# NorthData Scraper - German Company Data & Officers (`scrapesage/northdata-scraper`) Actor

Look up company data from NorthData (northdata.com) by company name or URL: legal name, commercial register (HRB/HRA) and court, legal form, status, founding date, address, and officers/management. For firmographics and B2B leads. No login, no key. Export JSON, CSV, Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/northdata-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.50 / 1,000 companies

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## NorthData Scraper - German Company Data & Officers

Look up **company data from NorthData** (northdata.com) by **company name** or URL. For each match you get the **legal name, commercial register (HRB/HRA) and court, legal form, status, founding date, full address, and the list of officers / management**.

Ideal for **firmographics, B2B lead enrichment, KYC and due diligence** on German and EU companies. No login, no API key.

### What it does

- Resolves each **company name** to its NorthData page (or takes a NorthData URL you paste).
- Extracts structured company data: **register number + court**, **legal form** (AG, GmbH, SE, KG, ...), **status** (active / liquidation / dissolved), **founding date**, **address**, and **officers** (management/board).
- Returns one clean record per company, with an `officers` array and an `officerCount`.

### Example output

```json
{
  "type": "company",
  "name": "Siemens AG",
  "legalForm": "AG",
  "register": "HRB 6684",
  "registerCourt": "München",
  "status": "active",
  "foundingDate": "1996-08-28",
  "street": "Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1",
  "postalCode": "80333",
  "city": "München",
  "country": "DE",
  "officerCount": 140,
  "officers": [{ "name": "...", "role": null }],
  "url": "https://www.northdata.com/Siemens+AG,+M%C3%BCnchen/HRB+6684"
}
```

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Company names or URLs** | Company names (use the full legal name for best matches) or NorthData company URLs. |
| **Max matches per query** | 1 = the best match; raise to capture several companies sharing a name. |
| **Proxy** | Default Apify proxy works; German/EU residential IPs widen coverage. |

### Use cases

- **B2B lead enrichment** - turn a company name into register, address and decision-makers.
- **KYC / due diligence** - verify legal entity, status and management.
- **Firmographic datasets** - build structured company data for a portfolio or a market.

### Notes

Use the **full legal name** for the most accurate match (e.g. `Bayerische Motoren Werke AG`, not `BMW`); the Actor prefers entities with a real commercial register. `foundingDate` and some officer roles are present only when NorthData exposes them. NorthData pages are large, so bulk runs are processed with concurrency - residential proxies help at scale.

### Run it from an agent (MCP / API)

Agent-ready: typed input schema, structured JSON output. An agent can resolve a company name to its firmographics + officers in one step. Pass `searchQueries` and read the `company` records back.

### FAQ

**Login or key?** No. **Only Germany?** NorthData is strongest for DE/AT and covers more of the EU; coverage depends on the entity. **Legal?** It reads publicly available company-register information; use the data in line with NorthData's terms and applicable law.

# Actor input Schema

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

Company names to look up (best results with the full legal name, e.g. <code>Siemens AG</code>, <code>Bayerische Motoren Werke AG</code>). You can also paste NorthData company page URLs directly.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

How many matching companies to return per name (1 = the best match). Raise to capture several companies that share a name.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxies to use. Default Apify proxy is fine; German/EU residential IPs widen coverage.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Siemens AG"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All scraped NorthData company records as JSON items in the default dataset.

# 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": [
        "Siemens AG"
    ],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 1,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/northdata-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": ["Siemens AG"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 1,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapesage/northdata-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": [
    "Siemens AG"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call scrapesage/northdata-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapesage/northdata-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/i1wBAfLaTiFcoijAs/builds/en9s7QBApjokVj2np/openapi.json