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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-13T01:38:58Z in 0.001 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110419 results in compact format.

name:
The marine construction simulator
id:
0002
name:
Construction vessel "Lorelay"
id:
0002
name:
Larson Åke Construction AS
id:
0073
name:
Bjørn Hansen Construction AS
id:
0001
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0011
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0012
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0011
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0012
name:
Erfaringsoverføring i NCC construction AS
id:
0010
name:
TM0209 Construction manual no. 4
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

110419

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5179b6a5-e709-4b2b-b35c-d007436bc0c8
name:
The marine construction simulator
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/03/E/Ea/L0066/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5179b6a5-e709-4b2b-b35c-d007436bc0c8
urn:
e0f32b6a-1b90-4d23-a8ee-128931c8ba5a
name:
Construction vessel "Lorelay"
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405/14/E/Ea/L0035/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0f32b6a-1b90-4d23-a8ee-128931c8ba5a
urn:
fb2aae8c-9c72-45b4-beab-b15bb9bcba2d
name:
Larson Åke Construction AS
id:
0073
path:
OBA/A-10358/Da/L0059/0073
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb2aae8c-9c72-45b4-beab-b15bb9bcba2d
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161005
name:
Bjørn Hansen Construction AS
id:
0001
path:
VEMU/A-1759/D/L0003/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161005
urn:
e466c3e8-2ba0-4bc6-8b31-935103cf0c67
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0223/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e466c3e8-2ba0-4bc6-8b31-935103cf0c67
urn:
f66ad6c1-f9d9-4793-8f96-41837b560a99
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0223/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f66ad6c1-f9d9-4793-8f96-41837b560a99
urn:
75205192-f411-4f67-865c-2419662a9f18
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0075/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75205192-f411-4f67-865c-2419662a9f18
urn:
7cc1a302-4126-46c8-a411-a0e944e4d9de
name:
Kongshavn Construction AS (Medlnr. 1201)
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0075/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7cc1a302-4126-46c8-a411-a0e944e4d9de
urn:
d8c6bbb4-56ba-4178-98e1-45f7de7db502
name:
Erfaringsoverføring i NCC construction AS
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fb/L0071/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8c6bbb4-56ba-4178-98e1-45f7de7db502
urn:
511ce40f-6d92-4b91-9521-c77f9a7ae2a7
name:
TM0209 Construction manual no. 4
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0223/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/511ce40f-6d92-4b91-9521-c77f9a7ae2a7
urn:
d146bcf6-ec15-471b-95f1-035434017ac0
name:
TM0209 Construction manual no. 4
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0223/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d146bcf6-ec15-471b-95f1-035434017ac0
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003498867
name:
Saker 1633, nybygg, NCC Construction AS
id:
L0004
path:
BBA/A-6503/F/Fc/Fcd/Fcdc/L0004
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003498867
urn:
2354996b-5e96-4957-8f9c-bd97487e9bc6
name:
Aker Offshore Construction AS (Medlnr. 689)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0165/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2354996b-5e96-4957-8f9c-bd97487e9bc6
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4bf90d70-4066-491e-b072-979c4039a93a
name:
Mjellem & Karlsen Construction AS (Medlnr. 897)
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0192/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bf90d70-4066-491e-b072-979c4039a93a
urn:
71b7dd0e-4bbc-4009-a6f9-8aade48db554
name:
Aker Offshore Construction AS (Medlnr. 689)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0017/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71b7dd0e-4bbc-4009-a6f9-8aade48db554
urn:
251ec9b7-9b1f-4381-aa9f-836671f19d97
name:
Mjellem & Karlsen Construction AS (Medlnr. 897)
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0044/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/251ec9b7-9b1f-4381-aa9f-836671f19d97
urn:
0e268495-7a9f-4c48-8036-3151da389259
name:
Garanti nr. 17570 3P Construction AS
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0428/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e268495-7a9f-4c48-8036-3151da389259
urn:
3e38ed9f-a1eb-45cb-927a-a2f71355e93b
name:
Garanti nr. 17571 3P Construction AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0428/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e38ed9f-a1eb-45cb-927a-a2f71355e93b
urn:
dd7538df-b650-42d0-9afe-13d1b0037142
name:
731.16.22 Øygarden - Lagoon Management & Construction AS
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAB-A-3601/2/J/Ja/Jaa/L0451/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd7538df-b650-42d0-9afe-13d1b0037142
urn:
cc2f200d-a5d6-40b3-aae2-921099f28df1
name:
Bømlo Construction Service AS 979 667 566
id:
0002
path:
IKAH/1219-127/E/Eb/L0005/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc2f200d-a5d6-40b3-aae2-921099f28df1
urn:
af7d95ab-c83e-4e2e-b4c8-46c3771e6d72
name:
Kontrakt 020-2000 - korr. - Bevegelsessenteret, NCC Construction as
id:
0010
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0366/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af7d95ab-c83e-4e2e-b4c8-46c3771e6d72
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064d2b8a-6c17-4e5e-91a7-d3cd2d737be3
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Kjøp av aksjar i Bømlo construction services AS
id:
0002
path:
IKAH/1219-021/A/Ah/L0002/0002/0002
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SAK
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/064d2b8a-6c17-4e5e-91a7-d3cd2d737be3
urn:
72e5c369-4db9-4083-9c94-1ea48dd9b607
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Avdeling 4: Bedrifts ID: 402831. NCC Construction AS Administrasjonsanlegg
id:
0003
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AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0027/0003
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MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72e5c369-4db9-4083-9c94-1ea48dd9b607
urn:
439bc776-4cc8-4909-b955-5911ee2f4e76
name:
Offshore Norge: Engineering and Construction Agreements, normpris, Owner Tariffs Norpipe AS & Norsea Gas AS
id:
L0022
path:
AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0022
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/439bc776-4cc8-4909-b955-5911ee2f4e76
urn:
73bf3efb-a912-4bf3-b80b-9475e9e1dfec
name:
Marine Constructions AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0253/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73bf3efb-a912-4bf3-b80b-9475e9e1dfec

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