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 2026-11-01T02:12:50Z in 2.459 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58338 results in compact format.

name:
Handelshuset M.A. Kramvig
id:
TOPA-P-0060
name:
Pa 0003 - Ploug & Sundt, handelshuset
id:
SAST-A-100109
name:
Pa 0619 - Skeie, Handelshuset Syvert
id:
SAST-A-100757
name:
Handelshuset Fasmer og skipper Stacich av VEnedig mot overtollbetjent Hammer og los Pettersen.
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0455
name:
Handelshuset Thommesen-Smith
id:
PA-1463
name:
Handelshuset Fasmer og skipper Starcich av Venedig mot overtollbetjent Hammer og los Pettersen
id:
A-1731
name:
Handelshuset Engzelius
id:
RMU-A-072
name:
Sak 81/153 Fråsegn til søknad frå Handelshuset AS, Sletta, om investeringstilskot
id:
0378
name:
Sak 81/9 Søknad frå Handelshuset AS, Sletta, om stønad til drifta for 1981
id:
0234
name:
Handelshuset M.A. Kramvig
id:
AKT-0071

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total:

58338

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
bd7a84f8-fc07-41f6-b006-81ab252e5555
name:
Handelshuset M.A. Kramvig
id:
TOPA-P-0060
path:
TOPA/TOPA-P-0060
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd7a84f8-fc07-41f6-b006-81ab252e5555
urn:
b671ac61-23e5-4fed-b598-fb3b741db8f4
name:
Pa 0003 - Ploug & Sundt, handelshuset
id:
SAST-A-100109
path:
AV/SAST-A-100109
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b671ac61-23e5-4fed-b598-fb3b741db8f4
urn:
11e9595b-38b4-409a-a7ce-35a612fccfec
name:
Pa 0619 - Skeie, Handelshuset Syvert
id:
SAST-A-100757
path:
AV/SAST-A-100757
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11e9595b-38b4-409a-a7ce-35a612fccfec
urn:
ad8f60f3-e17e-4481-bc2f-3388b222a890
name:
Handelshuset Fasmer og skipper Stacich av VEnedig mot overtollbetjent Hammer og los Pettersen.
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0455
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0455
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad8f60f3-e17e-4481-bc2f-3388b222a890
urn:
ba5d8066-c15e-4477-8baa-547e0bc548c5
name:
Handelshuset Thommesen-Smith
id:
PA-1463
path:
AAMA/PA-1463
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Handelshuset Thommesen-Smith ble først etablert i 1832, som firmaet T. Thommesen, av kjøpmann Thor Thommesen (1797-1862). Hans enke, Hanne Thommesen, videreførte forretningene etter hans død. Thommesen inngikk partnerskap med svigersønnen Julius M. Smith, som etter svigerforeldrenes død eide firmaet...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba5d8066-c15e-4477-8baa-547e0bc548c5
urn:
fdf798be-5d89-48c8-99b7-dc0404adb7b3
name:
Handelshuset Fasmer og skipper Starcich av Venedig mot overtollbetjent Hammer og los Pettersen
id:
A-1731
path:
AV/A-1731
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Det dreier seg om en rettssak mellom Handelshuset Fasmer og skipper Marcus Antonio Starcich av Venedig som den ene part. Den annen part var lieutenant og overtoldbetjent Hammer og lods Poul Christian Pettersen som tapte saken.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdf798be-5d89-48c8-99b7-dc0404adb7b3
urn:
e196d1fe-7724-4316-bbc7-91e2307d36c5
name:
Handelshuset Engzelius
id:
RMU-A-072
path:
MIST/RMU-A-072
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e196d1fe-7724-4316-bbc7-91e2307d36c5
urn:
953533dc-927c-428c-a6f8-4496dc2011cc
name:
Sak 81/153 Fråsegn til søknad frå Handelshuset AS, Sletta, om investeringstilskot
id:
0378
path:
IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0008/0001/0378
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/953533dc-927c-428c-a6f8-4496dc2011cc
urn:
c3a56688-9f83-47ae-84da-2b90d3938dce
name:
Sak 81/9 Søknad frå Handelshuset AS, Sletta, om stønad til drifta for 1981
id:
0234
path:
IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0008/0001/0234
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3a56688-9f83-47ae-84da-2b90d3938dce
urn:
f9e50587-7cf0-469e-90a5-6137afe0b5e8
name:
Handelshuset M.A. Kramvig
id:
AKT-0071
path:
TOPA/AKT-0071
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Privatarkiv i Troms
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Handelsvirksomheten i Vika starta ca. 1870 som et smørlag for bøndene i området. Smørlaget het Reisen Forbrugerforening og starta i 1877 landhandel på eiendommen Sørstraumen. Det ble da bygd forretningsgård som inneholdt både bolig, kontor og butikklokale. Kramvigbrygga ble oppført på slutten av 188...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9e50587-7cf0-469e-90a5-6137afe0b5e8
urn:
631814dc-7fde-40fe-9056-765b50ad9d0c
name:
Ploug & Sundt, handelshuset
id:
A-100109
path:
AV/A-100109
