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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-17T17:00:11Z in 4.572 seconds.

Showing 10 of 92262 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hordvik og Espelid skolekrets
    id:
    A-8450
  2. name:
    Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
    id:
    A-21-142
  3. name:
    Statfjord Transport AS
    id:
    A-102055
  4. name:
    Norges statsbaner, Biltransport
    id:
    RA-S-6636
  5. name:
    Vadsø fisker- og transportarbeiderforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1072
  6. name:
    Norsk transportarbeiderforbunds stedlige styre, Oslo
    id:
    ARK-1849
  7. name:
    Materiale innlevert av Kjell Espelid, innsamlet av Jostein Opheim
    id:
    0013
  8. name:
    HSD Transport A/S
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0225
  9. name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712800. VBK Transport Interiør AS
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Prosesskrift til Agder lagmannsrett (sak nr. 99-01411A) mellom Anders Jahres dødsbo og Forrester Maritime Ltd., av Karstein Espelid.
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
92262
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004186605
    name:
    Hordvik og Espelid skolekrets
    id:
    A-8450
    path:
    BBA/A-8450
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004186605
  2. urn:
    cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
    name:
    Dampskibsaktieselskapet transport
    id:
    A-21-142
    path:
    AIN/A-21-142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd9b6524-45f7-4817-bc17-6be619a3b428
  3. urn:
    00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
    name:
    Statfjord Transport AS
    id:
    A-102055
    path:
    AV/A-102055
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Statfjord Transport AS ble stiftet den 9. august 1978. Selskapets formål var å delta i transport av råolje med tankskip fra Statfjordfeltet i Nordsjøen gjennom deltagelse som komplementar i kommandittselskapet K/S Statfjord Transport a.s & Co.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
  4. urn:
    5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
    name:
    Norges statsbaner, Biltransport
    id:
    RA-S-6636
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6636
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5077bd62-edf8-4885-924b-7614579b96c2
  5. urn:
    b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
    name:
    Vadsø fisker- og transportarbeiderforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1072
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1072
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9a007b7-3a53-4839-b7c8-5dfa09fa44b4
  6. urn:
    851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
    name:
    Norsk transportarbeiderforbunds stedlige styre, Oslo
    id:
    ARK-1849
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1849
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/851189f6-97ef-4ee9-90ee-e443d3b9685a
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003604711
    name:
    Materiale innlevert av Kjell Espelid, innsamlet av Jostein Opheim
    id:
    0013
    path:
    BBA/A-2848.004/Y/L0001/0013
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003604711
  8. urn:
    816403e8-5e83-4095-b8c2-ec08d0fa6066
    name:
    HSD Transport A/S
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0225
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0225
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/816403e8-5e83-4095-b8c2-ec08d0fa6066
  9. urn:
    7ab1127c-e918-4710-a501-6cf71e2d76bb
    name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712800. VBK Transport Interiør AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ab1127c-e918-4710-a501-6cf71e2d76bb
  10. urn:
    ea1b79c4-c945-413c-aac9-fcc40930159f
    name:
    Prosesskrift til Agder lagmannsrett (sak nr. 99-01411A) mellom Anders Jahres dødsbo og Forrester Maritime Ltd., av Karstein Espelid.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hh/Hha/L0015/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea1b79c4-c945-413c-aac9-fcc40930159f
  11. urn:
    f8b8550d-db49-4cb3-976e-e33a0d84d65d
    name:
    Foreløpig innberetning til Sandefjord skifterett i saken Thor Jørgen Jahres konkursbo fra den midlertidige bobestyrer (Karstein Espelid).
