Belgium CBE Company and Establishment Search

Extract Belgium CBE Public Search company and business records for company discovery, business research and directory exports. Belgium CBE Company and Establishment Search collects public information into one complete dataset table, ready to export as Excel, CSV or JSON.

Use search filters or individual public record links, set how many results you need and start the Actor. Search finds matching records; Details retrieves the available information for records you already know.

At a glance	Details
📥 Input	Search filters or individual public record links
📋 Collection modes	Search companies; Get company details
📤 Output	One row per record, or a failed row for an unsuccessful input
📄 Pagination	Automatic, up to maxResults while more records are available
🔐 Website login	Not required
💾 Export	One dataset view with all fields; Excel, CSV and JSON

What the Belgium CBE Public Search scraper collects 📋

Mode	What you receive
Search companies	Matching company and business records and the fields published in the search results.
Get company details	Available public information for each supplied record. The full output example below shows its actual fields.

The field table and complete examples below show the information this Actor returns. Optional values depend on what the source publishes for the selected record.

Coverage for this Actor:

• Belgian enterprises and establishment units. Source search is capped at 200 matches. English is an unofficial translation. Contact fields are omitted when the register publishes no information.

How to scrape Belgium CBE Public Search 🚀

1. Choose Search companies or Get company details.
2. Complete the search filters or individual public record links.
3. Set Maximum results. The minimum is 1.
4. Start the Actor and review the saved dataset.
5. Export the results or connect them to your workflow.

Search companies — input example

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": "garage",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "activeOnly": true
}

Get company details — input example

{
  "mode": "details",
  "recordUrls": [
    "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonvestigingps.html?vestigingsnummer=2161672120"
  ],
  "maxResults": 1
}

maxResults limits all saved rows for each search or supplied record, including a failed row. It does not guarantee that the source has that many matching records. A detail lookup normally returns one record, although sources with multiple revisions or establishments can return more.

Belgium CBE Public Search data fields and complete output 📦

Each result stays in one row. Every returned field appears in the same dataset view, including list fields and additional published facts. Fields unavailable for a particular record remain empty.

Field	Included data
result_type	Selected collection mode.
input	Submitted search settings, record link or record number.
status	Record processing status.
error_code	Failure category for an unsuccessful input.
error_message	Readable explanation for an unsuccessful input.
record_id	Stable source identifier.
url	Public source record URL.
record_type	Record type, when published.
name	Registered or published name.
enterprise_number	Enterprise number, when published.
establishment_number	Establishment number, when published.
company_status	Company status, when published.
address	Address, when published.
start_date	Start date, when published.
additional_fields.name	Names of additional published fields, when present.
additional_fields.value	Their corresponding values in the same order.
establishment_status	Establishment status, when published.
activities.code	Activities / code, when published.
activities.description	Activities / description, when published.
activities.url	Activities / url, when published.
record_data.name	Record data / name, when published.
record_data.value	Record data / value, when published.

The complete result below is included for every mode. Text and lists are not shortened. These are examples from validation runs; the source can change.

Search companies — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "search",
  "input": "{\"activeOnly\": true, \"keywords\": \"garage\", \"postalCode\": null}",
  "status": "success",
  "record_id": "establishment:2161672120",
  "url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonvestigingps.html?vestigingsnummer=2161672120",
  "record_type": "establishment",
  "name": "Administration communale de Hamois (garage communal-ouvriers-contrôleurs...)",
  "enterprise_number": "0207.396.292",
  "establishment_number": "2.161.672.120",
  "company_status": "EU Active",
  "address": "Chaussée de Liège 74 5360 Hamois",
  "start_date": "January 29, 1977",
  "additional_fields.name": [],
  "additional_fields.value": []
}

