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 2026-10-15T19:38:00Z in 0.727 seconds.

Showing 10 of 496 results in compact format.

name:
Statoil Fuel and Retail AS
id:
A-102551
name:
Meeting of the Retail Coordination Committee (RCC)
id:
Ac
name:
Deponering Statoil Fuel and Retail AS
id:
2
name:
Retailer og E&R Magazine
id:
Xh
name:
Retail strategy
id:
L0047
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0049
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0050
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0051
name:
Retail business plan
id:
0002
name:
Retail business plan
id:
0003

Show all fields in HTML

total:

496

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
27fdd931-2cee-4884-90b5-e75b0bc47e02
name:
Statoil Fuel and Retail AS
id:
A-102551
path:
AV/A-102551
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Statoil Fuel and Retail AS ble etablert under navnet Statoil Energy and Retail AS 18. mai 2010. Da som et separat forretningsområde i Statoil gruppen. Selskapet ble børsnotert 22. oktober 2010. Selskapet Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. kjøpte selskapet den 19. juni 2012 og tok selskapet av børs. Selsk...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27fdd931-2cee-4884-90b5-e75b0bc47e02
urn:
5dbf7a3c-12c3-4904-be81-01bf2ab8f895
name:
Meeting of the Retail Coordination Committee (RCC)
id:
Ac
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0004/A/Ac
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dbf7a3c-12c3-4904-be81-01bf2ab8f895
urn:
5a415a9b-70c9-4be6-87fc-37225afa7237
name:
Deponering Statoil Fuel and Retail AS
id:
2
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AV/SAST-A-101965/2
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a415a9b-70c9-4be6-87fc-37225afa7237
urn:
2c1ca255-8226-4ee1-82db-116824e0fc30
name:
Retailer og E&R Magazine
id:
Xh
path:
AV/SAST-A-102445/X/Xh
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1ca255-8226-4ee1-82db-116824e0fc30
urn:
7123b04c-4a72-41b2-9cb8-2a12c17bba78
name:
Retail strategy
id:
L0047
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0047
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7123b04c-4a72-41b2-9cb8-2a12c17bba78
urn:
f318472f-de27-4fb8-98d9-c749c04c449b
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0049
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0049
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f318472f-de27-4fb8-98d9-c749c04c449b
urn:
dfcae292-4e2c-40a1-9c1c-fe2bada93f6d
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0050
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0050
unit_type:
STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfcae292-4e2c-40a1-9c1c-fe2bada93f6d
urn:
9cefaac0-98ba-4c47-84c4-0db2cbe4cc55
name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
L0051
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0051
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cefaac0-98ba-4c47-84c4-0db2cbe4cc55
urn:
5a19dd79-ec74-4b2c-96fb-51dc6947691a
name:
Retail business plan
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0044/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a19dd79-ec74-4b2c-96fb-51dc6947691a
urn:
82be61cd-af58-4aeb-8f00-7bff7a71c859
name:
Retail business plan
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0044/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82be61cd-af58-4aeb-8f00-7bff7a71c859
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d9bbc044-e4d0-440e-8100-877a1eb57a6a
name:
Retail business plan
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0045/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9bbc044-e4d0-440e-8100-877a1eb57a6a
urn:
3a73fe6d-a1a3-462c-a7d5-32417b32e82b
name:
Retail strategien 1993
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0047/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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ec3ce49f-66a8-4c51-84b1-5aa4e9d9ef88
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Retail strategien 1993
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0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0047/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
Retail strategy 98
id:
0001
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0052/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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urn:
6d6b6255-ee24-4fca-9469-b7e78305bd79
name:
Retail sales TM
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0097/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d6b6255-ee24-4fca-9469-b7e78305bd79
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1b5f9a39-e497-41bc-a344-2394b440d88f
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Retail resultat 2000
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0004/Y/Ya/L0024/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b5f9a39-e497-41bc-a344-2394b440d88f
urn:
c306d1e2-3aed-464a-a58a-f507b934bbb4
name:
Statoil Norge, Statoil Retail Statville, Statoil Detailjhandel, Statoil Retail, Statoil Norol Opplæring og Utvikling lysbilder
id:
L0004
path:
AV/SAST-A-102445/U/Ub/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c306d1e2-3aed-464a-a58a-f507b934bbb4
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032443ff-7aa2-44d2-9038-29f848d75609
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Retail sak og korrespondanse
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L0046
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0046
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/032443ff-7aa2-44d2-9038-29f848d75609
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d920a385-116a-4eed-9e21-c4e81db7dc2a
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Retail business plan presentation
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0006
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0046/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d920a385-116a-4eed-9e21-c4e81db7dc2a
urn:
7676806a-8d30-48a0-9279-ca2844f3fb8b
name:
Motorist og Retail business plan
id:
L0044
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0044
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7676806a-8d30-48a0-9279-ca2844f3fb8b
urn:
a536429e-1ba1-45ad-a355-8c668def5f90
name:
Exxon non-retail identification guidelines
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0094/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a536429e-1ba1-45ad-a355-8c668def5f90
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4d496582-85ab-45a1-948a-d2d3925d257f
name:
Pa 1761 - Statoil Fuel and Retail Norge AS
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SAST-A-102445
path:
AV/SAST-A-102445
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d496582-85ab-45a1-948a-d2d3925d257f
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5166ca9a-ee82-432c-b535-85d2b0e55436
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Retail News Letter og Ica News
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0002
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AV/RA-PA-1394/K/Kh/L0007/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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EPA nr. 166 Retail Store Merchandising
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0007
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AV/RA-S-1391/1/D/L0195/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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name:
DCFR-program retail investment calculation kit
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0005
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AV/SAST-A-100448/E/Ea/L0046/0005
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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