# DACH Supplier KYB Packet (`plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet`) Actor

For DE/AT/CH supplier domains: extract statutory Impressum identity, live official VIES VAT check, and official Insolvenzbekanntmachungen flag with mismatch events. Not a Northdata clone; not imprint-only. Pay only for unique verified KYB packets.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet.md
- **Developed by:** [Daniel Witney](https://apify.com/plym-actor-factory) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 kyb packet delivereds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## DACH Supplier KYB Packet

For **German / Austrian / Swiss supplier domains**, build one JSON **KYB packet**: statutory **Impressum** identity from the supplier’s own site, a **live official VIES** VAT check, and an **official Insolvenzbekanntmachungen** open-insolvency flag — plus typed **mismatch events**. Not a Northdata clone. Not imprint-only email scraping.

**Honest title:** batch / scheduled KYB packet over public HTTP. Not a certified Handelsregister extract, not Creditreform, not real-time gazette push.

### Value proposition

- **Cross-source join:** first-party Impressum × EU VIES × official German insolvency gazette.
- **Mismatch events:** `VAT_INVALID_OR_MISMATCH`, `VIES_UNAVAILABLE`, `INSOLVENCY_OPEN`, `HRB_PARSE_UNVERIFIED` (and incomplete helpers).
- Official / public HTTP only. **No paid Northdata / Creditreform / Handelsregister API.**
- **Pay only for unique verified KYB packets.** Impressum miss, VIES outage, and fixture health ≈ $0 product charges.
- Durable KVS checkpoint + `event_uid` dedupe.

### PRODUCTION USE (required for real KYB)

> **Store default ≠ product.** Schema defaults use `sourceMode=fixture` so Apify Store daily auto-tests leave a non-empty health dataset **without** calling supplier sites, VIES, or the gazette. That fixture path only writes a non-billable `RUN_STATUS` / `FIXTURE_HEALTH` row. It is **not** supplier verification.

For **production KYB** you **must**:

1. Set **`sourceMode` = `live`**
2. Provide `supplierUrls` (domains or URLs)
3. Use fair-use `requestPaceMs` (default 500)
4. Optionally set `viesRequesterVat` (your EU VAT) to obtain a VIES consultation / request identifier

Official references:

- [VIES VAT validation](https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/)
- [Insolvenzbekanntmachungen](https://www.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de/) (UI: `neu.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de`)
- Statutory Impressum obligations on the supplier’s own website (TMG / DDV / local equivalents) — first-party pages only

### Data limitations (read before buying)

- **Not a Northdata / Creditreform substitute.** No paid register API; HRB fields are parsed from Impressum text (best-effort) and may be incomplete → `HRB_PARSE_UNVERIFIED`.
- **VIES** can be temporarily unavailable; those runs do **not** charge as verified packets (`VIES_UNAVAILABLE` → retry).
- **Swiss (CH)** VAT is outside EU VIES; packets may still verify with `vies_status=SKIPPED` when Impressum + insolvency succeed.
- **Insolvency** search is the official public UI (fair-use). Name collisions, portal challenges, or rate limits → `INSOLVENCY_CHECK_UNAVAILABLE` (not charged as verified). Austrian/Swiss insolvency gazettes are **not** fully covered by the German portal.
- Impressum HTML varies widely; email/phone/GF parsing is best-effort.
- Fair-use pacing applies; large batches need longer `maxRunSeconds` or chunked runs.
- We cite the supplier site, the European Commission (VIES), and Justizportal Insolvenzbekanntmachungen as data origins. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

### Apify Store daily auto-test / default input

| Field | Default |
|-------|---------|
| `supplierUrls` | `["example-maschine.de","risk-supplier.at"]` |
| `sourceMode` | `fixture` |
| `emitFixtureDemoEvents` | `false` |
| `maxRunSeconds` | `55` |
| `maxEvents` | `500` |

On that path the Actor **SUCCEEDS** quickly, pushes exactly one `RUN_STATUS` / `FIXTURE_HEALTH` row (`billable: false`), and does **not** charge `kyb-packet-delivered`.

