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 2026-10-31T11:55:32Z in 3.834 seconds.

Showing 10 of 53871 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
id:
SAST-A-102536
name:
01.19.11.3 - Engineering Instr. Main & Local Control Panel & Instruments, 01.19.11.4 - Engineering Instr. Commodity, Bulk & Material, 01.19.11.5 - Engineering Instr. Fire Fighting & Detection, 01.19.11.6 - Engineering Instr. Flow Instrument,
id:
0001
name:
Kværner Engineering
id:
A-102670
name:
Mo Sparebank
id:
A-22-226
name:
Åmli Sparebank
id:
PA-1998
name:
Arendal Sparebank
id:
PA-2323
name:
Stegens Sparebank
id:
A-13-132
name:
Vefsn Sparebank
id:
A-22-229
name:
Aalen sparebank
id:
SAT-PA-0385
name:
Thingelstad Arbeiderspareforening
id:
H-A-00119

Show all fields in HTML

total:

53871

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
name:
Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
id:
SAST-A-102536
path:
AV/SAST-A-102536
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
urn:
6fd53971-7815-4ecd-beca-7b0dca07d000
name:
01.19.11.3 - Engineering Instr. Main & Local Control Panel & Instruments, 01.19.11.4 - Engineering Instr. Commodity, Bulk & Material, 01.19.11.5 - Engineering Instr. Fire Fighting & Detection, 01.19.11.6 - Engineering Instr. Flow Instrument,
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0350/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fd53971-7815-4ecd-beca-7b0dca07d000
urn:
606ea714-d19a-485f-b73d-48fbee8f3075
name:
Kværner Engineering
id:
A-102670
path:
AV/A-102670
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kværner Engineering startet 1. april 1966 i et kontorlokale hos Kværner Brug i Lodalen men flyttet inn i egen villa på Lysaker 1. oktober samme år med 10 ansatte. I de første årene var ingeniørarbeidet rettet mot gassområdet og spesielt systemene for gassanlegg til Moss Verft sine egne LPG-skip. I 1...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/606ea714-d19a-485f-b73d-48fbee8f3075
urn:
2e2ff11e-d724-46bf-9feb-fe7f24c2af49
name:
Mo Sparebank
id:
A-22-226
path:
AIN/A-22-226
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2ff11e-d724-46bf-9feb-fe7f24c2af49
urn:
6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
name:
Åmli Sparebank
id:
PA-1998
path:
AAMA/PA-1998
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c782e0a-a363-47a9-b7ce-0bada2257182
urn:
b24a8d15-8543-4256-9d71-65650870aa0b
name:
Arendal Sparebank
id:
PA-2323
path:
AAMA/PA-2323
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b24a8d15-8543-4256-9d71-65650870aa0b
urn:
bd13fc1e-9c51-4a3f-a624-e45531df9790
name:
Stegens Sparebank
id:
A-13-132
path:
AIN/A-13-132
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd13fc1e-9c51-4a3f-a624-e45531df9790
urn:
a3993159-8a7c-41a0-87a7-91a45443087f
name:
Vefsn Sparebank
id:
A-22-229
path:
AIN/A-22-229
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3993159-8a7c-41a0-87a7-91a45443087f
urn:
49c6be0b-0538-41ce-bc1a-a50608693098
name:
Aalen sparebank
id:
SAT-PA-0385
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0385
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49c6be0b-0538-41ce-bc1a-a50608693098
urn:
2009e405-4feb-4e6e-847d-02a592039394
name:
Thingelstad Arbeiderspareforening
id:
H-A-00119
path:
OARM/H-A-00119
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2009e405-4feb-4e6e-847d-02a592039394
urn:
446dd595-721f-4d8d-aebd-4f76baff0dd5
name:
Sparebank 1 Svalbard
id:
A-1102
path:
SVAM/A-1102
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Svalbard Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/446dd595-721f-4d8d-aebd-4f76baff0dd5
urn:
7dd0940c-86a0-4f66-b1e7-b519384c5eef
name:
1.211.2 - Petroleum engineering
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0032/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dd0940c-86a0-4f66-b1e7-b519384c5eef
urn:
7adeb248-fbaf-4575-818d-fd9e1af394b7
name:
1.250.0 - Drilling engineering
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0036/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7adeb248-fbaf-4575-818d-fd9e1af394b7
urn:
ab4498b9-04ba-47a6-abd3-fae66634b396
name:
1.820.5 - Petroleum engineering
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0103/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab4498b9-04ba-47a6-abd3-fae66634b396
urn:
e62a7e44-5682-4fbb-b84e-b0449a64bcd3
name:
1.820.5 - Petroleum engineering
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0103/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e62a7e44-5682-4fbb-b84e-b0449a64bcd3
urn:
f2eabebd-6912-443b-a602-38de054f971d
name:
2.301 - Petroleum engineering
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0177/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2eabebd-6912-443b-a602-38de054f971d
urn:
a5456621-a0e5-4612-aabd-4afd268bc82a
name:
2.600 - Field engineering
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0185/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5456621-a0e5-4612-aabd-4afd268bc82a
urn:
8c381112-0677-4a03-b435-430c0a54b6ab
name:
2.600 - Field engineering
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0185/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c381112-0677-4a03-b435-430c0a54b6ab
urn:
3a39ad2d-711c-451a-ae70-67e4ce5b3f13
name:
2.600 - Field engineering
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0185/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a39ad2d-711c-451a-ae70-67e4ce5b3f13
urn:
43afe6a2-7ffd-40ac-8d66-fe021e86df5c
name:
Alstahaug Sparebank
id:
A-21-166
path:
AIN/A-21-166
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43afe6a2-7ffd-40ac-8d66-fe021e86df5c
urn:
efef8670-ed08-4851-8c93-ab48eac42033
name:
Totens Sparebank
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SAH-ARK-180
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-180
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efef8670-ed08-4851-8c93-ab48eac42033
urn:
6d8e6050-1f4f-449c-8e64-41a88db51f75
name:
9.102 - Petroleum engineering Albuskjell
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0258/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d8e6050-1f4f-449c-8e64-41a88db51f75
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5c4afaf9-4bbe-4dd4-9735-49cb5dfd1c56
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9.102 - Petroleum engineering Albuskjell
id:
0003
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0258/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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9.102 - Petroleum engineering Albuskjell
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0004
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AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0258/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/222d352c-54e2-44a9-bb08-5f1e94a80c7e
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1a8f93fe-0327-4efa-b3db-ea19d45371a0
name:
Sparebank1) Ringerike Hadeland
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H-A-00640
path:
OARM/H-A-00640
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a8f93fe-0327-4efa-b3db-ea19d45371a0

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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