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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-14T22:11:22Z in 1.352 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110116 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Agreement for technical services ATS: Asea- Per Kure AS. Drexel equipment AS. Services dowell Schlumberger. NTW Engineering AS
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS - generalforsamlingsprotokoll med Vedtekter for Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS (27.03.2006)
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS/ Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS - styreprotokoll/generalforsamlinger med årsberetninger, protokoll
    id:
    0002
  4. name:
    Bergenske Services AS
    id:
    L0162
  5. name:
    Vindholmen Services AS
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    BJ Services AS
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Online Services AS
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Giertsen Services AS
    id:
    0017
  9. name:
    Hydroship services AS
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Munck AS, Sverre - Norsco Services AS
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
110116
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d389fbb8-ea55-4bbe-ae10-798fffd4a7c5
    name:
    Agreement for technical services ATS: Asea- Per Kure AS. Drexel equipment AS. Services dowell Schlumberger. NTW Engineering AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0002/E/Ea/L0005/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d389fbb8-ea55-4bbe-ae10-798fffd4a7c5
  2. urn:
    eebce77d-f41f-4eeb-9d04-49f61a5429b6
    name:
    BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS - generalforsamlingsprotokoll med Vedtekter for Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS (27.03.2006)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OBA/A-70055/Aaa/L0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eebce77d-f41f-4eeb-9d04-49f61a5429b6
  3. urn:
    1f81d7da-12b6-4e85-b9f0-e6f78d8d7f9d
    name:
    BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS/ Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS - styreprotokoll/generalforsamlinger med årsberetninger, protokoll
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OBA/A-70055/Aaa/L0008/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f81d7da-12b6-4e85-b9f0-e6f78d8d7f9d
  4. urn:
    bfca8d44-c50f-4666-8da1-e59ccb7f11b6
    name:
    Bergenske Services AS
    id:
    L0162
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-94055/253/L0162
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfca8d44-c50f-4666-8da1-e59ccb7f11b6
  5. urn:
    1a6d400d-612a-4751-9cdc-8c8c7f766287
    name:
    Vindholmen Services AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0372/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a6d400d-612a-4751-9cdc-8c8c7f766287
  6. urn:
    57303442-e6e0-4c93-aac3-4f09928b385f
    name:
    BJ Services AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102497/F/Fh/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57303442-e6e0-4c93-aac3-4f09928b385f
  7. urn:
    8f55fb39-ebfe-49bc-a474-0ca90f76ccc1
    name:
    Online Services AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0339/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f55fb39-ebfe-49bc-a474-0ca90f76ccc1
  8. urn:
    5b251b19-572f-4441-8138-47f58b212b03
    name:
    Giertsen Services AS
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0013/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b251b19-572f-4441-8138-47f58b212b03
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178654
    name:
    Hydroship services AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-1111/G/Ga/L0052/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178654
  10. urn:
    7103386a-d787-40e5-8373-6b9b7f6f922e
    name:
    Munck AS, Sverre - Norsco Services AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/1/F/Fa/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7103386a-d787-40e5-8373-6b9b7f6f922e
  11. urn:
    d906b247-1973-48dd-b8f0-607850f91a11
    name:
    Strukturplan for AS Norsk Jernverk ("komplett arkivsett")
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eb/Ebf/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d906b247-1973-48dd-b8f0-607850f91a11
  12. urn:
    2bce39d2-a259-4858-a12e-375d921988b3
    name:
    Oil Industry Services AS
    id:
    L0322
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1439/S04/L0322
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bce39d2-a259-4858-a12e-375d921988b3
  13. urn:
    bfeb2148-459c-4f63-b934-d6eb547524c2
    name:
    Gardermoen Fuelling Services AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0085/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfeb2148-459c-4f63-b934-d6eb547524c2
  14. urn:
    7d04f97a-18dc-44b6-8b28-be5ce2c5548e
    name:
    Gardermoen Fuelling Services AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0085/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d04f97a-18dc-44b6-8b28-be5ce2c5548e
  15. urn:
    01203bd0-7518-4603-97da-d6232bcffa27
    name:
    Maritime Drilling Services AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/KA0906-760/E/E01/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01203bd0-7518-4603-97da-d6232bcffa27
  16. urn:
    e61e1666-7dcc-4fc9-9b81-3eb44518bec1
    name:
    Karmsund Contracting Services AS
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Dd/L0003/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e61e1666-7dcc-4fc9-9b81-3eb44518bec1
  17. urn:
    0c3bb366-5bd2-494a-9d95-4c84415ac0c1
    name:
    Oil Industry Services AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/SAK-ARB/160/F/Fb/L0029/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c3bb366-5bd2-494a-9d95-4c84415ac0c1
  18. urn:
    65ce297d-33ee-49b6-8368-e17d896f0011
    name:
    Norweld AS Control Services
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1391/F/Fa/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65ce297d-33ee-49b6-8368-e17d896f0011
  19. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178573
    name:
    Rasmussen maritime services AS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    VEMU/A-1111/G/Ga/L0041/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178573
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178725
    name:
    Ugland maritime services AS
    id:
    0012
    path:
    VEMU/A-1111/G/Ga/L0058/0012
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178725
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178726
    name:
    Ugland marine services AS
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VEMU/A-1111/G/Ga/L0058/0013
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178726
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178728
    name:
    Ugland marine services AS
    id:
    0001
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    VEMU/A-1111/G/Ga/L0059/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000178728
  23. urn:
    cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
    name:
    Tilbud. Safe Security, G4S Secure Solutions AS, City Security, Securitas, ISS Security Services, Security Services AS. Tilbud NOKAS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AFK/0200039/E/Ea/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdb5f016-b6a7-4aec-90f3-b88c46ca79a6
  24. urn:
    d04adc30-739a-4b3f-b55c-d3895ea3c7f2
    name:
    Norcoat Services AS (Medlnr. 1142)
    id:
    0004
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d04adc30-739a-4b3f-b55c-d3895ea3c7f2
  25. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee1e1837-d595-4c33-921f-a4503c0219d9
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.