search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; page: integer, optional, default 1; 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/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} 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/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&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/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-19T05:30:25Z in 0.452 seconds.

Showing 10 of 5931 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
name:
Pa 1546 - Esso Norway Incorporated
id:
SAST-A-101973
name:
American Relief for Norway, Inc.
id:
RA-S-2072
name:
Pa 1744 - Mobil Development Norway A/S
id:
SAST-A-102411
name:
Pa 1602 - Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. Onshore Personalforening (MOP)
id:
SAST-A-102149
name:
Pa 1574 - Rocks of Norway AS
id:
A-2849
name:
Pa 1512 - Esso Exploration and Production Norway Inc.
id:
SAST-A-101917
name:
Pa 1578 - Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated
id:
SAST-A-102024

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total:

5931

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
urn:
191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
path:
AV/SAST-A-102173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
urn:
fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
path:
TIKA/PA-6761
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
urn:
1f4583f0-48c8-457e-b045-54f6b147d23c
name:
Pa 1546 - Esso Norway Incorporated
id:
SAST-A-101973
path:
AV/SAST-A-101973
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f4583f0-48c8-457e-b045-54f6b147d23c
urn:
99e4da2e-6ffc-469e-9fb0-529ebf959d05
name:
American Relief for Norway, Inc.
id:
RA-S-2072
path:
AV/RA-S-2072
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99e4da2e-6ffc-469e-9fb0-529ebf959d05
urn:
fe7f010b-0b6c-43f6-8b6c-fc1e8b8dc828
name:
Pa 1744 - Mobil Development Norway A/S
id:
SAST-A-102411
path:
AV/SAST-A-102411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe7f010b-0b6c-43f6-8b6c-fc1e8b8dc828
urn:
c325a061-7e26-4390-9d56-81e95b9c3aad
name:
Pa 1602 - Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. Onshore Personalforening (MOP)
id:
SAST-A-102149
path:
AV/SAST-A-102149
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c325a061-7e26-4390-9d56-81e95b9c3aad
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
name:
Pa 1574 - Rocks of Norway AS
id:
A-2849
path:
VEMU/A-2849
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
urn:
7d414f97-0c3f-49ab-b359-6435d92953d8
name:
Pa 1512 - Esso Exploration and Production Norway Inc.
id:
SAST-A-101917
path:
AV/SAST-A-101917
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d414f97-0c3f-49ab-b359-6435d92953d8
urn:
c1c13a38-2132-44a1-a8af-137fbdcde795
name:
Pa 1578 - Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated
id:
SAST-A-102024
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1c13a38-2132-44a1-a8af-137fbdcde795
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000561819
name:
Kingsmen of Norway A/S
id:
A-1398
path:
BBA/A-1398
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561819
urn:
101965a7-a1eb-44e4-9573-f1f27d7364bc
name:
BATCO (Norway) Ltd
id:
RA-PA-1084
path:
AV/RA-PA-1084
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/101965a7-a1eb-44e4-9573-f1f27d7364bc
urn:
8cc5b14c-7706-4e77-b635-f9bf1956b824
name:
Afrikan Youth in Norway
id:
A-70330
path:
OBA/A-70330
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cc5b14c-7706-4e77-b635-f9bf1956b824
urn:
72e74510-38cc-4b28-be5b-e637d513d658
name:
Pa 1749 - Norway Foods Ltd. A/S
id:
SAST-A-102418
path:
AV/SAST-A-102418
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72e74510-38cc-4b28-be5b-e637d513d658
urn:
f11c72fb-3ece-4fa5-ae6b-b0cc7376a887
name:
Cape Horn Club Norway
id:
PA-2903
path:
AAMA/PA-2903
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f11c72fb-3ece-4fa5-ae6b-b0cc7376a887
urn:
bf94fc18-6f00-47eb-9fd4-a2d0473ff742
name:
Pa 1175 - Fina Exploration Norway S. C. A.
id:
SAST-A-101226
path:
AV/SAST-A-101226
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf94fc18-6f00-47eb-9fd4-a2d0473ff742
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000026318
name:
Corus Packaging Plus Norway AS
id:
A-4301
path:
BBA/A-4301
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026318
urn:
f3624313-4002-4483-ba34-55f27b850468
name:
Sons of Norway, Birkebeiner Lodge
id:
A-00847
path:
OAM/A-00847
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3624313-4002-4483-ba34-55f27b850468
urn:
90e2df2e-84c5-4c15-ac35-8797400d23d4
name:
Bazm-e-Ahbabe Pakistan Norway
id:
A-10454
path:
OBA/A-10454
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90e2df2e-84c5-4c15-ac35-8797400d23d4
urn:
073aae5f-e333-446c-a38e-dd943ddb17a1
name:
Forsvaret, Allied Land Forces Norway
id:
RA-RAFA-4696
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4696
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/073aae5f-e333-446c-a38e-dd943ddb17a1
urn:
335eaa25-e907-4ba5-8c3f-59ff7d7232c1
name:
Pa 1754 - Norway Pelagic Fish Ltd.
id:
SAST-A-102429
path:
AV/SAST-A-102429
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/335eaa25-e907-4ba5-8c3f-59ff7d7232c1
urn:
d7ac2072-beea-4909-9c83-6c3737d5fe35
name:
Pa 1772 - Amerada Petroleum Company of Norway
id:
SAST-A-102475
path:
AV/SAST-A-102475
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7ac2072-beea-4909-9c83-6c3737d5fe35
urn:
fd715464-582e-4023-bfcd-cd502bd2b1f4
name:
Norway Crafts. Det nasjonale senter for håndverk og småindustri
id:
RA-S-2922
path:
AV/RA-S-2922
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd715464-582e-4023-bfcd-cd502bd2b1f4
urn:
ef1531c4-2491-4855-9653-ee06ec39f752
name:
National Commander Norway IFOR/SFOR
id:
RA-RAFA-3908
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3908
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef1531c4-2491-4855-9653-ee06ec39f752
urn:
6607b102-06b9-48f7-8b33-da37612c8af0
name:
Pa 1456 - South-Norway Sardine Co. a.s.
id:
SAST-A-101763
path:
AV/SAST-A-101763
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6607b102-06b9-48f7-8b33-da37612c8af0

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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