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Norwegian Business Registry (Brreg) Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection Access the official open API from Brønnøysundregistrene to search and retrieve data about all registered companies in Norway. When to Use When the user asks about Norwegian companies When searching for company information in Norway When looking up organization numbers (organisasjonsnummer) When finding companies by name, location, industry, or other criteria When checking company status (bankruptcy, dissolution, etc.) API Base URL https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api Key Endpoints Search Companies (Enheter) curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter?navn=SEARCH_TERM&size=20" Common parameters: Parameter Description navn Company name (partial match) organisasjonsnummer 9-digit org number (comma-separated for multiple) organisasjonsform Organization type: AS, ENK, NUF, ANS, DA, etc. naeringskode Industry code (NACE) kommunenummer 4-digit municipality code postadresse.postnummer Postal code forretningsadresse.postnummer Business address postal code konkurs true/false - bankruptcy status underAvvikling true/false - dissolution status registrertIMvaregisteret true/false - VAT registered fraAntallAnsatte Minimum employees tilAntallAnsatte Maximum employees fraRegistreringsdatoEnhetsregisteret Registration date from (YYYY-MM-DD) tilRegistreringsdatoEnhetsregisteret Registration date to (YYYY-MM-DD) size Results per page (default: 20, max depth: 10000) page Page number (0-indexed) Get Company by Org Number curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/123456789" Search Sub-entities (Underenheter) Branch offices and departments: curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/underenheter?overordnetEnhet=123456789" Get Organization Forms List all valid organization types: curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/organisasjonsformer" Common organization forms: Code Description AS Aksjeselskap (Private limited company) ASA Allmennaksjeselskap (Public limited company) ENK Enkeltpersonforetak (Sole proprietorship) NUF Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak (Foreign enterprise) ANS Ansvarlig selskap (General partnership) DA Selskap med delt ansvar (Shared liability partnership) SA Samvirkeforetak (Cooperative) STI Stiftelse (Foundation) Get Recent Updates Track new registrations and changes: curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/oppdateringer/enheter?dato=2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" Bulk Downloads Complete datasets (updated nightly ~05:00 AM): Format URL JSON (gzipped) https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/lastned CSV https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/lastned/csv Excel https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/lastned/regneark Example Queries Find all AS companies in Oslo with 50+ employees curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter?organisasjonsform=AS&kommunenummer=0301&fraAntallAnsatte=50&size=100" Search for tech companies curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter?navn=tech&size=50" Find companies registered this year curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter?fraRegistreringsdatoEnhetsregisteret=2024-01-01&size=100" Get all subsidiaries of a company curl "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/underenheter?overordnetEnhet=923609016" Response Format Responses are in HAL+JSON format with _embedded containing results and page containing pagination info: { "_embedded" : { "enheter" : [ { "organisasjonsnummer" : "123456789" , "navn" : "Company Name AS" , "organisasjonsform" : { "kode" : "AS" , "beskrivelse" : "Aksjeselskap" } , "antallAnsatte" : 50 , "forretningsadresse" : { "adresse" : [ "Street 1" ] , "postnummer" : "0150" , "poststed" : "OSLO" , "kommune" : "OSLO" , "kommunenummer" : "0301" } , "naeringskode1" : { "kode" : "62.010" , "beskrivelse" : "Programmeringstjenester" } } ] } , "page" : { "size" : 20 , "totalElements" : 150 , "totalPages" : 8 , "number" : 0 } } Notes API is free and open (NLOD license) No authentication required for public data Rate limiting may apply for heavy usage Results limited to 10,000 per query (use bulk downloads for complete data) Data updated continuously during business hours Documentation Official API docs: https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/dokumentasjon/en/index.html OpenAPI spec: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brreg/openAPI/master/specs/enhetsregisteret.json