# Match French company names to SIREN

**Use case:** 

Search a list of French company names with postal codes. Keep your row IDs, review up to three candidates when identity is uncertain, and export administrative facts. Uses the official API Recherche d'entreprises. A name or brand does not guarantee a unique legal entity.

## Input

```json
{
  "rows": [
    {
      "buyer_row_id": "demo-001",
      "company_name": "LA POSTE",
      "postal_code": "75015"
    },
    {
      "buyer_row_id": "demo-002",
      "company_name": "SANOFI",
      "postal_code": "75017"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "buyer_row_id": {
    "label": "Buyer row id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "match_status": {
    "label": "Match status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "match_reason": {
    "label": "Match reason",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "siren": {
    "label": "Siren",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "company_name": {
    "label": "Company name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "administrative_status": {
    "label": "Administrative status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "creation_date": {
    "label": "Creation date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "age_years": {
    "label": "Age years",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "company_size_category": {
    "label": "Company size category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "company_size_reference_year": {
    "label": "Company size reference year",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "employee_size_class": {
    "label": "Employee size class",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "employee_reference_year": {
    "label": "Employee reference year",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "naf_code": {
    "label": "Naf code",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "naf_version": {
    "label": "Naf version",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_updated_at": {
    "label": "Source updated at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "checked_at": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "candidates": {
    "label": "Candidates",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "label": "Attribution",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source_url": {
    "label": "Source url",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The France Supplier Verifier | SIREN & Name Match Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Match French company names to SIREN". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ybofDvbFbJEp2r0r6) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Match French company names to SIREN" task

The France Supplier Verifier | SIREN & Name Match Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like supplier rows, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Match French company names to SIREN" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as buyer row id, match status, match reason, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Match French company names to SIREN" task via API](https://apify.com/krabani/france-supplier-verifier.md).

## FAQ

### Does a brand or company name always identify one legal entity?

French company name matching may return an ambiguous result with candidates for review. Use a SIREN when available. Brand, acronym, and spelling-variant evidence does not automatically establish identity.

### What does a run cost?

France Supplier Verifier charges USD 0.01 per completed matched, ambiguous, or not_found row. An ambiguous row counts once, not per candidate. needs_identifier, privacy_excluded, and out_of_scope have no row event.

### Can this confirm that a supplier can pay its debts?

France Supplier Verifier returns administrative identity facts. Active status is not proof of solvency, payment capacity, supplier quality, or onboarding approval.

### Which source is used and do I need a source API key?

France Supplier Verifier uses SIRENE administrative data from the official API Recherche d'entreprises. No source API key is needed. It excludes restricted diffusion and unsupported legal forms.

### What is the sample spending limit?

This example task starts with a USD 0.03 maximum run charge. Before checking a larger list, set an appropriate maximum charge and timeout. A budget stop can leave a partial dataset; inspect SUMMARY before using the results.

### Is this an official government product?

France Supplier Verifier is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the French government. It uses API Recherche d'entreprises and SIRENE administrative data under Licence Ouverte 2.0.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [France Supplier Verifier | SIREN & Name Match](https://apify.com/krabani/france-supplier-verifier.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/krabani/france-supplier-verifier.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/krabani/france-supplier-verifier.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).