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, 1-100 (default 25). 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 2026-11-03T03:19:32Z in 3.645 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61043 results in compact format.

name:
TOTAL E&P Norge AS
id:
A-101251
name:
Kierulf, Hakon
id:
RA-PA-1533
name:
Pa 0430 - Johannessen, Hakon
id:
SAST-A-100625
name:
TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) volleyball team 1990
id:
0001
name:
Hallingdal kompetansesenter (HAKOS)
id:
0600254.2
name:
Pa 1627 - Total Forsikring og Finans A/S
id:
SAST-A-102212
name:
Pa 1180 - TOTAL Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-101251
name:
4242 - TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) participation file taux de change
id:
0003
name:
Pa 1868 - Aske, Dennis
id:
SAST-A-00046
name:
Industri Energi Total E&P Norge
id:
A-102545

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total:

61043

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
name:
TOTAL E&P Norge AS
id:
A-101251
path:
AV/A-101251
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
TOTAL Marine Norsk AS (TMN) ble grunnlagt 19. juli 1965 i forbindelse med utlysningen av den første konsesjonsrunden på norsk sokkel. 2. januar 1991 skiftet TOTAL Marine Norsk AS navnet til TOTAL Norge AS (TN). I 1999 fusjonerte selskapet med Fina Exploration Norway SCA (FENSCA). TOTAL Norge AS beho...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4198684-1ec9-4fad-ab84-00da7277c29d
urn:
87b9a319-faa7-40e2-84e2-037feb67ce3a
name:
Kierulf, Hakon
id:
RA-PA-1533
path:
AV/RA-PA-1533
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87b9a319-faa7-40e2-84e2-037feb67ce3a
urn:
cdca1503-493a-435a-98bd-887f86a5558b
name:
Pa 0430 - Johannessen, Hakon
id:
SAST-A-100625
path:
AV/SAST-A-100625
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdca1503-493a-435a-98bd-887f86a5558b
urn:
ffbaafe5-2d65-4ea6-ad4a-cc6caeaa7cb3
name:
TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) volleyball team 1990
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/U/L0005/0001
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffbaafe5-2d65-4ea6-ad4a-cc6caeaa7cb3
urn:
e743744a-2552-4502-aab7-7d4b23194f77
name:
Hallingdal kompetansesenter (HAKOS)
id:
0600254.2
path:
IKAK/0600254.2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e743744a-2552-4502-aab7-7d4b23194f77
urn:
08a10d68-2bb3-411b-8a99-2c16874cb414
name:
Pa 1627 - Total Forsikring og Finans A/S
id:
SAST-A-102212
path:
AV/SAST-A-102212
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08a10d68-2bb3-411b-8a99-2c16874cb414
urn:
6fddd1cf-c5b8-4520-a5f9-82ba7d356b99
name:
Pa 1180 - TOTAL Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-101251
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fddd1cf-c5b8-4520-a5f9-82ba7d356b99
urn:
6cecd9a0-7be3-4dfe-808a-7206474428e5
name:
4242 - TMN (Total Marine Norsk AS) participation file taux de change
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fo/L0045/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cecd9a0-7be3-4dfe-808a-7206474428e5
urn:
af8ad9cb-740e-4776-b846-da3b73dbc871
name:
Pa 1868 - Aske, Dennis
id:
SAST-A-00046
path:
AV/SAST-A-00046
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af8ad9cb-740e-4776-b846-da3b73dbc871
urn:
2dc6b46a-d28c-4433-b0fa-da2270340993
name:
Industri Energi Total E&P Norge
id:
A-102545
path:
AV/A-102545
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Total-klubben er fagforeningen for ansatte som jobber i Total. Fagforeningen er tilsluttet Industri Energi og LO og er en vertikal fagforening som kan organisere samtlige ansatte i bedriften inklusive ledere. Fagforeningen ble startet i 1983 og het den gangen NOPEF avdeling 9. Senere byttet avdeling...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dc6b46a-d28c-4433-b0fa-da2270340993
urn:
36c275e9-3227-49b2-8043-5cd338da8c40
name:
3730 - Total Marine Norsk AS oversikt over avtaler, arbeidsfil Halvor Haukvik
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fb/L0115/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36c275e9-3227-49b2-8043-5cd338da8c40
urn:
73fcc5ef-5c90-4a0b-92cc-63a415364200
name:
Transport Allocation Total
id:
L0037
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0037
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73fcc5ef-5c90-4a0b-92cc-63a415364200
urn:
f9dab26e-37f6-49fa-91c9-6b779f643692
name:
Production Allocation Total
id:
L0060
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0060
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9dab26e-37f6-49fa-91c9-6b779f643692
urn:
2572148a-d5bb-4d2e-b179-6700031eb019
name:
Total Forsikring og Finans A/S
id:
A-102289
path:
AV/A-102289
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Total Forsikring og Finans ble stiftet 22. juni 1972 med navnet Ø-Service A/S. Stifteren var Jonas Øglænd A/S sammen med datterselskapene Øglænd i Sentrum A/S og Solakrossen Tekstil A/S. Ø-Service skulle drive med merkantil service, forsikring og finansiell formidlingsvirksomhet. Det ble innledet sa...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2572148a-d5bb-4d2e-b179-6700031eb019
urn:
ffb7c11c-2ae4-4a6b-be83-2afb016d367c
name:
Transport Allocation Total
id:
L0040
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0040
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffb7c11c-2ae4-4a6b-be83-2afb016d367c
urn:
ca05ae92-2dea-48a3-810a-eb57598e63ce
name:
Transport Allocation Total
id:
L0042
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0042
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca05ae92-2dea-48a3-810a-eb57598e63ce
urn:
7d89a446-a598-4546-bb97-808f1f80883e
name:
Transport Allocation Total
id:
L0044
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0044
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d89a446-a598-4546-bb97-808f1f80883e
urn:
2f242a33-5e42-4859-bade-44275e937856
name:
Transport Allocation Total
id:
L0050
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0050
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f242a33-5e42-4859-bade-44275e937856
urn:
6bb69533-f6b6-4b56-9be9-a94873dde2f0
name:
Production Allocation Total
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L0057
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AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0057
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bb69533-f6b6-4b56-9be9-a94873dde2f0
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320e7eb4-8564-4699-aebe-df19834da30e
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Production Allocation Total
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L0064
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AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0064
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/320e7eb4-8564-4699-aebe-df19834da30e
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1c41d1e3-6ea4-4e76-a270-6261bee9fc78
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Transport Allocation Total
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L0036
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AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0036
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Production Allocation Total
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L0063
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AV/SAST-A-100448/06/D/Da/L0063
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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56869b41-401e-4d31-bbba-ed6c9119b3ba
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Arendal totalavholdsforening
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DA-1206
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AAMA/DA-1206
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
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0
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Tvedestrand Totalavholdslag
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PA-1019
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AAMA/PA-1019
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ARKIV
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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norge
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0
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Åmli Totalavholdsforening
id:
PA-1706
path:
AAMA/PA-1706
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d988f9c1-e90f-4838-8ada-8a6106c96233

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