APEC Company Details Scraper: Extract French Business Intelligence Data

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What Is APEC.fr?

APEC (Association pour l'Emploi des Cadres) is France's largest recruitment platform specializing in executive and professional positions. It hosts detailed company profiles showcasing employer information, workplace benefits, organizational structure, and hiring capabilities across France and international markets. Manually gathering this company intelligence is tedious and error-prone — the APEC Company Details Scraper automates extraction of rich company metadata at scale.

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Overview

The APEC Company Details Scraper extracts comprehensive company profile pages from APEC.fr, converting unstructured web content into structured, machine-readable records. It serves:

• HR professionals building talent market intelligence databases
• Recruiters evaluating employer brands and organizational structure
• Business analysts researching French corporate landscapes
• Sales teams generating B2B prospect lists with company details
• Academic researchers studying employment trends and corporate positioning

Key features include support for batch URL processing, graceful error handling via ignore_url_failures, and extraction of 13+ data fields per company profile.

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Input Format

The scraper accepts a minimal JSON configuration:

{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.apec.fr/candidat/page-entreprise.html/detail?id=759990"
  ],
  "ignore_url_failures": true
}

Parameter	Type	Description
urls	Array of strings	Direct links to APEC company detail pages. Paste one URL per entry or use bulk edit to add multiple URLs at once
ignore_url_failures	Boolean	If true, the scraper continues running if individual URLs fail to load. Set to false to halt on first error (useful for quality assurance)

URL format: Company detail pages follow the pattern https://www.apec.fr/candidat/page-entreprise.html/detail?id=[COMPANY_ID]

Pro tip: Bulk-add URLs by preparing a list in a text editor, then paste into the bulk edit section for faster setup.

