search_doffin

Search Norwegian public procurement notices on Doffin.

Signature: search_doffin(query: string, optional, default ''; types: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; statuses: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; contract_nature: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; cpv_codes: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; locations: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; buyer: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; winner: list of string (comma-separated), optional, default None; date_from: string, optional, default None; date_to: string, optional, default None; sort_by: string, optional, default 'RELEVANCE'; page: integer, optional, default 1; hits_per_page: integer, optional, default 10; include_placeholders: yes/no, optional, default False; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/doffin/search_doffin/?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&page=1&hits_per_page=10&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {query}, {types}, {statuses}, {contract_nature}, {cpv_codes}, {locations}, {buyer}, {winner}, {date_from}, {date_to}, {sort_by}, {page}, {hits_per_page}, {include_placeholders} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&page=1&hits_per_page=10&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryoptionalstringFree-text search (Norwegian or English), e.g. "IT-drift", "snørydding", "rammeavtale konsulent". Start here.
typesoptionalunionFilter by notice type. Parent types: PLANNING, COMPETITION, RESULT. Specific types: ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION, DYNAMIC_PURCHASING_SCHEME, QUALIFICATION_SCHEME, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_INTENT, PRE_ANNOUNCEMENT, ADVISORY_NOTICE, NOTICE_ON_BUYER_PROFILE, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CHANGE_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CANCELLED_OR_MISSING_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT. Use ["COMPETITION"] + statuses=["ACTIVE"] for open tenders.
statusesoptionalunionACTIVE (open for bids), EXPIRED, AWARDED, CANCELLED.
contract_natureoptionalunionWORKS, SERVICES and/or SUPPLIES.
cpv_codesoptionalunion8-digit CPV codes, e.g. ["45000000"]. Matches the code and its children. Find codes with search_cpv_codes(). Best combined with a free-text query.
locationsoptionalunionNUTS-style location ids, e.g. ["NO060"] (Trøndelag), or "anyw" for non-location-bound. See list_location_codes().
buyeroptionalunionBuyer organization full name(s) exactly as written on notices, e.g. ["Trondheim kommune"]. Resolved to Doffin's internal buyer id via a free-text lookup; names that match no buyer are reported in "note" and, if none match, no results are returned (rather than an unfiltered search). Pass the 32-hex buyer id from a result's buyer field directly to skip the lookup.
winneroptionalunionDoffin's internal supplier id (32-hex). Winner names cannot be used - they are not present in search results to resolve against.
date_fromoptionalunionPublication date lower bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
date_tooptionalunionPublication date upper bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
sort_byoptionalstringRELEVANCE (default), PUBLICATION_DATE_DESC, PUBLICATION_DATE_ASC, DEADLINE, ESTIMATED_VALUE_ASC, ESTIMATED_VALUE_DESC.
pageoptionalinteger1-based page number.
hits_per_pageoptionalinteger1-50 (default 10).
include_placeholdersoptionalbooleanBy default, hits whose buyer fields look like unfilled eForm template values (org id 123456789, placeholder buyer names) are dropped from the results as junk. Set True to keep them, each flagged with "possible_placeholder": true.
limitoptionalintegerGateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber of list items to skip; default 0.
Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&page=1&hits_per_page=10&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&page=1&hits_per_page=10&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/doffin/search_doffin?query=&types={types}&statuses={statuses}&contract_nature={contract_nature}&cpv_codes={cpv_codes}&locations={locations}&buyer={buyer}&winner={winner}&date_from={date_from}&date_to={date_to}&sort_by=RELEVANCE&page=1&hits_per_page=10&include_placeholders=false&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "doffin",
  "operation": "search_doffin",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}
Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Type: string. Free-text search (Norwegian or English), e.g. "IT-drift", "snørydding", "rammeavtale konsulent". Start here.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Filter by notice type. Parent types: PLANNING, COMPETITION, RESULT. Specific types: ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION, DYNAMIC_PURCHASING_SCHEME, QUALIFICATION_SCHEME, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_INTENT, PRE_ANNOUNCEMENT, ADVISORY_NOTICE, NOTICE_ON_BUYER_PROFILE, ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CHANGE_OF_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT, CANCELLED_OR_MISSING_CONCLUSION_OF_CONTRACT. Use ["COMPETITION"] + statuses=["ACTIVE"] for open tenders.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). ACTIVE (open for bids), EXPIRED, AWARDED, CANCELLED.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). WORKS, SERVICES and/or SUPPLIES.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). 8-digit CPV codes, e.g. ["45000000"]. Matches the code and its children. Find codes with search_cpv_codes(). Best combined with a free-text query.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). NUTS-style location ids, e.g. ["NO060"] (Trøndelag), or "anyw" for non-location-bound. See list_location_codes().
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Buyer organization full name(s) exactly as written on notices, e.g. ["Trondheim kommune"]. Resolved to Doffin's internal buyer id via a free-text lookup; names that match no buyer are reported in "note" and, if none match, no results are returned (rather than an unfiltered search). Pass the 32-hex buyer id from a result's buyer field directly to skip the lookup.
Type: list of string (comma-separated). Doffin's internal supplier id (32-hex). Winner names cannot be used - they are not present in search results to resolve against.
Type: string. Publication date lower bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
Type: string. Publication date upper bound, "YYYY-MM-DD".
Type: string. RELEVANCE (default), PUBLICATION_DATE_DESC, PUBLICATION_DATE_ASC, DEADLINE, ESTIMATED_VALUE_ASC, ESTIMATED_VALUE_DESC.
Type: integer. 1-based page number.
Type: integer. 1-50 (default 10).
Type: yes/no. By default, hits whose buyer fields look like unfilled eForm template values (org id 123456789, placeholder buyer names) are dropped from the results as junk. Set True to keep them, each flagged with "possible_placeholder": true.

