# Norway Company Data Scraper (Brønnøysund) (`straightforward_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper`) Actor Search Norway's official company register (Brønnøysund / Enhetsregisteret) and export clean company data: profile, industry, address, employees, VAT and bankruptcy status. No API key needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/straightforward\_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Dev D](https://apify.com/straightforward_hydra) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 companies This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Norway Company Data Scraper (Brønnøysund) 🇳🇴 **Export clean, structured Norwegian company data — straight from the official Brønnøysund register. No API key required.** Every company in Norway is registered in **Enhetsregisteret**, run by the Brønnøysund Register Centre — one of the most open government data sources in the world. This Actor searches it by name, industry (NACE) code, legal form, municipality, employee count, VAT and bankruptcy status — or looks up companies by organisation number — and returns a clean record per company. > Official open government API. **No key, no login, no scraping** — just clean public register data. --- ### What you can do with it - 🔎 **Norwegian KYC & due diligence** — verify a company, its status, VAT and bankruptcy flags. - 🎯 **B2B lead generation** — build targeted lists by industry, location and size. - 🧭 **Sales enrichment** — turn a name or org number into a full structured profile. - 📊 **Market research** — map companies in a sector or municipality. - 📇 **Data feeds** — keep a Norwegian company dataset fresh on a schedule. ### Features - ✅ **No API key** — works out of the box. - ✅ **Powerful filters** — name, NACE industry code, legal form, municipality, employee range, VAT & bankruptcy status, registration date. - ✅ **Direct lookup** — pass organisation numbers to fetch exact companies. - ✅ **Rich output** — name, org number, legal form, industry, employees, website, phone, full address, VAT & bankruptcy flags, register link. - ✅ **Low-maintenance** — official REST/JSON API. --- ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | **Company name contains** | Name search, e.g. `consulting`. | | **Organisation numbers** | Direct lookup, e.g. `923609016`. | | **Organisation forms** | Legal form codes: `AS`, `ASA`, `ENK`, `NUF`, etc. | | **Industry codes (NACE)** | Dotted codes, e.g. `62.010`. | | **Municipality number** | e.g. `0301` (Oslo), `4601` (Bergen). | | **Min / Max employees** | Employee-count range. | | **VAT registered** | Any / only / exclude. | | **Bankruptcy** | Any / exclude bankrupt / only bankrupt. | | **Registered from / to** | Registration-date range (YYYY-MM-DD). | | **Max companies** | Cap the number of results. | #### Example — active companies in Oslo, 10–50 employees ```json { "municipalityNumber": "0301", "minEmployees": 10, "maxEmployees": 50, "vatRegistered": "yes", "bankruptcy": "no", "maxCompanies": 300 } ```` #### Example — direct lookup ```json { "organizationNumbers": ["923609016", "912660670"] } ``` ### Output Each row is one company: ```json { "organization_number": "923609016", "name": "EQUINOR ASA", "org_form_code": "ASA", "org_form": "Allmennaksjeselskap", "industry_code": "06.100", "industry_description": "Utvinning av råolje", "num_employees": 21467, "website": "www.equinor.com", "phone": "", "street_address": "Forusbeen 50", "postal_code": "4035", "city": "STAVANGER", "municipality": "STAVANGER", "municipality_number": "1103", "country": "Norge", "postal_address": "Postboks 8500, 4035, STAVANGER, Norge", "registration_date": "1995-03-12", "founding_date": "1972-09-18", "registered_in_vat": true, "bankruptcy": false, "under_liquidation": false, "registered_in_business_register": true, "last_annual_accounts": "2024", "entity_url": "https://virksomhet.brreg.no/nb/oppslag/enheter/923609016", "api_url": "https://data.brreg.no/enhetsregisteret/api/enheter/923609016" } ``` ### Run it on a schedule Schedule the Actor to refresh a Norwegian company list or re-check statuses, and connect a **Slack / email / webhook / Google Sheets** integration to route updates into your CRM or compliance workflow. ### Notes & limitations - Uses the official Brønnøysund Enhetsregisteret open API — no key needed. - Industry (NACE) filtering matches the company's **main registered activity**; some operating activity codes are held on sub-units and won't match a main-unit search. - Each search can page through up to ~10,000 results (register limit); narrow with filters for larger populations. - This is **factual public register data**. *** #### Keywords Norway company data, Brønnøysund, Enhetsregisteret, brreg, Norwegian companies, company registry, KYC, due diligence, B2B lead generation, company search, NACE industry, VAT register, bankruptcy, organisation number, Norwegian business data, Nordic company data, sales enrichment, compliance, company lookup, corporate data, open data Norway. # Actor input Schema ## `searchName` (type: `string`): Find companies whose name includes this text, e.g. "consulting" or "solar". Combine with the filters below. ## `organizationNumbers` (type: `array`): Look up specific companies by their 9-digit Norwegian organisation number, e.g. 923609016 (Equinor). When set, the search filters are ignored. ## `orgForms` (type: `array`): Filter by legal form code. Common: AS (private limited), ASA (public limited), ENK (sole proprietorship), ANS/DA (partnerships), NUF (foreign