Yes. The open API at data.brreg.no is free, needs no key and includes nightly bulk downloads. It covers registry data: names, addresses, legal forms, status flags, employee counts and næringskoder. It does not include financial figures or any contact data.
Norwegian register data, enriched
Brreg API - Norwegian Business Register Data
Brønnøysundregistrene runs one of Europe's best open register APIs. What it does not give you: financials, contact data, or search beyond 10,000 results. CompanyData delivers 1.9M+ Norwegian business records with revenue, employees, email, phone and full NACE-based industry filtering in one REST API.
1.9M+ Norwegian businesses
Financials & contacts on top of registry data
NACE and SIC codes on every record
What Is the Brreg API?
Brønnøysundregistrene operates the Enhetsregisteret, Norway's central register of legal entities. Its open REST API at data.brreg.no is free, keyless and well documented.
Credit where due: the Brreg API is the gold standard among official registers. It returns names, addresses, legal forms, status flags, employee counts and the SN næringskode (Norway's NACE-based industry classification), with nightly bulk downloads included. The limits sit elsewhere: financial statements live in the separate Regnskapsregisteret behind an agreement, role data lacks person identifiers without government authorisation, search pagination caps at 10,000 results, and there is no contact data at all.
CompanyData builds on that foundation: Norwegian records enriched with revenue figures, email, phone and website, filterable by NACE industry codes, region and business size, through one API that also covers 200+ other countries.
Compare Data Points
Brreg covers registry facts well. CompanyData delivers 50+ enriched data points per Norwegian business in a single call.
| Data point | Brreg API | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Legal name | ✓ | ✓ |
| Organisasjonsnummer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business & postal address | ✓ | ✓ |
| Legal form & status flags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Industry classification | ✓ SN næringskode | ✓ NACE + SIC |
| Employee count | ✓ | ✓ |
| Board & CEO roles | ✓ no person IDs | ✓ |
| Revenue & profit figures | ✗ separate register | ✓ |
| Email, phone & website | ✗ | ✓ |
| International records | ✗ | ✓ 365M+ worldwide |
Compare Access & Filters
Brreg is excellent for lookups and bulk files. CompanyData adds segmentation and unlimited result sets.
| Access / Search | Brreg API | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Free keyless lookups | ✓ | ✗ API key, instant signup |
| Lookup by organisasjonsnummer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filter by industry code | ✓ basic | ✓ |
| Filter by revenue | ✗ | ✓ |
| Filter by employees, region, city | ✓ partial | ✓ |
| Results beyond 10,000 | ✗ hard cap | ✓ |
| Bulk export via API | ✓ nightly files | ✓ |
Compare Price
Brreg is free for registry data. CompanyData adds the enrichment layer for a predictable credit price.
| Price comparison | Brreg API | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Registry lookups | Free | From €0.02 per credit |
| Financials as structured data | ✗ agreement needed | ✓ |
| Contact data | ✗ not collected | ✓ |
| Free trial | ✓ free service | ✓ free credits included |
| One API for 200+ countries | ✗ | ✓ |
Try It Live
Search any Norwegian business and see the API response in real time.
Brreg API Use Cases
KYB & Onboarding
Verify Norwegian counterparties by organisasjonsnummer. Check legal form, status and bankruptcy flags automatically.
Lead Generation
Build prospect lists filtered by NACE industry code, region, revenue or business size across Norway.
CRM Enrichment
Append registry details, industry codes, financials and contacts to your Norwegian accounts in bulk.
Risk & Compliance
Monitor konkurs and avvikling status changes across your Norwegian supplier base.
Brreg API Pricing
Transparent, credit-based pricing. Start with a free trial.
Integration
Plug official register data into your stack in minutes.
REST APIJSONPython SDKJavaScriptSalesforceWebhooksZapier
Real-time responses with an average latency of <200ms. GDPR compliant with transparent data sourcing. Full documentation at companydata.com/api-docs.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Norwegian organisation number: 9 digits with a modulus-11 check digit. Sub-units carry their own numbers. CompanyData records carry the organisasjonsnummer as the registration number, so you can match records one-to-one with Brreg.
Not from the Enhetsregisteret: annual accounts sit in the separate Regnskapsregisteret, which requires an agreement. CompanyData provides revenue and employee figures as structured fields on Norwegian records, ready to filter and sort on.
Norway classifies businesses with SN næringskoder, which are built on the European NACE standard (SN 2025 since September 2025). Every CompanyData record carries NACE and SIC codes, so Norwegian businesses slot directly into the same industry filters you use for every other country.
For registry-only lookups, Brreg itself is excellent. When you need financials, contact data, results beyond the 10,000 cap, or one integration covering more than Norway, CompanyData delivers 1.9M+ Norwegian businesses enriched and filterable in one REST API spanning 200+ countries.
1.9M+ Norwegian business records including AS entities, sole proprietorships and sub-units, updated continuously from official sources.
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- KRS API (Poland)
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- Handelsregister API (Germany)
- ABN Lookup API (Australia)
- MCA API (India)
- Bolagsverket API (Sweden)
- ARES API (Czechia)
- Zefix API (Switzerland)
- KBO API (Belgium)
- BORME API (Spain)
- CIPC API (South Africa)
- KVK API (Netherlands)