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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
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/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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-16T16:42:19Z in 0.538 seconds.

Showing 10 of 106583 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hans Chr. Evensen AS
    id:
    Akt-2335
  2. name:
    Pa 1120 - Hans Chr. Evensen AS
    id:
    A-2335
  3. name:
    Inngåtte kontrakter: Kontrakt med Berdal Strømme/Brødrene Myhre AS, og kontrakt med Evensen Engineering
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Askland, Ole Evensen. Lensmann
    id:
    PA-1992
  5. name:
    Intervju med Asbjørn Evensen, født 21.10.1916
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    C.O. Evensen Jernstøperi
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Evensen AS Ragnar
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Evensen AS Ragnar
    id:
    0009
  9. name:
    Ragnar Evensen AS
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Ragnar Evensen AS
    id:
    0019
Show all fields in HTML
total:
106583
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078819
    name:
    Hans Chr. Evensen AS
    id:
    Akt-2335
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2335
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Hans Chr. Evensen AS jernvareforretning i Tønsberg ble grunnlagt 1883 av Hans Christian Evensen. Virksomheten omfattede handel med jernvare, verktøy, skips- og hvalfangstutstyr samt kjøkkenutstyr. Fram til 1914 drev Evensen sin forretning fra Storgaten 36, i 1914 kjøpte han imidlertid nabogården, og...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078819
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078818
    name:
    Pa 1120 - Hans Chr. Evensen AS
    id:
    A-2335
    path:
    VEMU/A-2335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078818
  3. urn:
    bf94bedc-df5c-470f-8b48-ece18c882415
    name:
    Inngåtte kontrakter: Kontrakt med Berdal Strømme/Brødrene Myhre AS, og kontrakt med Evensen Engineering
    id:
    0006
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ec/Ece/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf94bedc-df5c-470f-8b48-ece18c882415
  4. urn:
    9ee59f3a-c67d-420a-9547-a60055e3b4a6
    name:
    Askland, Ole Evensen. Lensmann
    id:
    PA-1992
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1992
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ole Evensen Askland ble født på gården Askland i Gjøvdal sogn, Åmli prestegjeld i Nedenæs og Råbygdelaget Amt i 1796. Han var lensmann i Åmli fra ca. 1828 til ca. 1875.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ee59f3a-c67d-420a-9547-a60055e3b4a6
  5. urn:
    a3e2c206-724f-4509-8378-05e9821e9672
    name:
    Intervju med Asbjørn Evensen, født 21.10.1916
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-340/G/Gd/L0038/0001
    unit_type:
    LYD
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3e2c206-724f-4509-8378-05e9821e9672
  6. urn:
    06977fc9-d796-4beb-8a50-5631087ca452
    name:
    C.O. Evensen Jernstøperi
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0085/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06977fc9-d796-4beb-8a50-5631087ca452
  7. urn:
    62c99e4f-2d6b-4027-a745-86a7adf58460
    name:
    Evensen AS Ragnar
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0023/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62c99e4f-2d6b-4027-a745-86a7adf58460
  8. urn:
    b0be3a68-b79c-4365-9b64-7fc81476ea2c
    name:
    Evensen AS Ragnar
    id:
    0009
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0075/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0be3a68-b79c-4365-9b64-7fc81476ea2c
  9. urn:
    0e572ca9-f167-40bb-a2db-c45ff6e88a77
    name:
    Ragnar Evensen AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0187/0001/0004
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e572ca9-f167-40bb-a2db-c45ff6e88a77
  10. urn:
    a8a1375b-d428-4d07-8d4d-b584742f30ad
    name:
    Ragnar Evensen AS
    id:
    0019
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0196/0003/0019
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8a1375b-d428-4d07-8d4d-b584742f30ad
  11. urn:
    77574ef3-0d70-4d8e-a773-02f7d9bfd147
    name:
    Casper Evensen Trykkeri AS
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0110/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77574ef3-0d70-4d8e-a773-02f7d9bfd147
  12. urn:
    3fe5fa2f-6e5d-4b4a-9638-4f9824cc17df
