# Perceptron Data

> Check, don't guess. Company checks and data from public sources. Built in Germany. Focused on DACH and the EU.

Self-service actors on Apify. Paid actors charge per result plus a small start fee per run. Weekly checks against known answers: https://perceptron-data.github.io/quality/

## For AI agents

- [Setup for MCP clients and the API](https://perceptron-data.github.io/agents/index.md): Claude Code, Cursor, JSON config, curl
- MCP server with the flagship tools: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=perceptr0n/imprint-impressum-website-contact-scraper,perceptr0n/research-agent,perceptr0n/google-ads-transparency-scraper,perceptr0n/pdf-to-markdown-converter
- [Machine-readable catalogue](https://perceptron-data.github.io/catalog.json): names, prices, MCP tool names, example inputs
- Every page of the site is available as Markdown: add index.md to its address

## Company checks
- [Advertiser Check (Google & Bing)](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/google-ads-transparency-scraper): Check a list of companies against Google's and Microsoft's public ad libraries: one row per company with ad counts, accounts and recent activity. No spend data. MCP tool: perceptr0n--google-ads-transparency-scraper. Price: $0.004 per company checked + $0.01 per run.
- [Imprint & VAT Check](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/imprint-impressum-website-contact-scraper): Turn a list of DACH domains into company rows: legal name, address, register number, email and phone from the Impressum, EU VAT ID checked live against VIES. MCP tool: perceptr0n--imprint-impressum-website-contact-scraper. Price: $0.005 per website + $0.01 per run.
- [Free Imprint & Contact Check](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/free-website-contact-imprint-scraper): Free: read the Impressum of up to 10 DACH websites per run – company name, address, register number, VIES-checked EU VAT ID, email and phone. MCP tool: perceptr0n--free-website-contact-imprint-scraper. Price: Free.

### Ads & Apps
- [App Store & Google Play Data](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/appstore-google-play-intelligence): Load App Store and Google Play apps with shared fields – rating, rating count, price, category, last update – plus App Store search positions and reviews. MCP tool: perceptr0n--appstore-google-play-intelligence. Price: $0.001 per app + $0.01 per run.

### Hiring & Trade Fairs
- [Arbeitsagentur Jobs](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/arbeitsagentur-jobs-scraper): Search the Jobbörse of the Bundesagentur für Arbeit by keyword, place and employer: one row per job with salary range, home office, location and full text. MCP tool: perceptr0n--arbeitsagentur-jobs-scraper. Price: $0.001 per job + $0.01 per run.
- [kununu Employer Data](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/kununu-employer-data-scraper): Export employer data from kununu for Germany, Austria and Switzerland: score vs. industry, category ratings, salary ranges of top job titles, benefits, reviews. MCP tool: perceptr0n--kununu-employer-data-scraper. Price: $0.001 per record + $0.04 per run.
- [Messe München Exhibitors](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/messe-muenchen-exhibitor-list-scraper): Export the exhibitor directory of bauma, IFAT, BAU, automatica or ceramitec: company, hall and stand, address, phone, website and product groups. MCP tool: perceptr0n--messe-muenchen-exhibitor-list-scraper. Price: $0.005 per exhibitor + $0.01 per run.
- [Koelnmesse Exhibitors](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/anuga-ism-koelnmesse-exhibitor-scraper): Export the exhibitor list of Anuga, ISM, imm cologne, interzum or ORGATEC: company, hall and stand, address, e-mail where published, phone, brands. MCP tool: perceptr0n--anuga-ism-koelnmesse-exhibitor-scraper. Price: $0.005 per exhibitor + $0.01 per run.

### Registers
- [TED Tenders](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/eu-tenders-ted-scraper): Filter EU public tenders from TED by country, CPV code, keyword and deadline: buyer, estimated value, deadline, award winner – one language per record. MCP tool: perceptr0n--eu-tenders-ted-scraper. Price: $0.002 per tender + $0.01 per run.
- [MaStR Energy Assets](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/german-energy-assets-mastr): Filter Germany's Marktstammdatenregister by source, state, size and age: one row per plant with operator, capacity, commissioning date, grid operator. MCP tool: perceptr0n--german-energy-assets-mastr. Price: $0.004 per unit + $0.04 per run.
- [EUDAMED Medical Devices](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/eudamed-medical-device-scraper): Export EUDAMED records as a table: medical devices with UDI-DI and risk class, manufacturers with SRN and contact, notified-body certificates. MCP tool: perceptr0n--eudamed-medical-device-scraper. Price: $0.03 per record + $0.02 per run.

### Documents
- [PDF to Markdown](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/pdf-to-markdown-converter): Turn PDF, DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files into Markdown for AI and RAG: tables as Markdown and JSON rows, OCR for scans, output per document, page or chunk. MCP tool: perceptr0n--pdf-to-markdown-converter. Price: $0.0005 per page + $0.005 per run.

### Research for AI
- [Research Agent](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/research-agent): Ask a question, get cited passages from Google, EU and German law texts, open-access papers and Wikipedia, each with an evidence level and a freshness check. MCP tool: perceptr0n--research-agent. Price: $0.015 per question + $0.00005 per run.

### Tools
- [Data Source Finder](https://apify.com/perceptr0n/dach-eu-data-source-finder): Name a website, trade fair, register or document type and see which Perceptron Data actor covers it, which fields come back and what a run costs. Free. MCP tool: perceptr0n--dach-eu-data-source-finder. Price: Free.