Result

Source: Doffin and TED. Retrieved 2026-09-26T11:39:02Z in 0.116 seconds.

total_count:
3
hits:

3 results

  1. id:
    2018-472279
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      340373bd67e0df0080733cfc2edf267a
      organization_id:
      964 967 725
      name:
      Leikanger kommune
    heading:
    Midjestyrt gravelaster
    description:
    Leikanger skal kjøpe midjestyrt gravelater, standard maskin. Motor 120 - 170 HK. Arbeidsområde graver skal vera minst 280 grader. Innbyttemaskin: Hydrema, modell 906 C, årgang 2004, gått 8200 timer.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2018-01-18T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2018-02-01T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2018-01-18
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  2. id:
    2020-356841
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      9fbbb6d7c4fa7b5b7a72a082c417e616
      organization_id:
      917151229
      name:
      Holmestrand kommune
    heading:
    20/3785 Kjøp av midjestyrt gravelaster
    description:
    Holmestrand kommune skal anskaffe ett stk midjestyrt gravelaster. Innbyttemaskin 2008 modell Hydrema 926D.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. anyw
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2020-03-24T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2020-04-13T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2020-03-24
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  3. id:
    2019-395486
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      d34a1247b8397a12cf5d19cb4f004694
      organization_id:
      916882807
      name:
      Sandefjord Kommune
    heading:
    Gravelaster
    description:
    Anskaffelse av 1 stk ny gravelaster (midjestyrt), inkl. innbytte av 1 stk eldre gravelaster.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. anyw
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2019-02-15T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2019-03-22T13:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2019-02-15
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
3
has_more_results:
no
truncated:
no
Show all fields in HTML
total_count:
3
hits:

3 results

  1. id:
    2018-472279
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      340373bd67e0df0080733cfc2edf267a
      organization_id:
      964 967 725
      name:
      Leikanger kommune
    heading:
    Midjestyrt gravelaster
    description:
    Leikanger skal kjøpe midjestyrt gravelater, standard maskin. Motor 120 - 170 HK. Arbeidsområde graver skal vera minst 280 grader. Innbyttemaskin: Hydrema, modell 906 C, årgang 2004, gått 8200 timer.
    location_id:

    No results.

    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2018-01-18T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2018-02-01T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2018-01-18
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  2. id:
    2020-356841
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      9fbbb6d7c4fa7b5b7a72a082c417e616
      organization_id:
      917151229
      name:
      Holmestrand kommune
    heading:
    20/3785 Kjøp av midjestyrt gravelaster
    description:
    Holmestrand kommune skal anskaffe ett stk midjestyrt gravelaster. Innbyttemaskin 2008 modell Hydrema 926D.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. anyw
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2020-03-24T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2020-04-13T10:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2020-03-24
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

  3. id:
    2019-395486
    buyer:

    1 results

    1. id:
      d34a1247b8397a12cf5d19cb4f004694
      organization_id:
      916882807
      name:
      Sandefjord Kommune
    heading:
    Gravelaster
    description:
    Anskaffelse av 1 stk ny gravelaster (midjestyrt), inkl. innbytte av 1 stk eldre gravelaster.
    location_id:

    1 results

    1. anyw
    estimatedValue:
    not reported by source
    type:
    ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    allTypes:

    2 results

    1. COMPETITION
    2. ANNOUNCEMENT_OF_COMPETITION
    status:
    EXPIRED
    issueDate:
    2019-02-15T10:00:00Z
    deadline:
    2019-03-22T13:00:00Z
    sentToTed:
    no
    publicationDate:
    2019-02-15
    placeOfPerformance:

    No results.

    procurementStrategicLabels:

    No results.

limit:
25
offset:
0
returned:
3
has_more_results:
no
truncated:
no
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_doffin lookup

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.