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Output Format

Example Output

{
  "id": 2137,
  "id_compte": 759990,
  "id_nom_statut": 101872,
  "id_nom_situation": 30307,
  "id_interlocuteur": 100223334,
  "en_tete": {
    "banniere": "/presentation_entreprise/759990/img_759990_585200392972197_5794b2a0-5725-4c0e-bb9a-0349a960876f.png",
    "accroche": "Aider les ingénieurs à aimer l'ingénierie ",
    "raison_sociale": "RDT INGENIEURS FRANCE",
    "logo_entreprise": "/presentation_entreprise/759990/img_759990_584790658194616_645d293d-0336-49ef-8ee5-5ac1729c8eca.png"
  },
  "main_section": {
    "entreprise_titre": "Découvrez RDT ",
    "entreprise_image": null,
    "entreprise": "<p>Oui, RDT est une <strong>soci&eacute;t&eacute; de conseil en Ing&eacute;nierie</strong> G&eacute;n&eacute;raliste.</p>\n\n<p>Ce qui signifie que nous intervenons dans <strong>diff&eacute;rents domaines industriels </strong>tels que le transport, l&#39;&eacute;nergie, les &eacute;nergies nouvelles et renouvelables, la d&eacute;fense, l&#39;a&eacute;ronautique et que nos &eacute;quipes sont constitu&eacute;es &agrave; la fois d&#39;Ing&eacute;nieur.e.s, Technicien.ne.s en M&eacute;canique, Electronique, Logiciel, M&eacute;thodes et Electricit&eacute; notamment.<br />\n<br />\nNous sommes fiers de compter <strong>plus de 100 Ing&eacute;nieur.e.s, Technicien.ne.s</strong> RDT depuis notre cr&eacute;ation en France en 2019. Nous sommes aujourd&#39;hui majoritairement pr&eacute;sents sur la fa&ccedil;ade ouest de la France et nous avons deux bureaux dont un bureau d&#39;&eacute;tudes &agrave; Nantes et Poitiers.<br />\n<br />\nMais l&#39;histoire d&eacute;marre bien plus t&ocirc;t, en <strong>2006 en Espagne</strong> avec la cr&eacute;ation de RDT Engineers.<br />\n<br />\nLe groupe est pr&eacute;sent dans <strong>15 pays</strong>, accompagne pr&egrave;s de 2000 professionnels et s&#39;appuie sur de nombreux r&eacute;f&eacute;rencements internationaux.<br />\n<br />\nCe que nous vous proposons est un <strong>accompagnement fonctionnel</strong> via votre manager, et carri&egrave;re avec l&#39;&eacute;quipe Ressources Humaines.<br />\n<br />\nAu total <strong>sept points de suivi </strong>la 1&egrave;re ann&eacute;e ! Ces &eacute;changes seront r&eacute;alis&eacute;s au sein de l&#39;un de nos bureaux Nantais ou Pictavien. Parce que la proximit&eacute; est essentielle pour garantir une bonne relation, non ?</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p>ADRESSES :<br />\n<strong>CARQUEFOU :</strong><br />\n1 rue des Merisiers &ndash; 44470 Carquefou<br />\nT&eacute;l. : +33 (0)2 40 74 14 07<br />\n<br />\n<strong>POITIERS :</strong><br />\n1 rue Georges Leclanch&eacute; - 86000 Poitiers<br />\nT&eacute;l. : +33 (0)5 49 45 85 26</p>\n",
    "lien_video": "https://youtu.be/HTCnJrnFXsU"
  },
  "adresse_postale": {
    "adresse_batiment_imm_residence": null,
    "adresse_code_postal": "44000",
    "adresse_complement_adresse": null,
    "adresse_lieu_dit_bp": null,
    "adresse_numero_et_voie": "non renseigné",
    "adresse_ville": "NANTES",
    "audit": {
      "date_creation": 1655112564000,
      "date_modification": 1771840179000,
      "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
      "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
    },
    "id_pays": 799,
    "numero_version": 8,
    "latitude": null,
    "longitude": null,
    "id_nom_normalisation": null,
    "indicateur_q_p_v": null,
    "indicateur_z_r": null,
    "id": 134376684
  },
  "avantages": [
    {
      "id": 1767,
      "id_page_entreprise": 2137,
      "id_nom_avantage": 20843,
      "avantage": null,
      "numero_version": 4,
      "audit": {
        "date_creation": 1663771244000,
        "date_modification": 1771840179000,
        "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
        "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 1768,
      "id_page_entreprise": 2137,
      "id_nom_avantage": 20844,
      "avantage": "Titres restaurant - Chèque cadeau fin d'année - Mutuelle et prévoyance - CET - IK Vélos -",
      "numero_version": 4,
      "audit": {
        "date_creation": 1663771244000,
        "date_modification": 1771840179000,
        "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
        "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 15028,
      "id_page_entreprise": 2137,
      "id_nom_avantage": 20842,
      "avantage": null,
      "numero_version": 1,
      "audit": {
        "date_creation": 1771840175000,
        "date_modification": 1771840179000,
        "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
        "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": 5234,
      "id_page_entreprise": 2137,
      "titre": "Processus de recrutement",
      "texte_un": "<p>&nbsp;Notre <strong>processus de recrutement</strong> ?<br />\n<br />\nUn <strong>processus structur&eacute;</strong> permettant de rencontrer une grande partie de l&#39;&eacute;quipe support afin d&#39;&eacute;valuer comment avancer ensemble et cr&eacute;er des synergies autour de nos projets respectifs. Celui-ci est donc &eacute;tabli selon divers &eacute;changes :</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Un <strong>&eacute;change t&eacute;l&eacute;phonique </strong>avec une charg&eacute;e de d&eacute;veloppement et recrutement ou un responsable grands comptes pour prendre connaissance de ton projet personnel et professionnel, ta mobilit&eacute; et te pr&eacute;senter en quelques mots RDT Ing&eacute;nieurs.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Un <strong>entretien culturel</strong> avec une personne de l&#39;&eacute;quipe Recrutement pour faire plus ample connaissance, comprendre ton parcours et ton projet, te pr&eacute;senter notre fonctionnement nos m&eacute;tiers nos environnements de travail et &eacute;valuer notre compatibilit&eacute;.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Un <strong>entretien technique</strong> pour aller plus loin notamment sur tes comp&eacute;tences, r&eacute;alisations et pr&eacute;sentation des projets RDT Ing&eacute;nieurs.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>L&#39;<strong>entretien contractuel </strong>est pr&eacute;vu pour te pr&eacute;senter les aspects contractuels : salarial et avantages. Il te permet &eacute;galement de faire connaissance si ce n&#39;est pas d&eacute;j&agrave; le cas avec la team pilote : C&eacute;line, Directrice D&eacute;veloppement et Recrutement ou Christopher, Directeur de RDT Ing&eacute;nieurs.</li>\n</ul>\n",
      "image_une": "/presentation_entreprise/759990/img_759990_585163280667966_1db72972-aba8-49e8-b244-373db505b2d9.jpg",
      "texte_deux": null,
      "image_deux": "/presentation_entreprise/759990/img_759990_586651681514564_ad4f00e8-4629-46e4-89be-ea6eff195e47.jpg",
      "numero_version": 1,
      "audit": {
        "date_creation": 1771840176000,
        "date_modification": 1771840179000,
        "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
        "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
      }
    }
  ],
  "elt_cles": {
    "annee_creation": 2019,
    "secteur_activite": 101609,
    "effectif": 596782,
    "chiffre_affaires": null,
    "parite_f_h": null,
    "anciennete_moyenne": 33.0,
    "taux_seniors": null,
    "taux_jeunes_diplomes": null,
    "taux_cadres": null,
    "site_web": "https://www.rdtingenieros.com/fr/",
    "site_carrieres": "https://www.rdt.com/",
    "email": "emilie.favre@rdt.com",
    "lien_facebook": null,
    "lien_instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/lifeatrdt?igsh=MWFleDh4NnoycDBsag==",
    "lien_linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/rdt-com/",
    "lien_twitter": null,
    "lien_youtube": "https://youtu.be/HTCnJrnFXsU"
  },
  "numero_version": 13,
  "audit": {
    "date_creation": 1655112564000,
    "date_modification": 1771840179000,
    "utilisateur_creation": "100223334W",
    "utilisateur_modification": "100223334W"
  }
}

