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 2026-11-02T21:47:23Z in 3.932 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59452 results in compact format.

name:
Global Castings Kristiansand AS
id:
SAK-D/1512
name:
A/S Global, Stavanger.
id:
0002
name:
Global art glass triennial. June 18 - september 2005
id:
0001
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (1)
id:
0004
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (2)
id:
0001
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), most current issues, arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (1)
id:
0003
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Harald Rostad
id:
0002
name:
Global Castings Kristiansand AS
id:
D/1512
name:
General Board of Global Ministeries
id:
L0006
name:
Mønster nr. 6212, usignert, Prekestolklede, innskr. IHS (dekorelement)
id:
0001

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total:

59452

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
f3b5e295-fea0-4d8d-84de-72d219ba32c4
name:
Global Castings Kristiansand AS
id:
SAK-D/1512
path:
AV/SAK-D/1512
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3b5e295-fea0-4d8d-84de-72d219ba32c4
urn:
01a26549-53a2-4704-9e21-66788599001d
name:
A/S Global, Stavanger.
id:
0002
path:
VID/MA-A-1004/R/L0153/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01a26549-53a2-4704-9e21-66788599001d
urn:
d2e0e8e7-90bf-46eb-bb21-6d7fe81502a3
name:
Global art glass triennial. June 18 - september 2005
id:
0001
path:
NMFK/NMFK-1001/U/Ua/L0002/0001
unit_type:
FILM
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2e0e8e7-90bf-46eb-bb21-6d7fe81502a3
urn:
51cd5077-0479-4dc6-bf00-fe257fec28e1
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (1)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0028/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51cd5077-0479-4dc6-bf00-fe257fec28e1
urn:
74977a35-efb0-42a6-81a6-1d3744618624
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (2)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0029/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74977a35-efb0-42a6-81a6-1d3744618624
urn:
893cc200-0a91-4143-bd61-b1825a4644e2
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), most current issues, arbeidsfil Øystein Bruno-Larsen (1)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/893cc200-0a91-4143-bd61-b1825a4644e2
urn:
cf5eb270-2c0b-4763-b804-95309918cfb5
name:
Sarsat (Global satellite system), arbeidsfil Harald Rostad
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0029/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf5eb270-2c0b-4763-b804-95309918cfb5
urn:
36f72ae1-4b75-4f4f-bcb5-0dea3943174d
name:
Global Castings Kristiansand AS
id:
D/1512
path:
AV/D/1512
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36f72ae1-4b75-4f4f-bcb5-0dea3943174d
urn:
cbb947e9-4290-4a06-9c9e-ab690fd16277
name:
General Board of Global Ministeries
id:
L0006
path:
VID/MDA-A-1562/J/Jc/L0006
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbb947e9-4290-4a06-9c9e-ab690fd16277
urn:
597a79f5-4e71-40fd-8eff-f309dcac5e4a
name:
Mønster nr. 6212, usignert, Prekestolklede, innskr. IHS (dekorelement)
id:
0001
path:
NF/Ark-1008/Tda/L0011/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/597a79f5-4e71-40fd-8eff-f309dcac5e4a
urn:
716f4d5a-49a2-4a42-8448-a42f905999d6
name:
NATO LOG CONCPT PAPER. GIHs planleggingsgrunnlag /Omorg. GIHs analyse-rutiner/rapporteringer. EDB. Datasikkerhet. Tildeling av PC
id:
L1169
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3331/F/Fp/Fpc/L1169
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/716f4d5a-49a2-4a42-8448-a42f905999d6
urn:
3f3c7419-3a38-4f8e-b213-c17b3217473d
name:
Esca Global AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0047/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f3c7419-3a38-4f8e-b213-c17b3217473d
urn:
88504c43-eced-4db3-9edd-76a51f653efd
name:
Viking Global AS
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0176/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88504c43-eced-4db3-9edd-76a51f653efd
urn:
5ce37717-d20e-47fa-842a-4544749844e1
name:
Global Fish AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0164/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ce37717-d20e-47fa-842a-4544749844e1
urn:
d0f9556e-6edf-4626-ae8f-e8e430b2a61d
name:
Global Fish AS
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0165/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0f9556e-6edf-4626-ae8f-e8e430b2a61d
urn:
5b7e0417-7deb-46a7-a55f-dbcfb3d9c04e
name:
Global Flora AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0166/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b7e0417-7deb-46a7-a55f-dbcfb3d9c04e
urn:
07426886-8587-4617-9868-7f7848a1cf31
name:
Global Seafood AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0167/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07426886-8587-4617-9868-7f7848a1cf31
urn:
f7f3d49e-76da-4f2d-ad42-92cd8edcd1a3
name:
Global Seafood AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0167/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7f3d49e-76da-4f2d-ad42-92cd8edcd1a3
urn:
eda4e94b-79bc-4a38-a539-984808cb5189
name:
Global Smøla AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0168/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eda4e94b-79bc-4a38-a539-984808cb5189
urn:
d0c5772f-f17e-4c16-b3fe-5f3b8187584b
name:
Global Aalesund AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0168/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0c5772f-f17e-4c16-b3fe-5f3b8187584b
urn:
d503d0d0-e9a8-44de-8ee7-aaaec01b6ed2
name:
Global Aalesund AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0169/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d503d0d0-e9a8-44de-8ee7-aaaec01b6ed2
urn:
ccc2cdfe-9dc7-4e6a-881d-0e33c5c2551e
name:
Global Fish AS
id:
0015
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0017/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccc2cdfe-9dc7-4e6a-881d-0e33c5c2551e
urn:
7624fc3c-c6b3-4efb-9ba5-8555742fb18b
name:
Anker Global AS
id:
0027
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0047/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7624fc3c-c6b3-4efb-9ba5-8555742fb18b
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fb44ec39-6487-487c-8927-4bfd33ee6ed2
name:
Global Percussion & Art AS
id:
0002
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AV/RA-PA-2053/P/Pa/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb44ec39-6487-487c-8927-4bfd33ee6ed2
urn:
93b41ca2-34d1-4140-a6b7-f3fd27c9bbb0
name:
Global Log Homes AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0279/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93b41ca2-34d1-4140-a6b7-f3fd27c9bbb0

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