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 2026-10-24T06:09:35Z in 0.596 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58072 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Anders Jahre Shipping AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1194
  2. name:
    Anders Jahre Shipping AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1194
  3. name:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC.
    id:
    ARS-A-1176
  4. name:
    Holberg, Ingar
    id:
    SAT-PA-0947
  5. name:
    Holberg, Svein
    id:
    MDA-A-1577
  6. name:
    Familien Holberg (Stod)
    id:
    A0458
  7. name:
    Bratten Shipping AS
    id:
    A-6546
  8. name:
    Riverton Shipping Limited
    id:
    ARS-A-1192
  9. name:
    Holberg, Ingar
    id:
    AKT-5904
  10. name:
    Grieg Star Shipping AS
    id:
    A-6081
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58072
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062085
    name:
    Anders Jahre Shipping AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1194
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1194
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062085
  2. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001171
    name:
    Anders Jahre Shipping AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1194
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1194
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Anders Jahre Shipping AS ble stiftet i 1984, for å etterfølge kommandittselskapet AS Jagarda & Co. KS. Det var ingen ansatte i selskapet, og selskapets ene aksje var eiet av Aksjeselskapet Kosmos. I styret for Anders Jahre Shipping AS satt O. Arntsen, B. Bettum og H. Hansson. Tidspunktet for avvikli...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001171
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061745
    name:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC.
    id:
    ARS-A-1176
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1176
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061745
  4. urn:
    f481e351-5546-487b-9a36-0c8efa8df92f
    name:
    Holberg, Ingar
    id:
    SAT-PA-0947
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0947
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f481e351-5546-487b-9a36-0c8efa8df92f
  5. urn:
    cfac8f0d-289e-4d6a-964a-a67414abc162
    name:
    Holberg, Svein
    id:
    MDA-A-1577
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1577
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfac8f0d-289e-4d6a-964a-a67414abc162
  6. urn:
    04ce8f06-823f-4551-b0a7-cdb742042bc3
    name:
    Familien Holberg (Stod)
    id:
    A0458
    path:
    PAT/A0458
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04ce8f06-823f-4551-b0a7-cdb742042bc3
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000898508
    name:
    Bratten Shipping AS
    id:
    A-6546
    path:
    BBA/A-6546
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000898508
  8. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062110
    name:
    Riverton Shipping Limited
    id:
    ARS-A-1192
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1192
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    liberia
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062110
  9. urn:
    98b6e170-cc88-4662-a586-7b6e46b7421e
    name:
    Holberg, Ingar
    id:
    AKT-5904
    path:
    AV/AKT-5904
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ingar Holberg var lensmann på Smøla, hadde interesse for fiskeoppdrett og var en pioner innenfor havbruksnæringa. Holberg fikk sin første kjennskap til opprett på midten av 1500-tallet. Denne kjennskapen var gjennom oppdrett av regnbueørret i ferskvann slik de gjorde det i Danmark, og oppdrett av f...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98b6e170-cc88-4662-a586-7b6e46b7421e
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000704084
    name:
    Grieg Star Shipping AS
    id:
    A-6081
    path:
    BBA/A-6081
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000704084
  11. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061733
    name:
    Jahre Shipping (Far East) Ltd.
    id:
    ARS-A-1190
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1190
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061733
  12. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001090
    name:
    Chief Shipping Company
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1182
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1182
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Selskapet Chief Shipping Company ble etablert 31. mai 1979. Det ble ved opprettelsen undertegnet en partnerskapsavtale (joint venture) mellom Coral Navigation Company Inc., et heleid Panama datterselskap av The Dow Chemical Company U.S.A., og AS Jaris, som var et heleid datterselskap av AS Kosmos. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001090
  13. urn:
    2f3f8402-3658-4b7a-8556-da8cb9507fc6
    name:
    Fjordstein Shipping AS: Generalforsamlingsprotokoll
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0010/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f3f8402-3658-4b7a-8556-da8cb9507fc6
  14. urn:
    202d8ae8-4191-4f8b-b554-f60447ec2ad3
    name:
    Fjordstein Shipping AS: Styreprotokoll
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0011/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/202d8ae8-4191-4f8b-b554-f60447ec2ad3
  15. urn:
    7af2bbe5-5515-47cf-abc7-f4c1d53e3c0a
    name:
    Fjordstein Shipping AS: Årsregnskapsbok
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/05/A/L0011/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7af2bbe5-5515-47cf-abc7-f4c1d53e3c0a
  16. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001074
    name:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC.
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1176
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1176
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC. ble etablert i 1982. Selskapet var et datterselskap av Aksjeselskapet Kosmos og ble administrert av Anders Jahre AS, Sandefjord. Jahre Shipping (USA) INC. hadde sitt kontor i Houston, Texas, USA, og daglig leder var Jean Sissener. Administrerende direktør for selskapet i 19...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001074
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000551726
    name:
    Holbergbazaren
    id:
    A-0445
    path:
    BBA/A-0445
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000551726
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561754
    name:
    Holbergklubben
    id:
    A-0871
    path:
    BBA/A-0871
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561754
  19. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001063
    name:
    Jahre Shipping (Far East) Ltd.
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1190
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1190
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Jahre Shipping (Far East) Limited ble inkorporert i AS Kosmos den 15. juli 1983. Hensikten med selskapet var å etablere forretningskontakter i Østen generelt, men med hovedvekt på Hong Kong. Styret i Jahre Shipping (Far East) Ltd. besto av Jørgen Jahre jr., Bjørn Bettum, H. Hansson og Michael J. Ste...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001063
  20. urn:
    a5716c08-60fb-4927-94a0-c0576f14b430
    name:
    Navion Shipping AS
    id:
    Gi
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101991/G/Gi
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5716c08-60fb-4927-94a0-c0576f14b430
  21. urn:
    8803b24f-82c5-49c5-bd19-12460b163a0c
    name:
    Fearnley Shipping A/S
    id:
    RA-PA-1131
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1131
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8803b24f-82c5-49c5-bd19-12460b163a0c
  22. urn:
    4b052e09-abd5-43e3-85b9-3dde6aaabe62
    name:
    Mosvold Shipping A/S
    id:
    SAK-D/1141
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1141
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b052e09-abd5-43e3-85b9-3dde6aaabe62
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931819
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    BBA/A-6797
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931819
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003112012
    name:
    Wigand Shipping
    id:
    A-6952
    path:
    BBA/A-6952
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003112012
  25. urn:
    10bcd27d-e8c5-4327-8466-a8f749ca1a92
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    SAF/A-6797
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10bcd27d-e8c5-4327-8466-a8f749ca1a92
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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