# Switzerland Company Registry Scraper (Zefix, UID) (`scrapers_lat/switzerland-companies-scraper`) Actor Search the Swiss company registry by name or UID and extract structured records: UID (CHE), name, legal form, full address and canton, status, purpose, publications and mutations. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/switzerland-companies-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 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? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 ![Switzerland Company Registry Scraper (Zefix, UID)](https://scrapers.lat/banners/switzerland-companies-scraper.png) ## 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 ```json { "query": "Nestlé", "canton": "ZG", "activeOnly": true, "withDetails": true, "maxItems": 50 } ```` #### Example output ```json { "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. ### 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 Need data from the same space? 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Browse the full catalog, see live sample output for each one, or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat). # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): A company name (or part of it) to search for, or a Swiss UID (for example CHE-105.909.036 or CHE105909036) to look up a company directly. ## `canton` (type: `string`): Optional. Restrict results to companies registered in one Swiss canton. ## `legalForm` (type: `string`): Optional. Restrict results to one legal form. ## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`): When on, only companies still on the register are returned. Turn off to also include deleted (struck off) companies. ## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch the full record for each company: registered address, purpose, alternative and former names, audit firm and the list of registry publications and mutations. Adds one fast request per company. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of company records to collect. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "Nestlé", "activeOnly": true, "withDetails": true, "maxItems": 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 = { "query": "Nestlé", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/switzerland-companies-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 = { "query": "Nestlé", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/switzerland-companies-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 '{ "query": "Nestlé", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call scrapers_lat/switzerland-companies-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/switzerland-companies-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Switzerland Company Registry Scraper (Zefix, UID)", "description": "Search the Swiss company registry by name or UID and extract structured records: UID (CHE), name, legal form, full address and canton, status, purpose, publications and mutations. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "CRf1HpmwI4dd8toch" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapers_lat~switzerland-companies-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-switzerland-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapers_lat~switzerland-companies-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-switzerland-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapers_lat~switzerland-companies-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-switzerland-companies-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "query" ], "properties": { "query": { "title": "Company name or UID", "type": "string", "description": "A company name (or part of it) to search for, or a Swiss UID (for example CHE-105.909.036 or CHE105909036) to look up a company directly." }, "canton": { "title": "Canton", "enum": [ "", "ZH", "BE", "LU", "UR", "SZ", "OW", "NW", "GL", "ZG", "FR", "SO", "BS", "BL", "SH", "AR", "AI", "SG", "GR", "AG", "TG", "TI", "VD", "VS", "NE", "GE", "JU" ], "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Restrict results to companies registered in one Swiss canton." }, "legalForm": { "title": "Legal form", "enum": [ "", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12", "13", "15", "16", "17", "18" ], "type": "string", "description": "Optional. Restrict results to one legal form." }, "activeOnly": { "title": "Active companies only", "type": "boolean", "description": "When on, only companies still on the register are returned. Turn off to also include deleted (struck off) companies.", "default": true }, "withDetails": { "title": "Fetch full company record", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch the full record for each company: registered address, purpose, alternative and former names, audit firm and the list of registry publications and mutations. Adds one fast request per company.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of company records to collect." } } }, "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": { "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```