branch). Leave empty for all. ## `industryCodes` (type: `array`): Filter by Norwegian NACE industry code in dotted form, e.g. 62.010 (programming), 43.210 (electrical installation). Reflects the company's main registered activity. Leave empty for all. ## `municipalityNumber` (type: `string`): Filter by municipality (kommune) number, e.g. 0301 (Oslo), 4601 (Bergen), 1103 (Stavanger). Leave empty for all. ## `minEmployees` (type: `integer`): Only companies with at least this many registered employees. ## `maxEmployees` (type: `integer`): Only companies with at most this many registered employees. ## `vatRegistered` (type: `string`): Filter by VAT-register (Merverdiavgiftsregisteret) status. ## `bankruptcy` (type: `string`): Filter by bankruptcy (konkurs) status. ## `registeredFrom` (type: `string`): Only companies registered on/after this date (register date). Format YYYY-MM-DD. ## `registeredTo` (type: `string`): Only companies registered on/before this date. Format YYYY-MM-DD. ## `maxCompanies` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many companies. Leave empty for no limit (up to the register's ~10,000-result paging cap per search). ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchName": "consulting", "vatRegistered": "any", "bankruptcy": "any", "maxCompanies": 100 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchName": "consulting" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("straightforward_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchName": "consulting" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("straightforward_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchName": "consulting" }' | apify call straightforward_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=straightforward_hydra/norway-brreg-company-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Norway Company Data Scraper (Brønnøysund)", "description": "Search Norway's official company register (Brønnøysund / Enhetsregisteret) and export clean company data: profile, industry, address, employees, VAT and bankruptcy status. No API key needed.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "Y0Qi36lWmpV30wsnL" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/straightforward_hydra~norway-brreg-company-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-straightforward_hydra-norway-brreg-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/straightforward_hydra~norway-brreg-company-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-straightforward_hydra-norway-brreg-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/straightforward_hydra~norway-brreg-company-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-straightforward_hydra-norway-brreg-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchName": { "title": "Company name contains", "type": "string", "description": "Find companies whose name includes this text, e.g. \"consulting\" or \"solar\". Combine with the filters below." }, "organizationNumbers": { "title": "Organisation numbers (direct lookup)", "type": "array", "description": "Look up specific companies by their 9-digit Norwegian organisation number, e.g. 923609016 (Equinor). When set, the search filters are ignored.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "orgForms": { "title": "Organisation forms", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by legal form code. Common: AS (private limited), ASA (public limited), ENK (sole proprietorship), ANS/DA (partnerships), NUF (foreign branch). Leave empty for all.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "industryCodes": { "title": "Industry codes (NACE)", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by Norwegian NACE industry code in dotted form, e.g. 62.010 (programming), 43.210 (electrical installation). Reflects the company's main registered activity. Leave empty for all.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "municipalityNumber": { "title": "Municipality number", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by municipality (kommune) number, e.g. 0301 (Oslo), 4601 (Bergen), 1103 (Stavanger). Leave empty for all." }, "minEmployees": { "title": "Minimum employees", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only companies with at least this many registered employees." }, "maxEmployees": { "title": "Maximum employees", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Only companies with at most this many registered employees." }, "vatRegistered": { "title": "VAT registered", "enum": [ "any", "yes", "no" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by VAT-register (Merverdiavgiftsregisteret) status.", "default": "any" }, "bankruptcy": { "title": "Bankruptcy", "enum": [ "any", "no", "yes" ], "type": "string", "description": "Filter by bankruptcy (konkurs) status.", "default": "any" }, "registeredFrom": { "title": "Registered from", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$", "type": "string", "description": "Only companies registered on/after this date (register date). Format YYYY-MM-DD." }, "registeredTo": { "title": "Registered to", "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$", "type": "string", "description": "Only companies registered on/before this date. Format YYYY-MM-DD." }, "maxCompanies": { "title": "Max companies", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many companies. Leave empty for no limit (up to the register's ~10,000-result paging cap per search).", "default": 100 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```