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. 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 2026-11-12T02:23:09Z in 1.522 seconds.

Showing 10 of 119 results in compact format.

name:
K/S A/S Polaris Oil Consortium
id:
098
name:
Pa 1725 - Norwegian Oil Consortium AS & Co.
id:
SAST-A-102167
name:
K/S A/S Polaris Oil Consortium
id:
AKT-5395
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S & Co.
id:
A-102229
name:
Eritrea. ERA-REST-ORA. Appeller/update. Tigray agricultural consortium. Tigray transport and agricultural consortium. Eritrea international agency consortium
id:
0001
name:
Eritrea. ERA-REST-ORA. Appeller/update. Tigray agricultural consortium. Tigray transport and agricultural consortium. Eritrea international agency consortium (2 mapper)
id:
0002
name:
Consortium Vocale
id:
0038
name:
Drawings to consortium
id:
0002
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S
id:
L0839
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S
id:
L0840

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total:

119

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ef308731-c793-4bfb-9e95-50690502197e
name:
K/S A/S Polaris Oil Consortium
id:
098
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/098
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef308731-c793-4bfb-9e95-50690502197e
urn:
c2c184cb-e33d-4af5-955b-25f4bd5741a5
name:
Pa 1725 - Norwegian Oil Consortium AS & Co.
id:
SAST-A-102167
path:
AV/SAST-A-102167
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2c184cb-e33d-4af5-955b-25f4bd5741a5
urn:
b8ca7a30-ce08-418d-9676-57b6ebb10628
name:
K/S A/S Polaris Oil Consortium
id:
AKT-5395
path:
AV/AKT-5395
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Stiftet 01.04.1971. Selskapets formål var ifølge vedtektene å drive undersøkelser etter og utnyttelse av petroleumsforekomster og mineraler og hva dermed står i forbindelse, samt deltagelse i andre selskaper med tilsvarende formål. Dannelsen av konsortiumet var gjort med sikte på deltakelse i Murphy...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8ca7a30-ce08-418d-9676-57b6ebb10628
urn:
22941757-1e17-4f38-bef8-127d884ecc21
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S & Co.
id:
A-102229
path:
AV/A-102229
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Norwegian Oil Consortium AS & Co, NOCO, norsk oljeselskap, etablert 30. oktober 1965. Etter forberedelser siden 1963 gikk ti norske rederier og industriselskaper i begynnelsen av 1964 sammen i et konsortium med formål å begynne undersøkelser etter olje og gass på norsk sokkel. Gruppen gjennomførte s...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22941757-1e17-4f38-bef8-127d884ecc21
urn:
ce8bcaa0-5a7e-45e5-b3ad-32228b8200dc
name:
Eritrea. ERA-REST-ORA. Appeller/update. Tigray agricultural consortium. Tigray transport and agricultural consortium. Eritrea international agency consortium
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Ea/L0115g/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce8bcaa0-5a7e-45e5-b3ad-32228b8200dc
urn:
9af2f678-2a4d-41e2-8765-b7a19ede4c8c
name:
Eritrea. ERA-REST-ORA. Appeller/update. Tigray agricultural consortium. Tigray transport and agricultural consortium. Eritrea international agency consortium (2 mapper)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Ea/L0115f/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9af2f678-2a4d-41e2-8765-b7a19ede4c8c
urn:
4f40a3ef-1d51-4c68-bfda-92660b9bb709
name:
Consortium Vocale
id:
0038
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0122/0038
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f40a3ef-1d51-4c68-bfda-92660b9bb709
urn:
44e2a86e-9ebb-4994-8189-ca4e058f7c6d
name:
Drawings to consortium
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102587/5/E/Ea/L0033/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44e2a86e-9ebb-4994-8189-ca4e058f7c6d
urn:
cf66c692-74dc-4fe7-86d0-eda85fb5460c
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S
id:
L0839
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0839
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf66c692-74dc-4fe7-86d0-eda85fb5460c
urn:
cf91bd7d-91a2-4c06-8957-a804945da1a6
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S
id:
L0840
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0840
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf91bd7d-91a2-4c06-8957-a804945da1a6
urn:
7104027d-e4f6-47c4-a90e-30a3a7dff5f0
name:
Norwegian Oil Consortium A/S
id:
L0841
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0841
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7104027d-e4f6-47c4-a90e-30a3a7dff5f0
urn:
cf1fc5a2-cfea-4dec-9a78-19b96e84c155
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0360
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0360
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf1fc5a2-cfea-4dec-9a78-19b96e84c155
urn:
88b526ce-38c6-4816-90dc-df77a6aee297
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0362
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0362
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88b526ce-38c6-4816-90dc-df77a6aee297
urn:
2d140caa-775b-4c36-b7e4-18adba8b2b33
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0363
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0363
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d140caa-775b-4c36-b7e4-18adba8b2b33
urn:
dfcb2905-67d8-4d77-8741-98491109b457
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0364
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0364
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfcb2905-67d8-4d77-8741-98491109b457
urn:
27decad9-55d9-4e37-920c-fa27698881fa
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0365
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0365
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27decad9-55d9-4e37-920c-fa27698881fa
urn:
134b2638-50eb-4ca6-bef0-c4c3631a4062
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0366
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0366
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/134b2638-50eb-4ca6-bef0-c4c3631a4062
urn:
a2e213c7-fd72-41c3-86ba-08e3a5b15860
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
id:
L0367
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0367
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2e213c7-fd72-41c3-86ba-08e3a5b15860
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790af252-9d71-4b56-9196-1d25246a6406
name:
Valhall Development Consortium
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L0368
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0368
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STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/790af252-9d71-4b56-9196-1d25246a6406
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42dfcc9e-de0e-4cfc-a72a-598eddc829d6
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Valhall Development Consortium
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L0369
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0369
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42dfcc9e-de0e-4cfc-a72a-598eddc829d6
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bb1a5edd-8188-4759-8fc0-b22e9116a650
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Valhall Development Consortium
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L0370
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0370
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Valhall Development Consortium
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L0371
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0371
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Valhall Development Consortium
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Valhall Development Consortium
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Valhall Development Consortium
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L0374
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AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0374
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c26b4ba-3de2-4897-8ff3-a41df6a1bcb0

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