# 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".

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- **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`.
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- **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

> **Disclaimer:** This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by North Data GmbH or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. "NorthData" is referenced only to describe the publicly available website this Actor collects data from.

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.

### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire)

This actor is **agent-ready** — AI agents can discover it, run it, and **pay for it autonomously**, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards:

- **[x402](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402)** — an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) — no account, no API key.
- **[Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/skyfire)** — agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows.

Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes.

### How much does it cost to scrape NorthData?

This Actor uses Apify's **pay-per-event** pricing: you are charged only for the results it delivers, with no monthly rental and no start fee. The events it can charge are:

- **Company** - One company record (name, register, court, legal form, status, address, officers)

The current price of each event is shown on the **Pricing** tab of this page. Set a maximum total charge on the run if you want a hard cap on spend, and use the input limits to control how much the Actor fetches.

### Automate & schedule

Run this Actor on autopilot and pull results into your own stack:

- **[Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2)** - start runs, fetch datasets and manage schedules over REST.
- **[apify-client for JavaScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/)** and **[apify-client for Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/)** - official SDKs.
- **[Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules)** - run it hourly, daily or weekly and keep your dataset current.
- **[Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks)** - trigger downstream actions (CRM import, Slack alert, email sequence) the moment a run finishes.

```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'MY_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('scrapesage/northdata-scraper').call({
    // your input - see the Input section above
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Got ${items.length} records`);
```

### Integrate with any app

Connect the dataset to thousands of apps - no code required:

- **[Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make)** - multi-step automation scenarios.
- **[Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier)** - push new records straight into your CRM or spreadsheet.
- **[Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack)** - get notified when a scheduled run finds something new.
- **[Google Drive / Sheets](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive)** - auto-export every run to a spreadsheet.
- **[Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte)** - pipe results into your data warehouse.
- **[GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github)** - trigger runs from commits or releases.

### 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.

### Data & lawful use

The source is an official public register, published so that anyone can consult it. Records can name individuals (company officers), so the output may contain personal data even though it is public. If you are in the EU or UK you are the data controller for what you do with it: have a lawful basis, honour access and deletion requests, and respect the register's own reuse conditions, which can restrict marketing or commercial use.

Under [Apify's Standard Actor Contract](https://docs.apify.com/legal/standard-actor-contract), which governs your use of this Actor, you are the controller of any personal data in your input and output and scrapesage acts only as your processor: that data is processed solely to run your job, written only to your own Apify storage, never used for any other purpose and never shared onward. If you need help with a data-subject request that involves this Actor's output, open an issue on the Issues tab.

### Disclaimer

**This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by North Data GmbH or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.**

"NorthData" and any related marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only in a descriptive, nominative sense - to identify the publicly accessible website from which this Actor collects data. This Actor is not an official NorthData product, is not authorised or certified by North Data GmbH, and does not distribute NorthData software. It collects only publicly available information; you are responsible for ensuring your use of that data complies with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the source website.

### Need help?

Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab, or visit the [Apify help center](https://help.apify.com/). Feature requests are welcome - this Actor is actively maintained.

# 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/aEdvJj5AcNbYtLSRA/openapi.json