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 2026-11-11T19:19:07Z in 3.515 seconds.

Showing 10 of 163469 results in compact format.

name:
Spellaget Kvikk
id:
AS-6065
name:
Norion Bank AS under offentlig administrasjon
id:
P-13297
name:
Kvikk Ryddekompani AS
id:
0009
name:
Kvikkpass AS
id:
0005
name:
Idrettslaget Oslo-Kvikk
id:
AS-70076
name:
Mandal og Oplands Privatbank AS, Mandal / Under offentlig administrasjon
id:
0002
name:
Mandal og Oplands Privatbank AS, Mandal / I likvidasjon under offentlig administrasjon
id:
0003
name:
Tankanlegg Bjarne Instanes AS. Administrasjon. Gjeldsforhandlinger perm 1. Hafslund metall, Rana metall
id:
L0017
name:
Prosjekter Karmøy: Alnor Kantine og Administrasjonsbygg, Norsk Hydro AS, Karmøy fabrikker
id:
L0031
name:
Prosjekter Karmøy: Alnor Kantine og Administrasjonsbygg, Norsk Hydro AS, Karmøy fabrikker
id:
L0032

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total:

163469

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
fa6656e4-2412-410b-b636-397c658c88c3
name:
Spellaget Kvikk
id:
AS-6065
path:
AV/AS-6065
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Spellaget Kvikk virket i Sparbu, Nord-Trøndelag
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa6656e4-2412-410b-b636-397c658c88c3
urn:
b8d1294f-6279-4c13-bc9f-d92b9a315ac8
name:
Norion Bank AS under offentlig administrasjon
id:
P-13297
path:
AV/P-13297
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Norion Bank AS ble grunnlagt i 1986 (opprinnelig som Orion Bank AS). Idéen bak nydannelsen var at Norion Bank skulle være en annerledes bank, som først og fremst skulle henvende seg til middels store bedrifter, håndverkere og entreprenører. For denne gruppen skulle det bli lettere å få lån. Konsepte...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8d1294f-6279-4c13-bc9f-d92b9a315ac8
urn:
10b61292-8985-4378-ad1c-08a64e4a6f96
name:
Kvikk Ryddekompani AS
id:
0009
path:
OBA/A-10358/Da/L0094/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10b61292-8985-4378-ad1c-08a64e4a6f96
urn:
76e2ff3e-b14f-448e-8506-57b0591563f6
name:
Kvikkpass AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0107/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76e2ff3e-b14f-448e-8506-57b0591563f6
urn:
af4c0d1d-5ee5-47a9-8834-f5fb77b5fc25
name:
Idrettslaget Oslo-Kvikk
id:
AS-70076
path:
OBA/AS-70076
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Turklubben Kvik ble stiftet 2. november 1926 i Kåre Kristensens kjellerbu i Mortzfeldtsgate 30. med seks gutter i alderen 10 - 13 år til stede. Kåre Kristensen ble første formann og Torstein Myhre kasserer. Klubbens farger ble rødt og hvitt . For disse gutta var friluftslivet hovedinteressen. Konti...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af4c0d1d-5ee5-47a9-8834-f5fb77b5fc25
urn:
724efff3-72d0-4f2c-86eb-fd7e26817eb6
name:
Mandal og Oplands Privatbank AS, Mandal / Under offentlig administrasjon
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAK-1361-0002/D/Da/L0019/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/724efff3-72d0-4f2c-86eb-fd7e26817eb6
urn:
52b7daad-6dda-4a2c-9a08-fd291ea1c073
name:
Mandal og Oplands Privatbank AS, Mandal / I likvidasjon under offentlig administrasjon
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAK-1361-0002/D/Da/L0019/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52b7daad-6dda-4a2c-9a08-fd291ea1c073
urn:
28b3b94c-c8dd-4b7e-b2a8-06a47622f7ee
name:
Tankanlegg Bjarne Instanes AS. Administrasjon. Gjeldsforhandlinger perm 1. Hafslund metall, Rana metall
id:
L0017
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0073/09/E/Ed/L0017
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28b3b94c-c8dd-4b7e-b2a8-06a47622f7ee
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000033151
name:
Prosjekter Karmøy: Alnor Kantine og Administrasjonsbygg, Norsk Hydro AS, Karmøy fabrikker
id:
L0031
path:
BBA/A-3505/F/Fd/L0031
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000033151
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000033152
name:
Prosjekter Karmøy: Alnor Kantine og Administrasjonsbygg, Norsk Hydro AS, Karmøy fabrikker
id:
L0032
path:
BBA/A-3505/F/Fd/L0032
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000033152
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
name:
Lido AS og Pronto AS
id:
A-3335
path:
BBA/A-3335
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000532863
name:
Prima AS
id:
A-3336
path:
BBA/A-3336
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532863
urn:
f36b18a4-8b97-48ef-90b9-ff374bcd0375
name:
Kvikksølv, støv, løsemidler, kvarts, asbest, støy
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-1542/F/Fd/Fdg/L0016/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f36b18a4-8b97-48ef-90b9-ff374bcd0375
urn:
7e74bcf6-fa0d-474f-b83b-c2d48db5fd00
name:
Administrasjon, diverse
id:
0004
path:
GDM/D-A-00169/Db/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e74bcf6-fa0d-474f-b83b-c2d48db5fd00
urn:
f0562054-2d85-4e33-ac6b-a3785f407a90
name:
Administrasjon
id:
L0001
path:
ARKIVO/A-1104/D/Da/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv Øst IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0562054-2d85-4e33-ac6b-a3785f407a90
urn:
880d3320-7a58-4c19-83cc-72282a850150
name:
Administrasjon
id:
0005
path:
AIN/NFK-11-108/D/Da/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/880d3320-7a58-4c19-83cc-72282a850150
urn:
3171afcd-4d8c-47cf-870b-e2a17ec2a496
name:
Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
id:
L0015
path:
AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3171afcd-4d8c-47cf-870b-e2a17ec2a496
urn:
ef8f3229-02ec-445f-8e32-b75d8ab084e3
name:
Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
id:
L0094
path:
AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0094
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef8f3229-02ec-445f-8e32-b75d8ab084e3
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84c59c26-2aa1-49bd-8728-b530fe2165fb
name:
Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
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L0107
path:
AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0107
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84c59c26-2aa1-49bd-8728-b530fe2165fb
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ed12fa55-ea4b-4e48-b346-9a2f4ed7ddcf
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Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
id:
L0108
path:
AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0108
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed12fa55-ea4b-4e48-b346-9a2f4ed7ddcf
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Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
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L0122
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AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0122
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3fd7bd9-5e89-4115-acc5-a5558d368982
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Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
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L0132
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Skolestyresaker/ administrasjon
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AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0145
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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AV/SAKO-A-696/E/Ea/L0182
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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L0147
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STYKKE
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norge
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0
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