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 2026-11-12T07:54:42Z in 0.804 seconds.

Showing 10 of 84020 results in compact format.

name:
Klubben ved AH Produksjon (AHP) AS, Grinder og Otis AS, Kirkenær
id:
ARK-516
name:
Scandinavian Seminar
id:
A-00490
name:
Scandinavian Earthquake Archive
id:
RA-PA-1314
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Ambassaden i Beograd, Jugoslavia
id:
RA-S-2645
name:
Forsvaret, Diverse avdelinger og staber i tidligere Jugoslavia
id:
RA-RAFA-3670
name:
Forsvaret, United Nations Former Yougoslavian of Macedonia
id:
RA-RAFA-3805
name:
Justisdepartementet, Granskningsutvalget etter Scandinavian Star-ulykken 07.04.1990
id:
RA-S-2821
name:
Produksjon Made in Scandinavia
id:
0001
name:
Aust-Agder Energi Produksjon
id:
PA-2034
name:
Avtale om produksjon av Agathe Andersens kaviar
id:
0016

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total:

84020

total_exact:

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returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
96234b6b-e43f-49ae-ba60-ea84400777ff
name:
Klubben ved AH Produksjon (AHP) AS, Grinder og Otis AS, Kirkenær
id:
ARK-516
path:
ANNO/ARK-516
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96234b6b-e43f-49ae-ba60-ea84400777ff
urn:
477c4756-fcc0-460e-b5d6-07da36d13020
name:
Scandinavian Seminar
id:
A-00490
path:
OAM/A-00490
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/477c4756-fcc0-460e-b5d6-07da36d13020
urn:
ac0697ff-06c1-4d6d-b963-7446986202b3
name:
Scandinavian Earthquake Archive
id:
RA-PA-1314
path:
AV/RA-PA-1314
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac0697ff-06c1-4d6d-b963-7446986202b3
urn:
c777deb8-1f63-43ef-9843-55030333a0ed
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Ambassaden i Beograd, Jugoslavia
id:
RA-S-2645
path:
AV/RA-S-2645
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c777deb8-1f63-43ef-9843-55030333a0ed
urn:
9ca2dd3a-685e-412f-be48-a26ae0b8b142
name:
Forsvaret, Diverse avdelinger og staber i tidligere Jugoslavia
id:
RA-RAFA-3670
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3670
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ca2dd3a-685e-412f-be48-a26ae0b8b142
urn:
84a68c6a-5c42-4bf7-abde-795336542d4a
name:
Forsvaret, United Nations Former Yougoslavian of Macedonia
id:
RA-RAFA-3805
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3805
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84a68c6a-5c42-4bf7-abde-795336542d4a
urn:
21586608-eada-42f2-96b9-e6a40711156c
name:
Justisdepartementet, Granskningsutvalget etter Scandinavian Star-ulykken 07.04.1990
id:
RA-S-2821
path:
AV/RA-S-2821
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21586608-eada-42f2-96b9-e6a40711156c
urn:
9067eba7-82b2-4e05-ba50-1c45c44daff5
name:
Produksjon Made in Scandinavia
id:
0001
path:
NMFK/RU-1001/D/Dc/Dcd/L0012/0003/0001
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9067eba7-82b2-4e05-ba50-1c45c44daff5
urn:
9f6efef4-e685-4adb-8a86-be739ebb5e7a
name:
Aust-Agder Energi Produksjon
id:
PA-2034
path:
AAMA/PA-2034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f6efef4-e685-4adb-8a86-be739ebb5e7a
urn:
fd025ad6-83e4-4bfb-8958-157ffa7384b9
name:
Avtale om produksjon av Agathe Andersens kaviar
id:
0016
path:
AIN/NA092/2511/L0001/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd025ad6-83e4-4bfb-8958-157ffa7384b9
urn:
80d1abe3-8532-40c5-b458-6107fd54edc1
name:
Forsvaret, Produksjon/Base Bergen HRM
id:
RA-RAFA-5519
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5519
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80d1abe3-8532-40c5-b458-6107fd54edc1
urn:
383d2973-cb20-4514-ba2e-bca260347c3c
name:
Biotec-Mackzymal KS, Tromsø. Enzymatisk produksjon av kaviar
