ESMA Registers Scraper: MiFID Firms & Sanctions

Here is one real result from the MiFID investment firms register, with every field the actor returns:

{
  "register": "MiFID Investment Firms",
  "entityName": "Wellington Management Europe GmbH, Sweden Filial",
  "commercialName": null,
  "lei": null,
  "headOfficeLei": null,
  "entityTypeCode": "MIF",
  "entityType": "Investment firm",
  "legalForm": null,
  "competentAuthority": "Finansinspektionen (FI)",
  "homeMemberState": "GERMANY",
  "hostMemberState": "SWEDEN",
  "officeType": "Branch",
  "headOfficeAddress": "Bockenheimer LandstraBe 43-47, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany",
  "branchAddress": "Smalandsgatan 20, Box 1703, 111 87 Stockholm, Sweden",
  "website": null,
  "status": "Active",
  "authorisationDate": "2026-07-20",
  "withdrawalEndDate": null,
  "comment": null,
  "lastUpdate": "2026-07-20",
  "entityId": "ae52642",
  "url": "https://registers.esma.europa.eu/publication/details?core=esma_registers_upreg&docId=ae52642",
  "source": "ESMA Registers (European Securities and Markets Authority)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-10T14:36:54.639Z"
}

The most complete ESMA registers scraper available. It returns every field the ESMA MiFID investment firms and administrative sanctions registers expose, including passporting home/host states, competent authority, addresses, authorisation status and dates, and the full sanction text, plus optional AI add-ons for sanctions, and it gives you name, country, status, date, and framework filters to target exactly the records you need.

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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 queries one of two ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) registers, applies the filters you pass, paginates through the matching records, and writes one normalized record per entity to the run's dataset:

• MiFID Investment Firms: EU-authorised investment firms and their passporting, including entity type, competent authority, home and host member states, head office and branch addresses, authorisation status and dates.
• Administrative Sanctions & Measures: sanctions and measures imposed by national competent authorities under MiFID, MAR, Prospectus, UCITS and other frameworks, including the full published sanction text. Optional AI add-ons write a plain-English summary and extract compliance red flags.

Data covers the EU/EEA as published by ESMA. Missing source values are returned as null, never invented.

Quickstart

Open the actor, paste this into the input, and press Run. It returns 10 MiFID investment firms across all statuses.

{
  "register": "firms",
  "status": "all",
  "maxRecords": 10
}

To pull sanctions instead, set register to sanctions. Leave names empty to return the whole register, or add firm names and country filters to narrow it.

Input reference

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
register	enum	no	firms	Which register to scrape: firms (MiFID investment firms) or sanctions (administrative sanctions and measures).
names	string[]	no	(empty)	One or more firm or entity names (or partial names) to search. Each term is matched against the register. Empty returns the whole register.
countries	string[]	no	(all)	Keep only records for these countries. Use the full country name as ESMA publishes it, for example LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, CZECHIA.
status	enum	no	all	MiFID firms only. Filter by authorisation status: all, active, or inactive. Ignored for sanctions.
entityType	string	no	(any)	MiFID firms only. Restrict to one entity type label as ESMA publishes it, for example Investment firm, Credit institution.
legalFrameworks	string[]	no	(all)	Sanctions only. Restrict to these legal frameworks, for example MiFID, MAR, Prospectus, UCITS.
dateFrom	string	no	(none)	Only records dated on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Authorisation date for firms, sanction date for sanctions.
dateTo	string	no	(none)	Only records dated on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).
maxRecords	integer	no	50	Maximum number of register records to collect.
withSummary	boolean	no	false	Add-on (paid plans, sanctions only). AI writes a plain-English summary of each sanction. Billed per sanction only on success.
withRisk	boolean	no	false	Add-on (paid plans, sanctions only). AI extracts violation type, severity, penalty type/amount, and red flags. Billed per sanction only on success.

Output reference

One dataset item per register record. Types: string, integer, or null when the source value is absent. The field set depends on register.

MiFID Investment Firms fields:

Field	Type	Description
register	string	MiFID Investment Firms.
entityName	string	Legal name of the investment firm or branch.
commercialName	string	Commercial/trading name, or null.
lei	string	Legal Entity Identifier, or null when not published.
headOfficeLei	string	LEI of the head office (for branches), or null.
entityTypeCode	string	ESMA entity type code, for example MIF.
entityType	string	Entity type label, for example Investment firm, Credit institution.
legalForm	string	Legal form, when published.
competentAuthority	string	National competent authority overseeing the entity.
homeMemberState	string	Home member state (country of authorisation).
hostMemberState	string	Host member state (for passported branches), or null.
officeType	string	Head office or Branch.
headOfficeAddress	string	Head office postal address.
branchAddress	string	Branch postal address, when applicable.
website	string	Entity website, when published.
status	string	Authorisation status, for example Active, Inactive.
authorisationDate	string	Date of authorisation (YYYY-MM-DD).
withdrawalEndDate	string	Date authorisation ended, or null if still active.
comment	string	Free-text comment from ESMA, or null.
lastUpdate	string	Date the register record was last updated.
entityId	string	ESMA entity id (unique per record).
url	string	ESMA publication detail URL for the record.
source	string	Data source label.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