    name:
    Carl Evensen Eft AS
    id:
    0040
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0002/0040
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fe5fa2f-6e5d-4b4a-9638-4f9824cc17df
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091822
    name:
    Peter M. Evensen AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1320/E/Ea/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000091822
  14. urn:
    16f3f2a6-c5d4-4bb1-b8f8-d29720b05200
    name:
    Carl Evensen Eftf.
    id:
    SATØ-P-1660
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1660
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16f3f2a6-c5d4-4bb1-b8f8-d29720b05200
  15. urn:
    68f804b1-6eaa-46e8-8936-f7441047b567
    name:
    Informant nr. 41: Evensen, Asbjørn, født 21.10.1916 (Bånd nr. 38)
    id:
    0047
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-340/G/Gb/L0002/0047
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68f804b1-6eaa-46e8-8936-f7441047b567
  16. urn:
    95f1eb65-0e76-464c-8e04-da650a7e387c
    name:
    NHM 556. Fotosamling. Olaf Evensen
    id:
    NHM-556
    path:
    NHM/NHM-556
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95f1eb65-0e76-464c-8e04-da650a7e387c
  17. urn:
    38a5c660-bd89-458b-807e-42f645af0e33
    name:
    Overenskomstforhold Johan Evensen & Sønner AS
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0015/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38a5c660-bd89-458b-807e-42f645af0e33
  18. urn:
    dd52dfd5-88e0-4df3-9045-4f05300f2b27
    name:
    Leverandører: Kontrakter. Evensen Engineering AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ec/Ecb/L0008/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd52dfd5-88e0-4df3-9045-4f05300f2b27
  19. urn:
    93d17100-4204-470f-8841-493ad6be88f1
    name:
    Restaurering, Ragnar Evensen AS fakturaer
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4131/F/Fa/L0075/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93d17100-4204-470f-8841-493ad6be88f1
  20. urn:
    a70a27da-0dbf-46a4-9502-099c6d478266
    name:
    Ragnar Evensen AS på Volla
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0040/0010/0004
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a70a27da-0dbf-46a4-9502-099c6d478266
  21. urn:
    df564e27-fda0-46b1-9903-21327d841060
    name:
    Kristofer Evensen A/S
    id:
    SAK-D/1452
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1452
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df564e27-fda0-46b1-9903-21327d841060
  22. urn:
    a88e0fd2-9a60-4acf-a28f-e12e7fe5adc3
    name:
    Nystuen, Hermann Evensen
    id:
    E-A-00351
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00351
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a88e0fd2-9a60-4acf-a28f-e12e7fe5adc3
  23. urn:
    a29f7020-9435-4406-ab38-c40a049ac839
    name:
    Kristofer Evensen A/S
    id:
    D/1452
    path:
    AV/D/1452
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Forretningen ble etablert i 1882 under navnet Otto Robsahm & Co Garnhandel. Det var en filial av firmaet Otto Robsahm & Co i Kristiania. Bestyrer for filialen i Kristiansand var Kristofer Eugen Evensen som var født i Kristiania i 1859 og døde i 1933. Kristofer Evensen gikk inn som deleier i kristian...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a29f7020-9435-4406-ab38-c40a049ac839
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078745
    name:
    Evensen, Conrad A. Hvalfangstbestyrer
    id:
    VFA-Akt-1143
    path:
    VEMU/VFA-Akt-1143
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    FÆRØYENE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Conrad Evensen var blant annet bestyrer for Hvalfangstselskapet Emma, og fanget i 1902 med hvalbåten Emma fra en landstasjon på Østerøyen på Færøyene. I sesongen 1905 fanget Evensen fra Island hvor han overtok som bestyrer for et dansk-islandske selskap. Allerede neste sesong var Evensen imidlertid ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078745
  25. urn:
    c2b2873f-1ec5-48cb-8e9c-4fc9fbf540ba
    name:
    Kjøpmann Evensen mfl.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    TEMU/PM-A-1008/Tb/L0010/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2b2873f-1ec5-48cb-8e9c-4fc9fbf540ba
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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.

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  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.

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