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 2026-10-31T19:55:22Z in 3.436 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61959 results in compact format.

name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / San Francisco (USA)
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0363
name:
Pa 1218 - Egersund Group AS
id:
SAST-A-102659
name:
Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
A-102804
name:
Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
A-102803
name:
Egersund Group AS
id:
A-102778
name:
124/1-1 ISCO/ISCO Group Communcation
id:
0001
name:
MD Group AS
id:
A-102815
name:
Pa 1816 - MD Group AS
id:
SAST-A-102692
name:
Fremstad Group as
id:
SAT-PA-0950
name:
Pa 1277 - Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
SAST-A-102681

Show all fields in HTML

total:

61959

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
c9c81e2c-45f8-4b70-a7f1-df1d168eec71
name:
Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / San Francisco (USA)
id:
SAB-SAB/PA-0363
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0363
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
u s a
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9c81e2c-45f8-4b70-a7f1-df1d168eec71
urn:
242e36a6-ed26-46e3-983e-7209b6968b85
name:
Pa 1218 - Egersund Group AS
id:
SAST-A-102659
path:
AV/SAST-A-102659
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/242e36a6-ed26-46e3-983e-7209b6968b85
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:
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:
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:
e9b9899f-17fd-4afe-b8db-7bce0122313a
name:
124/1-1 ISCO/ISCO Group Communcation
id:
0001
path:
VID/MDA-A-1528/D/Da/L0035/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9b9899f-17fd-4afe-b8db-7bce0122313a
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:
753a48fc-6f21-4460-953f-471b3c48b7c6
name:
Pa 1816 - MD Group AS
id:
SAST-A-102692
path:
AV/SAST-A-102692
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/753a48fc-6f21-4460-953f-471b3c48b7c6
urn:
f81b9a24-b7a4-4cdc-9614-fb248476d8bf
name:
Fremstad Group as
id:
SAT-PA-0950
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0950
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f81b9a24-b7a4-4cdc-9614-fb248476d8bf
urn:
21be0a66-98c6-43d4-bf19-9eb459e1ab9c
name:
Pa 1277 - Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
SAST-A-102681
path:
AV/SAST-A-102681
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21be0a66-98c6-43d4-bf19-9eb459e1ab9c
urn:
81ff2778-61a1-489d-8916-f59a4a20136a
name:
Pa 1278 - Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
SAST-A-102682
path:
AV/SAST-A-102682
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81ff2778-61a1-489d-8916-f59a4a20136a
urn:
6c49fea9-0082-40f9-b5ce-8db89707bed1
name:
Brisco Group A/S (Mappe 1/2)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0056/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c49fea9-0082-40f9-b5ce-8db89707bed1
urn:
3a1c67ea-9c72-4303-86e4-aafbfa6a84d0
name:
Brisco Group A/S (Mappe 2/2)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0057/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a1c67ea-9c72-4303-86e4-aafbfa6a84d0
urn:
deb40df9-b25e-4e82-8a69-f7247dddcaaa
name:
Pa 1623 - NorSeaGroup A/S
id:
SAST-A-102199
path:
AV/SAST-A-102199
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/deb40df9-b25e-4e82-8a69-f7247dddcaaa
urn:
cf460b68-0e8e-4603-85cb-a36a7d487902
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i San Francisco, USA
id:
RA-S-1717
path:
AV/RA-S-1717
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf460b68-0e8e-4603-85cb-a36a7d487902
urn:
395e07e7-855a-4da0-8abb-766847c1f2d3
name:
Norsk sjømannsforbund, San Fransisco avdeling
id:
ARK-3091
path:
AAB/ARK-3091
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
u s a
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/395e07e7-855a-4da0-8abb-766847c1f2d3
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000009628
name:
Bergen Group BMV
id:
A-4347
path:
BBA/A-4347
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000009628
urn:
ecc1c462-0b61-4638-ba0c-62147eb0b858
name:
Inkululeko Cultural Group
id:
A-70394
path:
OBA/A-70394
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ecc1c462-0b61-4638-ba0c-62147eb0b858
urn:
3bd76385-860e-4db6-a068-ed05935c0a41
name:
Drammen Filipino Dance Group
id:
A-1255
path:
DRMK/A-1255
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bd76385-860e-4db6-a068-ed05935c0a41
urn:
94197d62-d7a5-4357-b99a-c1f26d39b4ff
name:
Finotro a.s./Frionor Polar Group A/S
id:
SATØ-P-0589
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0589
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94197d62-d7a5-4357-b99a-c1f26d39b4ff
urn:
c700ec69-4925-4803-82f5-8c5732f49564
name:
Forsvaret, Royal Air Force, LOK S 88 Group
id:
RA-RAFA-4411
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c700ec69-4925-4803-82f5-8c5732f49564
urn:
ff3aad4e-6f5e-475f-9cf8-5c1010f40523
name:
Bridge Discovery. Materiale for møte mellom Aall Group Inc. og Aall Foundation.
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0037/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff3aad4e-6f5e-475f-9cf8-5c1010f40523
urn:
a1072039-6888-4beb-b628-4522fb48d960
name:
Bridge Discovery. Rapport over verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc. fra Coopers & Lybrand og korrespondanse.
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0036/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1072039-6888-4beb-b628-4522fb48d960
urn:
a98dcc4f-dd05-4fbe-a5cb-de69fbc2e183
name:
Bridge Discovery. Møtereferater (Bridge Trust Company, Aall Foundation), korrespondanse (Aall Trust & Banking) og verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc.
id:
L0033
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0033
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a98dcc4f-dd05-4fbe-a5cb-de69fbc2e183
urn:
68d3eec6-ec9b-4b1c-8688-32a743fe3a29
name:
Bridge Discovery, Avtaleutkast mellom Blue Range Corp., Aall Group Inc. og Aall Realty Holdings Corp., korrespondanse og møtereferanter (Blue Range).
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0030/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68d3eec6-ec9b-4b1c-8688-32a743fe3a29

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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