# Portugal Company Registry & NIPC Lookup Scraper (`scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper`) Actor
Look up Portuguese companies by name or NIPC and export NIPC, legal name, legal form, CAE activity codes, registered address, municipality, district, share capital and incorporation date. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/portugal-companies-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $10.20 / 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?
Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):
```bash
pip install apify-client
```
In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):
````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).
If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).
For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).
# README
## Portugal Company Registry & NIPC Lookup Scraper
> Look up any Portuguese company by name or NIPC and get its full public profile: NIPC, legal name, legal form, CAE activity codes, registered address, municipality, district, share capital and incorporation date. Clean, structured KYB data ready for a spreadsheet or your database.
**๐ฅ [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper/input-schema) ยท ๐ค [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper/output-schema) ยท ๐ฐ [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper/pricing) ยท โถ๏ธ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper/examples)**
NIPC & legal form identify the entity
CAE codes & address activity + registered seat
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| KYB & compliance | Teams verifying Portuguese counterparties by NIPC or name |
| Lead enrichment | Sales and marketing appending firmographics to a list |
| Market research | Analysts mapping companies by activity, district or size |
| Data pipelines | Builders feeding company records into their own systems |
### How to use it
1. Add one or more **Company Names** (for example `Jeronimo Martins`, `EDP`) and/or **NIPC Numbers** (for example `500100144`).
2. Set **Max Companies To Scrape** to cap how many results you collect across all searches.
3. Run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Can I search by company number?**
Yes. Add the 9-digit NIPC to the NIPC Numbers field and the exact company is returned. You can also search by name, or mix both in one run.
**What is a CAE code?**
CAE is the Portuguese economic activity classification. Each company has one or more CAE codes; this actor returns the primary code plus every registered code with its description.
**Do I pay for runs that find nothing?**
No. You are only charged per company record returned. If a name or NIPC has no match, that run costs nothing.
**How fresh is the data?**
Every profile is read live at run time, so each record reflects the public profile at the moment of the run (see observedAt).
### 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).
---
> This actor is an independent tool with no affiliation with any Portuguese government body or registry. It only accesses publicly available company information. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms and applicable law.
# Actor input Schema
## `companyNames` (type: `array`):
One or more Portuguese company names to look up (for example 'Jeronimo Martins', 'EDP', 'Galp'). Each name runs a separate search.
## `nipcNumbers` (type: `array`):
One or more Portuguese company numbers (NIPC / tax ID, 9 digits, for example '500100144'). Each number is matched to its exact company.
## `maxCompanies` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of companies to collect across all searches.
## `enrichContacts` (type: `boolean`):
Optional paid add-on, off by default. For each result without an email, attempt to find a public business contact email and a contact person's name. Billed per attempt, plus an extra charge only when an email is found.
## `enrichContactsMax` (type: `integer`):
Cap how many results the add-on tries to enrich, to control add-on cost. Leave empty to attempt all. Free Apify accounts are capped at 3.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"companyNames": [
"Jeronimo Martins"
],
"nipcNumbers": [
"500100144"
],
"maxCompanies": 30,
"enrichContacts": false,
"enrichContactsMax": 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 = {
"companyNames": [
"Jeronimo Martins"
],
"nipcNumbers": [
"500100144"
],
"maxCompanies": 30
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ 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);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ 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 = {
"companyNames": ["Jeronimo Martins"],
"nipcNumbers": ["500100144"],
"maxCompanies": 30,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"companyNames": [
"Jeronimo Martins"
],
"nipcNumbers": [
"500100144"
],
"maxCompanies": 30
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/portugal-companies-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Portugal Company Registry & NIPC Lookup Scraper",
"description": "Look up Portuguese companies by name or NIPC and export NIPC, legal name, legal form, CAE activity codes, registered address, municipality, district, share capital and incorporation date. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "GsDlp1F96C3iiGdkQ"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrapers_lat~portugal-companies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-portugal-companies-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~portugal-companies-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-portugal-companies-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~portugal-companies-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-portugal-companies-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"companyNames": {
"title": "Company Names",
"type": "array",
"description": "One or more Portuguese company names to look up (for example 'Jeronimo Martins', 'EDP', 'Galp'). Each name runs a separate search.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"nipcNumbers": {
"title": "NIPC Numbers",
"type": "array",
"description": "One or more Portuguese company numbers (NIPC / tax ID, 9 digits, for example '500100144'). Each number is matched to its exact company.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"maxCompanies": {
"title": "Max Companies To Scrape",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of companies to collect across all searches."
},
"enrichContacts": {
"title": "Find contact email & name (paid add-on)",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Optional paid add-on, off by default. For each result without an email, attempt to find a public business contact email and a contact person's name. Billed per attempt, plus an extra charge only when an email is found.",
"default": false
},
"enrichContactsMax": {
"title": "Max results to enrich",
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Cap how many results the add-on tries to enrich, to control add-on cost. Leave empty to attempt all. Free Apify accounts are capped at 3.",
"default": 50
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```