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 2026-11-02T16:01:41Z in 5.594 seconds.

Showing 10 of 117092 results in compact format.

name:
Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
A-102804
name:
Egersund Group AS
id:
A-102778
name:
Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
A-102803
name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
name:
MD Group AS
id:
A-102815
name:
Kontrakt. RiT Barnehage, rådgivende elektro (RIE). Spets Consulting Group as
id:
0001
name:
Bergen Consulting Group AS. Avtaledokument om fremtidig utnyttelse av Hanøytangen
id:
0005
name:
032.171 Meta Group Norway AS
id:
0002
name:
Urban Renewal Group Norway AS
id:
0001
name:
Kunnskapsintensiv forretningsmessig tjenesteyting - KIFT. Søknader. Tilsagnsbrev, utbetalinger etc. Avanti Consulting Group AS
id:
0001

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total:

117092

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5dc5320a-7637-4b5d-bf1a-afe8dd7b1911
name:
Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
A-102804
path:
AV/A-102804
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
I oppstart var oppgavene kjøp og salg av verdipapir, samt støtte- og fellesfunksjoner for andre selskap i konsernet (Dalane Tidende 25.2.2019). Egersund Group Fiskeri hadde pr 2023 følgende datterselskap: Egersund Herøy AS, Egersund Trål AS, AS Fiskenett og Meløy Notbøteri AS. Selskapet eies av Eger...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dc5320a-7637-4b5d-bf1a-afe8dd7b1911
urn:
784ce9a1-4a1d-4b57-af36-90120d7f85f8
name:
Egersund Group AS
id:
A-102778
path:
AV/A-102778
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Egersund Barkeri ble etablert i 1952 i Svanavågen på Eigerøy. Produksjonen de første årene bestod i barking og impregnering av sildegarn. I 1950-årene byttet selskapet navn til Egersund Trawlverksted og gikk gradvis over til produksjon av trål etter hvert som fiskeflåten begynte å bruke dette verktø...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/784ce9a1-4a1d-4b57-af36-90120d7f85f8
urn:
b06cc131-99c5-43bb-82f1-cac281d109dd
name:
Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
A-102803
path:
AV/A-102803
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Bedriften eies (pr. 2023) av Egersund Group AS.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b06cc131-99c5-43bb-82f1-cac281d109dd
urn:
38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
name:
Alcatel Telecom Norway AS, Kongsvinger
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0133/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e8d342-b1ea-43aa-a344-da5165d40526
urn:
5a4ddf8d-2a71-4b03-ad7f-8949468f446e
name:
MD Group AS
id:
A-102815
path:
AV/A-102815
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
(MD=Maritime Development) MD Group og Egersund Trål samarbeidet om å utvikle ny generasjon oljelenser som skulle revolusjonere oppsamling av olje til havs. Deler av virksomheten ble overført til Egersund Trål AS.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a4ddf8d-2a71-4b03-ad7f-8949468f446e
urn:
4352070b-7d4b-4a67-b2ff-1bb40f073882
name:
Kontrakt. RiT Barnehage, rådgivende elektro (RIE). Spets Consulting Group as
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fas/L0013/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4352070b-7d4b-4a67-b2ff-1bb40f073882
urn:
b8fa99ec-731b-41c3-a74c-01fcacba53b1
name:
Bergen Consulting Group AS. Avtaledokument om fremtidig utnyttelse av Hanøytangen
id:
0005
path:
IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0002/0001/0005
unit_type:
SAK
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8fa99ec-731b-41c3-a74c-01fcacba53b1
urn:
797a90d5-92f8-4381-9162-e390b9b1d6d3
name:
032.171 Meta Group Norway AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-3440/D/L0133/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/797a90d5-92f8-4381-9162-e390b9b1d6d3
urn:
e1415dea-d53d-4303-989e-e88ec7f0784c
name:
Urban Renewal Group Norway AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0128/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1415dea-d53d-4303-989e-e88ec7f0784c
urn:
cb30df53-9ae9-4185-bd02-e4a9c9a977be
name:
Kunnskapsintensiv forretningsmessig tjenesteyting - KIFT. Søknader. Tilsagnsbrev, utbetalinger etc. Avanti Consulting Group AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-100615 /D/Dd/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb30df53-9ae9-4185-bd02-e4a9c9a977be
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
name:
Rocks of Norway AS
id:
Akt-2849
path:
VEMU/Akt-2849
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Rocks of Norway AS ble etablert i 2010. Bedriften produserer mure-blokk i larvikitt og er Norges ledende produsent av mure-blokker fra naturstein. Virksomheten er basert på utnyttelse av reststeinen fra larvikittproduksjonen i distriktet. Kun 5-10% av larvikitten som tas ut i den ordinære larvikitt...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000146923
