Norwegian company register lookup

Look up a company in Norway by its organisasjonsnummer or name, here or from your own code.

Company number	organisasjonsnummer
Format	9 digits, the first 8 or 9
Example	`923609016` (Equinor ASA)
Check digit	The ninth digit is a mod 11 check digit over the first eight, with the weights 3, 2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
VAT number	NO, the 9 digits, then MVA: 923609016 becomes NO923609016MVA. Norway is not in the EU, so the number cannot be checked in VIES; the register says whether the company is registered for VAT.
Register	Brønnøysundregistrene (the Brønnøysund Register Centre)
Freshness	Read live from the register for each lookup.

What you get

Norwegian company by organisasjonsnummer (923609016 or NO923609016MVA) or name, live from Brønnøysundregistrene: name, former names, legal form, status, bankruptcy, liquidation or reconstruction, registration and founding dates, VAT and business-register status, employees, industry codes, purpose, address, website. Use to verify a Norwegian customer or supplier. Register facts only, not a credit report.

From your code

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/no/company?orgnr=923609016"

{
  "orgnr": "923609016",
  "formatted": "923 609 016",
  "vatNumber": "NO923609016MVA",
  "name": "EQUINOR ASA",
  "formerNames": [
    {
      "name": "Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s",
      "until": "2001-05-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "STATOIL ASA",
      "until": "2007-10-01"
    },
    {
      "name": "STATOILHYDRO ASA",
      "until": "2009-11-02"
    },
    {
      "name": "STATOIL ASA",
      "until": "2018-05-16"
    }
  ],
  "legalForm": {
    "code": "ASA",
    "name": "Allmennaksjeselskap"
  },
  "status": "registered",
  "proceedings": [],
  "deleted": null,
  "registered": "1995-03-12",
  "founded": "1972-09-18",
  "inBusinessRegister": true,
  "vatRegistered": true,
  "employees": 21231,
  "industries": [
    {
      "code": "06.100",
      "description": "Utvinning av råolje"
    },
    {
      "code": "06.200",
      "description": "Utvinning av naturgass"
    },
    {
      "code": "19.200",
      "description": "Produksjon av raffinerte petroleumsprodukter og fossile brenselsprodukter"
    }
  ],
  "purpose": "Å utvikle, produsere og markedsføre ulike former for energi, avledede produkter og tjenester, samt annen virksomhet. Virksomheten kan også drives gjennom deltakelse i eller i samarbeid med andre selskaper.",
  "address": {
    "street": "Forusbeen 50",
    "postcode": "4035",
    "city": "STAVANGER",
    "country": "NO"
  },
  "website": "www.equinor.com",
  "parentOrgnr": null,
  "lastAnnualAccountsYear": "2025",
  "source": "Brønnøysundregistrene, Enhetsregisteret (NLOD 2.0 open licence)",
  "note": "Register facts only. This is not a credit report, credit score or rating."
}

One GET request, JSON back; a company that is not found is never charged. Keys and monthly plans: Company check API. Reference: tool page.

Questions

What does a Norwegian organisasjonsnummer look like?

9 digits, the first 8 or 9. Example: 923609016 (Equinor ASA). The ninth digit is a mod 11 check digit over the first eight, with the weights 3, 2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.

How is the Norwegian VAT number related to it?

NO, the 9 digits, then MVA: 923609016 becomes NO923609016MVA. Norway is not in the EU, so the number cannot be checked in VIES; the register says whether the company is registered for VAT.

Where does the data come from, and how fresh is it?

From Brønnøysundregistrene (the Brønnøysund Register Centre). Read live from the register for each lookup.

Is this a credit report?

No. It returns register facts: names, legal form, status, dates, industry codes and address. No credit score, no financial statements and no personal data about owners.

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