# Germany Company Registry & Financials Scraper (Handelsregister) (`scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper`) Actor

Scrape German companies from the Handelsregister: register court and number (HRB/HRA), legal form, status, registered office, share capital, business purpose, former names, published document availability including annual financial statements, and officers (managing directors /...

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 33.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## 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

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Germany Company Registry & Financials Scraper (Handelsregister)

> Look up any German company in the official company register (Handelsregister) and get clean, structured records: register court and number (HRB/HRA), legal form, status, registered office, share capital, business purpose, former names, published document availability including annual financial statements, and the officers behind the business (managing directors / Geschäftsführer, board members and authorised signatories) with their names and roles. Built for KYB, credit and due diligence, lead generation and data enrichment.

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![Company data](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-Company%20registry-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper/examples)**

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Search by name</strong><br>city, state or register type</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Officers & capital</strong><br>Geschäftsführer + Stammkapital</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Financials on file</strong><br>annual-statement availability</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

Each company record includes:

- **Identity** — current name, register court (Amtsgericht), register type (HRB/HRA/GnR/PR/VR/GsR) and number, and a ready-to-use `registerId` such as `HRB 174601`.
- **Status & location** — register status (current or deleted), federal state (Bundesland), and registered office / seat city.
- **Firmographics** — legal form (GmbH, AG, KG, e.V. …), registered share capital with currency, full registered street address and postal code, and the business purpose when published.
- **Officers** — the people behind the company: managing directors (Geschäftsführer), board members (Vorstand), liquidators and authorised signatories (Prokuristen), each with their role and city, plus a joined `managingDirectors` field and an `officersCount`.
- **History** — former company names recorded on the register.
- **Financial statements** — a `hasPublishedFinancialStatements` flag and the list of available document types on file (annual accounts / Jahresabschluss are published as filed documents in the German company register and Bundesanzeiger).

No result means no charge, and no login, cookies or API key are ever required.

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYB and compliance | Teams verifying German counterparties and their directors |
| Credit and risk | Analysts checking legal form, capital, status and officers |
| Lead generation | Sales teams building lists of companies and decision makers |
| Due diligence | Investigators mapping ownership, management and history |
| Data enrichment | Builders adding register numbers, capital and addresses to their records |

### How to use it

1. Add one or more **company names or keywords** (for example `Siemens Energy`, `BSH Hausgeräte`). One run searches every term.
2. Optionally narrow by **register type**, **federal state**, **city**, or switch **match mode** to exact company name.
3. Keep **Enrich with officers, capital and address** on to attach each company's legal form, share capital, registered address and its officers.
4. Set **Max companies** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Can I search by name, city or register number?**
Search by name or keyword and optionally filter by federal state, city and register type. Use exact match mode to pin down a single company by its precise name.

**Does it include the company's directors?**
Yes. With enrichment on, each company carries its officers — managing directors (Geschäftsführer), board members, liquidators and authorised signatories — with their role and city.

**Does it include financial statements?**
It returns whether a company has annual financial statements on file and which document types are published for it. The full annual-account figures are published as filed documents in the German company register and Bundesanzeiger.

**Are deleted companies included?**
Only if you switch on Include deleted companies; by default the scraper returns companies currently on the register.

**How fresh is the data?**
Every record is read live at run time from the official register and carries an `observedAt` timestamp.

### 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

- [France Company Registry Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/france-company-search-scraper)
- [UK Companies House Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-companies-house-scraper)
- [Czech Company Registry Scraper (ARES)](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/czech-ares-companies-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 the Handelsregister, the Bundesanzeiger or any German government body. It only accesses publicly available company register data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `companyNames` (type: `array`):

One or more company names or keywords to search the German company register (Handelsregister). One run searches every term, for example \["Siemens Energy", "BSH Hausgeräte", "BioNTech"].

## `matchMode` (type: `string`):

How the keywords are matched against company names.

## `registerType` (type: `string`):

Optional. Restrict to one register: HRB (corporations, e.g. GmbH/AG), HRA (partnerships/sole traders), GnR (cooperatives), PR (partnerships of professionals), VR (associations), GsR. Leave empty for all.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Optional. Limit the search to one or more German federal states, for example \["Bayern", "Berlin"]. Leave empty to search all of Germany.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Optional. Limit results to companies whose registered office (Sitz) is in this city.

## `includeDeleted` (type: `boolean`):

Also return companies that have been struck off the register (gelöscht).

## `enrichOfficers` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each company's structured register extract to add legal form, share capital, registered address, business purpose and its officers (managing directors / Geschäftsführer, board members, authorised signatories). Recommended.

## `maxCompanies` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of companies to return across all search terms.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companyNames": [
    "Siemens Energy"
  ],
  "matchMode": "all",
  "registerType": "",
  "includeDeleted": false,
  "enrichOfficers": true,
  "maxCompanies": 10
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "companyNames": [
        "Siemens Energy"
    ],
    "maxCompanies": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "companyNames": ["Siemens Energy"],
    "maxCompanies": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "companyNames": [
    "Siemens Energy"
  ],
  "maxCompanies": 10
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/germany-company-financials-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/txu04Jy2r9AJrIj37/builds/Vt7YfVwhdR6P1aPbw/openapi.json