Germany Insolvency Register Search (Insolvenzbekanntmachungen)

Search the official German insolvency register - Insolvenzbekanntmachungen, the Bund-Länder justice portal where every German court publishes its insolvency proceedings - by company name or debtor name and get clean, structured JSON: court, case number (Aktenzeichen), publication date, debtor name and seat, and - for companies - the commercial-register reference (e.g. Koblenz, HRB 25603) that cross-links straight to the Handelsregister. No API key needed.

An insolvency publication is the single most important negative signal in German B2B: it tells you a company (or an individual sole trader) is in bankruptcy, restructuring, or has had a filing dismissed for lack of assets. Screening a counterparty against it is essential for credit risk, KYB / KYC, supplier and customer onboarding, and debtor monitoring. There is no open public API for this register, and it rate-limits and blocks aggressive scraping - this actor is the reliable, keyless API for it.

Why this actor

The register has no bulk API and throttles / IP-blocks scrapers, so the handful of existing tools are unreliable. This actor routes every request through managed anti-bot infrastructure for a stable success rate, drives the register's own JSF search form exactly as a browser would, and parses each publication - including the Handelsregister cross-reference that lets you tie an insolvency straight back to the company's officers and registration.

No key, no setup

The anti-bot handling and proxying run on our infrastructure and are included in the price. No API key, no CAPTCHA, no proxy to configure. Just send a name.

Pairs with the Handelsregister (the full German due-diligence flow)

This actor is the debtor / insolvency check half of a German KYB workflow. Chain it with the identity half:

1. Germany Handelsregister Company Scraper - confirm the company, its officers (with dates of birth) and registration (HRB/HRA number + register court).
2. This actor - screen that same company name against the insolvency register, and match the registerCourt + registerNumber back to the Handelsregister record.

The same pattern powers our EU suite: Poland CRBR Beneficial Owners / KRS Board Members to source the people and companies, then Poland KRZ Debtor Registry to screen them for insolvency. Source the party, then check the party.

Quick Start

Click Try it and search by a company or debtor name (contains-match, last two weeks by default):

{
  "name": "Wirecard"
}

Check for older insolvencies (a targeted name search may widen the window):

{
  "name": "Wirecard",
  "dateFrom": "2020-01-01"
}

Monitor a watchlist (ideal on a daily schedule - you get any new insolvency publications for your counterparties):

{
  "watchlist": ["Muster Bau GmbH", "Beispiel Handel AG", "Nord Logistik GmbH"]
}

Input

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Company name or surname to look up. Contains-match by default.
watchlist	array	A list of names to check in one run - the monitoring use case. Overrides name.
firstName	string	Optional first name, to narrow an individual-debtor search.
city	string	Optional seat / place of residence to narrow the search.
state	string	Optional German state (Bayern / BY, Nordrhein-Westfalen / NW, ...) - narrows the search and helps a broad term stay under the register's 1,000-match cap.
exactMatch	boolean	Off (default) = contains-search. On = match the term exactly.
dateFrom	string	Start of the publication-date window (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: two weeks ago. Widen for a historical check.
dateTo	string	End of the publication-date window (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: today.
subject	string	Optional filter by type of decision (openings, dismissals for lack of assets, residual-debt-discharge decisions, ...).
maxResults	integer	Cap on exported publications across all queries (default 200).

Output

One dataset item per insolvency publication:

{
  "publicationDate": "27.02.2026",
  "publicationDateISO": "2026-02-27",
  "caseNumber": "1542 IN 1356/20",
  "court": "München",
  "debtorName": "Wirecard Global Sales GmbH",
  "debtorType": "company",
  "debtorLastName": null,
  "debtorFirstName": null,
  "seat": "München",
  "register": "München, HRB 223366",
  "registerCourt": "München",
  "registerType": "HRB",
  "registerNumber": "223366",
  "matchedName": "Wirecard",
  "jurisdiction": "DE",
  "source": "Insolvenzbekanntmachungen (Bund-Länder-Justizportal)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://neu.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de/ap/suche.jsf",
  "retrievedAt": "2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z"
}

For individuals, debtorName is "Surname, Firstname" and is split into debtorLastName / debtorFirstName; register fields are null. For companies, the registerCourt + registerType + registerNumber are the direct link to the Handelsregister record.

Common use cases

• Credit risk & onboarding - before extending terms, check whether a customer or supplier is in insolvency, restructuring, or was dismissed for lack of assets.
• KYB / KYC - screen a counterparty (or the officers / UBOs surfaced by our registry actors) against the German insolvency register.
• Debtor & portfolio monitoring - run a watchlist on a daily schedule and get alerted to new insolvency publications for the companies you care about.
• Legal & collections - find the court, case number and register reference for a proceeding.

Data source & compliance

• Source: the official Insolvenzbekanntmachungen portal (neu.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de), operated by the German federal and state justice administrations. Every record is stamped with its source URL and retrieval timestamp.
• Public records. Insolvency publications are a public disclosure open to anyone; this actor reads the open public search and does not log in or bypass any paywall or access control.
• Query-driven - it looks up the names you ask for, not a bulk copy of the register. The register's own 1,000-match cap means broad browsing is refused - by design this tool is for targeted checks.
• Use the data lawfully (KYB, credit risk, counterparty due diligence, B2B) and gently. Not a consumer report - do not use for consumer-credit decisions where dedicated bureaus and legal bases apply.

Notes

• The register caps any single search at 1,000 matches - a term that is too broad is reported back so you can refine it (fuller name, add a state, or a shorter date range).
• Targeted name searches return matches from any date range; the two-week default keeps broad terms fast and under the cap. Widen dateFrom for a one-off historical check.
• The free Apify plan returns a small preview; upgrade to a paid plan for full, uncapped searches.