search_licensed_entities
Search licensed firms in Finanstilsynet's licence register.
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.
https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/finanstilsynet/search_licensed_entities/?query={query}&licence_type={licence_type}&county={county}&include_agents=false&limit=50&offset=0
For software and dashboards:
Read the operation descriptor.
The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/finanstilsynet/search_licensed_entities?query={query}&licence_type={licence_type}&county={county}&include_agents=false&limit=50&offset=0.
| Parameter | Requirement | JSON type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | optional | union | Free-text search over the entity name (fuzzy). A 9-digit value is an organisation-number lookup. Omit for all entities. |
licence_type | optional | union | A licence code (e.g. "BANK", "CASP") or a name substring matching exactly one licence type (Norwegian or English). An ambiguous value raises an error listing the matches. |
county | optional | union | A county number ("46") or name ("Vestland"). Optional. |
include_agents | optional | boolean | Also return firms that only act as agents for the licence type. Default false. |
limit | optional | integer | Max entities to return, 1-500 (default 50). Unit: items. |
offset | optional | integer | Number 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/finanstilsynet/search_licensed_entities?query={query}&licence_type={licence_type}&county={county}&include_agents=false&limit=50&offset=0
Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.
JavaScript in a dashboard
const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/finanstilsynet/search_licensed_entities?query={query}&licence_type={licence_type}&county={county}&include_agents=false&limit=50&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/finanstilsynet/search_licensed_entities?query={query}&licence_type={licence_type}&county={county}&include_agents=false&limit=50&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]
Response structure
{
"source": "finanstilsynet",
"operation": "search_licensed_entities",
"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.
Continue exploring
- Back to Financial licence register
- All sources in Business and economy
- Search for Financial licence register in the wiki
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_licensed_entities lookup
- Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
- Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
- 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.
AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.