UK Companies House Bulk Scraper
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Companies House API alternative. Bulk download & export 5M+ UK companies to CSV/JSON. Filter by SIC code, location, status. No API key.
You can access the UK Companies House Bulk Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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E.g. \"TECH\" matches \"FINTECH LTD\", \"TECHWAVE LIMITED\", etc.", "default": "" }, "companyStatuses": { "title": "Company statuses", "type": "array", "description": "Which company statuses to include. Most users want only \"Active\" companies for lead-gen.", "default": [ "Active" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "companyCategories": { "title": "Company categories", "type": "array", "description": "E.g. \"Private Limited Company\", \"Public Limited Company\", \"Limited Liability Partnership\". Leave empty for all categories.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "postCodePrefixes": { "title": "Post-code prefixes", "type": "array", "description": "UK postcode prefix match. E.g. [\"SW1\", \"EC1\"] matches central London. [\"M\"] matches all Manchester postcodes. [\"E1\"] matches East London.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "postTowns": { "title": "Post towns", "type": "array", "description": "Exact match on the post town (case-insensitive). E.g. 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