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 2026-10-23T04:25:45Z in 0.340 seconds.

Showing 10 of 183159 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Office of War Information
    id:
    P-16797
  2. name:
    Nordic Bulk AS
    id:
    A-102776
  3. name:
    SRV. Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV) : NCA Vietnam Country Office
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    SRV. Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV) : NCA Vietnam Country Office
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Avdeling 13. Bedrifts ID: 402737. Sibelco Nordic AS
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Fusjon mellom AS Rosshavet og Nordic Offshore AS
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Nordic Offshore og Ross Rig AS
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    UNESCO. Jenter sprenger grenser. Nordic World Heritage Office
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
183159
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    996dc170-773a-48c5-ad70-0d4d41c3c2f0
    name:
    Office of War Information
    id:
    P-16797
    path:
    AV/P-16797
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    U S A
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    United States Office of War Information (OWI) var et regjeringsorgan fra USA opprettet under andre verdenskrig. OWI opererte fra juni 1942 til september 1945. Gjennom radiosendinger, aviser, plakater, fotografier, filmer og andre former for medier var OWI forbindelsen mellom slagfront og sivile samf...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/996dc170-773a-48c5-ad70-0d4d41c3c2f0
  2. urn:
    e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
    name:
    Nordic Bulk AS
    id:
    A-102776
    path:
    AV/A-102776
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rogalandsbedriften Nordic Bulk AS ble etablert i 1993 og er blant de desidert største leverandørene av anlegg til bergindustrien i Norge. Bedriften leverer anlegg til både pukk og grustak, smelteverk, gjenvinningsanlegg og gruvedrift, også i flere europeiske land. Flere av de store aktørene innen be...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
  3. urn:
    d480194d-d2cb-4cb2-893e-87c557f9f564
    name:
    SRV. Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV) : NCA Vietnam Country Office
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0315/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d480194d-d2cb-4cb2-893e-87c557f9f564
  4. urn:
    4d98b6b6-bb09-440a-b1ed-4da1ccd01a03
    name:
    SRV. Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV) : NCA Vietnam Country Office
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0316/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d98b6b6-bb09-440a-b1ed-4da1ccd01a03
  5. urn:
    7ed8dae5-585b-47ab-839e-b1728f77c4f4
    name:
    Avdeling 13. Bedrifts ID: 402737. Sibelco Nordic AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0074/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ed8dae5-585b-47ab-839e-b1728f77c4f4
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118585
    name:
    Fusjon mellom AS Rosshavet og Nordic Offshore AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118585
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118590
    name:
    Nordic Offshore og Ross Rig AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118590
  8. urn:
    d4ff41a7-571d-4c8c-913b-525233902f08
    name:
    UNESCO. Jenter sprenger grenser. Nordic World Heritage Office
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1058/D/Dd/L0019/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4ff41a7-571d-4c8c-913b-525233902f08
  9. urn:
    687cfe88-04a2-4a01-b401-1d6e91bf12d6
    name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/687cfe88-04a2-4a01-b401-1d6e91bf12d6
  10. urn:
    850a64f3-0c2e-461b-8269-53516fbab5b1
    name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/850a64f3-0c2e-461b-8269-53516fbab5b1
  11. urn:
    447fcdcd-3aec-497d-ac06-287d046e2e7c
    name:
    Nordic Council of Ministers
    id:
    0022
    path:
    UBIT/A-0389/D/L0006/0019/0022
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/447fcdcd-3aec-497d-ac06-287d046e2e7c
  12. urn:
    0c526d26-d59c-435e-9a08-3b086b3c3d40
    name:
    Nordic Council of Ministers
    id:
    0023
    path:
    UBIT/A-0389/D/L0006/0019/0023
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c526d26-d59c-435e-9a08-3b086b3c3d40
  13. urn:
    8bc744fd-d2d4-400b-94ea-8e503fc92c44
    name:
    Bergen School of Architecture (BAS).
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bc744fd-d2d4-400b-94ea-8e503fc92c44
  14. urn:
    be613116-98c9-432b-98cd-2502e4228e43
    name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be613116-98c9-432b-98cd-2502e4228e43
  15. urn:
    ff876e29-6924-490f-be60-dd81f9db5650
    name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff876e29-6924-490f-be60-dd81f9db5650
  16. urn:
    d2fba4bb-345d-4901-91e7-29e9bdc889ec
    name:
    041: Office Buildings/Sites
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2fba4bb-345d-4901-91e7-29e9bdc889ec
  17. urn:
    d7e9d5ae-7270-4f74-81c1-0d6fba7d427a
    name:
    Office of Technology Assessment
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0306/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7e9d5ae-7270-4f74-81c1-0d6fba7d427a
  18. urn:
    ac79355a-cf5d-41ae-82ab-abd861589ee0
    name:
    Office of Technology Assessment
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0306/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac79355a-cf5d-41ae-82ab-abd861589ee0
  19. urn:
    no-RFM_arkiv_000000004041
    name:
    Cross section of assay office
    id:
    0017
    path:
    RFM/SA-1001/T/T/0016/0017
    unit_type:
    Tegning
    institution:
    Ryfylkemuseet/Sauda lokalarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RFM_arkiv_000000004041
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118586
    name:
    Fusjon mellom AS Rosshavet og Nordic Offshore AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118586
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118588
    name:
    Voldgift mellom AS Rosshavet og Nordic Offshore AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118588
  22. urn:
    8af12314-f092-4da1-93ad-dae07a46f47d
    name:
    Nordic Workshop on durability aspect of fly ash and slag in concrete, Oslo
    id:
    0005
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0059/I/L0017/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8af12314-f092-4da1-93ad-dae07a46f47d
  23. urn:
    1f7ab4d9-df7b-4943-9dbb-28ece2e322db
    name:
    O365 (Office 365)\Nordic Bulk - inneholder alle fellesdokumenter i Nordic Bulk pr. 21.2.2022. Her ble svært mye kopiert inn fra det eldre fellesdokumentsystemet - Serverdata - men ikke alt.
    id:
    Db
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102653/D/Db
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f7ab4d9-df7b-4943-9dbb-28ece2e322db
  24. urn:
    no-RFM_arkiv_000000004043
    name:
    Details of walls etc. Assay office
    id:
    0019
    path:
    RFM/SA-1001/T/T/0016/0019
    unit_type:
    Tegning
    institution:
    Ryfylkemuseet/Sauda lokalarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RFM_arkiv_000000004043
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
    name:
    Rocks of Norway AS
    id:
    Akt-2849
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2849
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rocks of Norway AS ble etablert i 2010. Bedriften produserer mure-blokk i larvikitt og er Norges ledende produsent av mure-blokker fra naturstein. Virksomheten er basert på utnyttelse av reststeinen fra larvikittproduksjonen i distriktet. Kun 5-10% av larvikitten som tas ut i den ordinære larvikitt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
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.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  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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