# Taiwan Company Registry — GCIS UBN Lookup (`logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry`) Actor Look up Taiwan companies by Unified Business Number via the official GCIS API — no login, no scraping. - **URL**: https://apify.com/logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry.md - **Developed by:** [LogFabric](https://apify.com/logfabric) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results 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 ## Taiwan Company Registry — GCIS UBN Lookup Look up Taiwan companies by Unified Business Number (UBN / 統一編號) using the official GCIS OData API. Returns company name, status, setup date, and business items as structured JSON. No login, no token, no scraping. --- ### What this Actor does This Actor accepts one or more Taiwan Unified Business Numbers (UBN / 統一編號) and queries the Taiwan GCIS OData API for each number. Results are pushed to an Apify Dataset as English-key JSON records. For each UBN, the Actor returns: - Company name in Traditional Chinese - Company status code and description - Company status normalized to English (`Active` / `Dissolved` / `Revoked`) - Setup date in original ROC calendar format - Setup date converted to ISO 8601 format - Business items, including industry codes and descriptions in Traditional Chinese - A `found` flag indicating whether the UBN was matched - Source metadata: `sourceName`, `sourceUrl`, `retrievedAt` --- ### Output limits and cost control This Actor supports `maxItems` to limit the number of dataset records produced in a run. The Actor also respects Apify's paid dataset item limit when it is provided by the platform. The effective output limit is the minimum of: - `maxItems` - Apify's paid dataset item limit, if present - the Actor's internal hard cap This helps keep runs predictable and prevents the Actor from producing more paid dataset items than intended. ### Input ```json { "businessAccountingNumbers": ["20828393", "22099131"], "maxItems": 100 } ```` | Field | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `businessAccountingNumbers` | array of strings | Yes | Taiwan Unified Business Numbers (UBN / 統一編號). 1–100 values per run. | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum number of dataset records to output. Default: `100`. Maximum: `1000`. | **Notes:** - Each value should be an 8-digit string. - Values shorter than 8 digits are left-padded with zeros automatically. - Maximum 100 numbers per run in v0. - `maxItems` limits how many dataset records are produced, regardless of how many UBNs are provided. *** ### Output Each UBN produces one record in the Dataset, unless the run reaches the effective output limit. #### Found ```json { "businessAccountingNumber": "22099131", "found": true, "companyNameZh": "台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司", "companyStatus": "01", "companyStatusDesc": "核准設立", "companyStatusEn": "Active", "setupDateRoc": "0760221", "setupDateIso": "1987-02-21", "businessItems": [ { "seq": "0001", "code": "CC01080", "descZh": "電子零組件製造業" } ], "sourceName": "Taiwan GCIS OData API", "sourceUrl": "https://data.gcis.nat.gov.tw/od/data/api/236EE382-4942-41A9-BD03-CA0709025E7C", "retrievedAt": "2026-06-30T14:38:24.448Z" } ``` #### Not found ```json { "businessAccountingNumber": "00000000", "found": false, "sourceName": "Taiwan GCIS OData API", "sourceUrl": "https://data.gcis.nat.gov.tw/od/data/api/236EE382-4942-41A9-BD03-CA0709025E7C", "retrievedAt": "2026-06-30T14:38:24.448Z" } ``` *** ### What this Actor does not do This Actor is intentionally limited. It does not: - Scrape websites - Use proxies - Use browser automation - Require login, cookies, or tokens - Enrich records from third-party sources - Collect representative names - Collect directors or shareholders - Collect phone numbers - Collect emails - Collect personal profile data - Generate sales messages - Crawl external websites *** ### Data source This Actor uses the official Taiwan GCIS OData API. Source: ```text Taiwan GCIS OData API https://data.gcis.nat.gov.tw/od/data/api/236EE382-4942-41A9-BD03-CA0709025E7C ``` The Actor stores this source metadata in each Dataset record. *** ### Limitations - This Actor supports UBN lookup only. - Company name search is not supported in v0. - Additional GCIS endpoints are intentionally out of scope for v0. - Business item descriptions (`descZh`) are returned in Traditional Chinese as provided by the source. No English translation is performed in v0. - The Actor queries one UBN per API request. For large batches, total run time scales with the number of inputs. - The GCIS API may be temporarily unavailable. Failed requests are counted in `errorCount` in the run summary. *** ### Run summary After each run, a summary is saved to the Key-Value Store under the key `RUN_SUMMARY`. ```json { "totalInput": 2, "requestedMaxItems": 100, "effectiveMaxItems": 100, "actorMaxPaidDatasetItems": 16979, "totalItems": 2, "foundCount": 2, "notFoundCount": 0, "errorCount": 0, "skippedDueToLimit": 0, "retrievedAt": "2026-06-30T14:38:24.448Z" } ``` The exact value of `actorMaxPaidDatasetItems` may vary by run depending on Apify's paid dataset item limit. Summary fields: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `totalInput` | Number of UBNs provided in the input. | | `requestedMaxItems` | Requested output limit from `maxItems`, defaulting to `100` if omitted. | | `effectiveMaxItems` | Final output limit used by the Actor. | | `actorMaxPaidDatasetItems` | Apify paid dataset item limit, if provided by the platform. | | `totalItems` | Number of Dataset records actually produced. | | `foundCount` | Number of matched UBN records. | | `notFoundCount` | Number of UBNs not found in the source API. | | `errorCount` | Number of API lookup errors. | | `skippedDueToLimit` | Number of input UBNs skipped after the output limit was reached. | | `retrievedAt` | Timestamp when the summary was written. | *** ### Development status - v0 is implemented as a UBN lookup Actor. - The Actor currently supports lookup by Business Accounting Number only. - Company name search and additional GCIS endpoints are intentionally out of scope for v0. - The Actor is published and maintained as a conservative official-API lookup Actor. # Actor input Schema ## `businessAccountingNumbers` (type: `array`): Array of 8-digit Taiwan Unified Business Numbers (UBN / 統一編號). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of dataset items this run is allowed to push, regardless of how many UBNs are in businessAccountingNumbers. ## Actor input object example ```json { "businessAccountingNumbers": [ "20828393", "22099131" ], "maxItems": 100 } ``` # 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 = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry").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 = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry").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 '{}' | apify call logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=logfabric/taiwan-gcis-company-registry", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Taiwan Company Registry — GCIS UBN Lookup", "description": "Look up Taiwan companies by Unified Business Number via the official GCIS API — no login, no scraping.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "PDVH9Yfu8gyyDblFI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/logfabric~taiwan-gcis-company-registry/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-logfabric-taiwan-gcis-company-registry", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/logfabric~taiwan-gcis-company-registry/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-logfabric-taiwan-gcis-company-registry", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/logfabric~taiwan-gcis-company-registry/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-logfabric-taiwan-gcis-company-registry", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "businessAccountingNumbers" ], "properties": { "businessAccountingNumbers": { "title": "Business Accounting Numbers", "minItems": 1, "maxItems": 100, "type": "array", "description": "Array of 8-digit Taiwan Unified Business Numbers (UBN / 統一編號).", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "20828393", "22099131" ] }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Output Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of dataset items this run is allowed to push, regardless of how many UBNs are in businessAccountingNumbers.", "default": 100 } } }, "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": 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