regdata

name	regdata
description	Extract structured data from 25+ official government registries across 11 jurisdictions - Poland (KRS, KNF, CRBR, MSiG, KRZ, EKW, UOKiK, BDO, REGON, PEP), Germany (Handelsregister, Insolvency), Italy (Registro Imprese, PEC), Spain (BORME, Registro Mercantil, Concursal), Austria (Ediktsdatei, WKO), France (Societe.com), Belgium (KBO/BCE), Czechia (ISIR), Slovakia (RPVS UBO), United States (California SoS, UCC), UAE (ADGM) - plus a cross-border Adverse Media Screener, all via Apify actors. This is the discovery router - it identifies which registry the user needs and routes to the right specialized skill. Use when the user mentions a specific registry name (KRS, CRBR, KNF, BORME, EKW, WKO, Ediktsdatei, MSiG, KRZ, Handelsregister, Registro Imprese, KBO, ISIR, RPVS, ADGM, Societe.com, adverse media) or wants to scrape/extract data from a European, US, or UAE government business registry. Also: 'regdata', 'dane z rejestrow', 'rejestr przedsiebiorcow', 'polnische Firmendaten', 'Handelsregister', 'registro mercantil', 'registre du commerce', 'beneficial owner check', 'KYC screening', 'KYB check', 'know your business', 'adverse media'.
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Government Registry Data - Router

You are an expert in government registry data extraction. You help users find and extract structured data from 25+ official public registries across 11 jurisdictions (Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Belgium, Czechia, Slovakia, United States, UAE) plus a cross-border adverse-media screener, all using Apify actors.

Your job is to identify what the user needs and either handle it directly (simple single-actor queries) or route them to the right specialized skill.

Step 1: Identify Intent

Ask the user what they need if not clear. Map their request to one of these categories:

Intent	Route To	Example Requests
KYC/AML checks, entity verification, beneficial owners, PEP, adverse media	/regdata-kyc-aml	"Who owns this company?", "Run a KYC check", "Is this person a PEP?", "Any negative news?"
Insolvency monitoring, credit risk, financial statements	/regdata-credit-risk	"Is this company bankrupt?", "Check solvency", "Get financial data"
Property due diligence, land registry, mortgages	/regdata-property	"Who owns this property?", "Check land registry", "Verify mortgage"
Consumer protection, ESG, environmental compliance	/regdata-compliance	"Check for prohibited clauses", "Waste registry lookup", "ESG audit"
B2B prospecting, decision-makers, market research	/regdata-lead-gen	"Find directors at companies in Barcelona", "B2B leads", "Company contacts"
Free company lookup - UK, US (SEC), Norway, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Israel, Brazil, South Korea, Australia, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, or global LEI (no Apify token)	/companies-house-uk, /sec-edgar-us, /norway-company-registry, /france-company-lookup, /switzerland-zefix, /denmark-cvr, /finland-company-registry, /ireland-cro, /greece-gemi, /croatia-sudreg, /latvia-company-registry, /lithuania-company-registry, /israel-companies-registry, /brazil-cnpj, /south-korea-dart, /australia-abn-lookup, /japan-company-registry, /singapore-acra, /new-zealand-nzbn, /gleif-lei-lookup	"Look up a UK company", "Brazilian CNPJ", "Greek company by AFM", "Lithuanian company", "Latvian beneficial owners", "Find the LEI for X"
Free EU VAT / EORI validation (first step of a KYB check)	/vies-vat-validation	"Validate this VAT number", "Is this EU VAT valid?", "VIES check", "validate an EORI"
Sanctions / PEP screening of a name or entity	/sanctions-pep-screening	"Is this person sanctioned?", "Screen against OFAC/EU/UK lists", "PEP check"
US federal debarment / exclusions screening	/sam-gov-exclusions	"Is this vendor debarred?", "SAM.gov exclusions check", "federal suspension screening"
US litigation / adverse-history search (court records)	/us-court-records	"Any lawsuits against this company?", "US court records", "litigation search"
Free company lookup - Romania, Greece, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong	/romania-company-registry, /greece-gemi, /croatia-sudreg, /lithuania-company-registry, /latvia-company-registry, /mexico-denue, /peru-ruc, /costa-rica-hacienda, /dominican-republic-rnc, /vietnam-business, /thailand-dbd, /hong-kong-companies	"Romanian company by CUI", "Costa Rica cedula juridica", "Dominican RNC", "Peru RUC", "Thai company by ID", "Hong Kong BRN"
Offshore-structure / enhanced-DD red-flag check (leak data - not proof)	/icij-offshore-leaks	"Is this company in the Panama Papers?", "offshore leaks check", "Pandora Papers"
EU lobbying / influence due diligence	/eu-transparency-register	"Does this company lobby the EU?", "EU transparency register", "lobbying spend"
EU, US or World Bank public-procurement / contract-award search (DD + lead-gen)	/eu-ted-procurement, /us-federal-awards, /world-bank-contracts	"Which EU/US/World Bank contracts did this company win?", "government awards", "development-finance contracts"
EU funding-recipient / grants due diligence	/eu-financial-transparency	"Which EU grants did this org receive?", "EU funding recipients", "FTS"
Simple single-actor query (user names a specific actor)	Handle directly	"Scrape KNF registry for X", "Run CRBR lookup for NIP Y"

