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 2026-10-23T19:50:42Z in 1.099 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108633 results in compact format.

name:
World Food Project
id:
L0002
name:
World Food Project
id:
L0003
name:
World Food Project
id:
L0004
name:
FoodArt
id:
0001
name:
Nor-Food AS
id:
0003
name:
Maritim Food AS
id:
0020
name:
Frigo Food AS
id:
0042
name:
Heco Food AS
id:
0015
name:
Lindesnes Food AS
id:
0026
name:
Norsea Food AS
id:
0010

Show all fields in HTML

total:

108633

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ed33db58-ba16-440c-8085-da6ae9288c95
name:
World Food Project
id:
L0002
path:
AV/RA-S-7078/E/Ec/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed33db58-ba16-440c-8085-da6ae9288c95
urn:
97c64de8-d6f5-43df-8ea3-910509ad9711
name:
World Food Project
id:
L0003
path:
AV/RA-S-7078/E/Ec/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97c64de8-d6f5-43df-8ea3-910509ad9711
urn:
c073457b-6b23-42a4-b2c4-08c09b132128
name:
World Food Project
id:
L0004
path:
AV/RA-S-7078/E/Ec/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c073457b-6b23-42a4-b2c4-08c09b132128
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003444305
name:
FoodArt
id:
0001
path:
BBA/A-3014/H/Ha/L0009/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003444305
urn:
39ac4c29-dd39-4b0f-87ac-e8fca17862d5
name:
Nor-Food AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0941/D/Da/L0039/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39ac4c29-dd39-4b0f-87ac-e8fca17862d5
urn:
3012957d-af80-42bb-8e9d-fca940f3f68a
name:
Maritim Food AS
id:
0020
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0001/0020
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3012957d-af80-42bb-8e9d-fca940f3f68a
urn:
9ef34426-f143-4217-8c92-696f9da51067
name:
Frigo Food AS
id:
0042
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0002/0042
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ef34426-f143-4217-8c92-696f9da51067
urn:
758f8922-d69b-4b32-bd14-2b1bc628c69b
name:
Heco Food AS
id:
0015
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0005/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/758f8922-d69b-4b32-bd14-2b1bc628c69b
urn:
4cca33a8-519f-4ff5-9c5d-46d475022263
name:
Lindesnes Food AS
id:
0026
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0006/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cca33a8-519f-4ff5-9c5d-46d475022263
urn:
ef112b48-ae3f-4830-a25c-932da9da2fb9
name:
Norsea Food AS
id:
0010
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0015/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef112b48-ae3f-4830-a25c-932da9da2fb9
urn:
75bfd6c7-157a-4111-8e16-36457a5d773d
name:
Pero Food AS
id:
0034
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0025/0034
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75bfd6c7-157a-4111-8e16-36457a5d773d
urn:
8b35404d-dae3-45ff-bf8d-02780705f522
name:
Union Food AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0026/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b35404d-dae3-45ff-bf8d-02780705f522
urn:
eb59d3fc-fd3b-40eb-8b12-26c827fc59d6
name:
Artic Food AS
id:
0022
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0033/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb59d3fc-fd3b-40eb-8b12-26c827fc59d6
urn:
c7765948-92c1-437c-85a8-a27a088130d0
name:
Callisto Food AS
id:
0025
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0046/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7765948-92c1-437c-85a8-a27a088130d0
urn:
034fae07-d1d3-4fef-b291-134768f0ef42
name:
Fjordland Royal Food AS
id:
0015
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0034/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/034fae07-d1d3-4fef-b291-134768f0ef42
urn:
cfdd6ed6-7b67-4005-bce1-dc1eb0c6cfc5
name:
BK-Food Norge AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0002/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfdd6ed6-7b67-4005-bce1-dc1eb0c6cfc5
urn:
2a9ae475-456f-4c0b-aa86-b586c55d7519
name:
International Food Corp. AS
id:
0026
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0009/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a9ae475-456f-4c0b-aa86-b586c55d7519
urn:
0c37e399-432b-4b34-96d7-f5a7717c8f14
name:
Nor-Fa Food AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0015/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c37e399-432b-4b34-96d7-f5a7717c8f14
urn:
015d069a-8c8c-463f-a306-e8c5d45f0db5
name:
Star Food Production AS
id:
0010
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0024/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/015d069a-8c8c-463f-a306-e8c5d45f0db5
urn:
aebc4760-06ca-4984-b972-6ecb0c6a2565
name:
Remøy Sea food AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0029/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aebc4760-06ca-4984-b972-6ecb0c6a2565
urn:
fb7044a1-ff09-487c-95f2-b6b01698454e
name:
Fjordland Royal Food AS
id:
0029
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0033/0029
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb7044a1-ff09-487c-95f2-b6b01698454e
urn:
e76a5a62-7772-400c-81d5-dac92b33115a
name:
Remøy Sea Food AS
id:
0044
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0044/0044
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e76a5a62-7772-400c-81d5-dac92b33115a
urn:
6a5de549-d317-4433-9270-c6d88e3522ee
name:
BK-Food Norge AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0050/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a5de549-d317-4433-9270-c6d88e3522ee
urn:
d389fbb8-ea55-4bbe-ae10-798fffd4a7c5
name:
Agreement for technical services ATS: Asea- Per Kure AS. Drexel equipment AS. Services dowell Schlumberger. NTW Engineering AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0002/E/Ea/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d389fbb8-ea55-4bbe-ae10-798fffd4a7c5
urn:
9f1ad57c-0de1-4b98-9e36-fff96d801dff
name:
Styreprotokoll, King Food Norge AS
id:
L0025
path:
AV/RA-PA-1522/A/Aa/L0025
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f1ad57c-0de1-4b98-9e36-fff96d801dff

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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