Belgium KBO/BCE Company Registry Scraper

Here is one real result, with the fields the actor returns (long arrays trimmed, noted below):

{
  "enterpriseNumber": "0400.378.485",
  "vatNumber": "BE0400378485",
  "name": "Colruyt Group",
  "abbreviation": null,
  "status": "Actif",
  "legalSituation": "Situation normale",
  "startDate": "9 mars 1950",
  "legalForm": "Société anonyme",
  "entityType": "Personne morale",
  "address": "Edingensesteenweg 196 1500 Halle",
  "phone": null,
  "email": null,
  "website": null,
  "capital": null,
  "establishmentUnitCount": 38,
  "activities": [
    { "registration": "VAT", "naceVersion": "2025", "naceCode": "47.110", "naceLabel": "Commerce de détail non spécialisé dans lequel les produits alimentaires et le tabac prédominent", "since": "1 janvier 2025" },
    { "registration": "NSSO", "naceVersion": "2025", "naceCode": "70.100", "naceLabel": "Activités des sièges sociaux", "since": "1 janvier 2025" }
  ],
  "functionHolders": [
    { "role": "Représentant permanent", "personName": "Colruyt, Willem", "personNumber": "0422.041.357", "since": "26 septembre 2018" },
    { "role": "Représentant permanent", "personName": "Coppens, Rika", "personNumber": "0479.445.561", "since": "29 mars 2019" }
  ],
  "establishmentUnits": [
    { "establishmentNumber": "2.102.363.449", "status": "Actif", "startDate": "25 octobre 1982", "name": "Colruyt Group Services", "address": "Edingensesteenweg 196 Boîte . 1500 Halle" }
  ],
  "qualities": [
    { "label": "Employeur ONSS", "since": "1 janvier 1945" },
    { "label": "Assujettie à la TVA", "since": "1 janvier 1971" }
  ],
  "entrepreneurialCapacities": [
    { "label": "Boucher-charcutier", "since": "3 juin 2019" }
  ],
  "authorizations": [],
  "financialData": { "capital": "387.537.870,25 EUR", "generalMeeting": "septembre", "fiscalYearEnd": "31 mars" },
  "entityLinks": [
    { "enterpriseNumber": "0401.377.189", "name": "COLRUYT RETAIL", "relation": "est absorbée par cette entité depuis le 1 janvier 2020" }
  ],
  "externalLinks": [
    { "label": "Publications des comptes annuels à la BNB", "url": "https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/consult-enterprise/0400378485" }
  ],
  "aiCompanySummary": null,
  "aiRiskFlags": null,
  "aiRiskLevel": null,
  "aiIndustry": null,
  "aiIndustryCode": null,
  "url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?ondernemingsnummer=0400378485&lang=fr",
  "language": "fr",
  "source": "Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:28:45.203Z"
}

(This company returns 7 activities, 21 functionHolders, and 38 establishmentUnits; each array is trimmed above to keep the example readable. Every value shown is real and unedited.)

The most complete Belgian company registry scraper available. It returns every field the official Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE) publishes for an enterprise, including directors, establishment units, NACE activities, financial data, entity links, and official external links, plus optional AI and contact-enrichment add-ons to turn a registry record into a KYB or sales lead.

📥 Input · 📤 Output · 💰 Pricing · ▶️ Examples

Table of contents

• What it does
• Quickstart
• Input reference
• Output reference
• Example output record
• Run via API and CLI
• Fetch results
• Billing and limits
• FAQ and troubleshooting

What it does

The actor reads the official Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE) public registry. Look up one company by its enterprise number, or search by company name and collect every matching enterprise. Each record is parsed into a normalized structure: official name, VAT number, status, legal form, registered address, start date, all NACE activities (across NACE 2003/2008/2025 versions), directors and representatives, establishment units, registered qualities and capacities, financial data, links to related entities, and official external links (annual accounts at the NBB, Moniteur belge publications, and more).

Labels and descriptions are returned in the language you choose (fr, nl, de, or en). Missing source values are returned as null, never invented. Optional add-ons can generate an AI business summary, KYB risk flags, an industry classification, and a public contact email plus contact name.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns up to 10 companies matching the name "Colruyt" with French labels.

{
  "maxCompanies": 10,
  "companyName": "Colruyt",
  "language": "fr"
}

To look up a single company by its enterprise number instead:

{
  "enterpriseNumber": "0400.378.485",
  "language": "en"
}

enterpriseNumber takes priority over companyName when both are set.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
companyName	string	conditional	Colruyt	Search Belgian companies by name and collect matching enterprises with full details.
enterpriseNumber	string	conditional	(empty)	Look up one company by enterprise number, for example 0400.378.485 or 0400378485. Takes priority over companyName.
maxCompanies	integer	no	10	Maximum companies to collect when searching by name. Free Apify plans are capped at 10 per run.
language	enum	no	fr	Language of labels and descriptions: fr, nl, de, or en.
withAiCompanySummary	boolean	no	false	Add an AI plain-English business summary per company. Billed only when a summary is produced. Paid Apify plans only.
withAiRiskFlags	boolean	no	false	Add KYB red flags (stopped/dissolved status, legal situation, entity age, missing registrations). Billed only when flags are produced. Paid Apify plans only.
withAiIndustry	boolean	no	false	Add a normalized NACE/NAICS-style industry classification. Billed only when a classification is produced. Paid Apify plans only.
enrichContacts	boolean	no	false	For each result without an email, attempt to find a public business contact email and a contact person's name. Billed per attempt, plus an extra charge only when an email is found.
enrichContactsMax	integer	no	50	Cap how many results the contact add-on tries to enrich. Free Apify accounts are capped at 3.