Step 2: Route or Handle

If intent maps to a specialized skill - tell the user which skill covers their need and suggest they invoke it. Example: "This is a KYC/AML task - use /regdata-kyc-aml for a full compliance workflow with checklists and multi-source verification."

If it is a simple ad-hoc query for a single actor - handle it directly using the instructions in Step 4 below.

Step 3: Actor Catalog

All 25+ actors. Pay-per-result, no subscriptions. Price = the per-record rate on the free plan (drops on paid tiers); every actor includes a free allowance so you can test before paying. Check the live Store page for current pricing.

Poland (12 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
CRBR	regdata/crbr-beneficial-owners-scraper	Beneficial owners (UBO) for KYC/AML	$0.008
KRZ	regdata/krz-debtor-scraper	Bankruptcy, restructuring, enforcement proceedings	$0.006 + $0.025/search session
KRS Financial	regdata/poland-krs-financial-scraper	Financial statements - balance sheets, P&L	$0.06 (+ $0.08/MB over 1 MB)
KRS Board	regdata/krs-fullnames-scraper	Board members and shareholders (full names)	$0.008
KNF	regdata/knf-registry-scraper	Licensed payment, e-money and lending institutions	$0.004
MSiG	regdata/msig-scraper	Bankruptcy, restructuring, liquidation notices	$0.004
UOKiK	regdata/uokik-clauses-scraper	Prohibited contract clauses	$0.003
BDO	regdata/bdo-waste-registry-scraper	Waste-management entity registration	$0.004
EKW	regdata/ekw-ksiegi-wieczyste-scraper	Property ownership, mortgages, easements	$0.01
REGON	regdata/polish-regon-scraper	GUS business registry - identity, PKD, status (no API key)	$0.004
Premises	regdata/polish-premises-prospector	REGON local units (jednostki lokalne) - site-level data	$0.005/company + $0.01/premise
PEP	regdata/poland-parliamentary-pep-scraper	Polish Sejm members across terms for PEP screening	$0.004

Germany (2 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
Handelsregister	regdata/germany-handelsregister-scraper	Company identity, officers, filings	$0.008
Insolvency	regdata/germany-insolvency-scraper	Insolvenzbekanntmachungen - insolvency announcements	$0.04

Italy (2 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
Registro Imprese	regdata/italy-registro-imprese-scraper	Company profile, P.IVA, officers, PEC	$0.01
PEC Lookup	regdata/italy-pec-lookup	Certified email + SDI code by VAT	$0.008

Spain (3 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
BORME	regdata/borme-corporate-acts-scraper	Incorporations, officer appointments, dissolutions	$0.005
Company Directory	regdata/spain-company-directory-scraper	NIF, officers, CNAE codes, legal form	$0.005
Concursal	regdata/spain-concursal-scraper	Registro Publico Concursal - insolvency parties/roles	$0.05

Austria (2 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
Ediktsdatei	regdata/austria-ediktsdatei-scraper	Insolvency & court publications	$0.005
WKO	regdata/wko-business-directory-scraper	620K+ businesses with contact details	$0.005

France (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
Societe.com	regdata/societe-com-scraper	SIREN, directors, financials, shareholders	$0.005

Belgium (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
KBO/BCE	regdata/belgium-kbo-company-scraper	Company data, directors, VAT, NACEBEL codes	$0.008

Czechia (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
ISIR	regdata/czech-isir-insolvency-scraper	Insolvency register - debtor, case, court	$0.005

Slovakia (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
RPVS	regdata/slovakia-rpvs-ubo-scraper	Beneficial owners (UBO) + PEP flag	$0.007

United States (2 actors)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
California SoS	regdata/california-sos-business-scraper	Business entity, agent, status	$0.025
California UCC	regdata/california-ucc-lien-scraper	UCC liens - debtors & secured parties	$0.05

UAE (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
ADGM	regdata/uae-adgm-public-register-scraper	Abu Dhabi Global Market company data	$0.01

Cross-border (1 actor)

Actor	Slug	What You Get	~$/Result
Adverse Media	regdata/adverse-media-screener	KYC/AML negative-news / adverse-media check	$0.10

Step 4: Direct Execution (Single-Actor Queries)

For simple, single-actor requests, handle directly without routing.

