Scrape Zefix.ch — Switzerland's Central Commercial Register

Extract structured company data from Zefix.ch, the official Swiss central business name index. Returns company name, UID, legal form, registered address, purpose, and canton. HTTP-only — no Chrome, no Playwright.

What You Can Scrape

• Company search — search by name, UID, or keyword
• Company details — legal name, UID (CHE-...), legal form (AG, GmbH, etc.)
• Address — registered office address and canton
• Purpose — official company purpose from the register
• Status — active, in liquidation, or deleted
• Multi-query — run multiple searches in a single actor run

Primary Use Cases

• Due diligence — verify Swiss company registrations and legal status
• Lead generation — build lists of Swiss companies by industry or region
• KYC / AML — validate company identities for compliance requirements
• Market research — analyze the Swiss business landscape by legal form and canton
• CRM enrichment — add official registration data to your company records

API Example

# Start a run via the Apify API
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~zefix-ch-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "searchQueries": ["software"],
    "canton": "ZH",
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 100
  }'

# Or use with AI agents via MCP:
# https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/zefix-ch-scraper

Integrations

• n8n / Make / Zapier — trigger runs and process results via webhook
• AI Agents (MCP) — Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex
• Python / Node.js — Apify SDK for programmatic access
• Google Sheets / Airtable — export via Apify integrations

How It Compares

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