siemens",
  "registerType": "HRB",
  "registryCourt": "",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
  }
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	by_name	Search mode: by_name, by_hr_number, or by_director_name
query	string	—	Search term (company name, HR number, or director name)
registerType	string	"" (all)	Filter: HRB, HRA, PR, GnR, VR
registryCourt	string	"" (all courts)	Filter by Amtsgericht, e.g. Berlin (Charlottenburg)
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum results to collect (1–5000)
proxyConfiguration	object	RESIDENTIAL/DE	Proxy settings — German residential proxy required

Register types

• HRB — Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH, AG, UG, SE, KGaA)
• HRA — Einzelkaufleute, offene Handelsgesellschaften (KG, OHG)
• PR — Partnerschaftsgesellschaften
• GnR — Genossenschaften
• VR — Vereine

Proxy requirement

Handelsregister.de restricts access to German IP addresses. The actor requires a residential proxy with apifyProxyCountry: "DE". Without a German proxy, all requests will be blocked.

Usage examples

Search by company name:

{ "mode": "by_name", "query": "Deutsche Bank", "maxItems": 50 }

Search by HR number:

{ "mode": "by_hr_number", "query": "HRB 12345 B", "registerType": "HRB", "registryCourt": "Berlin (Charlottenburg)" }

Search by director name:

{ "mode": "by_director_name", "query": "Mustermann", "maxItems": 20 }

Narrow to a specific court:

{
  "mode": "by_name",
  "query": "GmbH",
  "registryCourt": "Muenchen",
  "registerType": "HRB",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Output views

The dataset has two built-in views:

• Company Overview — name, legal form, HR number, court, status, address, URL
• KYC/KYB Data — full dataset including directors, capital, business purpose, prokura

Use cases

• KYC/KYB verification — confirm company registration, directors, and legal status
• M&A due diligence — extract ownership and governance structures
• Lead generation — build lists of companies by type, court, or director
• Compliance monitoring — track register changes and dissolved companies
• Competitive intelligence — map corporate structures in German markets

Performance

• Typical throughput: 5–15 records/minute (respects courtesy delays)
• Rate: $0.10/start + $0.001/record
• Memory: 1024–4096 MB recommended

Notes

• Data is sourced directly from the official German commercial register and is public record
• The register does not expose direct deep-link URLs for all entries — some results include listing URLs only
• share_capital_eur is parsed from German number format (e.g. 25.000,00 EUR → 25000.00)
• Director fields include name, birth year, and city when available in the register
• For full filing history and shareholder lists (Gesellschafterliste), combine with a Bundesanzeiger scraper