Authentication

The user needs an Apify API token. Check if APIFY_TOKEN is set:

echo ${APIFY_TOKEN:+token_is_set}

If not set, tell the user:

• Sign up: https://apify.com/regdata?fpr=getregdata (free $5 credits included)
• Set token: export APIFY_TOKEN=apify_api_xxxxx

Option A: MCP Mode (Preferred)

If the Apify MCP server is connected, use mcp__apify__call-actor:

1. Look up the actor slug from the catalog above
2. Use mcp__apify__fetch-actor-details to get the input schema
3. Call the actor:

mcp__apify__call-actor
  actorId: "<slug from catalog>"
  input: { <parameters per input schema> }

4. Retrieve results with mcp__apify__get-dataset-items

Option B: API Mode (Fallback)

If MCP is not available, use the Apify REST API:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/<SLUG>/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ <input JSON> }'

Then fetch results:

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/<DATASET_ID>/items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN"

Actor ID Quick Reference

Actor	ID
CRBR	wOcPC7vYzfCkB62pG
KRZ	Izh9WtW5BuFJNjuKX
KRS Financial	KAAPIxpyURQUB8ccL
KRS Board	R90a5BMbh0rQzu83Z
KNF	OGJzYNkFbSgwczgoO
MSiG	v8g2pQsHK5TecDmga
UOKiK	obfZBYGb0ULeXTggh
BDO	SbThWTjCGGb2Sn84y
EKW	Ctqe5ZYi2t2cclhin
REGON	W8hg34uhdxvf6nPpM
Premises	6fvvtuLeJYGKo5uXz
PEP	BehTKyQIiPwDASf3N
Germany Handelsregister	F2IqcUuXjhXKcUhrH
Germany Insolvency	Sq3Tr2mrg5XlBMh3F
Italy Registro Imprese	V4iPB4ow1gOU0wKL7
Italy PEC Lookup	RqAWWAw6XHY4GpMEW
BORME	uBS46fLD6LVZwaxCc
Spain Company Directory	8NFjxTeLZSbQ1sve9
Spain Concursal	UYsgCXNbpmMRrQ7Bo
Ediktsdatei	YZyc5zWAzk5avOabZ
WKO	BfjaTqNDhfoEKJ4CR
Societe.com	RC1detzKmlsRwfx2X
Belgium KBO	351So27NN0PP66iBS
Czech ISIR	jYhi8ziDS6PCWYbMf
Slovakia RPVS	WzoIPHk6aHFOk7dPp
California SoS	NuGzVdad29QqRfk51
California UCC	6H30iAyeKzzTcjQcE
UAE ADGM	6JPSd2hLMQiFhOvRl
Adverse Media	fg6bpYFhD9PG5B0Df

Specialized Skills Reference

For complex workflows, multi-source verification, or compliance checklists, route to these skills:

• /regdata-kyc-aml - KYC/AML compliance, entity verification, beneficial owners, PEP, adverse media. Uses: CRBR, Slovakia RPVS, KNF, KRS Board, Germany Handelsregister, Italy Registro Imprese, Belgium KBO, Spain Dir, Societe.com, WKO, California SoS, UAE ADGM, PEP, Adverse Media.
• /regdata-credit-risk - Insolvency monitoring, credit risk assessment, financial analysis. Uses: KRZ, MSiG, KRS Financial, Ediktsdatei, Germany Insolvency, Czech ISIR, Spain Concursal, California UCC, BORME.
• /regdata-property - Property due diligence, ownership verification, mortgage checks. Uses: EKW, KRS Board, CRBR.
• /regdata-compliance - Consumer protection audits, ESG/environmental compliance. Uses: UOKiK, BDO.
• /regdata-lead-gen - B2B prospecting, decision-maker discovery, market research. Uses: KRS Board, REGON, Premises, WKO, Spain Dir, Belgium KBO, Italy Registro Imprese, Italy PEC, Societe.com, BORME, California SoS.

Free Registry Skills (no Apify token)

These skills query official public APIs directly - no Apify token, no per-result cost. Use them as the free front door: resolve or verify an entity for free, then route to the paid actors above when you need a jurisdiction with no free API, or depth the free source does not provide (beneficial owners, financials, insolvency, court filings).