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Ole Smith Ploug (1738-1792) etablerte firmaet Ploug i 1769, samme år som han tok borgerbrev. Ole Smith Ploug var sønn av Jens Abramsen Ploug, fra Kragerø, og Anna Cathrine Smith fra Stavanger. Jens A. Ploug etablerte seg som kjøpmann i Skagen 18 i 1730-årene. Ole Smith Ploug kom i tjeneste hos kjøpm...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/631814dc-7fde-40fe-9056-765b50ad9d0c
urn:
cac44a07-9335-421d-9664-59dc34efe5ea
name:
Handelshuset A/S - Vestvågøy
id:
0015
path:
AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0032/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cac44a07-9335-421d-9664-59dc34efe5ea
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c9e7bdc8-e222-4dae-ae6d-594e637a013d
name:
Handelshuset Zahl
id:
0005
path:
AIN/NA016/D/L0003/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9e7bdc8-e222-4dae-ae6d-594e637a013d
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edc487b7-1126-45a4-99df-6832bebcf44d
name:
Handelshuset BG A/S, Florø
id:
0004
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AV/RA-S-1885/E/E12a/L0031/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edc487b7-1126-45a4-99df-6832bebcf44d
urn:
9c7ec703-e0f5-4b63-ac8d-f2498d6f15a4
name:
Handelshuset Sotra
id:
0003
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IKAH/1245-660/D/Da/L0004/0003
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MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c7ec703-e0f5-4b63-ac8d-f2498d6f15a4
urn:
da190fe4-d20f-4dc8-97d1-1c9cbfa0cd62
name:
Eide: Handelshuset Eide
id:
0011
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AV/RA-S-3999/D/Da/Dac/L0050/0011
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da190fe4-d20f-4dc8-97d1-1c9cbfa0cd62
urn:
b4b7ed7c-4cc3-4751-8edc-fcbec6948351
name:
Ove: Handelshuset Ove
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-3999/D/Da/Dac/L0060/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4b7ed7c-4cc3-4751-8edc-fcbec6948351
urn:
c8e8b629-3b26-4ca9-9769-3d7a75dd157f
name:
Krav nr. 10a: Handelshuset
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6424/D/Db/L0003/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8e8b629-3b26-4ca9-9769-3d7a75dd157f
urn:
19173e9f-77d7-415b-bfd1-34e7279c53ac
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Interiørbilder Handelshuset/Østensjøveien
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0050/U/L0012/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19173e9f-77d7-415b-bfd1-34e7279c53ac
urn:
f3ca8193-c5be-4bfa-981f-848354e09d24
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Interiørbilder Handelshuset/Tordenskioldsgt.
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0009
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AV/SAO-PAO-0050/U/L0012/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3ca8193-c5be-4bfa-981f-848354e09d24
urn:
14505212-5f03-471f-bd5d-5151641b3559
name:
Handelshuset Salve Kallevig & Søn
id:
PA-1263b
path:
AAMA/PA-1263b
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14505212-5f03-471f-bd5d-5151641b3559
urn:
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Manuskript - Handelshuset Thommesen & Smith
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Y01
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AAMA/DA-1319/Y01
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SERIE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0511d3a-d974-45d9-a11a-06fa41b97857
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Manuskipt - Handelshuset Thommesen & Smith
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L0001
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AAMA/DA-1319/Y01/L0001
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STYKKE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f09492f-676b-4d8f-9449-319b50e484c1
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Handelshuset-Askautrudgården i Drøbak, Bygningsfredning
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0001
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AFK/0200052/G/Gb/L0037/0001
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MAPPE
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Akershus fylkeskommune
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0
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Avskriftskopier av avisartikler om handelshuset Christiansen & Co
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AV/SAK-D/0857/F/L0001/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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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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