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 2026-10-24T00:54:18Z in 0.699 seconds.

Showing 10 of 6135 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Stabbursmoen skole
    id:
    A-1011
  2. name:
    KPMG Consulting as. Senter for havbruk og fiskeri
    id:
    SAT-PA-0951
  3. name:
    Marine and Offshore Consulting Services (MOCOS)
    id:
    PA-2925
  4. name:
    Petema Consulting A/S
    id:
    0014
  5. name:
    NEKF/EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB-installasjon/ABB buidling systems
    id:
    AKT-9
  6. name:
    MO01-I9.10-01 - Evalueringsdata Statfjord B Fugro Consulting, Habberstad/Akpet
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Cellpower AS
    id:
    A-8347
  8. name:
    Cellpower AS
    id:
    A-8347
  9. name:
    Fellesforbundet, avdeling 99. Verkstedklubben Rainpower Sørumsand
    id:
    ARK-3423
  10. name:
    Marine and Offshore Consulting Services A/S (MOCOS)
    id:
    PA-2916
Show all fields in HTML
total:
6135
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a61ee0b1-dac3-4b3c-86d3-a20c2874887e
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Stabbursmoen skole
    id:
    A-1011
    path:
    TRKO/A-1011
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a61ee0b1-dac3-4b3c-86d3-a20c2874887e
  2. urn:
    863a03e6-797a-4581-9d4b-4baad7d8f189
    name:
    KPMG Consulting as. Senter for havbruk og fiskeri
    id:
    SAT-PA-0951
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0951
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/863a03e6-797a-4581-9d4b-4baad7d8f189
  3. urn:
    aea6b49d-b618-4ec2-be78-6683e6b83ac8
    name:
    Marine and Offshore Consulting Services (MOCOS)
    id:
    PA-2925
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2925
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aea6b49d-b618-4ec2-be78-6683e6b83ac8
  4. urn:
    1613ae83-226e-4d59-a92b-c7ae4b5f12ad
    name:
    Petema Consulting A/S
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0141/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1613ae83-226e-4d59-a92b-c7ae4b5f12ad
  5. urn:
    4ba2ddf6-1c98-4fe0-be10-0067fd1394ec
    name:
    NEKF/EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB-installasjon/ABB buidling systems
    id:
    AKT-9
    path:
    AAB/AKT-9
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Materialet stammer fra sentralt tillitsvalgtutvalg for NEKF/ EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB installasjon /ABB builing systems. Materialet stammer fra et klubbsamarbeid og et sentralt tillitsvalgtutvalg (STU) mellom NEKF og senere EL&IT-klubbene i virksomheten helt siden fusjonen i 1987/88 da NEBB, Asea og...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ba2ddf6-1c98-4fe0-be10-0067fd1394ec
  6. urn:
    164cdc08-b03b-4f32-9748-214491cef20c
    name:
    MO01-I9.10-01 - Evalueringsdata Statfjord B Fugro Consulting, Habberstad/Akpet
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dm/L0495/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/164cdc08-b03b-4f32-9748-214491cef20c
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004133516
    name:
    Cellpower AS
    id:
    A-8347
    path:
    BBA/A-8347
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004133516
  8. urn:
    2ed9bfc9-5a17-4f4d-8650-4c2c3e8b82c2
    name:
    Cellpower AS
    id:
    A-8347
    path:
    SAF/A-8347
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ed9bfc9-5a17-4f4d-8650-4c2c3e8b82c2
  9. urn:
    ec422087-f15f-4850-8c39-d6367b785cbb
    name:
    Fellesforbundet, avdeling 99. Verkstedklubben Rainpower Sørumsand
    id:
    ARK-3423
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3423
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec422087-f15f-4850-8c39-d6367b785cbb
  10. urn:
    5ca52c12-09be-453f-a82c-70bca0ee9c4e
    name:
    Marine and Offshore Consulting Services A/S (MOCOS)
    id:
    PA-2916
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2916
