🔔 Ireland CRO Company Records

One record per Irish company from the official CRO 'Company Records' open-data bulk file (number, name, status, type, address, NACE, lifecycle dates). Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (Companies Registration Office); attribution carried in the README and in every run_receipt.

Public, robots-honoured.

Output is one ie_cro_company row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one registry record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per registry record). Source: creativecommons.org, opendata.cro.ie.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run ILZXwI8BklSsjx7WC on build 0.1.4 (2026-09-18), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

name	type	registration_date	next_annual_return_date	address_1	address_2
GROVE FLOORING LIMITED	Private limited by shares	2002-12-03	2004-09-30	UNIT 5 C	EASTWAY BUSINESS PARK
AUBURN PROPERTY CONTRACTORS LIMITED	Private limited by shares	2002-12-04	2003-06-04	HIGH STREET	TRIM,MEATH
TENBLOCK LIMITED	Private limited by shares	2002-12-04	2009-09-30	BLOCK 3	THE OVAL
WEST-TEC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED	LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares	2001-10-01	2026-09-30	MG Hayes & Co.	Annacotty Business Park
CHP SUPPLY LIMITED	LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares	2001-10-17	2017-05-30	RED OAK SOUTH SOUTH COUNTY BUSINESS PARK	LEOPARDSTOWN
JOYCE'S PHARMACY (HOLDING) LIMITED	LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares	2001-11-07	2026-12-31	40 MAIN STREET	MALLOW,CORK
SOUTH EAST CARPETS LIMITED	LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares	2001-11-21	2026-09-30	OYLEGATE	ENNISCORTHY,WEXFORD
ARMENZANO CONSULTING LIMITED	LTD - Private Company Limited by Shares	2001-12-11	2017-09-30	53 PALMERSTON ROAD	DUBLIN 6

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. ie_cro_company
• company_number (string/null) — e.g. 364565
• name (string/null) — e.g. GROVE FLOORING LIMITED
• status_code (string/null) — e.g. 1158
• status (string/null) — e.g. Dissolved
• type_code (string/null) — e.g. 1119
• type (string/null) — e.g. Private limited by shares
• registration_date (string/null) — e.g. 2002-12-03
• last_annual_return_date (string/null) — e.g. 2004-06-03
• next_annual_return_date (string/null) — e.g. 2004-09-30
• last_accounts_date (string/null) — e.g. 2007-12-31
• status_date (string/null) — e.g. 2009-01-16
• dissolved_date (string/null) — e.g. 2009-01-16
• address_1 (string/null) — e.g. UNIT 5 C
• address_2 (string/null) — e.g. EASTWAY BUSINESS PARK
• address_3 (string/null) — e.g. TIPPERARY ROAD LIMERICK
• address_4 (string/null) — e.g. CO. LIMERICK,LIMERICK
• eircode (string/null) — e.g. D18W688
• nace_code (string/null) — null in every sample row
• principal_object_code (string/null) — e.g. 45.43
• name_effective_date (string/null) — e.g. 2002-12-03
• type_effective_date (string/null) — e.g. 2002-12-03
• source (string/null) — e.g. ireland-cro-company-records
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://opendata.cro.ie/dataset/bf6f837d-0946-4c14-9a99-82cd6980c121/resource/3f
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-18T19:34:57Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• license (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• attribution (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One registry_record per entity, deduplicated on the source-native id. Fields the source does not publish are honest null. A run_receipt row carries the source URL, scope, reconciliation counts, and delivered/duplicate totals.

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "maxRecords": 50
}

The sample run charged exactly: 2 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 50 × $0.02 registry_record = $1.04 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "maxRecords": 5
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02).

3. A full-size run

{
  "maxRecords": 5000
}

Up to 5000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $100.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run ILZXwI8BklSsjx7WC, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "ie_cro_company",
  "company_number": "364565",
  "name": "GROVE FLOORING LIMITED",
  "status_code": "1158",
  "status": "Dissolved",
  "type_code": "1119",
  "type": "Private limited by shares",
  "registration_date": "2002-12-03",
  "last_annual_return_date": "2004-06-03",
  "next_annual_return_date": "2004-09-30",
  "last_accounts_date": null,
  "status_date": "2009-01-16",
  "dissolved_date": "2009-01-16",
  "address_1": "UNIT 5 C",
  "address_2": "EASTWAY BUSINESS PARK",
  "address_3": "TIPPERARY ROAD LIMERICK",
  "address_4": "CO. LIMERICK,LIMERICK",
  "eircode": null,
  "nace_code": null,
  "principal_object_code": "45.43",
  "name_effective_date": "2002-12-03",
  "type_effective_date": "2002-12-03",
  "source": "ireland-cro-company-records",
  "release_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://opendata.cro.ie/dataset/bf6f837d-0946-4c14-9a99-82cd6980c121/resource/3fef41bc-b8f4-4b10-8434-ce51c29b1bba/download/companies.csv.zip",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-18T19:34:57Z"
}

🔧 How it works

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent. Pacing: CRAWL_DELAY=10.0.

Charging. Each registry record is charged at the moment it is pushed (registry_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

How it behaves

The CRO open-data dataset page (opendata.cro.ie, robots disallows /api/ — never touched) is read to discover the current companies.csv.zip download link; the ZIP is streamed, its single CSV entry read row-by-row (UTF-8 BOM), bounded to maxRecords. Headers are validated against the published schema and a drift fails loud. Crawl-Delay 10 honoured between the two requests.

Licence

Data: Companies Registration Office, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Attribution is carried in every run_receipt (license, attribution).

Source

https://opendata.cro.ie/dataset/companies

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Registry Record (registry_record)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.01

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 registry records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = $0.18
• 25 registry records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = $0.52
• 5000 registry records: $0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02 = $100.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 4096 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 50 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed). billable=50. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by creativecommons.org, opendata.cro.ie. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (creativecommons.org, opendata.cro.ie) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 5000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other NexGen Watch actors actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers creativecommons.org, opendata.cro.ie. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source (CRAWL_DELAY=10.0) and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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