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. 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 2026-11-12T00:16:13Z in 3.203 seconds.

Showing 10 of 64256 results in compact format.

name:
Stavanger Hospital
id:
A-0399
name:
Egersund Trading AS
id:
A-102810
name:
Pa 1849 - Egersund Trading AS
id:
SAST-A-102687
name:
Tilbud. Operasjonsbord. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0001
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Operasjonsbord. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0004
name:
Tilbud. Spesialstoler, arbeidsstoler. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0006
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Spesialstoler, arbeidsstoler. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0005
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Instrument - trillebord, diverse trilleutstyr. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0004
name:
A/S Rika Trading
id:
A-6791
name:
A/S Rika Trading
id:
A-6791

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total:

64256

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ead160b4-b097-41e1-8271-2e9c72aedf77
name:
Stavanger Hospital
id:
A-0399
path:
BYST/A-0399
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ead160b4-b097-41e1-8271-2e9c72aedf77
urn:
8746c017-cb06-4091-95c3-9ba72dcafb9f
name:
Egersund Trading AS
id:
A-102810
path:
AV/A-102810
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Egersund Trading AS eies pr. 2023 av Egersund Net AS, som igjen eies av Akva Group AS, som igjen er deleid av Egersund Group AS.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8746c017-cb06-4091-95c3-9ba72dcafb9f
urn:
97120082-a202-415f-84cc-0948b73fde78
name:
Pa 1849 - Egersund Trading AS
id:
SAST-A-102687
path:
AV/SAST-A-102687
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97120082-a202-415f-84cc-0948b73fde78
urn:
859573ac-fac8-4b17-b1e1-3e75fc6aa368
name:
Tilbud. Operasjonsbord. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0032/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/859573ac-fac8-4b17-b1e1-3e75fc6aa368
urn:
ade25522-05d1-4bb5-9fc2-2455376eb1f7
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Operasjonsbord. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0031/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ade25522-05d1-4bb5-9fc2-2455376eb1f7
urn:
490af67c-382a-46cf-b67d-d15d41cc0ed5
name:
Tilbud. Spesialstoler, arbeidsstoler. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0037/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/490af67c-382a-46cf-b67d-d15d41cc0ed5
urn:
a5e7e649-ed7f-4b31-b993-85dd7ee9a3f8
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Spesialstoler, arbeidsstoler. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0037/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5e7e649-ed7f-4b31-b993-85dd7ee9a3f8
urn:
75f81122-e82e-4e56-8454-f66c83b3665f
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Instrument - trillebord, diverse trilleutstyr. Hospital Trading AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0040/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75f81122-e82e-4e56-8454-f66c83b3665f
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002931561
name:
A/S Rika Trading
id:
A-6791
path:
BBA/A-6791
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931561
urn:
ecb4176c-2ae3-4378-982b-2ee106cecc5a
name:
A/S Rika Trading
id:
A-6791
path:
SAF/A-6791
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecb4176c-2ae3-4378-982b-2ee106cecc5a
urn:
82c5ad8d-8477-464a-a133-7899523d126c
name:
St. Olavs Hospital
id:
SAT-ELSAT-1701
path:
AV/SAT-ELSAT-1701
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82c5ad8d-8477-464a-a133-7899523d126c
urn:
4cd0f27c-be9b-48d2-a792-bfa90a7876c9
name:
Kontrakt 020-016a operasjonsbord, mobilt - korr - Hospital Trading a/s
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0137/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cd0f27c-be9b-48d2-a792-bfa90a7876c9
urn:
0264e167-9ee9-457e-ad5b-d789ace68492
name:
Kontrakt 020-035e - korr - spesielle art for transf M kjøleskap - Hospital Trading a/s
id:
0015
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0141/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0264e167-9ee9-457e-ad5b-d789ace68492
urn:
a4625a81-ca5f-4298-bb29-f0a18c0c9060
name:
Kontrakt 020-016e - korr - diverse utstyr til bruk i operasjonsstuer - Hospital Trading a/s
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0145/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4625a81-ca5f-4298-bb29-f0a18c0c9060
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000495460
name:
Dokumenter innkommet til St. Jørgens Hospital
id:
A-1918
path:
BBA/A-1918
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495460
urn:
b1ac3c7b-ca10-4b67-9d2b-89b6dc08e790
name:
No-Ha Trading A/S
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0146/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1ac3c7b-ca10-4b67-9d2b-89b6dc08e790
urn:
ca0dabe7-bdb1-40c1-99df-5b1dbe547351
name:
Oslo Hospital
id:
A-10422
path:
OBA/A-10422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca0dabe7-bdb1-40c1-99df-5b1dbe547351
urn:
7696b35b-cba6-4365-8d49-cfcb890abef6
name:
ADS Trading A/S
id:
A05
path:
AAMA/PA-2708/A/A05
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7696b35b-cba6-4365-8d49-cfcb890abef6
urn:
377c34d0-6c8f-44d6-9098-3a1bafb4a7aa
name:
Ålborg: Hospital
id:
0427
path:
UBIT/Tek-0015/U/0032/0427
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377c34d0-6c8f-44d6-9098-3a1bafb4a7aa
urn:
80385406-0746-4d2b-b54d-ffe7cc677cc0
name:
Ålborg: Hospital
id:
0428
path:
UBIT/Tek-0015/U/0032/0428
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80385406-0746-4d2b-b54d-ffe7cc677cc0
urn:
d2726b10-03c5-416e-ad59-1983b9ddbb1b
name:
Larvik hospital
id:
SAKO-P-1269
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1269
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2726b10-03c5-416e-ad59-1983b9ddbb1b
urn:
945a81c1-7665-4b83-8c52-7e18e0163ba6
name:
Clay Cross Foudries og Tannant Trading
id:
0006
path:
KRAM/A-0225/M/Mc/L0003/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Kraftmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/945a81c1-7665-4b83-8c52-7e18e0163ba6
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003170320
name:
Kasse (HMS Holding, Hatvik Trading)
id:
L0023
path:
BBA/A-4347/K/Ka/L0023
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003170320
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000470007
name:
St. Jørgens Hospital
id:
A-0313
path:
BBA/A-0313
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
history:
St. Jørgens hospital, Kong Oscars gate 59, er første gang nevnt 1411, og ble trolig bygd som hospital for spedalske og andre uhelbredelig syke av Antoniusbrødrene, en munkeorden som overtok Nonneseter kloster fra 1507. Hospitalet ble lagt utenfor det daværende byområdet. 1545 fikk hospitalet ny fund...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000470007
urn:
d641aa9a-e7f8-410c-8ba6-d90d3c590acb
name:
Reknes hospital
id:
SAT-A-2056
path:
AV/SAT-A-2056
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d641aa9a-e7f8-410c-8ba6-d90d3c590acb

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