Switzerland Company Registry Scraper (Zefix, UID)

Search the Swiss company registry and extract a clean, structured record for every match. Look up businesses by company name or by Swiss UID (CHE number), or narrow a search to a single canton or legal form. Turn on the full record to also get the registered address, business purpose, alternative and former names, audit firm and the registry publication history.

No login, no API key and no proxy are required.

What you get

For every matching company:

Field	Description
uid	Swiss enterprise identification number, e.g. CHE105909036
uidFormatted	UID in the familiar form, e.g. CHE-105.909.036
chid / chidFormatted	Commercial register company identifier (CH number)
ehraid	Internal registry entity id
name	Registered company name
legalFormId	Legal form id
legalForm	Legal form in full, e.g. Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Sole proprietorship, Foundation, Association
status / statusLabel	Register status and a readable label, e.g. Active, Deleted, In liquidation
deleted	Whether the company has been struck off the register
deleteDate	Date the company was deleted, when applicable
legalSeat	Registered seat (town)
canton	Canton the company is registered in, e.g. ZH, GE, VD
registryOffice	Cantonal commercial registry office
registerOfficeId	Registry office id
lastPublicationDate	Date of the most recent registry publication
cantonalExcerptUrl	Link to the official cantonal register excerpt
zefixUrl	Link to the company's public registry page
address*	Full registered address (care of, street, house number, add-on, PO box, postal code, town, country)
purpose*	Registered business purpose
alternativeNames*	Name in other national languages, when present
oldNames*	Former registered names, when present
auditFirms*	Audit firm(s), each with name, UID and seat
publications*	Registry publication and mutation history: date, canton, journal date, mutation types and the published text
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of collection

*address, purpose, alternativeNames, oldNames, auditFirms and publications are added when Fetch full company record is enabled (default on). One fast request per company returns the complete record.

Missing values are returned as null. Nothing is invented.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
query	string (required)	Nestlé	Company name (or part of it), or a Swiss UID such as CHE-105.909.036 for a direct lookup.
canton	select	Any	Restrict results to one of the 26 Swiss cantons.
legalForm	select	Any	Restrict results to one legal form (corporation, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, foundation, association and more).
activeOnly	boolean	true	Only companies still on the register. Turn off to also include deleted companies.
withDetails	boolean	true	Fetch the full record (address, purpose, names, audit firm, publications) for each company.
maxItems	integer (1-5000)	50	Maximum records to collect.

Example input

{
  "query": "Nestlé",
  "canton": "ZG",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "withDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example output

{
  "uid": "CHE105909036",
  "uidFormatted": "CHE-105.909.036",
  "chid": "CH17030010013",
  "chidFormatted": "CH-170-3001001-3",
  "ehraid": 126286,
  "name": "Nestlé AG",
  "legalFormId": 3,
  "legalForm": "Corporation",
  "status": "EXISTIEREND",
  "statusLabel": "Active",
  "deleted": false,
  "deleteDate": null,
  "legalSeat": "Cham",
  "canton": "ZG",
  "registryOffice": "Handelsregister- und Konkursamt des Kantons Zug",
  "registerOfficeId": 170,
  "lastPublicationDate": "2026-07-01",
  "cantonalExcerptUrl": "https://zg.chregister.ch/cr-portal/auszug/auszug.xhtml?uid=CHE-105.909.036",
  "zefixUrl": "https://www.zefix.ch/en/search/entity/list/firm/126286",
  "address": {
    "careOf": null,
    "street": "Zugerstrasse",
    "houseNumber": "8",
    "addon": null,
    "poBox": null,
    "postalCode": "6330",
    "town": "Cham",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "purpose": "Beteiligung an Industrie-, Dienstleistungs-, Handels- und Finanzunternehmungen ...",
  "alternativeNames": ["Nestlé Ltd.", "Nestlé S.A."],
  "oldNames": [],
  "auditFirms": [
    { "name": "Ernst & Young SA", "uid": "CHE294400879", "uidFormatted": "CHE-294.400.879", "legalSeat": "Renens (VD)" }
  ],
  "publications": [
    {
      "date": "2026-07-01",
      "canton": "ZG",
      "journalDate": "2026-06-26",
      "journalId": 12799,
      "mutationTypes": ["aenderungorgane"],
      "message": "Nestlé AG, in Cham, CHE-105.909.036 ..."
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-05T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use cases

• KYB, due diligence and compliance checks on Swiss companies by UID or name.
• Lead generation and enrichment from a company name, canton or legal form.
• Market research on companies by canton, legal form or sector.
• Monitoring registry publications, mutations and status changes.

Notes and limits

• Name or UID. Enter a company name to search, or a UID (CHE-105.909.036 or CHE105909036) to look one company up directly.
• Filters. Narrow a broad name search by canton and by legal form. Turn activeOnly off to also include companies that have been deleted from the register.
• Full record. With withDetails on (default), each company is enriched with its registered address, purpose, alternative and former names, audit firm and the full registry publication and mutation history. Set withDetails to false to return company-level fields only and skip the per-company request.
• Fields are populated when they are published for a company and returned as null otherwise.

FAQ

What is a UID? The UID (CHE number) is the unique enterprise identification number every Swiss company is assigned. You can search with either the formatted (CHE-105.909.036) or plain (CHE105909036) form.

Can I get every company in a canton or legal form? Yes. Combine a broad name with a canton and/or legalForm filter and raise maxItems to collect them in one run.

Do I need an account or API key for the source? No. This actor needs no login, no key and no proxy.

Which export formats are supported? JSON, CSV and Excel, plus the Apify API and integrations.

Disclaimer

This actor retrieves public records published as open data in the Swiss central business name index. You are responsible for using the data lawfully, including for KYB, due diligence and lead-generation purposes, and for complying with applicable privacy and data-protection rules in your jurisdiction. This actor is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Swiss government body, canton or register.

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