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 2026-10-23T00:59:43Z in 0.379 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110754 results in compact format.

name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
name:
Rocks of Norway AS
id:
Akt-2849
name:
Corus Packaging Plus Norway AS
id:
A-4301
name:
Petema Consulting A/S
id:
0014
name:
Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 403128. Würth Norge AS AVO Bergen
id:
0006
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
name:
Horwath Consulting AS
id:
0002
name:
O.A. Consulting AS
id:
0015
name:
Forbes Consulting AS
id:
0005

Show all fields in HTML

total:

110754

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0133/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
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
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000560566
name:
Corus Packaging Plus Norway AS
id:
A-4301
path:
BBA/A-4301
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Startet som Norsk Valseverk AS i 1916, med produksjon av blikkbokser, av ingeniør Paul Scholz. Bedriften ble overtatt av Christiania Spigerverk i 1925 og skiftet navn til Norsk Blikvalseverk AS. Norsk Jernverk AS kjøper Blikkvalseverket i 1949 og skifter navn til Norsk Jernverk, Blikkvalseverket AS....
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000560566
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
urn:
51b91c1f-7ad4-4b3c-8292-2c1c6159011c
name:
Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 403128. Würth Norge AS AVO Bergen
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0085/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51b91c1f-7ad4-4b3c-8292-2c1c6159011c
urn:
fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
path:
TIKA/PA-6761
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
urn:
191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
path:
AV/SAST-A-102173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
urn:
280457d9-692b-4741-b67f-2652bf734b04
name:
Horwath Consulting AS
id:
0002
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0249/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/280457d9-692b-4741-b67f-2652bf734b04
urn:
07dd0119-00e0-4ad0-8db0-2d4c0a4f5026
name:
O.A. Consulting AS
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0091/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07dd0119-00e0-4ad0-8db0-2d4c0a4f5026
urn:
0c6c8c3c-afe8-4451-92ac-c5e04e6d6afd
name:
Forbes Consulting AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0094/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c6c8c3c-afe8-4451-92ac-c5e04e6d6afd
urn:
14b4cf9b-11c1-4249-a51e-0d9baa78abaa
name:
HeB Consulting AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0284/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14b4cf9b-11c1-4249-a51e-0d9baa78abaa
urn:
354c0d5d-82af-43c7-9eed-5fceedc3cef0
name:
HeB Consulting AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0284/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/354c0d5d-82af-43c7-9eed-5fceedc3cef0
urn:
f001c0c1-3a3c-4c11-8735-80fa94954881
name:
KPMG Consulting AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0240/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f001c0c1-3a3c-4c11-8735-80fa94954881
urn:
61794223-947b-4685-970d-7dfb57e6375b
name:
Ressurs Consulting AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0357/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61794223-947b-4685-970d-7dfb57e6375b
urn:
8a4cded4-8b5a-495e-8181-70b03bc96c5b
name:
Bomek Consulting AS
id:
0023
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0003/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a4cded4-8b5a-495e-8181-70b03bc96c5b
urn:
4e266f7f-1bc2-48b3-832b-3974a6d9e6d0
name:
Forbes Consulting AS, Gallagher & Robertson AS,
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0122/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e266f7f-1bc2-48b3-832b-3974a6d9e6d0
urn:
9dbc1376-5ae9-42bb-bbfa-793c0fcbdfe0
name:
Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
A-102245
path:
AV/A-102245
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Selskapet ble stiftet den 26. oktober 1962 i Oslo. Formålet med selskapet var å kjøpe, eller på annen måte erverve, importere, fabrikere, lagre, selge eller på annen måte avhende kullvannstoffer, flytende eller i gassform, gassprodukter og tilbehør dertil, og å utøve annen virksomhet, direkte eller ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9dbc1376-5ae9-42bb-bbfa-793c0fcbdfe0
urn:
fec56590-4159-4129-af75-d25a8add2eb3
name:
OSO-Consulting Bodø AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0012/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fec56590-4159-4129-af75-d25a8add2eb3
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
name:
Pa 1574 - Rocks of Norway AS
id:
A-2849
path:
VEMU/A-2849
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
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
urn:
95121d12-bdc0-4775-aaa9-199a6ce952bf
name:
Andersen Consulting. Computas. Uni Consult. Guide Consulting. EDB elektronisk databehandling ASA. Den Norske Bank. Hewlett Packard Norge AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1536/F/Fb/L0002/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95121d12-bdc0-4775-aaa9-199a6ce952bf
urn:
f0e432ef-3931-4e2e-9ec3-1f5aca6e252c
name:
Jon-Ivar Johansen Consulting AS
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1194/D/Dc/L0009/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0e432ef-3931-4e2e-9ec3-1f5aca6e252c
urn:
42f0f207-1c06-47a4-ab1b-62072f374bbd
name:
Jon Ivar Jacobsen Consulting AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1194/D/De/L0004/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42f0f207-1c06-47a4-ab1b-62072f374bbd
urn:
14cd1da6-19eb-4ce0-b032-90e8fb25a2c0
name:
Bekk Consulting AS (2 mapper)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1536/F/Fb/L0007/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14cd1da6-19eb-4ce0-b032-90e8fb25a2c0
urn:
c23168ca-a347-4349-b3c4-6dd25f37fa36
name:
Agri Trade and Consulting AS
id:
0009
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0043/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c23168ca-a347-4349-b3c4-6dd25f37fa36

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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