Spain Company Directory Scraper | Directorio de Empresas del Registro Mercantil

Extract company data from Spain's official Registro Mercantil directory - NIF, officers, CNAE codes, legal form, address, and status for millions of Spanish companies - as structured JSON, in bulk, beyond what the directory's one-at-a-time manual search allows. Search by company name, look up NIF/CIF or IRUS in batches, and filter by CNAE or province. There is no public API for this data.

No login, no API key, nothing to configure - paste a name or NIF, get structured records back.

What data do you get?

One record per company:

{
  "lookupStatus": "found",
  "query": "Telefonica",
  "companyName": "TELEFONICA SA",
  "nif": "A28015865",
  "legalForm": "Sociedades anonimas",
  "cnaeCode": "6190",
  "cnaeDescription": "Otras actividades de telecomunicaciones",
  "naceCode": "6190",
  "status": "Vigente",
  "address": "GRAN VIA 28, MADRID, MADRID",
  "registroMercantil": "MADRID",
  "irus": "1000239977797",
  "euid": "ES28065.000012387",
  "website": "telefonica.com",
  "officers": [
    { "name": "GAYO RODRIGUEZ EMILIO", "role": "Consejero Delegado" },
    { "name": "PALLETE LOPEZ JOSE MARIA ALVAREZ", "role": "Presidente" }
  ],
  "registrySheet": "6164",
  "sourceUrl": "https://opendata.registradores.org/directorio/-/sociedad/1000239977797/telefonica-sa"
}

Field	Description
lookupStatus	found, or not_found_in_registry when the registry confirmed no company matches
query	The search term, NIF, or IRUS that produced this row
companyName	Official registered name (denominacion social)
nif	Tax identification number (NIF/CIF)
legalForm	S.A., S.L., S.L.U., S.Coop., etc.
cnaeCode / cnaeDescription / naceCode / naceDescription	CNAE-2009 and European NACE activity codes
status	Vigente, Disuelta, Liquidada, Extinguida, En liquidacion, Cierre de hoja
address / registroMercantil	Registered address and competent commercial registry
irus / euid	Unique registry ID and European Unique Identifier
website	Company website if registered
officers	Administrators/officers with name and role
registrySheet / sourceUrl	Registry sheet reference and source page

How much does the Spanish company data cost?

Pay per event - no subscriptions, no minimum.

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.025 per GB of run memory (2 GB default = $0.05 per run)
Company record	$0.005

Volume (at the 2 GB default)	Cost
10 results	~$0.10
100 results	~$0.55
1,000 results	~$5.05

Volume discounts at Bronze/Silver/Gold tiers (up to 40% off).

What you are and are not charged for:

Outcome	In the dataset?	Charged?
Company retrieved (lookupStatus: "found")	Yes	Yes - 1 company record
Registry confirms no such company (not_found_in_registry)	Yes	Yes - a definitive answer is a real result
A lookup that could not complete (outage, unreachable page)	No	No - listed in FAILED_INPUTS so you can re-run exactly those
Companies excluded by your province / cnaeCode filter	No	No - filtered out before extraction

If a run cannot retrieve anything at all, it fails rather than reporting an empty success, so an outage is never mistaken for "no companies found."

Is it legal, and where does the data come from?

Data comes from OpenData Registradores (opendata.registradores.org), the official open-data portal of Spain's Colegio de Registradores. It originates from the Registro Mercantil, where all Spanish companies must register. The directory is public and free (no login), and company registration data is public under Spanish commercial law (Reglamento del Registro Mercantil). You are responsible for GDPR/LOPD-GDD compliance when processing extracted data.

How do I use it?

Click Try it and paste this input:

{ "searchQuery": "Telefonica", "maxResults": 10 }

Batch NIF lookup: { "nifNumbers": ["A28015865", "A28017895"], "maxResults": 50 }. Direct IRUS lookup (fastest, skips search): { "irusNumbers": ["1000239977797"] }. Filter by activity: { "searchQuery": "software", "cnaeCode": "6201", "province": "Madrid" }.

Input options

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	No	-	Company name (partial match)
nifNumbers	string[]	No	-	List of NIF/CIF numbers for batch lookup
irusNumbers	string[]	No	-	List of IRUS numbers for direct detail-page lookup
cnaeCode	string	No	-	Filter by CNAE activity code
province	string	No	-	Filter by Spanish province
maxResults	integer	No	100	Maximum records to return (1-10,000)

At least one of searchQuery, nifNumbers, irusNumbers, or cnaeCode is required.