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Marine and Offshore Consulting Services A/S (MOCOS) ble etablert i 10. november 1982 og holdt til på Tromøy. Horten Verft og A/S Pusnes var hovedaksjonærer med 40 % hver av aksjene. MOCOS var et engineeringselskap primært rettet mot oljeindustrien. Selskapets hadde kompetanse og markedsnisje innenfo...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ca52c12-09be-453f-a82c-70bca0ee9c4e
  11. urn:
    5e3122d4-37cb-49ea-9c4a-e020fe059169
    name:
    ABB Miljø - bedriftsklubben
    id:
    ARK-2479
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e3122d4-37cb-49ea-9c4a-e020fe059169
  12. urn:
    ce253f8b-f786-46e8-a266-21d1f238411a
    name:
    ABB Distribusjon arbeiderklubbs arkiv
    id:
    AAT-806163
    path:
    AAT/AAT-806163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce253f8b-f786-46e8-a266-21d1f238411a
  13. urn:
    900f66c2-4efb-4cf0-bbca-0e43146b0278
    name:
    Compact Power Circuits A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0145/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/900f66c2-4efb-4cf0-bbca-0e43146b0278
  14. urn:
    f9bf4d0c-c838-451a-b692-481cbef11f12
    name:
    KLUBBEN V/ABB INSTALLASJON AV AVD.006 NEKF
    id:
    A-805112
    path:
    AAT/A-805112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9bf4d0c-c838-451a-b692-481cbef11f12
  15. urn:
    dd241e74-ed71-41a5-8cf3-9bf172b7648b
    name:
    ABB Miljø - bedriftsklubben
    id:
    ARK-2479
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2479
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Medlem av Oslo Jern- og metallarbeiderforening, Avd. 1 Opprinnelig bedrifter var Luftekniske industrier A/S på Moss (seinere Norsk Viftefabrik A/S), Norsk Viftefabrik A/S i Oslo og Norsk Monteringskompani i Oslo. Fabrikken på Moss ble nedlagt og driften overført til Oslo i 1958. Bedriften ble kjøpt ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd241e74-ed71-41a5-8cf3-9bf172b7648b
  16. urn:
    1aaa7565-7584-4916-afd8-0114c4e0fab1
    name:
    ABB National Transformer AS, Skotselv
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0145/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1aaa7565-7584-4916-afd8-0114c4e0fab1
  17. urn:
    466027c8-8cee-4fe2-9175-aa8fecab1de3
    name:
    Krabbesund Husmorlag
    id:
    PA-1711
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1711
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/466027c8-8cee-4fe2-9175-aa8fecab1de3
  18. urn:
    0f0dc3fa-c675-44a9-8a25-1fc3c38f9eb4
    name:
    KRABBERØDSTRAND ARBEIDERUNGDOMSLAG
    id:
    A-814005
    path:
    AAT/A-814005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f0dc3fa-c675-44a9-8a25-1fc3c38f9eb4
  19. urn:
    d04c6ff0-89ac-4ff5-8a0d-af0798375ee9
    name:
    KRABBERØDSTRAND ARBEIDERLAG
    id:
    A-814028
    path:
    AAT/A-814028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d04c6ff0-89ac-4ff5-8a0d-af0798375ee9
  20. urn:
    f833f093-f494-4b2f-91f4-aac345f655a5
    name:
    Stabben fyrstasjon
    id:
    SAB-A-100317
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100317
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f833f093-f494-4b2f-91f4-aac345f655a5
  21. urn:
    25b97faa-cd6e-440c-83d6-e312ee8a7a08
    name:
    Rabben Fiskeredskap
    id:
    SAST-A-01259
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-01259
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25b97faa-cd6e-440c-83d6-e312ee8a7a08
  22. urn:
    91534aa7-15d3-44cf-90e6-951a277ecbec
    name:
    Bjarne Rabben
    id:
    P-00839
    path:
    IKAM/P-00839
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91534aa7-15d3-44cf-90e6-951a277ecbec
  23. urn:
    dd5d3431-6376-45ca-b8b7-0a4034f32caf
    name:
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    id:
    FMA-10004
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd5d3431-6376-45ca-b8b7-0a4034f32caf
  24. urn:
    c3fc8e25-836a-40fa-91a3-fcad667ec93e
    name:
    Kaabbel, Evelyn
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3fc8e25-836a-40fa-91a3-fcad667ec93e
  25. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007224
    name:
    Arnfinn Rabbestølen. Krigsseiler
    id:
    A-2264
    path:
    BU/A-2264
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007224
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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