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1885/E/E13b/L0088/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/383d2973-cb20-4514-ba2e-bca260347c3c
urn:
3fd79343-5512-443c-a6e3-1259b0ca56d1
name:
Postdirektoratet, Postens frimerketjeneste Produksjon (FFP)
id:
RA-S-4959
path:
AV/RA-S-4959
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fd79343-5512-443c-a6e3-1259b0ca56d1
urn:
2fb915ec-a0dd-4e8b-a0c8-5241c6acf96b
name:
Nordland vegkontor - Sortland vegstasjon/produksjon
id:
SAT-A-4347
path:
AV/SAT-A-4347
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fb915ec-a0dd-4e8b-a0c8-5241c6acf96b
urn:
61cd2c1f-4617-4578-8af6-b9ce75ebbcc4
name:
Klubben ved AH Produksjon (AHP) AS, Grinder og OTIS AS, Kirkenær
id:
ARK-516
path:
ANNO/ARK-516
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Anno museum
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Arkivskaperen (aktøren) organiserte ansatte ved bedriftene AH Produskjon (AHP) på Grinder og Otis AS på Kirkenær i Grue kommune. Heisprodusenten Otis AS kjøpte opp AHP på Grinder høsten 2001. Otis AS la ned virksomheten på Kirkenær i 2002. Den lokale bedriftsklubben ved AHP/OTIS var en del Felles...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61cd2c1f-4617-4578-8af6-b9ce75ebbcc4
urn:
fbe321dc-2505-4102-907d-b5abfb822615
name:
Landbruksdepartementet, Kontorer for tiltak til fremme av jordbruksproduksjon
id:
RA-S-1238
path:
AV/RA-S-1238
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbe321dc-2505-4102-907d-b5abfb822615
urn:
8dcce6d5-8aba-49fa-83c7-a58531f306e0
name:
Produksjon, drift, vedlikehold, prosjekter, utvidelser, innskrenkning; Produksjon: Generelt
id:
L0093
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0093
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dcce6d5-8aba-49fa-83c7-a58531f306e0
urn:
ae64de3c-6c4b-4295-8cfa-0d290a11d722
name:
Produksjon, drift, vedlikehold, prosjekter, utvidelser, innskrenkning; Produksjon: Generelt
id:
L0094
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0094
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae64de3c-6c4b-4295-8cfa-0d290a11d722
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003748777
name:
Nomme Art. HP 1995. Produksjon kvalitet. Eurosteel 1987. Plan Syklus. Scandinavian Business Tournament. MA 1990. Salg/ordrer 1990-tallet.
id:
L0046
path:
BBA/A-4301/4300/F/L0046
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003748777
urn:
b2c66b06-7e05-41dd-aa98-016a2aaaaf23
name:
Klasse S - U. Frå: Energiforsyning og produksjon - Felles - Felles. Til: Næringsliv og produksjon - Felles - Felles.
id:
L0018
path:
IKAH/1264-513/D/Db/L0018
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2c66b06-7e05-41dd-aa98-016a2aaaaf23
urn:
c18350d3-dab6-4171-adfa-38973f29e598
name:
Kaviarproduksjon
id:
0030
path:
AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0058/0030
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c18350d3-dab6-4171-adfa-38973f29e598
urn:
c638834a-5d49-4680-93ca-095ef313c4d7
name:
Ballstad Produksjonslag
id:
A24-301
path:
AIN/A24-301
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c638834a-5d49-4680-93ca-095ef313c4d7
urn:
8af2d7dd-af84-42b7-bad1-c665f1044083
name:
Kjeøy Produksjonslag
id:
NA200
path:
AIN/NA200
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8af2d7dd-af84-42b7-bad1-c665f1044083
urn:
f4dd92ea-fd5a-4dc0-8f6a-948a313a6631
name:
Audiovisuelt produksjonsfond
id:
RA-S-6140
path:
AV/RA-S-6140
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4dd92ea-fd5a-4dc0-8f6a-948a313a6631
urn:
44955d6d-c7f0-460b-aedf-26d88fa22a7c
name:
Produksjonssamvirket i Selbu
id:
PA-1213
path:
TIKA/PA-1213
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44955d6d-c7f0-460b-aedf-26d88fa22a7c

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