# Hong Kong SFC Licensed Persons & Institutions Register Scraper (`scrapers_lat/hongkong-sfc-licensees-scraper`) Actor

Search the Hong Kong SFC Public Register: CE number, regulated activities (Type 1-13 + virtual asset), licence status, address, responsible officers, accredited firms, conditions and disciplinary actions. For KYC, KYB and AML. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/hongkong-sfc-licensees-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
- **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

## 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.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Hong Kong SFC Licensed Persons & Registered Institutions Scraper

> Verify anyone on the Hong Kong SFC Public Register in seconds. Search licensed corporations, individuals (representatives and responsible officers), registered institutions and executive officers, and get their CE number, regulated activities, licence status, main address, responsible officers, accredited firms, licensing conditions, previous names and public disciplinary actions. Built for KYC, KYB, AML onboarding and financial-sector lead lists.

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

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

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>CE number & regulated activities</strong><br>Type 1-13 + virtual asset</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Responsible officers, conditions</strong><br>& public disciplinary actions</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### What you get

For every match on the Hong Kong SFC Public Register:

- **Identity** - English and Chinese name, CE number, record type (corporation, individual, registered institution, executive officer)
- **Licence** - active / inactive status, SFO and AMLO (virtual asset) flags, licence effective date
- **Regulated activities** - every activity held (Type 1 Dealing in Securities, Type 4 Advising on Securities, Type 9 Asset Management, and so on) with status and dates
- **Address** - main business address in English and Chinese
- **Corporations** - responsible officers with their CE numbers, licensing conditions, previous names
- **Individuals** - current and past accredited firms (principals) with role, activity, date and status
- **Risk flags** - licensing conditions and public disciplinary actions with press-release links

**No result, no charge.** You are only billed for real licensee records that are returned. Empty or failed runs cost nothing.

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYC / onboarding | Fintech, brokerages and banks verifying a Hong Kong counterparty or adviser |
| AML / compliance | Teams screening for licence status, conditions and disciplinary history |
| Lead generation | Sales teams building lists of licensed corporations by regulated activity |
| Due diligence | Investors and researchers checking who runs a licensed firm |

### How to use it

1. Enter **names or keywords** (or exact **CE numbers**) and choose **corporations** or **individuals**.
2. Or set a **regulated activity type** to list every licensee that holds it (for example all asset managers).
3. Optionally filter by **licence status** and **licence type**, then set **Max Licensees** and run.
4. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**What is a CE number?**
The Central Entity number is the unique identifier the SFC assigns to every licensed corporation and individual, for example AAA347. You can look one up directly for an exact match.

**What do the regulated activity types mean?**
Each type is a category of regulated activity, from Type 1 (Dealing in Securities) to Type 13 (Depositary Services for CIS), plus the AMLO virtual asset service. A licensee can hold several at once.

**Can I get every asset manager in Hong Kong?**
Yes. Set the regulated activity type to Type 9 (Asset Management) and the actor enumerates every licensee that holds it.

**Does it include disciplinary history?**
Yes. Each record flags whether the licensee has any public disciplinary action, with the date and a link to the SFC press release. Actions that took effect more than five years ago are not published by the source.

**How fresh is the data?**
Records are read live from the public register at run time, so each reflects the 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).

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- [FINRA BrokerCheck Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/finra-brokercheck-scraper)
- [HKEX Announcements Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/hkex-announcements-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 Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). It only accesses publicly available register data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Firm, corporation or person names, or sector keywords to search on the SFC register. One run searches every entry.

## `entityType` (type: `string`):

Whether the name / activity search targets corporations (licensed corporations & registered institutions) or individuals (representatives & responsible officers).

## `ceNumbers` (type: `array`):

Specific Central Entity (CE) numbers to look up directly, e.g. AAA347 (faster and exact).

## `regulatedActivityType` (type: `string`):

Optional: enumerate EVERY licensee that holds a given regulated-activity type (great for lead lists, e.g. all asset managers). Leave blank to use name / CE search instead.

## `licenceStatus` (type: `string`):

Return only currently active licensees, or include inactive / ceased ones too.

## `licenceType` (type: `string`):

Filter by licence regime: SFO licence, AMLO licence (virtual asset), or both.

## `searchLanguage` (type: `string`):

Whether the search text is an English or Traditional Chinese name.

## `filterActivityTypes` (type: `array`):

Optional: keep only results that hold at least one of these regulated-activity type numbers (e.g. \["1", "9"]). Applied to name / CE searches.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch each licensee's detail page: responsible officers / accredited firms with dates, licensing conditions, previous names and public disciplinary actions. Turn off for faster, list-only results.

## `maxLicensees` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of licensees to return across all searches.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "asset management",
    "UBS",
    "Chan"
  ],
  "entityType": "corporation",
  "regulatedActivityType": "",
  "licenceStatus": "active",
  "licenceType": "all",
  "searchLanguage": "en",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxLicensees": 30
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "securities"
    ],
    "maxLicensees": 30
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/hongkong-sfc-licensees-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 = {
    "searchQueries": ["securities"],
    "maxLicensees": 30,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/hongkong-sfc-licensees-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "securities"
  ],
  "maxLicensees": 30
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/hongkong-sfc-licensees-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/TcCmRohaFeLKDobie/builds/FRWZY9u9IERd14h4S/openapi.json