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 2026-10-22T18:13:28Z in 1.093 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55305 results in compact format.

name:
Martens Conditori & Catering AS
id:
A-7426
name:
Martens Conditori & Catering AS
id:
A-7426
name:
Bergen Offshore Catering
id:
A-7433
name:
Bergen Offshore Catering
id:
A-7433
name:
Gastronom
id:
A-7432
name:
Gastronom
id:
A-7432
name:
Bergen gastronomiske forening
id:
A-1824
name:
Bergen gastronomiske forening
id:
A-1824
name:
Catering personale - NDEMFO, tariffavtale
id:
0007
name:
AMO – Catering - Renhold - fotpleining/PP –kurs
id:
L0009

Show all fields in HTML

total:

55305

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003486595
name:
Martens Conditori & Catering AS
id:
A-7426
path:
BBA/A-7426
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486595
urn:
f334156a-2c83-400f-9c6e-709b163ecceb
name:
Martens Conditori & Catering AS
id:
A-7426
path:
SAF/A-7426
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f334156a-2c83-400f-9c6e-709b163ecceb
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003486583
name:
Bergen Offshore Catering
id:
A-7433
path:
BBA/A-7433
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486583
urn:
5c78dbe1-ec44-43f6-bf18-b34d2732ba94
name:
Bergen Offshore Catering
id:
A-7433
path:
SAF/A-7433
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c78dbe1-ec44-43f6-bf18-b34d2732ba94
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003486591
name:
Gastronom
id:
A-7432
path:
BBA/A-7432
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486591
urn:
b6d3f374-8711-4a21-810d-036ed47e4fe9
name:
Gastronom
id:
A-7432
path:
SAF/A-7432
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6d3f374-8711-4a21-810d-036ed47e4fe9
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000544806
name:
Bergen gastronomiske forening
id:
A-1824
path:
BBA/A-1824
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544806
urn:
32b22f9f-197d-48f7-bbc7-89eda7da3407
name:
Bergen gastronomiske forening
id:
A-1824
path:
SAF/A-1824
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32b22f9f-197d-48f7-bbc7-89eda7da3407
urn:
749530c7-63b9-4043-8054-559f291bb910
name:
Catering personale - NDEMFO, tariffavtale
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Da/Daa/L0070/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/749530c7-63b9-4043-8054-559f291bb910
urn:
1ee07401-a59d-4252-b2da-36890d448022
name:
AMO – Catering - Renhold - fotpleining/PP –kurs
id:
L0009
path:
AV/SAB-A-100078/H/Ha/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ee07401-a59d-4252-b2da-36890d448022
urn:
a64c59cf-53d3-4d30-8cc4-e6c5ccac4c88
name:
Leie av diverse utstyr og catering.
id:
0004
path:
SVAM/A-1036/H/He/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Svalbard Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a64c59cf-53d3-4d30-8cc4-e6c5ccac4c88
urn:
7fc1fb7a-fbf9-4129-9ec6-5751109df546
name:
Sak 10563. CD Catering (Stavanger Catering AS). m.fl. Arbeidsrettssak. Tariffavtalens virkeområde - cateringvirksomhet off-shore
id:
1666
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1666
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fc1fb7a-fbf9-4129-9ec6-5751109df546
urn:
aec25c38-3dec-47cf-afcc-f0f8ee586dc3
name:
Sak 10563. CD Catering (Stavanger Catering AS). m.fl. Arbeidsrettssak. Tariffavtalens virkeområde - cateringvirksomhet off-shore
id:
1667
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1667
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aec25c38-3dec-47cf-afcc-f0f8ee586dc3
urn:
449885e7-7f28-4f94-8e34-a935188e1986
name:
Sak 10563. CD Catering (Stavanger Catering AS). m.fl. Arbeidsrettssak. Tariffavtalens virkeområde - cateringvirksomhet off-shore
id:
1668
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1668
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/449885e7-7f28-4f94-8e34-a935188e1986
urn:
4ab1ddcf-cc82-4f33-8717-47b8a8ff2a93
name:
Kontrakt (I). Gårdshager, Gastro og Bevegelse. Søbstad AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faq/L0012/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ab1ddcf-cc82-4f33-8717-47b8a8ff2a93
urn:
eb4dc173-e5d8-4544-8a4b-af4f8e46c8dd
name:
Kontrakt (II). Gårdshager, Gastro og Bevegelse. Søbstad AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faq/L0012/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb4dc173-e5d8-4544-8a4b-af4f8e46c8dd
urn:
19e01e05-b29c-47da-8e48-f7544430e4c5
name:
Tilbud (I). Gårdshager, Gastro og Bevegelse. Søbstad AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faq/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19e01e05-b29c-47da-8e48-f7544430e4c5
urn:
806e2f37-ccad-48e2-bafa-de1044c91a42
name:
Tilbud (II). Gårdshage, Gastro og Beegelse. Søbstad AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faq/L0013/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/806e2f37-ccad-48e2-bafa-de1044c91a42
urn:
85380e6c-8e18-4728-acd4-63686bc3c2a7
name:
Ukjent - Tenders received SAS Catering A/S, Ukjent -Tenders received Stavanger Catering AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0318/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85380e6c-8e18-4728-acd4-63686bc3c2a7
urn:
a189ff3b-1765-46d1-8740-7bda69298e25
name:
Sak 9566. S.A.S. Catering (Eurest AS, Sandvika). Tariffrevisjon 1976. Oljeboring og catering. Opprettelse
id:
0817
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/0817
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a189ff3b-1765-46d1-8740-7bda69298e25
urn:
63ed0896-030c-4144-83db-279ca61aeef9
name:
Innkjøp, Gamle HL, Kunnskapssenteret, Gastrosenteret, Gamle Miljøsenteret, Gastro midt og Stråleterapi
id:
Fao
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fao
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63ed0896-030c-4144-83db-279ca61aeef9
urn:
acc725da-5df5-4b8f-8cc2-f118d643e870
name:
Hias Catering AS
id:
0047
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0033/0047
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acc725da-5df5-4b8f-8cc2-f118d643e870
urn:
f973f768-2980-487f-8a24-be0b57f8c046
name:
Westland catering AS
id:
0011
path:
IKAH/1247-403/D/Da/L0087/0011
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MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f973f768-2980-487f-8a24-be0b57f8c046
urn:
02371617-29bf-40b3-b903-f98298bfdb8b
name:
I: Cateringbedrifter: I.01: Chalk Catering. I.02: SAS Servicepartner, Stavanger Catering
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/D/Dc/Dcc/L0009/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02371617-29bf-40b3-b903-f98298bfdb8b
urn:
a76e5450-021e-4215-894b-953aacb0b8e9
name:
I: Cateringbedrifter: I.01: Chalk catering, I.02: SAS Servicepartner/Stavanger catering
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/D/Dc/Dcf/L0010/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a76e5450-021e-4215-894b-953aacb0b8e9

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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