urn:
1530c515-278b-4e13-ba53-6bd12d6c471a
name:
PSL Group Norway ASA
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0067/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1530c515-278b-4e13-ba53-6bd12d6c471a
urn:
f89a7cbf-b644-47a3-8c93-b685207c8acb
name:
Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS Kverneland Norge (Medlnr. 1125)
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0223/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f89a7cbf-b644-47a3-8c93-b685207c8acb
urn:
7c1ad20e-da90-4447-a7fc-bdecf21ef616
name:
Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS Kverneland Norge (Medlnr. 1125)
id:
0018
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AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0223/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c1ad20e-da90-4447-a7fc-bdecf21ef616
urn:
d6cb7f55-745d-49e9-ad53-6c08006c2083
name:
Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS Kverneland Norge (Medlnr. 1125)
id:
0017
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AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0075/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6cb7f55-745d-49e9-ad53-6c08006c2083
urn:
df872c61-cfb7-487c-b399-4055daedaf5d
name:
Kverneland Group Operations Norway AS Kverneland Norge (Medlnr. 1125)
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0075/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df872c61-cfb7-487c-b399-4055daedaf5d
urn:
27cf63c1-645a-4210-95f2-09ddf14b4ce5
name:
Pilot "Ljansgruppen", Group 6 Norway. Vista Borealis AS / VHS
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1452/U/L0005/0003
unit_type:
FILM
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27cf63c1-645a-4210-95f2-09ddf14b4ce5
urn:
0478a1db-1998-4387-9ae4-55800c13fb43
name:
Gartner Group. Component Software Norge. Bedriftsrådgivning. Da Vinci. Bull AS. Linjen. Andersen Consulting. Geotronics Adra Norge
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-1536/F/Fb/L0003/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0478a1db-1998-4387-9ae4-55800c13fb43
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000560566
name:
Corus Packaging Plus Norway AS
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A-4301
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BBA/A-4301
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Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
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NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Startet som Norsk Valseverk AS i 1916, med produksjon av blikkbokser, av ingeniør Paul Scholz. Bedriften ble overtatt av Christiania Spigerverk i 1925 og skiftet navn til Norsk Blikvalseverk AS. Norsk Jernverk AS kjøper Blikkvalseverket i 1949 og skifter navn til Norsk Jernverk, Blikkvalseverket AS....
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000560566
urn:
ab716040-b0bc-48f2-9fb4-27033a0bb986
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Military Assistance Advisory Group Norway (MAAG).
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0006
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AV/RA-RAFA-2355/2/D/L0203/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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1429af4a-99ac-4ce9-a887-5a48e7de1df4
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Kontrakt og tilbud. Hjerte-/lungemaskin og blodbehandling. Sorin Group Norway AS
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0002
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AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0019/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Boston Consulting Group
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0003
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AV/RA-PA-1394/K/Ke/Keb/L0034/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b846a0ec-1451-4835-a833-79dd3bba9d1a
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5424a837-c23c-492c-8805-f7558b4d7d81
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Oslo Consulting Group
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0217/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5424a837-c23c-492c-8805-f7558b4d7d81
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57e932fa-d383-466e-8319-473f5152f7f4
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Boston consulting group
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0007
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AV/SAKO-P-1081/Y/Yj/L0009/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57e932fa-d383-466e-8319-473f5152f7f4
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no-BBA_arkiv000000151704
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PA Consulting Group
id:
0012
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BBA/A-4265/D/Da/L0322/0012
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000151704

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