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 2026-10-23T12:24:50Z in 0.867 seconds.

Showing 10 of 137171 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Svalbard Service Senter AS
    id:
    S-1514
  2. name:
    Avfallsorteringsanlegg Sandnes - K4002 Elektro
    id:
    0131
  3. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 1
    id:
    0147
  4. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 2
    id:
    0148
  5. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 4
    id:
    0150
  6. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 3
    id:
    0149
  7. name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 5
    id:
    0151
  8. name:
    Jern & Metallklubben Aker Elektro
    id:
    AKT-5430
  9. name:
    Løvenstad barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Sannum barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter. Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
137171
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d1edd29a-6339-4634-a8a6-2dca66ae7d11
    name:
    Svalbard Service Senter AS
    id:
    S-1514
    path:
    AV/S-1514
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Svalbard Service Senter AS ble opprettet i 1995 som et heleeid datterselskap av Svalbard Samfunnsdrift. Oppgaver var bygnings- og vaktmestertjenester, elektro, rør og renhold.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1edd29a-6339-4634-a8a6-2dca66ae7d11
  2. urn:
    cd8e1cff-eca3-4e87-8b3b-435cf20fa417
    name:
    Avfallsorteringsanlegg Sandnes - K4002 Elektro
    id:
    0131
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0031/0131
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd8e1cff-eca3-4e87-8b3b-435cf20fa417
  3. urn:
    2b1ee775-4929-4ac4-a03a-b23404c06c8c
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 1
    id:
    0147
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0037/0147
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b1ee775-4929-4ac4-a03a-b23404c06c8c
  4. urn:
    a319de55-8fc0-4203-bc95-4df1dc00d334
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 2
    id:
    0148
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0038/0148
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a319de55-8fc0-4203-bc95-4df1dc00d334
  5. urn:
    9debec95-4a64-4863-b8f8-bf82130b78ae
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 4
    id:
    0150
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0038/0150
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9debec95-4a64-4863-b8f8-bf82130b78ae
  6. urn:
    65377c47-b8f1-4781-9825-6bdd9fcc13b8
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 3
    id:
    0149
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0039/0149
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65377c47-b8f1-4781-9825-6bdd9fcc13b8
  7. urn:
    7acb9e62-270e-4080-bd58-a34b2b5ddd1a
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E41 elektro perm 5
    id:
    0151
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0040/0151
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7acb9e62-270e-4080-bd58-a34b2b5ddd1a
  8. urn:
    e2594565-d89c-47a2-a692-a4d7af0c386d
    name:
    Jern & Metallklubben Aker Elektro
    id:
    AKT-5430
    path:
    AV/AKT-5430
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aker Elektro ble etablert på Stord i 1946, fra 1953 under navnet Stord Elektro. Stord verft (AS Stord) kjøpte elektrotjenester fra Stord Elektro og Stord verft ble bedriftens viktigste kunde. Samarbeidet ble såpass tett at Akergruppen i 1967 kjøpte halve Stord Elektro. I 1976 kjøpte Aker hele bedrif...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2594565-d89c-47a2-a692-a4d7af0c386d
  9. urn:
    045667ce-ba2c-4aca-9f7a-20248e13f617
    name:
    Løvenstad barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0003
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2372/Q/Qa/L0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/045667ce-ba2c-4aca-9f7a-20248e13f617
  10. urn:
    b413b83b-409e-4a21-b394-65da8ef2ef17
    name:
    Sannum barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter. Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0004
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2372/Q/Qa/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b413b83b-409e-4a21-b394-65da8ef2ef17
  11. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000009149
    name:
    Løvenstad barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0003
