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 2026-11-14T12:56:03Z in 0.246 seconds.

Showing 10 of 198401 results in compact format.

name:
Imperial Chemical Industries Norge AS Bergen
id:
A-4394
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
name:
Norges Industriforbund
id:
RA-PA-0636
name:
Norges Industriforbund
id:
RA-PA-0636-II
name:
Norges Granittindustris Eksportforening
id:
FMA-10031
name:
Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, Nord-Norgeskontoret
id:
SATØ-P-0200
name:
Forsyningsdepartementet, Norges sentralforbund for lærindustrien
id:
RA-S-2433
name:
Norges Tekniske Høgskole - NTH - Institutt for industriell kjemi
id:
SAT-A-3894
name:
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet - NTNU - Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
id:
SAT-A-1589

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total:

198401

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000271463
name:
Imperial Chemical Industries Norge AS Bergen
id:
A-4394
path:
BBA/A-4394
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000271463
urn:
a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
name:
Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
id:
SAST-A-102451
path:
AV/SAST-A-102451
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
urn:
d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
urn:
5d978db0-dc44-4bc0-8268-3ceb13fe86da
name:
Norges Industriforbund
id:
RA-PA-0636
path:
AV/RA-PA-0636
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d978db0-dc44-4bc0-8268-3ceb13fe86da
urn:
8d5d8017-56a0-40d2-a902-c0338129da80
name:
Norges Industriforbund
id:
RA-PA-0636-II
path:
AV/RA-PA-0636-II
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d5d8017-56a0-40d2-a902-c0338129da80
urn:
ff618045-44d5-4c4b-9601-e5c33eef11f5
name:
Norges Granittindustris Eksportforening
id:
FMA-10031
path:
OSTM/FMA-10031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff618045-44d5-4c4b-9601-e5c33eef11f5
urn:
8e5c5a13-b60e-45c9-a275-560c490a9988
name:
Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund, Nord-Norgeskontoret
id:
SATØ-P-0200
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0200
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e5c5a13-b60e-45c9-a275-560c490a9988
urn:
10542e3f-9b20-4b33-8b8f-62be9fbef425
name:
Forsyningsdepartementet, Norges sentralforbund for lærindustrien
id:
RA-S-2433
path:
AV/RA-S-2433
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10542e3f-9b20-4b33-8b8f-62be9fbef425
urn:
db9c9d8d-f0b8-41ff-b2e1-193aea87fb93
name:
Norges Tekniske Høgskole - NTH - Institutt for industriell kjemi
id:
SAT-A-3894
path:
AV/SAT-A-3894
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db9c9d8d-f0b8-41ff-b2e1-193aea87fb93
urn:
cfc6acc9-52ab-4c0d-b008-43610161a62e
name:
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet - NTNU - Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
id:
SAT-A-1589
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfc6acc9-52ab-4c0d-b008-43610161a62e
urn:
82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
name:
Innovasjon Norge, Hordaland
id:
SAB-A-100613
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82cf61b2-12e6-437d-9f30-638beecd4b12
urn:
95ddf66b-dac4-4e2f-bba7-bdc79f1b5683
name:
A/S Industribygningen
id:
PA-1073
path:
TRKO/PA-1073
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95ddf66b-dac4-4e2f-bba7-bdc79f1b5683
urn:
1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
name:
Bygningsindustriarbeidernes Seksjon Glåmdal
id:
ARK-525
path:
ANNO/ARK-525
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
urn:
417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
name:
Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
id:
L0009
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
urn:
6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
name:
Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
id:
L0002
path:
VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
urn:
1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
name:
Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
urn:
f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
name:
Norsk treindustriarbeiderforbund
id:
ARK-1813
path:
AAB/ARK-1813
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
urn:
c89c5d5a-cbbb-4f6e-8990-abebcd742529
name:
Stenindustriens Landssammenslutning (SIL)
id:
RA-PA-2071
path:
AV/RA-PA-2071
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c89c5d5a-cbbb-4f6e-8990-abebcd742529
urn:
f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
name:
Lillestrøm håndverk- og industriforening
id:
FIA-1039
path:
AFM/FIA-1039
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Akershus
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
urn:
146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
name:
Philips Norge AS
id:
RA-PA-1647
path:
AV/RA-PA-1647
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/146bf7b4-57bd-4b6a-9224-7a40fce49ebf
urn:
12164fa3-e27a-4e16-822f-0ab0c67ea50f
name:
Pa 1765 - Ansattes Bedrifts Club - Industri Energi
id:
SAST-A-102450
path:
AV/SAST-A-102450
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12164fa3-e27a-4e16-822f-0ab0c67ea50f
urn:
31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
name:
Fiskerikonsulenten i Vest-Norge
id:
SAB-A-100422
path:
AV/SAB-A-100422
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31049734-5896-464f-9a1b-855460bc68a4
urn:
d5cac96f-a53e-4e0f-a6c6-78489b013d6d
name:
12/2193-10 - Indus Norge AS
id:
0002
path:
IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0002/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5cac96f-a53e-4e0f-a6c6-78489b013d6d
urn:
10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
name:
Trøndelagens kredsforening for naturfredning i Norge
id:
A-0476
path:
UBIT/A-0476
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10ee4407-28cb-499f-b3e4-9aae015c47b8
urn:
02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14
name:
Norsk Post- og Kommunikasjonsforbund - Midt-Norge (Postkom)
id:
SAT-AAT-0535
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0535
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02b8539d-fffc-4469-9020-e7d7717b4d14

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