### Input (summary)

| Field | Notes |
|-------|--------|
| `supplierUrls` | Domains or URLs (required) |
| `sourceMode` | `fixture` (default) or `live` |
| `emitFixtureDemoEvents` | Default **false** |
| `insolvencyLookbackDays` | Default 3650 |
| `viesRequesterVat` | Optional EU VAT for consultation id |
| `maxRunSeconds` / `maxEvents` | Budgets |
| `resumeFromCheckpoint` | Default true |
| `requestPaceMs` | Fair-use delay (default 500) |

#### Production example

```json
{
  "supplierUrls": ["https://supplier.de", "partner.at"],
  "sourceMode": "live",
  "maxRunSeconds": 120,
  "requestPaceMs": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true
}
```

### Output

#### KYB packets (billable under PPE when verified)

Typed rows include: `supplier_domain`, `legal_name`, `vat_id`, `vies_status`, `insolvency_status`, `mismatch_events`, `verified`, `evidence`, `event_uid`, `billable: true`.

#### RUN\_STATUS (never billed)

Every successful run pushes one health row (`FIXTURE_HEALTH` | `MONITOR_IDLE` | `CATCHUP_COMPLETE` | `HEALTH_OK`).

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **`kyb-packet-delivered`** at **$0.02** per delivered unique **verified** KYB packet ($20 / 1,000). Single tier (see `docs/monetization.md` and ADR 0010). Health / incomplete / duplicate / fixture rows are never charged.

### Local development

```bash
cd actors/dach-supplier-kyb-packet
npm install
npm test
npm run build
## Store-safe fixture health:
apify run -p
## Demo typed packets locally:
## set input emitFixtureDemoEvents=true (still sourceMode=fixture)
```

### Attribution

Impressum text originates from the **supplier’s own website**. VAT validity originates from the **European Commission VIES** service. Insolvency flags originate from **Insolvenzbekanntmachungen** (Justizportal). Not an official product of those bodies.

# Actor input Schema

## `supplierUrls` (type: `array`):

German / Austrian / Swiss supplier website URLs or bare domains. Invalid entries are skipped with no charge.

## `maxRunSeconds` (type: `integer`):

Wall-clock budget for this batch.

## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many unique verified KYB packets are delivered (does not include RUN\_STATUS).

## `resumeFromCheckpoint` (type: `boolean`):

If true, resume seen event\_uids and last packet fingerprints from the default Key-Value Store.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

fixture = local/CI / Apify Store daily auto-test default (no network; emits RUN\_STATUS only unless emitFixtureDemoEvents=true). live = first-party Impressum HTTP + official VIES REST + official Insolvenzbekanntmachungen search.

## `emitFixtureDemoEvents` (type: `boolean`):

When sourceMode=fixture, if true push fabricated KYB packets from local fixtures (unit/local demos only). Default false so Store daily auto-tests never emit fake packets or charge kyb-packet-delivered. Production: leave false and use sourceMode=live.

## `insolvencyLookbackDays` (type: `integer`):

Date-range lookback for Insolvenzbekanntmachungen search (default 3650 ≈ 10 years).

## `viesRequesterVat` (type: `string`):

Optional own EU VAT ID (e.g. DE123...) so VIES returns a consultation / request identifier. Not required for validity checks. Never log secrets from other inputs.

## `maxTotalChargeUsd` (type: `number`):

Optional soft budget hint for delivered packets. Platform ACTOR\_MAX\_TOTAL\_CHARGE\_USD also applies when set.

## `requestPaceMs` (type: `integer`):

Minimum delay between outbound official/public HTTP requests (fair-use pacing).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "supplierUrls": [
    "example-maschine.de",
    "risk-supplier.at"
  ],
  "maxRunSeconds": 55,
  "maxEvents": 500,
  "resumeFromCheckpoint": true,
  "sourceMode": "fixture",
  "emitFixtureDemoEvents": false,
  "insolvencyLookbackDays": 3650,
  "requestPaceMs": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `OUTPUT` (type: `string`):

JSON summary: delivered, charged, runStatus, checkpoint, stats

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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 plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,plym-actor-factory/dach-supplier-kyb-packet"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wcKfcGC621yz4fZTQ/builds/wnpIJ9EkwLZ0VVQV0/openapi.json