    path:
    RAEL/A-476/Q/Qa/L0005/0003
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000009149
  12. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000009154
    name:
    Sannum barnehage. Bygging. Kontrakter. Seby AS. Elektro. Ventilasjon. Rørlegger
    id:
    0004
    path:
    RAEL/A-476/Q/Qa/L0006/0004
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000009154
  13. urn:
    59adae3a-0fc0-423e-9670-20ba78e17211
    name:
    29/78 Rygge flyplass - VVS i elektronikkbygg - Østfold Rør AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59adae3a-0fc0-423e-9670-20ba78e17211
  14. urn:
    3d28a7d7-6c85-4bfe-b149-de294a14fc2b
    name:
    Ny vannforsyning Rennesøy og Finnøy - elektroentreprise
    id:
    0121
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0028/0121
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d28a7d7-6c85-4bfe-b149-de294a14fc2b
  15. urn:
    975c8e8d-d367-46cf-8806-54ff933a5afc
    name:
    Røros Bruk AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1104/H/Ha/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/975c8e8d-d367-46cf-8806-54ff933a5afc
  16. urn:
    53b4b89f-9f5a-4816-9f34-c0db03ff7357
    name:
    Aker Elektro (AEL)
    id:
    AKT-5846
    path:
    AV/AKT-5846
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stord Elektro ble etablert i 1946 under navnet Gjerstad & Co, etter navnet til grunnleggeren Hjalmar Gjerstad. De første oppdragene var installasjon i fiskebåter og ishavsskuter på Ottesen Skipsbyggeri. Skipsbyggeriene i regionen var viktige kunder og i 1948 fikk firmaet innpass på A/S Stord (senere...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53b4b89f-9f5a-4816-9f34-c0db03ff7357
  17. urn:
    f95b46c7-e7d3-4ea4-b8ab-8bba3cfca8a5
    name:
    Styre/SirkulæreTeknologibedriftenes Landsforening Elektro (TBL Elektro)
    id:
    L0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0010
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f95b46c7-e7d3-4ea4-b8ab-8bba3cfca8a5
  18. urn:
    3ce1e7ba-ef59-4194-b75d-8bbd696d3831
    name:
    Styre/SirkulæreTeknologibedriftenes Landsforening Elektro (TBL Elektro)
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0011
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ce1e7ba-ef59-4194-b75d-8bbd696d3831
  19. urn:
    16aa3656-c5d1-4177-aacc-40803bf95fa7
    name:
    Styre/SirkulæreTeknologibedriftenes Landsforening Elektro (TBL Elektro)
    id:
    L0012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0012
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16aa3656-c5d1-4177-aacc-40803bf95fa7
  20. urn:
    ce3dd8ed-0969-4d4c-807b-e2ac558312ae
    name:
    Årsrapport. Hafslund AS/Hafslund Nycomed AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1229/2/E/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce3dd8ed-0969-4d4c-807b-e2ac558312ae
  21. urn:
    8bb3d6da-010a-4f64-88bc-6c4811364fff
    name:
    Rør og elektro
    id:
    0008
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ772/E/Ed/L0005/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bb3d6da-010a-4f64-88bc-6c4811364fff
  22. urn:
    83debe40-746c-46ff-8d0c-b29d9a115a0d
    name:
    Annual Report. Hafslund AS/Hafslund Nycomed AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1229/2/E/L0025/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83debe40-746c-46ff-8d0c-b29d9a115a0d
  23. urn:
    72810797-493c-4a11-8126-7619f491f0d4
    name:
    Bygg, rør og elektro
    id:
    0003
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ772/E/Ed/L0006/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72810797-493c-4a11-8126-7619f491f0d4
  24. urn:
    c20d2ad2-0348-4aae-96a6-1cd18ea291e8
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 400230. Solar Elektroengros AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0050/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c20d2ad2-0348-4aae-96a6-1cd18ea291e8
  25. urn:
    a661f675-6683-4a15-aa68-ea0bdb6f6e0c
    name:
    Storm elektro montørklubb
    id:
    AKT-109
    path:
    AAB/AKT-109
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skiftet navn til BPA Elektro i 1999
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a661f675-6683-4a15-aa68-ea0bdb6f6e0c
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.

How to use the search_archives lookup

  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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