# ESMA Registers Scraper: MiFID Firms & Sanctions (`scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper`) Actor
Scrape ESMA public registers: MiFID authorised investment firms (name, LEI, authority, member state, address, status, date) and administrative sanctions & measures (entity, LEI, country, framework, date). Filter by name, country, status and date. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $12.75 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## ESMA Registers Scraper: MiFID Firms & Sanctions
> Search the official ESMA public registers from the European Securities and Markets Authority. Pull authorised MiFID investment firms across the EEA (name, LEI, competent authority, home and host member states, address, status and authorisation date) or administrative sanctions and measures imposed by national competent authorities (entity, LEI, country, grounds, authority, framework and date). Filter by name, country, status, framework and date range and export clean structured data for financial compliance, KYB, onboarding and market research.
**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper/examples)**
MiFID investment firms LEI, authority, member state, status
Sanctions & measures entity, grounds, authority, date
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
**MiFID investment firms** - entity name and commercial name, LEI and head-office LEI, entity type, legal form, competent authority, home and host member states, office type, head-office and branch addresses, website, authorisation status, authorisation date and withdrawal end date, last update and a direct register link.
**Administrative sanctions & measures** - sanctioned entity name and LEI, country, nature of the sanction, legal framework, the national competent authority and its code, the sanction date and modification date, the original-language decision text, and a direct register link.
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYB & onboarding | Compliance teams verifying that a counterparty is an authorised EEA investment firm |
| Sanctions & adverse media | Analysts screening entities against EU regulatory enforcement actions |
| RegTech & data teams | Builders enriching records with authorisation status, LEI and competent authority |
| Market research | Researchers mapping the authorised investment-firm landscape across the EEA |
### How to use it
1. Choose a **register**: MiFID investment firms or administrative sanctions and measures.
2. Optionally add **entity names**, **countries**, a **status** (firms), a **legal framework** (sanctions) or a **date range**.
3. Set **Max Records To Scrape** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
You are only charged for real records returned. Runs that match nothing cost nothing.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which registers are covered?**
The MiFID authorised investment firms register and the administrative sanctions and measures register. Select one per run.
**Can I verify a single firm?**
Yes. Put its name in the entity names field and the actor returns its authorisation record, including LEI, competent authority and status.
**Is the sanction decision text included?**
Yes, where published. Each sanction record includes the original-language decision text along with the structured fields.
**How fresh is the data?**
The registers are read live at run time, so each record reflects the official register at the moment of the run (see observedAt).
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
### Related scrapers
- [UK FCA Register Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-fca-register-scraper)
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- [OFAC Sanctions List Screening Scraper (SDN)](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/ofac-sanctions-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with ESMA or the European Securities and Markets Authority. It only accesses the publicly available ESMA registers. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `register` (type: `string`):
Which ESMA register to scrape: MiFID authorised investment firms, or administrative sanctions and measures.
## `names` (type: `array`):
Optional. One or more firm or entity names (or partial names) to search for. Each term is matched against the register. Leave empty to return the whole register.
## `countries` (type: `array`):
Optional. Keep only records for these countries. Use the full country name as ESMA publishes it (for example 'LUXEMBOURG', 'GERMANY', 'CZECHIA').
## `status` (type: `string`):
Filter investment firms by authorisation status. Ignored for the sanctions register.
## `entityType` (type: `string`):
Optional. Restrict investment firms to one entity type label as ESMA publishes it (for example 'Investment firm', 'Credit institution').
## `legalFrameworks` (type: `array`):
Optional. Restrict sanctions to these legal frameworks (for example 'MiFID', 'MAR', 'Prospectus', 'UCITS').
## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only records dated on or after this date (authorisation date for firms, sanction date for sanctions).
## `dateTo` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only records dated on or before this date.
## `maxRecords` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of register records to collect.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"register": "firms",
"names": [],
"status": "all",
"maxRecords": 50
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"names": [],
"maxRecords": 50
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"names": [],
"maxRecords": 50,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"names": [],
"maxRecords": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/esma-financial-registers-scraper"
}
}
}
```
The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vptfXXGceOV37c4Rm/builds/8CIOBFcmgQAZzdCtd/openapi.json