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 2026-10-22T14:19:51Z in 1.315 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3386 results in compact format.

name:
Nova-rapport og Europride
id:
0006
name:
V & H Entreprenør A/S
id:
0003
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Østlandet
id:
0002
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Tromsø og Hamar
id:
0001
name:
Bedrift 402630 - A til Å Entreprenør AS
id:
0002
name:
Ole Engelund entreprenørfirma
id:
H-AS-00428
name:
Dokumentsamling vedrørende konkurs til entreprenør
id:
0006
name:
Arca Systems AB
id:
0001
name:
64/91 "Arcade Eagle / Arcade Falcon", Arcade shipping A/S / Barber International A/S
id:
0004
name:
Nova Services A/S, Nova Protection A/S
id:
0004

Show all fields in HTML

total:

3386

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e67ea6dc-c89e-413c-8c24-48e68b082a42
name:
Nova-rapport og Europride
id:
0006
path:
SKA/A-0070/F/L0001/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e67ea6dc-c89e-413c-8c24-48e68b082a42
urn:
1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
name:
V & H Entreprenør A/S
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
urn:
243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Østlandet
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1855/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
urn:
15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Tromsø og Hamar
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1858/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
urn:
118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
name:
Bedrift 402630 - A til Å Entreprenør AS
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
urn:
no-OARM_arkiv000000002681
name:
Ole Engelund entreprenørfirma
id:
H-AS-00428
path:
OARM/H-AS-00428
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Ole Engelund (4. februar 1908-5. oktober 1999) fra Nordre Brandbu, var entreprenør fra slutten av 1940-åra. Ved årsskiftet 1977/1978 slo firmaet seg sammen med firmaet Karsten Smedsrud. Ole Engelund hadde ei tid over 60 mann i arbeid og hadde bygg over hele Hadeland. For flere personalopplysninger, ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OARM_arkiv000000002681
urn:
1c1376aa-09dd-4b74-a02e-1bb2e6957cd4
name:
Dokumentsamling vedrørende konkurs til entreprenør
id:
0006
path:
IKAK/0713541-1/E/Ea/L0001/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c1376aa-09dd-4b74-a02e-1bb2e6957cd4
urn:
3e9f6c83-ccd2-445d-8598-4d98698ffebf
name:
Arca Systems AB
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-2011/D/De/L0017/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e9f6c83-ccd2-445d-8598-4d98698ffebf
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000001007178
name:
64/91 "Arcade Eagle / Arcade Falcon", Arcade shipping A/S / Barber International A/S
id:
0004
path:
BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2366/0004
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001007178
urn:
43df5c2a-7f40-4883-aeed-dcef8179f197
name:
Nova Services A/S, Nova Protection A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbb/L0081/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43df5c2a-7f40-4883-aeed-dcef8179f197
urn:
19666e20-e0a6-4e52-9559-2153b93117aa
name:
Nova AS
id:
HHSP-1090
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1090
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19666e20-e0a6-4e52-9559-2153b93117aa
urn:
b7dda498-c425-45e5-a4dd-4cb93d51b904
name:
Norsk romfart, National Oceanic Satellite NOSS, navigasjonssatellitter NOVA
id:
L0356
path:
NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0356
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7dda498-c425-45e5-a4dd-4cb93d51b904
urn:
af37eecb-8977-4c86-936e-5b4b64d76314
name:
NOVA
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/D/Dd/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af37eecb-8977-4c86-936e-5b4b64d76314
urn:
7e027d07-b5b8-4abc-ae36-91ef0334c91d
name:
Nova
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0189/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e027d07-b5b8-4abc-ae36-91ef0334c91d
urn:
c204c2ea-d874-4104-a059-94833434702e
name:
Nova
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0452/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c204c2ea-d874-4104-a059-94833434702e
urn:
edbf9a35-67cd-48ea-a6fb-b539293ee1c5
name:
Nova
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0453/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edbf9a35-67cd-48ea-a6fb-b539293ee1c5
urn:
f1e91d4d-e463-420c-ae82-1cbf00306cf4
name:
Nova
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Faa/L0031/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1e91d4d-e463-420c-ae82-1cbf00306cf4
urn:
1f57ac69-68c9-443a-96f5-b3eeeec8f907
name:
Nova
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fal/L0470/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f57ac69-68c9-443a-96f5-b3eeeec8f907
urn:
e8b4cfdf-96fc-4281-97f5-879a920f4062
name:
Nova
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2120/Fam/L0499/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8b4cfdf-96fc-4281-97f5-879a920f4062
urn:
333278e6-5662-41a5-b7e5-966c274c0c18
name:
Nova
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0013
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AV/RA-S-2120/Fan/L0524/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/333278e6-5662-41a5-b7e5-966c274c0c18
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cf76987d-b516-4e6f-96d8-f780ff13e1ca
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Nova
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0002
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AV/RA-S-2120/Fba/L0274/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf76987d-b516-4e6f-96d8-f780ff13e1ca
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Nova
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L0742/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d463832c-0e0b-4e03-9282-b88002f92f7e
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name:
Nova
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L0743/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Nova
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0017
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AV/RA-S-2124/Dp/L0104/0017
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93723645-056a-429e-8156-d77e24bac896
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name:
Nova
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0001
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AV/RA-S-2124/Ds/L0130/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dd72f5b-122d-4b8a-ba45-24366c991766

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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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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