What you can do with it

• B2B lead generation - find companies by industry (CNAE) and province for targeted outreach.
• KYC / KYB & due diligence - verify a Spanish company's registration, status, officers, and legal form before a deal.
• CRM enrichment - resolve a NIF or name to official identifiers (NIF, IRUS, EUID) and address.
• Market research - analyze company density by region, industry, and legal structure.
• Investment screening - filter companies by activity, status, and registry data.

Run it from code

# cURL - start a run and get the dataset back
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/regdata~spain-company-directory-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "searchQuery": "Telefonica", "maxResults": 10 }'

// Node.js - apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('regdata/spain-company-directory-scraper').call({ searchQuery: 'Telefonica', maxResults: 10 });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

# Python - apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("regdata/spain-company-directory-scraper").call(run_input={"searchQuery": "Telefonica", "maxResults": 10})
items = client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items

Integrations

Runs anywhere Apify does: call it from the REST API, schedule recurring enrichment, pipe results into n8n / Make / Zapier, or use it from any MCP client (Claude, Cursor) via mcp.apify.com.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape the Registro Mercantil directory? Yes. It is Spain's official open-data portal; company registration data is public under Spanish commercial law. You remain responsible for GDPR/LOPD-GDD compliance when processing the data.

Do I need an account or API key? No. No login, no key, nothing to configure - just an Apify account.

What do I pay if a company is not in the registry? A definitive not_found_in_registry is billed as one record (the registry was queried and answered). A lookup that could not complete is not charged and is listed in FAILED_INPUTS to re-run.

Why did a province filter return fewer rows than maxResults? The directory's own search ignores a province name, so the actor filters the results itself and scans a bounded number of pages. A very rare province plus a very broad name search may return fewer matches. Use NIF or IRUS for exact lookups.

What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML, or read live via the API.

Limitations

• Name searches may return partial matches; use NIF or IRUS for an exact lookup.
• Province filtering is applied by the actor (the directory's own search ignores a province name), scanning a bounded number of pages, so a rare province + broad name may return fewer rows than maxResults.
• An IRUS that cannot be opened is reported as a failed lookup (and not charged), because a stale identifier and a site problem are indistinguishable from the outside.
• The directory shows the current registry state only (no historical data).
• Officer data may be limited to current appointments visible on the detail page.

Related actors

Part of a suite of official government registry actors - no public API, pay per result, no keys to supply.

Country	Actors
Poland	REGON/GUS · KRS financials · KRS board · CRBR UBO · KRZ debtors · MSiG gazette · KNF · PEP · EKW land · UOKiK · BDO waste · Premises
Germany	Handelsregister · Insolvency
Spain	Company directory (this actor) · BORME acts · Concursal
Italy	Registro Imprese · PEC lookup
Austria	WKO directory · Ediktsdatei
France	Societe.com
Belgium	KBO/BCE
Czechia	ISIR insolvency
Slovakia	RPVS UBO
UAE	ADGM register
USA	California SoS · California UCC liens
Global	Adverse media

Common combination: company directory (this actor) -> BORME acts -> Concursal insolvency -> adverse media for a Spanish KYB flow.

Full suite: apify.com/regdata · Callable from any MCP client via mcp.apify.com

Informacion en espanol

Que es este actor?

Este actor extrae datos de empresas del directorio oficial de OpenData Registradores - el portal de datos abiertos del Colegio de Registradores de Espana. Los datos provienen del Registro Mercantil, donde todas las sociedades espanolas deben inscribirse. El directorio es publico y gratuito, pero no dispone de API publica - este actor devuelve datos estructurados en formato JSON. Sin clave, sin registro.

Para quien?

• Equipos comerciales B2B que buscan empresas por sector (CNAE) y provincia.
• Departamentos de compliance que verifican inscripcion, estado y administradores.
• Analistas de mercado e inversores que filtran empresas por actividad y estado.
• Abogados y asesores que realizan due diligence sobre sociedades.

Que datos se extraen?

Denominacion social, NIF/CIF, forma juridica, codigo CNAE, estado, domicilio social, Registro Mercantil, IRUS, EUID, pagina web, administradores y cargos. Pagas solo por uso, sin suscripcion.

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Directorio de empresas espanolas - Registro Mercantil OpenData

Extraccion automatizada de datos empresariales del directorio OpenData de Registradores de Espana. NIF, administradores, codigos CNAE, forma juridica, domicilio social y estado. No existe API publica para estos datos. Ideal para verificacion de empresas (KYC/KYB), prospeccion B2B e investigacion de mercado en Espana.