Administrative Sanctions & Measures fields:

Field	Type	Description
register	string	Administrative Sanctions & Measures.
entityName	string	Sanctioned entity or person.
entityLEI	string	LEI of the sanctioned entity, when published.
country	string	Country of the sanctioning authority.
nature	string	Nature of the measure, for example Administrative sanction and measure.
natureCode	string	ESMA nature code, for example ADSM.
legalFramework	string	Legal framework, for example MiFID, MAR.
entityLegalFramework	string	Framework qualifier for the entity, for example MiFID (IF).
competentAuthority	string	National competent authority that issued the sanction.
ncaCode	string	Competent authority code, for example SK_NBS.
authorityKey	string	Short authority/country key, for example SK.
date	string	Date the sanction was issued (YYYY-MM-DD).
modificationDate	string	Date the record was last modified.
language	string	Language of the published sanction text.
sanctionText	string	Full published text of the sanction (can be long).
sanctionId	integer	ESMA sanction id.
entityEsmaId	integer	ESMA entity id linked to the sanction.
aiSummary	string	AI plain-English summary (only when withSummary is on), else null.
aiRisk	object	AI compliance red-flag extract (only when withRisk is on), else null.
url	string	ESMA publication detail URL for the sanction.
source	string	Data source label.
observedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

On a failed run, a single item with a populated error field is written instead.

Example output record

Real sanction record from a live run (input {"register": "sanctions", "maxRecords": 5}). The sanctionText is trimmed here; the run returns the full text.

{
  "register": "Administrative Sanctions & Measures",
  "entityName": "U.P. o.c.p., a.s.",
  "entityLEI": "097900BJHI0000204667",
  "country": "SLOVAKIA",
  "nature": "Administrative sanction and measure",
  "natureCode": "ADSM",
  "legalFramework": "MiFID",
  "entityLegalFramework": "MiFID (IF)",
  "competentAuthority": "National Bank of Slovakia (NBS)",
  "ncaCode": "SK_NBS",
  "authorityKey": "SK",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "modificationDate": "2026-04-30",
  "language": "Slovak",
  "sanctionText": "Národná banka Slovenska, orgán dohľadu príslušný podľa § 135 ods. 1 zákona č. 566/2001 Z. z. o cenných papieroch a investičných službách... (full text returned by the actor)",
  "sanctionId": 14903,
  "entityEsmaId": 37259,
  "aiSummary": null,
  "aiRisk": null,
  "url": "https://registers.esma.europa.eu/publication/details?core=esma_registers_sanctions&docId=sn14903",
  "source": "ESMA Registers (European Securities and Markets Authority)",
  "observedAt": "2026-08-15T04:09:58.739Z"
}

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~esma-financial-registers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"register":"firms","countries":["LUXEMBOURG"],"status":"active","maxRecords":50}'

Start a run asynchronously:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/scrapers_lat~esma-financial-registers-scraper/runs?token=<TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"register":"sanctions","legalFrameworks":["MAR"],"dateFrom":"2026-01-01","maxRecords":100}'

Apify CLI:

apify call scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper \
  --input '{"register":"firms","names":["Wellington"]}'

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 register record returned (result event). See the pricing tab for the current per-result price.
• Optional AI add-ons. For the sanctions register, ai_summary and ai_risk are billed per sanction and only on usable AI output. Add-ons are disabled for free plans.
• No charge on failure. If a run errors, the actor writes a single item with a populated error field and does not charge for it. Empty runs cost nothing.
• Spend cap respected. Set maxTotalChargeUsd on the run; once reached, the actor stops emitting and charging further billable results and add-ons.
• Free Apify plans are capped at 10 records per run. Upgrade for higher maxRecords.

FAQ and troubleshooting

A run returned 0 records. Why? Your filters matched nothing. Loosen the name, country, status, framework, or date filters. Zero-result runs are not charged.

What is the difference between the two registers? firms lists EU-authorised MiFID investment firms and their passporting. sanctions lists administrative sanctions and measures issued by national authorities. Set register to pick one.

Why is lei null for some firms? ESMA does not publish an LEI for every entry. Missing values are returned as null rather than invented.

Why is the sanction text not in English? ESMA publishes sanctions in the issuing authority's language (the language field tells you which). Enable the withSummary add-on for a plain-English summary.

Can I filter sanctions by legal framework? Yes. Pass legalFrameworks (for example ["MAR"]). This filter applies to the sanctions register only.

Is this an official ESMA tool? No. This actor is independent and has no affiliation with ESMA. It reads only data that is publicly available through the ESMA registers.

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Independent tool, not affiliated with ESMA. Accesses only publicly available data from the ESMA registers.