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 2026-11-03T08:33:51Z in 4.681 seconds.

Showing 10 of 143939 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
id:
SAB-A-100613
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
name:
Philips Norge AS
id:
RA-PA-1647
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142

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total:

143939

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
name:
Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
id:
SAB-A-100613
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
urn:
417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
urn:
6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
urn:
1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
urn:
146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
name:
Philips Norge AS
id:
RA-PA-1647
path:
AV/RA-PA-1647
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
urn:
10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
path:
UBIT/A-0476
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
urn:
02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
urn:
77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
name:
Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
id:
A-11-142
path:
AIN/A-11-142
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
urn:
769d9720-1f6e-43cb-a5bb-ba5ff5d72aa4
name:
Christiania bypost
id:
L0624
path:
AV/RA-S-1116/R/Ra/L0624
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/769d9720-1f6e-43cb-a5bb-ba5ff5d72aa4
urn:
daa5bfae-6577-4793-bad3-ecea04295574
name:
Christiania bypost
id:
L0625
path:
AV/RA-S-1116/R/Ra/L0625
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/daa5bfae-6577-4793-bad3-ecea04295574
urn:
0727a6e4-1254-4801-aa14-703945b4c0e7
name:
Christiania bypost
id:
L0626
path:
AV/RA-S-1116/R/Ra/L0626
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0727a6e4-1254-4801-aa14-703945b4c0e7
urn:
783069a0-1bb7-498e-b178-1b58016af559
name:
Christiania bypost
id:
L0627
path:
AV/RA-S-1116/R/Ra/L0627
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/783069a0-1bb7-498e-b178-1b58016af559
urn:
3a7cdef4-eb55-4efd-891b-80849ec8fbd3
name:
Christiania bypost
id:
L0628
path:
AV/RA-S-1116/R/Ra/L0628
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a7cdef4-eb55-4efd-891b-80849ec8fbd3
urn:
ef6db9a3-7e3c-4242-9415-8225f6f0834a
name:
Christiania Bypost
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0009/0001/0002/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6db9a3-7e3c-4242-9415-8225f6f0834a
urn:
4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
name:
Landsorganisasjonen i Norge. Nord-Norge-kontoret
id:
ARK-2042
path:
AAB/ARK-2042
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4170160a-bb6a-4ae7-a6eb-b3cbe029b8db
urn:
86064957-b62f-4869-b225-7c653588b1ab
name:
Aust-Agder Bypost
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/PA-1319/F/L0043/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86064957-b62f-4869-b225-7c653588b1ab
urn:
2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401723. Oce Norge AS
id:
0007
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0025/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
urn:
09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 402258. Bravida Norge AS
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
urn:
9fb098f3-d795-476c-b22e-ced190295f05
name:
Diverse BYPOST 1981, regional frimerkeutstilling
id:
L0007
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0558/D/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fb098f3-d795-476c-b22e-ced190295f05
urn:
adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
name:
Pa 1746 - BP Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102414
path:
AV/SAST-A-102414
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adbcf46a-d622-42d1-93b9-adcf90bdbbb6
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f6bd7232-7a07-4594-8323-c6bb410aff9e
name:
Særtjenester. Frimerker. Andre spørsmål om filateli. Bypost og lokalpost
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-4958/D/L0028/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6bd7232-7a07-4594-8323-c6bb410aff9e
urn:
b3f481d6-064a-4393-b418-b023f3a0c3e0
name:
Særtjenester. Frimerker. Andre spørsmål om filateli. Bypost og lokalpost. Bouvetøya
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-4958/D/L0028/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3f481d6-064a-4393-b418-b023f3a0c3e0
urn:
c4620f9f-2b3a-46be-977e-3014fb377877
name:
Særtjenester. Frimerker. Andre spørsmål om filateli. Bypost og lokalpost. Hustadvika og Kongsberg
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-4958/D/L0028/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4620f9f-2b3a-46be-977e-3014fb377877

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