Trace Norwegian shell companies directly via Brønnøysundregistrene API
Norway's Brønnøysundregistrene provides an open API for tracing shell companies and verifying corporate entities. The API allows access to two main databases, Enhetsregisteret and Foretaksregisteret, which contain essential information about legal entities. While Norway's registry is transparent, certain data, such as national identity numbers and beneficial ownership details, remain restricted.
- ▪Norway assigns a unique nine-digit organisation number to every legal entity, starting with 8 or 9.
- ▪The Brønnøysundregistrene agency manages the public data, which is accessible under an open license.
- ▪The API allows users to bypass legacy databases and access raw data directly from the registers.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 15:00:52 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3887433) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } OpenRegistry Posted on May 26 Trace Norwegian shell companies directly via Brønnøysundregistrene API #api #kyb #compliance #opensource Norway issues every legal entity a nine-digit organisation number starting with 8 or 9. The agency in charge is Brønnøysundregistrene, located in the Arctic Circle town of Brønnøysund. Unlike the opaque registries of the English Channel or the Caribbean, Norway publishes this data under an open licence.
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