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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-02T14:08:23Z in 0.864 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58334 results in compact format.

name:
Bayer AS
id:
0005
name:
Importører - Bayer as
id:
0006
name:
Bayer Norge AS
id:
0003
name:
Bayer
id:
0016
name:
Bayer
id:
0003
name:
Arsch - Bayer
id:
L0918
name:
Aasen - Bayer
id:
L0171
name:
Schous Bayer
id:
L0009
name:
Bayer Svovel
id:
0005
name:
Kopperkalk Bayer
id:
0003

Show all fields in HTML

total:

58334

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
403e4a47-19f9-4434-9a33-ac835af7f683
name:
Bayer AS
id:
0005
path:
IKAK/0800027.1/G/Ga/L0003/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/403e4a47-19f9-4434-9a33-ac835af7f683
urn:
46fc349b-37b3-463e-a754-5e9a0775028c
name:
Importører - Bayer as
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/D/Dc/L0113/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46fc349b-37b3-463e-a754-5e9a0775028c
urn:
3b8cd212-43f8-4eba-a4f7-641b57531990
name:
Bayer Norge AS
id:
0003
path:
IKAK/0800027.1/G/Ga/L0002/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b8cd212-43f8-4eba-a4f7-641b57531990
urn:
3cc2e483-99a6-443d-8540-602868dc6442
name:
Bayer
id:
0016
path:
AAMA/PA-1435/F/L0046/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3cc2e483-99a6-443d-8540-602868dc6442
urn:
1cb23799-d15f-45fd-ac15-1b1e89b763d4
name:
Bayer
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4944/D/Dc/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cb23799-d15f-45fd-ac15-1b1e89b763d4
urn:
a10f4746-88a0-472a-9d84-7889772a31da
name:
Arsch - Bayer
id:
L0918
path:
AV/RA-S-1564/H/Hc/Hcc/L0918
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a10f4746-88a0-472a-9d84-7889772a31da
urn:
bebc1614-7cfd-403c-97c6-e36ab97ca405
name:
Aasen - Bayer
id:
L0171
path:
AV/RA-S-1708/E/Ee/Eef/L0171
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bebc1614-7cfd-403c-97c6-e36ab97ca405
urn:
a0026731-b47a-4165-a886-45bb958025cb
name:
Schous Bayer
id:
L0009
path:
NTM/A-1020/X/Xb/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0026731-b47a-4165-a886-45bb958025cb
urn:
536d09df-70f5-4bce-b989-a869a2235fb2
name:
Bayer Svovel
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0033/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/536d09df-70f5-4bce-b989-a869a2235fb2
urn:
d1fb9111-c73a-498a-afce-a74a902129f1
name:
Kopperkalk Bayer
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0110/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1fb9111-c73a-498a-afce-a74a902129f1
urn:
4d25768d-3e23-4fba-a5b2-1bd902acf822
name:
Kopperkalk Bayer
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0110/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d25768d-3e23-4fba-a5b2-1bd902acf822
urn:
10663ec7-27ed-46d2-8a34-999cdbce4ee7
name:
Kopperkalk Bayer
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0110/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10663ec7-27ed-46d2-8a34-999cdbce4ee7
urn:
18702a70-2540-4251-8738-f4d116819626
name:
Snegleåte Bayer
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0172/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18702a70-2540-4251-8738-f4d116819626
urn:
920378ac-78fe-477e-bc82-e597a8851497
name:
Bayer Kjemi A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4631/D/Dd/Ddb/L0032/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/920378ac-78fe-477e-bc82-e597a8851497
urn:
4e4faafa-5226-404e-a23a-cf1404f28c32
name:
30.o30.l6 Bayer Kjemi A/S
id:
L0077
path:
VLFK/SFF-87035/250/L0077
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e4faafa-5226-404e-a23a-cf1404f28c32
urn:
b4e96a25-a073-4d42-a301-d0b1223ec5c4
name:
Kopperkalk Bayer Hobby
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0111/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4e96a25-a073-4d42-a301-d0b1223ec5c4
urn:
43c2e34a-5d79-4c75-8867-8997a3f61e34
name:
Die Puppenfee - J. Bayer
id:
0005
path:
BYST/A-1093/PA-0041a/VII/L0027/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43c2e34a-5d79-4c75-8867-8997a3f61e34
urn:
6bb529cc-f43a-49d3-b466-26c59cb47c54
name:
Bayer Kjemi A/S, Oslo
id:
0168
path:
AAMA/PA-2065/D02/L0023/0004/0168
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bb529cc-f43a-49d3-b466-26c59cb47c54
urn:
bc9899a4-502c-49b9-8c19-25ad244cd0df
name:
Bayer, H. von - Fishways
id:
0019
path:
AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0005/0019
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc9899a4-502c-49b9-8c19-25ad244cd0df
urn:
3641d2eb-459b-472c-b816-5a9656d547e1
name:
Fylkene, samlet av valgkampsekretær A. Bayer
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1162/F/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3641d2eb-459b-472c-b816-5a9656d547e1
urn:
1736bdba-eb6c-453d-b5cd-835bb402624d
name:
Canesten Loesg 1% fra Bayer
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5354/D/L0002/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1736bdba-eb6c-453d-b5cd-835bb402624d
urn:
224d55f5-89e8-4326-89c4-0f81f2b9d4ad
name:
Canesten krem 1% fra Bayer
id:
0019
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5354/D/L0002/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/224d55f5-89e8-4326-89c4-0f81f2b9d4ad
urn:
f08213bf-85b9-48ed-9804-f624b7a99566
name:
Bayer, Fränze. Refnr. 708
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-S-1564/H/Hc/Hcc/L0918/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f08213bf-85b9-48ed-9804-f624b7a99566
urn:
9311a990-06b4-4b80-a137-7b56e7e6ea89
name:
Importører - Bayer Environmental Science
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/D/Dc/L0113/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9311a990-06b4-4b80-a137-7b56e7e6ea89
urn:
2f63f822-679e-47ba-a614-0234a32e8b80
name:
Bayer insekt- og melduggfjerner (Florina)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/E/Ea/L0033/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f63f822-679e-47ba-a614-0234a32e8b80

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