# Handelsregister Scraper - German Companies & Directors (`jungle_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper`) Actor Scrape handelsregister.de for German companies: HR numbers, directors, shareholders (Gesellschafterliste), share capital, articles of association, branches. Pair with bundesanzeiger for full filings. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## 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](https://www.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 ```json { "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:** ```json { "mode": "by_name", "query": "Deutsche Bank", "maxItems": 50 } ``` **Search by HR number:** ```json { "mode": "by_hr_number", "query": "HRB 12345 B", "registerType": "HRB", "registryCourt": "Berlin (Charlottenburg)" } ``` **Search by director name:** ```json { "mode": "by_director_name", "query": "Mustermann", "maxItems": 20 } ``` **Narrow to a specific court:** ```json { "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 # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `mode` (type: `string`): No description ## `query` (type: `string`): Company name, HR number (e.g. HRB 12345 B), or director name depending on mode. ## `registryCourt` (type: `string`): Filter by Amtsgericht (e.g. 'Berlin (Charlottenburg)', 'Muenchen', 'Frankfurt am Main'). Leave empty to search all courts. ## `registerType` (type: `string`): No description ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): No description ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): No description ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "mode": "by_name", "query": "Siemens", "registerType": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "mode": "by_name", "query": "Siemens", "registerType": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "mode": "by_name", "query": "Siemens", "registerType": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "mode": "by_name", "query": "Siemens", "registerType": "", "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "DE" } }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/handelsregister-de-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Handelsregister Scraper - German Companies & Directors", "description": "Scrape handelsregister.de for German companies: HR numbers, directors, shareholders (Gesellschafterliste), share capital, articles of association, branches. Pair with bundesanzeiger for full filings.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "TQ6uKCw7qI7eN64VN" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~handelsregister-de-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-handelsregister-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~handelsregister-de-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-handelsregister-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~handelsregister-de-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-handelsregister-de-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "mode": { "title": "Query Mode", "enum": [ "by_name", "by_hr_number", "by_director_name" ], "type": "string", "description": "", "default": "by_name" }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Company name, HR number (e.g. HRB 12345 B), or director name depending on mode.", "default": "Siemens" }, "registryCourt": { "title": "Registry Court (Amtsgericht)", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by Amtsgericht (e.g. 'Berlin (Charlottenburg)', 'Muenchen', 'Frankfurt am Main'). Leave empty to search all courts." }, "registerType": { "title": "Register Type", "enum": [ "", "HRB", "HRA", "PR", "GnR", "VR" ], "type": "string", "description": "", "default": "" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```