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 2026-10-21T06:59:37Z in 0.321 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54970 results in compact format.

name:
KPMG Consulting as. Senter for havbruk og fiskeri
id:
SAT-PA-0951
name:
Marine and Offshore Consulting Services (MOCOS)
id:
PA-2925
name:
Petema Consulting A/S
id:
0014
name:
Marine and Offshore Consulting Services A/S (MOCOS)
id:
PA-2916
name:
Aztekerne
id:
0004
name:
Andersen Consulting. Computas. Uni Consult. Guide Consulting. EDB elektronisk databehandling ASA. Den Norske Bank. Hewlett Packard Norge AS
id:
0002
name:
Horwath Consulting AS
id:
0002
name:
O.A. Consulting AS
id:
0015
name:
Forbes Consulting AS
id:
0005
name:
HeB Consulting AS
id:
0001

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total:

54970

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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:
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
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:
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
urn:
17fabded-5048-4edf-b524-5076bf5253da
name:
Aztekerne
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4889/F/Fa/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17fabded-5048-4edf-b524-5076bf5253da
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:
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:
7936f401-78d4-4234-8443-49210a2d7743
name:
P. O. V. og Chef Consulting AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-5973/2. Avlevering/H/Hb/L0028/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7936f401-78d4-4234-8443-49210a2d7743
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:
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:
1002fd22-4bb1-42ca-85e2-9bc77177a789
name:
Walle og Karlsen Consulting AS
id:
0001
path:
IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1002fd22-4bb1-42ca-85e2-9bc77177a789
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:
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:
d0c08376-d0b2-4977-ace9-0ccfd42bc657
name:
E-Handelsprogram - VeRDI. Da Vinci Consulting AS
id:
0089
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/0089
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0c08376-d0b2-4977-ace9-0ccfd42bc657
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
urn:
dde1ed4a-4ff9-4378-a4ee-46000a835d83
name:
15/2924-7 - Lederutvikling - Skagerak Consulting AS
id:
0002
path:
IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0035/0002
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MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dde1ed4a-4ff9-4378-a4ee-46000a835d83
urn:
8ffefa88-2865-4759-ba8b-ed46be10043f
name:
15/2924-19 - Lederutvikling - Torp Consulting AS
id:
0006
path:
IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0036/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ffefa88-2865-4759-ba8b-ed46be10043f

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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