🏢 Northdata Company Search Scraper

This actor allows you to scrape company and business data from Northdata.com by providing a search URL. It automatically handles pagination and extracts comprehensive business information including company names, locations, identifiers, and detail page links.

Features

• URL-based Scraping: Extract company data by providing a complete Northdata search URL
• Automatic Pagination: Automatically loads more results until reaching the end or max items limit
• Comprehensive Company Data: Extract detailed information about each company including:
  • Company name and identifier
  • Direct links to company detail pages
  • Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude)
  • Company summary information
  • Registration numbers (Siren for French companies)
  • Additional metadata from search results
• Smart Deduplication: Automatically removes duplicate entries
• Proxy Support: Optional proxy configuration for enhanced reliability
• International Coverage: Works with companies from multiple countries including France, Germany, and more

Input Parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchUrl	string	Yes	Complete Northdata.com search URL to scrape
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of companies to fetch (default: unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Proxy settings for the actor

How to Get Search URL

1. Go to Northdata.com
2. Use the search bar to find companies (by name, industry, location, etc.)
3. Apply any filters or search criteria you need
4. Copy the complete URL from your browser's address bar
5. Paste it into the searchUrl field

Example search URLs:

https://www.northdata.com/bm
https://www.northdata.com/search?query=restaurant+paris
https://www.northdata.com/france

Output

The output is a dataset of company objects, each containing:

• searchUrl: The original search URL used
• dataId: Unique data identifier
• name: Company name
• detailPageUrl: Direct link to the company's detail page on Northdata
• summary: Brief summary or description of the company
• siren: French company registration number (Siren) if applicable
• lat: Latitude coordinate of company location
• lng: Longitude coordinate of company location
• uri: Relative URI path to the company page
• dataDetails: Additional metadata object containing:
  • engine: Search engine information
  • location: Location coordinates
  • nameScore: Relevance score
  • register: Registration information
  • uri: URI path
• scrapedAt: Timestamp of when the company was scraped

Example output:

[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.northdata.com/bm",
    "dataId": "6552911782871040",
    "name": "SCI BM 1, Fontaine-lès-Dijon, France",
    "detailPageUrl": "https://www.northdata.com/SCI%20BM%201,%20Fontaine-l%C3%A8s-Dijon/Siren%20830595914",
    "summary": "",
    "siren": null,
    "lat": 47.343094,
    "lng": 5.0369297,
    "uri": "/SCI%20BM%201,%20Fontaine-l%C3%A8s-Dijon/Siren%20830595914",
    "dataDetails": {
      "engine": "PrimaryStorageSearch",
      "location": {
        "lat": 47.343094,
        "lng": 5.0369297
      },
      "nameScore": 3.229011425732739,
      "register": {},
      "uri": "/SCI%20BM%201,%20Fontaine-l%C3%A8s-Dijon/Siren%20830595914"
    },
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-06T02:33:32.207Z"
  },
  ...
]

Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Find potential business clients across Europe
• Market Research: Analyze company distribution and business landscape
• Competitive Intelligence: Track competitors and industry players
• Due Diligence: Gather basic company information for verification
• Business Directory Building: Create comprehensive company databases
• Geographic Analysis: Map business locations using coordinate data
• Network Analysis: Build company relationship networks
• Data Enrichment: Enhance existing company databases with Northdata information

Notes

• Works with European companies primarily (France, Germany, etc.)
• Results are saved incrementally as they are found
• All timestamps are in ISO 8601 format
• Geographic coordinates provided for location mapping
• Supports French Siren numbers for company identification
• Detail page URLs can be used to scrape additional company information

Limitations

• Only works with Northdata.com or Northdata.de search results
• Cannot scrape detailed information from company detail pages (only listing data)
• Some companies may have incomplete information
• Registration numbers availability depends on country and company type
• Summary information may be empty for some companies

Tips for Best Results

• Use specific search terms for more targeted results
• Set a reasonable maxItems limit to avoid long scraping times
• Check the search results manually first to ensure the URL is correct
• For large datasets, consider splitting into multiple smaller scraping jobs
• Enable proxy configuration if you encounter access issues
• Use the detail page URLs for deeper company information scraping

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Start extracting European company data from Northdata today!