Get company details — complete JSON result

{
  "result_type": "details",
  "input": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonvestigingps.html?vestigingsnummer=2161672120",
  "status": "success",
  "record_id": "establishment:2161672120",
  "url": "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonvestigingps.html?vestigingsnummer=2161672120&lang=en",
  "record_type": "establishment",
  "enterprise_number": "0207.396.292",
  "establishment_number": "2.161.672.120",
  "name": "Administration communale de Hamois (garage communal-ouvriers-contrôleurs...) Name in French, since January 29, 1977",
  "company_status": "Active",
  "establishment_status": "Active",
  "start_date": "January 29, 1977",
  "address": "Chaussée de Liège 74 5360 Hamois Since January 29, 1977",
  "activities.code": [
    "84.114"
  ],
  "activities.description": [
    "Main activity: 84.114 - Municipal public administration, except social service departments Since January 1, 2025"
  ],
  "activities.url": [
    "https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/naceToelichting.html?nace.code=84114&nace.version=2025"
  ],
  "record_data.name": [
    "Enterprise number",
    "Status of the entity",
    "Number of the establishment unit",
    "Status of the establishment unit",
    "Start date",
    "Name of the establishment unit",
    "Address of the establishment unit",
    "Phone number",
    "Fax",
    "Email address",
    "Web address"
  ],
  "record_data.value": [
    "0207.396.292",
    "Active",
    "2.161.672.120",
    "Active",
    "January 29, 1977",
    "Administration communale de Hamois (garage communal-ouvriers-contrôleurs...) Name in French, since January 29, 1977",
    "Chaussée de Liège 74 5360 Hamois Since January 29, 1977",
    "No information found in the CBE.",
    "No information found in the CBE.",
    "No information found in the CBE.",
    "No information found in the CBE."
  ],
  "additional_fields.name": [],
  "additional_fields.value": []
}

Input settings ⚙️

Setting	What to enter
What to collect (mode)	Choose the information you need.
Maximum results per search or link (maxResults)	Collect up to this many saved results for each search or record link. Minimum: 1.
Company name (keywords)	Enter a name or words supported by the public register.
Active records only (activeOnly)	Limit the public search to active entries.
Postal code (postalCode)	Optional Belgian postal code.
Company links (recordUrls)	Paste one individual public record link per line. Use this field in Details mode.

Belgium CBE Public Search scraping use cases 🎯

Build a company research list

Use the supported name, category or location fields to collect relevant companies. Export the available business information with source references.

Collect company profiles

Retrieve known public records and review the published company facts, business descriptions and contact information that this source provides.

Keep a business dataset current

Schedule repeated exports and compare stable company IDs. Missing fields remain empty instead of being guessed.

Pricing and saved-result behavior 💰

See the Actor’s Pricing tab for the current rate. Under dataset-item pricing:

• Each saved record is one result. Lists and additional details attached to it do not create extra rows.
• A saved failed row is also one billable dataset item. This includes invalid inputs, unavailable records, empty searches and exhausted retries.
• At most one failed row is saved per input. Retry attempts do not create additional dataset rows.
• maxResults caps all saved rows for the input. Duplicate copies of the same input are processed once.

Belgium CBE Public Search scraper API and integrations 🔌

Replace $ACTOR_ID with the ID shown in the Actor’s API tab and $APIFY_TOKEN with your Apify token.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/$ACTOR_ID/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"search","keywords":"garage","maxResults":100,"activeOnly":true}'

Use Apify schedules for recurring collection, webhooks for completion notifications, and integrations for Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, cloud storage or your own application.

Reliability and public-data limits ⚠️

Temporary request failures are retried up to five total attempts. Invalid record inputs save a failed row without a website request. Confirmed missing records are not retried unnecessarily. If a later request fails, records already saved remain in the dataset. Normal pagination completion does not add a failed row. Collection stops after two consecutive pages return no new records. Configuration, data-saving or request-scheduling failures stop the run.

Belgium CBE Public Search controls the available records and fields. Search records can contain less information than a full public card. The Actor preserves published values and does not fill missing facts with estimates.

Frequently asked questions ❓

Do I need a Belgium CBE Public Search account?

No. This Actor collects the supported public information without your website login.

Which search filters can I use?

The input form supports company name, active records only, postal code. Only the displayed filters are supported.

How many records can I collect?

Set maxResults to the maximum saved rows you want for each input. The minimum is 1. Collection can finish earlier when the source runs out of results or stops returning new records.

Why are some fields empty?

The source may not publish a value for that record or mode. Optional information remains empty.

Can I export all the fields?

Yes. All returned fields are included in one dataset view. Nested lists remain attached to their parent record.

Support 🛟

For a reproducible issue, share the run ID, selected mode and a safe public example through the Actor’s support channel. Keep tokens, passwords and proxy credentials private.