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.

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.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T00:25:53Z in 1.537 seconds.

Showing 10 of 119994 results in compact format.

name:
Matre Instruments A/S
id:
0001
name:
Fjord Instruments A/S
id:
0010
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Mikroskop laboratorie inklusive tilbehør. Inter Instruments AS
id:
0002
name:
Pricing of exotic Interest Rate Instruments
id:
0005
name:
Mass Communication - International Instruments to reduce Obstacles to the Free Movement, persons
id:
0004
name:
PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
id:
A-1419
name:
731.14 Lindås - Fjord Instruments AS
id:
0003
name:
Matre Instruments AS 936 260 454
id:
0004
name:
Inter-Coop
id:
L0001
name:
Inter-Services Topographic Department
id:
PA-3073

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total:

119994

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
afbe1d9a-b012-4eb4-8fcd-7a4afcb6fa37
name:
Matre Instruments A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0130/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afbe1d9a-b012-4eb4-8fcd-7a4afcb6fa37
urn:
c73fb5dc-bec9-4051-a9e6-8d035fd3554a
name:
Fjord Instruments A/S
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0145/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c73fb5dc-bec9-4051-a9e6-8d035fd3554a
urn:
d3fdd2a0-f980-4cb7-b0d6-24017642aa81
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Mikroskop laboratorie inklusive tilbehør. Inter Instruments AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0052/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3fdd2a0-f980-4cb7-b0d6-24017642aa81
urn:
48e945e3-640f-4dbf-bcdb-4a559f0e2e8e
name:
Pricing of exotic Interest Rate Instruments
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fb/L0004/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48e945e3-640f-4dbf-bcdb-4a559f0e2e8e
urn:
aaf609c4-b16a-4609-9813-57d9c0def742
name:
Mass Communication - International Instruments to reduce Obstacles to the Free Movement, persons
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1730/D/Da/L0063/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aaf609c4-b16a-4609-9813-57d9c0def742
urn:
7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
name:
PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
id:
A-1419
path:
BYST/A-1419
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
urn:
09b3b004-d269-4c48-b6c3-6345e7e19546
name:
731.14 Lindås - Fjord Instruments AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-3601/2/J/Ja/Jaa/L0356/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b3b004-d269-4c48-b6c3-6345e7e19546
urn:
bd8b0a9f-d882-4121-bf55-98684d4db003
name:
Matre Instruments AS 936 260 454
id:
0004
path:
IKAH/1219-127/E/Ea/L0003/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd8b0a9f-d882-4121-bf55-98684d4db003
urn:
dd2f9a30-a690-4280-ab3e-3f70df6b2cd0
name:
Inter-Coop
id:
L0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1394/K/Kg/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd2f9a30-a690-4280-ab3e-3f70df6b2cd0
urn:
3338c99e-fc36-45a9-9ab6-e29096c00cd1
name:
Inter-Services Topographic Department
id:
PA-3073
path:
AAMA/PA-3073
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
history:
The Inter-Services Topographic Department var en avdeling under både den Britiske Heren og Marinen og hadde som oppgave å skaffe topografisk etterretning for alle fellesopperasjonene mellom de to militæravdelingene. Organsisasjonen ble opprettet etter de Britiske operasjonene i Narvik, hvor det ble ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3338c99e-fc36-45a9-9ab6-e29096c00cd1
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088930
name:
Inter Nos
id:
ARS-Akt-1170
path:
VEMU/ARS-Akt-1170
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Vennskaps- og selskapsklubben Inter Nos ble stiftet etter initiativ fra h.r.advokat Kjeld Hansen Just og reklamesjef Ingar Jensen. Venner ble kontaktet for å være med i en upolitisk selskapsklubb der underholdning først og fremst skulle bestå av kulturelle innslag med kåserier, foredrag, sang og mus...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088930
urn:
b37f50d4-d809-4000-abc9-4e3f5652bc49
name:
Ukjent - Specification SP-KK-001 Cables fpr Instrumentation and Communication, Ukjent - SP-KL-001 Level Instruments, Ukjent - SP-KP-001 Narrative spec. for Pressure Instruments, Ukjent - SP-NB-003 Guaranteed Supply for Emergency Lighting, Ukjent -
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0443/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b37f50d4-d809-4000-abc9-4e3f5652bc49
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bbe51838-0260-4bfa-ae3a-942fb6fc3ee6
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Instruments
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/F/L0322/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbe51838-0260-4bfa-ae3a-942fb6fc3ee6
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088931
name:
Inter Nos
id:
ARS-A-1170
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1170
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000088931
urn:
a198bf03-4040-41a8-8790-09a3279df1c8
name:
Texas instruments 73-6
id:
L0144
path:
NTM/A-1042/F/Fe/L0144
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a198bf03-4040-41a8-8790-09a3279df1c8
urn:
757e9161-3fbb-4172-af6b-089782be1400
name:
Matre Instruments A/S
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fa/L0208/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/757e9161-3fbb-4172-af6b-089782be1400
urn:
10d7f85b-9cb4-4f96-8bf8-b4ef0df4f22f
name:
Fjord Instruments A/S
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/G/Gc/L0018/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10d7f85b-9cb4-4f96-8bf8-b4ef0df4f22f
urn:
39286671-5bad-43c1-9c28-d099ddf5f1af
name:
Instruments lights
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2361/D/Dg/Dga/L0102/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39286671-5bad-43c1-9c28-d099ddf5f1af
urn:
1c9844cc-95d2-45c8-a77e-46e8cee0ac87
name:
J4 Statutory Instruments
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1165/D/L0014/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c9844cc-95d2-45c8-a77e-46e8cee0ac87
urn:
b80c81d5-e36a-4c6f-befc-1a06c921039f
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K2 Statutory Instruments
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0014
path:
AV/RA-S-1165/D/L0014/0014
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b80c81d5-e36a-4c6f-befc-1a06c921039f
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c871efaf-6dfa-4391-b8fa-3a2dc65d16ba
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Gamma Instruments A/S
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0001
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbd/L0080/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c871efaf-6dfa-4391-b8fa-3a2dc65d16ba
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bc843e33-df50-406a-ab43-34e97adc2b44
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Aanderaa Instruments
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0006
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbe/L0037/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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71831e44-20d1-40bd-afad-b3c1977da4eb
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Link Instruments A/S
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0003
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/E/Eb/Ebb/L0040/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Matre Instruments
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0003
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0141/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e6a958-ab64-4bcb-9d6e-acc630437b9f
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Matre Instruments A/S
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0002
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0115/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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