Provide either companyName or enterpriseNumber.

Output reference

One dataset item per company. Types: string, integer, object, object[], or null when the source value is absent.

Field	Type	Description
enterpriseNumber	string	Formatted KBO/BCE enterprise number.
vatNumber	string	VAT number (BE + digits) when the company is VAT registered.
name	string	Official company name.
abbreviation	string	Registered abbreviation, or null.
status	string	Registration status, for example Actif (active).
legalSituation	string	Legal situation, for example Situation normale.
startDate	string	Enterprise start date as published.
legalForm	string	Legal form, for example Société anonyme.
entityType	string	Entity type, for example Personne morale.
address	string	Registered seat address.
phone	string	Registered phone, or null.
email	string	Registered email, or null.
website	string	Registered website, or null.
capital	string	Registered capital shown in the header block, or null.
establishmentUnitCount	integer	Number of establishment units.
activities	object[]	NACE activities, each with registration, naceVersion, naceCode, naceLabel, since.
functionHolders	object[]	Directors and representatives, each with role, personName, personNumber, since.
establishmentUnits	object[]	Establishment units, each with establishmentNumber, status, startDate, name, address.
qualities	object[]	Registered qualities, each with label and since.
entrepreneurialCapacities	object[]	Entrepreneurial capacities, each with label and since.
authorizations	object[]	Registered authorizations.
financialData	object	Financial block: capital, generalMeeting, fiscalYearEnd, when published.
entityLinks	object[]	Links to related entities, each with enterpriseNumber, name, relation.
externalLinks	object[]	Official external resources, each with label and url.
aiCompanySummary	string	AI business summary, or null unless enabled.
aiRiskFlags	string[]	AI KYB risk flags, or null unless enabled.
aiRiskLevel	string	AI risk level, or null unless enabled.
aiIndustry	string	AI industry label, or null unless enabled.
aiIndustryCode	string	AI industry code, or null unless enabled.
enrichedEmail	string	Public contact email found by the contact add-on (only when enrichContacts is on).
enrichedContactName	string	Contact person name found by the add-on (only when enrichContacts is on).
enrichedJobTitle	string	Contact job title from the add-on (only when enrichContacts is on).
enrichedEmailStatus	string	Validation status of the found email (only when enrichContacts is on).
url	string	Direct URL to the KBO/BCE public page for this company.
language	string	Language of the labels in this record.
source	string	Always Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE).
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.
error	string	Present only on a failed lookup; a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real record from a live run (input {"companyName": "Colruyt", "language": "fr"}), arrays trimmed for length:

{
  "enterpriseNumber": "0400.378.485",
  "vatNumber": "BE0400378485",
  "name": "Colruyt Group",
  "status": "Actif",
  "legalSituation": "Situation normale",
  "startDate": "9 mars 1950",
  "legalForm": "Société anonyme",
  "entityType": "Personne morale",
  "address": "Edingensesteenweg 196 1500 Halle",
  "establishmentUnitCount": 38,
  "financialData": { "capital": "387.537.870,25 EUR", "generalMeeting": "septembre", "fiscalYearEnd": "31 mars" },
  "url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?ondernemingsnummer=0400378485&lang=fr",
  "language": "fr",
  "source": "Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:28:45.203Z"
}

Run via API and CLI

Start a run and wait for it to finish, then read the dataset. Replace <TOKEN> with your Apify API token.

Run synchronously and get dataset items in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~belgium-kbo-companies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enterpriseNumber":"0400.378.485","language":"en"}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~belgium-kbo-companies-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"companyName":"Colruyt","maxCompanies":25,"language":"fr"}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/belgium-kbo-companies-scraper \
  --input '{"enterpriseNumber":"0400378485"}'

Fetch results

Every run writes to a dataset. Fetch items as JSON, CSV, or Excel by changing format:

# JSON
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=json"

# CSV
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&clean=true&format=csv"

# Paginate large datasets
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=<TOKEN>&offset=1000&limit=1000"

<DATASET_ID> is returned as defaultDatasetId in the run object. Use offset and limit to page through large result sets. clean=true drops empty and internal fields.

Billing and limits

• Pay per result. You are charged per company returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• No charge on failure. If a lookup fails, the actor writes an item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Add-ons are opt-in. AI summary, risk flags, and industry classification are billed per record only when usable output is produced. Contact enrichment is billed per attempt, with an extra charge only when an email is found. All add-ons require a paid Apify plan.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 companies per run, and contact enrichment at 3. Upgrade for higher caps.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? The name matched nothing, or the enterprise number does not exist in KBO/BCE. Check the spelling of the name or the digits of the number. Zero-result runs are not charged.

Which number formats are accepted? Both dotted (0400.378.485) and plain digits (0400378485) work for enterpriseNumber.

Can I get results in English? Yes. Set language to en. Note that some registry labels and proper names remain in the original language as published by the source.

What contact data can I get? Registered phone, email, and website when the company publishes them. Many companies do not, so those fields are often null. The optional contact enrichment add-on attempts to find a public business email and contact name for records that lack one.

Does it include directors and subsidiaries? Yes. functionHolders lists directors and permanent representatives; entityLinks lists related entities such as absorbed or absorbing companies; establishmentUnits lists each registered branch.

Is this an official government tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with the Belgian government or KBO/BCE. It reads only data that is publicly available on the KBO/BCE public register. Use it in accordance with the source's terms.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with the Belgian government or KBO/BCE. Accesses only publicly available registry data. Use in accordance with the source's terms.