# France Lawyers Scraper: CNB Avocat Directory (Email & Phone) (`scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper`) Actor
Scrape the official CNB directory of ~80,000 French lawyers. Get name, bar (barreau), full address, city, postcode, phone, fax, email, law firm, SIREN, specializations and languages. Filter by name, city, postcode, barreau, spécialité or language. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $17.00 / 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,
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## France Lawyers Scraper: CNB Avocat Directory (Email & Phone)
> Turn the official national directory of French lawyers into a clean, filterable lead list. Search ~80,000 avocats from every one of France's 164 bars and get lawyer name, bar (barreau), full office address, city, postcode, phone, fax, email, law firm, SIREN, official specializations, languages spoken and admission dates. Filter by bar, city, postcode, name, spécialité or language and export ready-to-use records.
**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper/examples)**
Name + bar + full address city & postcode
Email, phone & fax plus firm, specializations & languages
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
Each lawyer record includes:
- **Name**: full name, first name, last name, civility
- **Bar**: barreau and bar id
- **Contact**: professional email, office phone, fax
- **Office**: street address, postcode, city, country
- **Firm**: law firm / practice name, legal form, SIREN and SIRET
- **Practice**: official CNB specializations, whether the lawyer is a certified specialist
- **Languages** spoken and whether the lawyer is salaried (avocat salarié)
- **Admission**: bar-entry date and oath (serment) date
Coverage is national and authoritative: email is present for about 99% of lawyers and phone for about 92%.
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Legal-tech & SaaS sales | Vendors selling to law firms across France |
| Recruiting & headhunting | Agencies sourcing lawyers by bar, city or specialization |
| Partnerships & referrals | Firms building referral networks by practice area |
| Market research | Analysts mapping the French legal market by region and spécialité |
### How to use it
1. Add one or more **bars** (e.g. `PARIS`, `LYON`), **cities**, or **postcodes** (e.g. `75` for Paris).
2. Optionally narrow by **name**, **specialization** (e.g. `Droit du travail`), **language** or specialists-only.
3. Set **Max Lawyers** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which lawyers are covered?**
Every lawyer on the national roll across France's 164 bars, roughly 80,000 avocats, refreshed from the official monthly publication.
**Do I really get emails and phones?**
Yes. The professional email is published for about 99% of lawyers and the office phone for about 92%, alongside the full office address.
**Can I target a practice area?**
Yes. Filter by official CNB specialization (for example `Droit de la famille`, `Droit des sociétés`, `Droit fiscal`) or set specialists-only to keep just certified specialists.
**Will I be charged for empty runs?**
No. You are only charged per real lawyer record returned. A run that matches nothing costs nothing.
### 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).
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### 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 the Conseil national des barreaux. It only accesses publicly available open data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms and applicable data-protection law.
# Actor input Schema
## `barreaux` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers registered at these bars, e.g. "PARIS", "LYON", "MARSEILLE", "AIX EN PROVENCE". Accent-insensitive, matches on contains. There are 164 bars in France.
## `cities` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers whose office city matches one of these (accent-insensitive), e.g. "PARIS", "BORDEAUX", "NICE".
## `postalCodes` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers whose postcode starts with one of these, e.g. "75" for Paris, "69" for the Rhône, "13008" for a precise area.
## `names` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers whose first or last name contains one of these terms (accent-insensitive), e.g. "Dupont", "Marie".
## `specializations` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers holding one of these official CNB specializations (matches on contains), e.g. "Droit du travail", "Droit de la famille", "Droit des sociétés", "Droit fiscal".
## `languages` (type: `array`):
Keep only lawyers who list one of these spoken languages, e.g. "Anglais", "Espagnol", "Allemand", "Italien".
## `specialistsOnly` (type: `boolean`):
If enabled, keep only lawyers who hold at least one official specialization certificate.
## `maxLawyers` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of lawyer records to return.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"barreaux": [
"PARIS"
],
"specialistsOnly": false,
"maxLawyers": 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 = {
"barreaux": [
"PARIS"
],
"maxLawyers": 50
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-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 = {
"barreaux": ["PARIS"],
"maxLawyers": 50,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-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 '{
"barreaux": [
"PARIS"
],
"maxLawyers": 50
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/france-lawyers-cnb-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/54JIxEOdQdA0GeeSQ/builds/zTW4UVDyLWbF3mQv2/openapi.json