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hw/Hwh/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8b8550d-db49-4cb3-976e-e33a0d84d65d
  12. urn:
    ef457e9e-0d3a-49c0-86cf-97d19bc68f1a
    name:
    Notat til bostyret i Thor Jørgen Jahres konkursbo fra Advokatfirmaet de Besche ved advokat Karstein Espelid vedrørende omstøtelsesspørsmål.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hw/Hwh/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef457e9e-0d3a-49c0-86cf-97d19bc68f1a
  13. urn:
    a9b2cef2-5dcd-4bca-8daf-012b942c58a5
    name:
    HSD Transport A/S
    id:
    A-2104
    path:
    AV/A-2104
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet 16.01.1924 under navnet Hordalands Dampskibsselskap AS med formål "skipsaft, fortrinnsvis rutefart, med leiede eller eide skip og ervervelse av askjeinteresser i andre ruteselskaper". Selskapet hadde liten aktivitet gjennom mange år. i 1981 kjøpte HSD den siste av i alt 15 aksjer og fikk der...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9b2cef2-5dcd-4bca-8daf-012b942c58a5
  14. urn:
    ec74019e-3d7d-4e01-938d-b7f1ad17c044
    name:
    Statens havarikommisjon for transport
    id:
    RA-S-6853
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6853
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec74019e-3d7d-4e01-938d-b7f1ad17c044
  15. urn:
    dfe42f9a-fabf-4d3e-82f9-7d06d12ad5df
    name:
    Anders Jahres dødsbo: Discovery in the United Sattes Pursuant to 28 U.S.C section 1782. Del II. - Korrespondanse (Even Wahr-Hansen, Karstein Espelid og Cameron Beard) vedrørende rettslige skritt i USA.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hj/Hjj/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfe42f9a-fabf-4d3e-82f9-7d06d12ad5df
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000026413
    name:
    Transporttjenesten i Bergen AS
    id:
    A-4481
    path:
    BBA/A-4481
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026413
  17. urn:
    38ac580c-7dc7-4abb-a883-9742650a8293
    name:
    Transporttjenesten i Bergen AS
    id:
    A-4481
    path:
    SAF/A-4481
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38ac580c-7dc7-4abb-a883-9742650a8293
  18. urn:
    9845aa62-8a0d-4a00-ad17-23c9833b8bfc
    name:
    Knarrevik Transportselskap AS
    id:
    A-1031
    path:
    VLFK/A-1031
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9845aa62-8a0d-4a00-ad17-23c9833b8bfc
  19. urn:
    110e8d3d-4dea-4433-a8ef-59390a84d879
    name:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc
    id:
    PA-2484
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2484
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/110e8d3d-4dea-4433-a8ef-59390a84d879
  20. urn:
    f7a6d63c-b240-4f6c-bb91-7ab1cc318fa1
    name:
    Handels- og industridepartementet, Fisketransport- og eksportkontoret F.k.
    id:
    RA-S-1264
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1264
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7a6d63c-b240-4f6c-bb91-7ab1cc318fa1
  21. urn:
    adfc27ff-c59e-4b98-b92e-5b9fc3deeca5
    name:
    Forsvaret, Transport Command/Norsk luftfartsstyre
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3435
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3435
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adfc27ff-c59e-4b98-b92e-5b9fc3deeca5
  22. urn:
    c830906d-ad62-447c-89b5-1e3724683f14
    name:
    Hedmark Transportarbeiderforening, avd. 27 i Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-388
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-388
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c830906d-ad62-447c-89b5-1e3724683f14
  23. urn:
    f03f6f6e-a553-4083-9333-355fc4037faa
    name:
    Brumunddal Transportarbeiderforening, avd. 39 i Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-389
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-389
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f03f6f6e-a553-4083-9333-355fc4037faa
  24. urn:
    428bf153-9174-42b4-822c-07aa153a8837
    name:
    Kongsvinger Transportarbeiderforening, avd. 97 i Norsk Transportarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-470
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-470
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/428bf153-9174-42b4-822c-07aa153a8837
  25. urn:
    09174b64-f077-461c-bceb-ed22165fc2cd
    name:
    Transport trafikkteknikk
    id:
    L0176
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1652/D/Da/L0176
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09174b64-f077-461c-bceb-ed22165fc2cd
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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.

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  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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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