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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T17:19:10Z in 0.189 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109475 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norske Alliance AS, N. Bugge agentur - Tønsberg
    id:
    Akt-2029
  2. name:
    Norske Alliance
    id:
    P-00915
  3. name:
    Pa 880 - Norske Alliance AS, N. Bugge agentur, Tønsberg
    id:
    A-2029
  4. name:
    Alliance Francaise, Section de Bergen
    id:
    A-1763
  5. name:
    Alliance Française à Trondheim
    id:
    AKT-330
  6. name:
    Alliance Française à Trondheim
    id:
    AKT-330
  7. name:
    Alliance varekjøpsrapporter
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    AS Norske Alliance
    id:
    0010
  9. name:
    Norske Alliance AS
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Alliance Seafood AS
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
109475
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001785
    name:
    Norske Alliance AS, N. Bugge agentur - Tønsberg
    id:
    Akt-2029
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2029
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I mars 1912 overtar N. Bugge agenturet i sjø- og brannforsikring fra AS Norske Alliance i Oslo. Ett år tidligere var Norske Alliance etablert, med kontorer i både Oslo, Bergen og Trondheim. Det var forsikringsloven av 29. juni 1911, som var foranledningen til etableringen av selskapet. Med loven ful...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001785
  2. urn:
    f3735b71-f152-4238-aa67-7f6df2989cd6
    name:
    Norske Alliance
    id:
    P-00915
    path:
    AV/P-00915
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norske Alliance ble opprettet i 1911 som et selskap i konsernet Norske Lloyd. Offisiell aksjeinnbydelse utgikk 06.11.1911. Selskapets første direktør var Alf L. Whist. Selskapet hadde kontorer i Oslo, Bergen og Trondheim. Opprinnelig var Norske Alliance et sjøforsikringsselskap, men opptok etterhver...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3735b71-f152-4238-aa67-7f6df2989cd6
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001784
    name:
    Pa 880 - Norske Alliance AS, N. Bugge agentur, Tønsberg
    id:
    A-2029
    path:
    VEMU/A-2029
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001784
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000544724
    name:
    Alliance Francaise, Section de Bergen
    id:
    A-1763
    path:
    BBA/A-1763
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Alliance Française, som ble grunnlagt i Paris i 1883, har satt seg som mål å fremme fransk kultur for utlendinger. I dag har Alliance Française mer enn 1000 seksjoner, til stede i 136 land inkludert Norge.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544724
  5. urn:
    no-NTNU_arkiv000000039630
    name:
    Alliance Française à Trondheim
    id:
    AKT-330
    path:
    UBIT/AKT-330
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Alliance française (etablert 21. juli 1883 i Paris) arbeider for å fremme fransk kultur utenfor Frankrike. I startet var Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps og Jules Verne med. I dag lærer nær fem hundre tusen personer om fransk språk ved nær 1100 læresteder i over 130 land. Til Norge kom Alliance ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NTNU_arkiv000000039630
  6. urn:
    5a168a67-eddd-43dd-89d6-9bc9565f327a
    name:
    Alliance Française à Trondheim
    id:
    AKT-330
    path:
    UBIT/AKT-330
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Alliance française (etablert 21. juli 1883 i Paris) arbeider for å fremme fransk kultur utenfor Frankrike. I startet var Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps og Jules Verne med. I dag lærer nær fem hundre tusen personer om fransk språk ved nær 1100 læresteder i over 130 land. Til Norge kom Alliance ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a168a67-eddd-43dd-89d6-9bc9565f327a
  7. urn:
    29b794b5-e924-4aff-8cd2-cbd086d3f370
    name:
    Alliance varekjøpsrapporter
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29b794b5-e924-4aff-8cd2-cbd086d3f370
  8. urn:
    26c7fd5d-8a5c-4176-8392-4671fb8ad814
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0023/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26c7fd5d-8a5c-4176-8392-4671fb8ad814
  9. urn:
    f2ebd4d1-0809-4e72-80e0-3cb05d2afe4e
    name:
    Norske Alliance AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0028/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2ebd4d1-0809-4e72-80e0-3cb05d2afe4e
  10. urn:
    33556747-59cd-4652-a7cc-a786636a62a7
    name:
    Alliance Seafood AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0017/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33556747-59cd-4652-a7cc-a786636a62a7
  11. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012770
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012770
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012771
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0007/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012771
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012772
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0007/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012772
  14. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012890
    name:
    AS Norsk Alliance
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0021/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012890
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000017489
    name:
    AS Norsk Alliance
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0049/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000017489
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000017491
    name:
    AS Norsk Alliance
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0050/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000017491
  17. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005027
    name:
    Alliance Francaise Drammen
    id:
    AKT-2129
    path:
    BU/AKT-2129
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Alliance française (etablert 21. juli 1883 i Paris) arbeider for å fremme fransk kultur utenfor Frankrike. I startet var Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps og Jules Verne med. Til Norge kom Alliance française i 1896 med kontorer i Oslo, Trondheim, Tønsberg, Skien, Stavanger og ved Torget i Bergen. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005027
  18. urn:
    f2833a7a-c286-458f-9f5d-367281c58ede
    name:
    Norske alliance AS, Trondheim
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0018/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2833a7a-c286-458f-9f5d-367281c58ede
  19. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012773
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance Brannavdelingen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0007/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012773
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012776
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance Brannavdelingen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012776
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012845
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance, Ansvarsavdelingen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012845
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012847
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance, Kristiania
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0015/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012847
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012848
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance, Hektoria
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012848
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012846
    name:
    AS Norske Alliance, Ansvarsavdelingen, Kristiania
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/E/Ea/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000012846
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001265
    name:
    Manko på erter - AS Norsk Alliance
    id:
    0012
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/D/Dc/L0020/0012
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000001265
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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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