NZ Companies Register Scraper

NZ Companies Register Scraper

Scrape company records from the NZ Companies Register by name or keyword, up to a million per run. Every company comes with its registration number, status, addresses, directors, and filing history. No API key or login. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The NZ Companies Office website lets you search for businesses but offers no bulk export and forces you to click into each record for details. This Actor searches the public register by company name or keyword, opens every matching profile, and returns the full data in one flat dataset. It works for market mapping, due diligence, lead generation, and compliance checks across New Zealand registered entities.

Who uses it	What they scrape NZ Companies Register for
Business development teams	Building lead lists of New Zealand companies by industry keyword
Compliance officers	Checking the registration status and director details of NZ entities
Market researchers	Mapping the competitive landscape of a sector in New Zealand
Journalists and investigators	Tracing company networks and director appointments across multiple entities

What it does

This Actor searches the NZ Companies Register by company name or keyword and returns each matching company as a flat row with its registration details, addresses, directors, and status.

• 🔍 Keyword search: feed it any company name, partial name, or industry term like "plumbing" or "construction".
• 📋 Bulk collection: set a high maximum and pull every company matching your search in one run.
• 🏢 Full profile extraction: each result includes the registered office, director names, incorporation date, and entity status.
• 📁 Flat row output: every company is one row, ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML export with no nested parsing needed.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with NZ Companies Register data

📈 Build a New Zealand prospect list.

A sales team searches for "plumbing" or "building" and exports every registered company in that trade with its address and status for outreach.

🛡️ Verify a supplier or partner.

A procurement manager checks a company's registration status, incorporation date, and director names before signing a contract.

📊 Map an industry sector.

A market analyst searches for "fintech" or "agritech" and collects all matching NZ companies to size the competitive landscape.

🔗 Trace director networks.

An investigator runs multiple company name searches and cross-references director names to find linked entities.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Reads the public register directly with no registration or token
Director data	Every company row includes its current directors
Status and dates	Incorporation date, entity status, and registration number in every record
Bulk export	Collect up to a million companies and export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML

How it compares

No other Store actor targets NZ Companies Register the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	NZ Companies Register Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When NZ Companies Register changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from one or more company names or keywords, and set a maximum number of companies to collect per run. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "air new zealand"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "air new zealand"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.001 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.10
1,000 results	$1.00
10,000 results	$10.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the NZ Companies Register Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to NZ Companies Register through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/nz-companies-register-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results for my search term?

Check the spelling of your search term. The NZ Companies Register search is literal, so try a shorter or partial name. Also try the exact legal name if you know it.

The run stopped before reaching my maximum.

The register may have fewer matching companies than your maximum. The Actor collects every result the search returns and stops when there are no more pages.

Some company profiles are missing director names.

Not all company types list directors publicly on the register. Overseas companies and some older entities may show limited information on their profile page.

The Actor is running slowly.

The NZ Companies Register website rate-limits requests. The Actor respects these limits to avoid being blocked. Larger searches will take longer to complete.

I got blocked or received an error.

The website may temporarily throttle high-volume requests. Reduce your maximum items and try again, or use Apify proxies to rotate IP addresses between runs.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need an NZ Companies Office API key?	No. This Actor reads the public search and company profile pages directly, so no registration or API key is required.
What data does each company row include?	Each row includes the company name, registration number, entity status, incorporation date, registered office address, and current directors, among other profile fields.
Can I search by company number instead of name?	Yes. You can enter a full or partial company number as a search term and the Actor will match it against the register.
How many companies can I collect in one run?	You set the maximum. The Actor can collect up to one million companies per run, limited only by how many results match your search terms.
Can I search for multiple terms at once?	Yes. Add as many search terms as you need in the input array and the Actor will run each search and combine the results.
Does this include financial data or shareholder details?	The Actor collects the publicly visible profile data from the Companies Register. Financial statements and shareholding structures are not always available on the public profile page.
What export formats are supported?	You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform.
Is this legal to scrape?	The Actor reads publicly available pages on the NZ Companies Register website. You should review the website's terms of use for your specific use case.
Can I filter by company status or incorporation date?	The Actor collects all matching results. You can filter by status or date after export using your spreadsheet or database tools.
Does it get director appointment dates?	The Actor extracts the director information shown on the public company profile, which typically includes names. Appointment dates depend on what the register displays.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by New Zealand Companies Office. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.