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 2026-10-21T11:12:52Z in 2.527 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61892 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1206325 (0506325). Hitachi Power Tools Norway AS
id:
0004
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
name:
Cellpower AS
id:
A-8347
name:
Cellpower AS
id:
A-8347
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
name:
Pa 1574 - Rocks of Norway AS
id:
A-2849
name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
name:
Rocks of Norway AS
id:
Akt-2849
name:
Norway Hydro Power
id:
0005

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total:

61892

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
urn:
6d5a2e50-8537-4288-a3f5-17062c7c8ff5
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1206325 (0506325). Hitachi Power Tools Norway AS
id:
0004
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0046/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d5a2e50-8537-4288-a3f5-17062c7c8ff5
urn:
191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
path:
AV/SAST-A-102173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004133516
name:
Cellpower AS
id:
A-8347
path:
BBA/A-8347
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004133516
urn:
2ed9bfc9-5a17-4f4d-8650-4c2c3e8b82c2
name:
Cellpower AS
id:
A-8347
path:
SAF/A-8347
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ed9bfc9-5a17-4f4d-8650-4c2c3e8b82c2
urn:
fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
name:
Air Norway AS (Ørland)
id:
PA-6761
path:
TIKA/PA-6761
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbd3938b-b95f-4613-adb3-326f18dbcc9f
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
name:
Pa 1574 - Rocks of Norway AS
id:
A-2849
path:
VEMU/A-2849
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146921
urn:
38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0133/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
name:
Rocks of Norway AS
id:
Akt-2849
path:
VEMU/Akt-2849
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Rocks of Norway AS ble etablert i 2010. Bedriften produserer mure-blokk i larvikitt og er Norges ledende produsent av mure-blokker fra naturstein. Virksomheten er basert på utnyttelse av reststeinen fra larvikittproduksjonen i distriktet. Kun 5-10% av larvikitten som tas ut i den ordinære larvikitt...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
urn:
8fbf3aba-04b1-41ad-a3f0-d73176a5860b
name:
Norway Hydro Power
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0521/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fbf3aba-04b1-41ad-a3f0-d73176a5860b
urn:
ea804dc9-0465-4b15-89de-e2d3f0f433f7
name:
Proposal to Statkraft, Norway on Study of the reliability of power supply at Porsgrunn fabrikker from the main grid in Southern Norway
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0643/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea804dc9-0465-4b15-89de-e2d3f0f433f7
urn:
19d60477-c665-485b-ac4d-d85cfc4329b4
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401729. Rainpower Norway AS
id:
0004
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0097/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19d60477-c665-485b-ac4d-d85cfc4329b4
urn:
4a750140-f32b-43fd-a704-fbd77dd1fe43
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 713037 - Alstom Power Norway
id:
0023
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0014/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a750140-f32b-43fd-a704-fbd77dd1fe43
urn:
6b9c45d3-ed9a-41ba-bb2b-5cbe5329e08b
name:
ST 05 C35116 GFB project: Contract covering Rental of power generation equipment, Statoil - Aggreko Norway AS. ST 05 C35117 GFB project: Kontrakt. ST 05 C35118 Gullfaks B project:Contract for Temporary offices M-12 (del 1 av 2)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0711/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b9c45d3-ed9a-41ba-bb2b-5cbe5329e08b
urn:
c2873f11-ca41-416d-90bd-779ebf8ab088
name:
Nuclear power plant in Norway, A project study
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0744/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2873f11-ca41-416d-90bd-779ebf8ab088
urn:
d66de2a3-2606-4102-a751-84bb754f3580
name:
Nuclear power plant in Norway. A project study.
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0745/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d66de2a3-2606-4102-a751-84bb754f3580
urn:
0fb56253-46ee-4589-adc5-eeb4b09ea692
name:
Offshore wind power. Industrial opportunities in Norway
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fb/L0068/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fb56253-46ee-4589-adc5-eeb4b09ea692
urn:
c63d843d-d11b-4ad6-a316-0818900674fa
name:
Elektrofolder og Norway Exports. Power & Perspektiv Electrical Technologi
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Db/L0039/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c63d843d-d11b-4ad6-a316-0818900674fa
urn:
f027196a-6650-42ce-ae85-792371089eca
name:
The Norske Lloyd Insurance Company of Norway: power of attorney
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0633/F/L0010/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f027196a-6650-42ce-ae85-792371089eca
urn:
438ade9d-cc89-4d78-84e7-af2d43c5a152
name:
Hydro power and industrial development company of Norway ltd. "Hydeco"
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0938/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/438ade9d-cc89-4d78-84e7-af2d43c5a152
urn:
c0ce97a3-a756-40a0-91e6-5704b59dc23a
name:
Ordinærgaranti. Nr. 490. Hydro Power and Industrial Development Company of Norway A/S (HYDECO)
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/3/D/Da/L0114/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0ce97a3-a756-40a0-91e6-5704b59dc23a
urn:
511d3059-dddf-4f1d-802b-c8a165bea1d3
name:
Tectonic map southern Norway, sak: NVE Nuclear power plants Oslofjorden.
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0005/G/Gb/L0030/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/511d3059-dddf-4f1d-802b-c8a165bea1d3
urn:
44b00a57-0d8b-460e-9bad-abf5e0b54724
name:
Power generation and integration project Åsgard process Kårstø Norway feasibility study
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/3/D/Da/L0145/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44b00a57-0d8b-460e-9bad-abf5e0b54724
urn:
1f4583f0-48c8-457e-b045-54f6b147d23c
name:
Pa 1546 - Esso Norway Incorporated
id:
SAST-A-101973
path:
AV/SAST-A-101973
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f4583f0-48c8-457e-b045-54f6b147d23c
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000026318
name:
Corus Packaging Plus Norway AS
id:
A-4301
path:
BBA/A-4301
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000026318

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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