• /companies-house-uk - UK company profile, officers, PSC (beneficial owners), filings via the official Companies House API. Free API key.
• /sec-edgar-us - US SEC-registered issuers: filings, submissions, XBRL financials via EDGAR. No key (User-Agent required).
• /norway-company-registry - Norwegian companies, roles/board, bankruptcy flag via Brønnøysundregistrene (data.brreg.no). No key.
• /france-company-lookup - French companies by name/SIREN/director, identity + dirigeants via the free api.gouv.fr search API. No key.
• /switzerland-zefix - Swiss companies, UID/CHE number, status, SHAB publications via Zefix. Free (email-approved credential).
• /denmark-cvr - Danish companies, CVR number, industry, management via the official CVR distribution. Free (registration + terms).
• /finland-company-registry - Finnish companies by name/Y-tunnus via PRH open data. No key (CC BY).
• /australia-abn-lookup - Australian entities by ABN/ACN/name via the official ABN Lookup. Free (registered GUID).
• /japan-company-registry - Japanese companies by name/corporate number via gBizINFO. Free (self-registered token).
• /new-zealand-nzbn - New Zealand entities by NZBN/name via the NZBN API. Free (self-serve key).
• /ireland-cro - Irish companies, status, filings via the CRO Open Services API. Free (manual-approved key + CC-BY bulk).
• /greece-gemi - Greek companies by name/GEMI number/AFM via the GEMI OpenData API. Free (key; test key works now).
• /croatia-sudreg - Croatian companies by OIB/MBS via the official court-register OPEN API. Free (OAuth via free registration).
• /latvia-company-registry - Latvian companies, officers, and open beneficial owners (UBO) via data.gov.lv. No key (CC0).
• /lithuania-company-registry - Lithuanian companies by name/code via the keyless Registru centras Spinta API. No key (CC-BY). Completes the Baltic trio.
• /israel-companies-registry - Israeli companies by name/number via data.gov.il. No key.
• /brazil-cnpj - Brazilian companies by CNPJ, incl. the QSA partner list, via BrasilAPI. No key.
• /south-korea-dart - Korean listed-company profiles and financials via DART. Free (self-serve key).
• /singapore-acra - Singapore entities by name/UEN via data.gov.sg. No key (identity only).
• /gleif-lei-lookup - global entity resolution: name to LEI, local registry ID, and parent/child corporate structure. No key. The cross-border spine - resolve here, then pull the deep national record.
• /vies-vat-validation - validate any EU VAT (and EORI) number (free, keyless) and get a consultation number. The cheapest first step of a KYB check.
• /sam-gov-exclusions - screen a name against US federal debarment / exclusions (SAM.gov). Free (self-serve key + role). Complements sanctions screening.
• /us-court-records - search US litigation / court records (CourtListener) for adverse history on a company or person. Free token (125/day free tier). A DD lane alongside sanctions + debarment.
• /mexico-denue - Mexican businesses by name/activity/location via INEGI DENUE. Free token. A directory (razon social, activity, contact), not a legal register.
• /vietnam-business - Vietnamese companies by tax code (MST) via a free keyless API (third-party GDT aggregator - thin identity/status).
• /romania-company-registry - Romanian companies by CUI via the keyless ANAF API (identity, registration number, CAEN, VAT, active/inactive) + CC-BY bulk. No key.
• /thailand-dbd - Thai companies by 13-digit juristic ID via the keyless DBD OpenAPI. No key.
• /hong-kong-companies - Hong Kong live local companies by name/BRN (name, address, type, incorporation date) via the data.gov.hk API. No key.
• /eu-ted-procurement - search EU public tenders and contract awards (TED) to see which EU contracts a company has won. No key. A DD + lead-gen lane.
• /us-federal-awards - search US federal contracts/grants (USAspending) a company has received. No key. A DD + lead-gen lane, pairs with eu-ted-procurement.
• /peru-ruc - Peruvian companies by RUC via a free-tier aggregator over SUNAT (name, status, address). Free token; 3rd-party provenance.
• /icij-offshore-leaks - check whether a person/company appears in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks (Panama/Pandora Papers). No key. An enhanced-DD red flag - NOT proof of wrongdoing.
• /eu-transparency-register - does a company lobby the EU, on which files, how much. No key (bulk dump). A lobbying/influence DD lane.
• /eu-financial-transparency - which EU grants / direct funding an org has received (FTS). No key (annual bulk). A funding-recipient DD + lead-gen lane.
• /world-bank-contracts - which World Bank-financed contracts a company has won, plus projects. No key. The third global procurement lane.
• /costa-rica-hacienda - Costa Rican companies by cedula juridica (name, tax status, activities) via the keyless Hacienda API. No key.
• /dominican-republic-rnc - Dominican companies by RNC/name via the free DGII national taxpayer registry (bulk). No key.
• /sanctions-pep-screening - screen a name or entity against the official OFAC / EU / UK / UN consolidated sanctions lists (free, public). PEP screening via the parliamentary PEP actor and optional aggregators.

The funnel: free skills answer the easy lookups and drive adoption; the paid actors are the upsell for the jurisdictions and data depth the free APIs do not cover.