Each company record contains 13 structured fields:

Identification & Account Data

Field	Description & Purpose
ID	Unique company identifier within APEC's system. Use this to deduplicate records across multiple scraper runs or database syncs. Essential for linking company data across platforms.
ID Compte	Account ID associated with the company profile. Identifies the account holder/organization managing the profile. Useful for multi-entity companies or corporate groups.
ID Nom Statut	Status name identifier (e.g., "Active", "Suspended"). Indicates regulatory or operational status. Filter by this field to focus only on actively hiring or verified companies.
ID Nom Situation	Situation name identifier (e.g., "Recruiting", "Not Recruiting"). Signals current hiring intent. Helps recruiters prioritize warm prospects.
ID Interlocuteur	Contact person identifier linked to the company. References the primary company representative managing APEC interactions.

Company Profile & Content

Field	Description & Purpose
En Tête	Company header/title section. Contains the company name, logo reference, and primary branding elements as displayed on APEC. Use for display purposes and brand consistency checks.
Main Section	Core company description and overview. Includes company mission, industry vertical, size, and organizational highlights. Critical for market research and employer brand analysis.
Adresse Postale	Postal address of the company headquarters or primary office. Essential for location-based recruiting, regional market analysis, and contact database building.
Avantages	Employee benefits and perks (e.g., remote work, health insurance, professional development). Highlight competitive advantages. Use in recruiter outreach materials or talent attraction strategies.

Structural & Administrative Data

Field	Description & Purpose
Sections	Organizational sections/departments listed in the company profile (e.g., "Engineering", "HR", "Sales"). Useful for mapping company structure and identifying hiring pockets.
Éléments Clés	Key attributes or tags (e.g., "ISO certified", "Export-focused", "Startup"). Summary of defining characteristics. Filter companies by these elements for targeted prospecting.
Numéro Version	Version number of the profile data. Tracks profile edits over time. Helps identify recently updated company information or stale records.
Audit	Audit trail or modification timestamp. Records when the profile was last updated. Useful for monitoring company profile freshness and historical analysis.

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How to Use

1. Find company URLs — Browse APEC.fr, navigate to a company detail page, and copy the URL (includes the id parameter).
2. Prepare your list — Gather all company URLs you wish to scrape. Use bulk edit if adding 10+ URLs.
3. Configure the scraper — Paste URLs into the urls array. Leave ignore_url_failures as true for uninterrupted batch runs.
4. Execute the run — Start the scraper and monitor progress in the logs.
5. Export and process — Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel; import into your CRM, BI tool, or data warehouse.

Handling common issues:

• URL returns no data: Verify the company ID is still active on APEC (older IDs may be archived).
• Network timeouts: Increase retry logic by re-running with the same URL; APEC's servers are generally reliable.
• Incomplete fields: Some companies may not populate all fields (e.g., Avantages is optional). Treat missing fields as null and plan data validation accordingly.

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Use Cases & Business Value

• Talent intelligence: Monitor hiring activity and organizational changes among target employers
• Competitive analysis: Track rival companies' benefits packages, structure, and expansion
• Lead generation: Build B2B sales pipelines with accurate company contact and benefit information
• Market research: Study French corporate landscape trends, company growth, and industry composition
• HR benchmarking: Compare compensation and benefits packages across peer companies

By automating company data extraction, the APEC Company Details Scraper eliminates manual research hours and delivers consistent, actionable intelligence for recruitment, sales, and strategic planning.

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Conclusion

The APEC Company Details Scraper is an indispensable tool for professionals navigating France's business landscape. With 13+ structured data fields and flexible batch processing, it transforms APEC's vast company directory into a strategic asset. Whether you're recruiting talent, analyzing competitors, or building market intelligence, this scraper delivers accurate, timely data at scale.