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 2026-10-27T10:33:17Z in 1.183 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109120 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1684 - Kværner Oil and Gas AS
id:
SAST-A-102285
name:
Kværner oil and gas AS
id:
A-102375
name:
Blindemisjonen IL
id:
SAO-PAO-0343
name:
Blindernveien skole
id:
A-40070
name:
Norges Handikapforbund Lindesnes
id:
SAK-D/0899L
name:
Hans Thorvald Lindeman
id:
Tek-0026
name:
Borlaugs legat for døvblinde
id:
RA-PA-1753
name:
Linde hospits
id:
SAT-PA-0103
name:
O. Linde
id:
Da
name:
Johs. Linde
id:
AKT-1289

Show all fields in HTML

total:

109120

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
efb4c972-8d68-4ba7-8d0e-674ce45981e7
name:
Pa 1684 - Kværner Oil and Gas AS
id:
SAST-A-102285
path:
AV/SAST-A-102285
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efb4c972-8d68-4ba7-8d0e-674ce45981e7
urn:
afd4dbfc-4c39-4266-83d6-2a8f6188e4c3
name:
Kværner oil and gas AS
id:
A-102375
path:
AV/A-102375
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kværner Oil & Gas AS har besøksadresse Dronning Eufemias gate 8, 0191 Oslo. Selskapets navn i Brønnøysundregisteret er Kværner Oil & Gas AS. Selskapet ble stiftet i 1997 og er registrert som aksjeselskap under bransjen "ikke-finansielle holdingselskaper". Selskapet har ikke hatt noen ansatte siden 2...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afd4dbfc-4c39-4266-83d6-2a8f6188e4c3
urn:
c0fb40ad-fc0e-4a1f-8231-33fc2de21e67
name:
Blindemisjonen IL
id:
SAO-PAO-0343
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0343
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0fb40ad-fc0e-4a1f-8231-33fc2de21e67
urn:
f4728c5c-fce1-42fa-9c7d-48bdbfa76882
name:
Blindernveien skole
id:
A-40070
path:
OBA/A-40070
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4728c5c-fce1-42fa-9c7d-48bdbfa76882
urn:
787c1b56-d253-4bab-8b88-90599eaa17fe
name:
Norges Handikapforbund Lindesnes
id:
SAK-D/0899L
path:
AV/SAK-D/0899L
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/787c1b56-d253-4bab-8b88-90599eaa17fe
urn:
f48356b4-3052-4ac4-8d06-5172127cfc1b
name:
Hans Thorvald Lindeman
id:
Tek-0026
path:
UBIT/Tek-0026
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f48356b4-3052-4ac4-8d06-5172127cfc1b
urn:
ebbfbd7a-5e1f-4b5b-9f6f-37b6dc936c2d
name:
Borlaugs legat for døvblinde
id:
RA-PA-1753
path:
AV/RA-PA-1753
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebbfbd7a-5e1f-4b5b-9f6f-37b6dc936c2d
urn:
330fd264-d3ff-46f1-8cbc-12da300d646d
name:
Linde hospits
id:
SAT-PA-0103
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0103
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/330fd264-d3ff-46f1-8cbc-12da300d646d
urn:
dd5c5f1e-7406-47b8-b9d9-b8b23e39a11c
name:
O. Linde
id:
Da
path:
AFM/US-1057/D/Da
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd5c5f1e-7406-47b8-b9d9-b8b23e39a11c
urn:
efc549c3-ad26-4597-bc85-a368b10e6674
name:
Johs. Linde
id:
AKT-1289
path:
AFM/AKT-1289
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Johs. Linde var bror til O. Linde. Han var kjøpmann og eide en forretning i Oslo.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efc549c3-ad26-4597-bc85-a368b10e6674
urn:
9dbc1376-5ae9-42bb-bbfa-793c0fcbdfe0
name:
Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
A-102245
path:
AV/A-102245
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Selskapet ble stiftet den 26. oktober 1962 i Oslo. Formålet med selskapet var å kjøpe, eller på annen måte erverve, importere, fabrikere, lagre, selge eller på annen måte avhende kullvannstoffer, flytende eller i gassform, gassprodukter og tilbehør dertil, og å utøve annen virksomhet, direkte eller ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9dbc1376-5ae9-42bb-bbfa-793c0fcbdfe0
urn:
b8498048-7729-40f4-80bb-dea76aa6cd0e
name:
Verdensmagasinet X
id:
ARK-3008
path:
AAB/ARK-3008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8498048-7729-40f4-80bb-dea76aa6cd0e
urn:
4b82e548-0375-4f6e-b557-4792f5bc696e
name:
Pa 1703 - Hydro Oil and Gas Iran AS
id:
SAST-A-102305
path:
AV/SAST-A-102305
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b82e548-0375-4f6e-b557-4792f5bc696e
urn:
d97b05e6-4fe4-4f44-bd75-7499403e915d
name:
Austad kvegassuranseforening
id:
SAK-LYK-004
path:
AV/SAK-LYK-004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d97b05e6-4fe4-4f44-bd75-7499403e915d
urn:
348ca12c-e20d-40e1-8299-4b1a61d9dd9d
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, B-avdelingen
id:
RA-S-6507
path:
AV/RA-S-6507
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/348ca12c-e20d-40e1-8299-4b1a61d9dd9d
urn:
ac28011d-e373-4f97-82fb-bf3655ad5760
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Rettskontoret
id:
RA-S-4815
path:
AV/RA-S-4815
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac28011d-e373-4f97-82fb-bf3655ad5760
urn:
f7767c04-e7d0-43b9-b729-ee0302b6593b
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Postkontrollkontoret
id:
RA-S-6854
path:
AV/RA-S-6854
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7767c04-e7d0-43b9-b729-ee0302b6593b
urn:
191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
name:
Pa 1612 - Gulf Gas (Norway) AS
id:
SAST-A-102173
path:
AV/SAST-A-102173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/191d8b67-61ca-4476-be15-c81172acd735
urn:
e7ccd089-ed5f-46b1-bef1-d8e0f6e8d47f
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen/Ambassaden i Kairo, Egypt
id:
RA-S-3914
path:
AV/RA-S-3914
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7ccd089-ed5f-46b1-bef1-d8e0f6e8d47f
urn:
f45802af-7537-4b7f-a9a4-ed9cc354affe
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Flyktningkontoret
id:
RA-S-6753
path:
AV/RA-S-6753
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
3
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f45802af-7537-4b7f-a9a4-ed9cc354affe
urn:
efc5e2a4-d179-4cc5-9e34-110a4da441a3
name:
Utenriksstasjonene, Legasjonen i Stockholm, Flyktningkontoret, Medisinaldirektøren
id:
RA-S-2080
path:
AV/RA-S-2080
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efc5e2a4-d179-4cc5-9e34-110a4da441a3
urn:
58f3528f-2014-42c3-8fdd-b4c3a823cbbd
name:
Diverse: Power Gas og Texaco samt Linde
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/Y/L0468/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58f3528f-2014-42c3-8fdd-b4c3a823cbbd
urn:
55eeb882-ab7f-4ec3-8a5e-cdfe6c98b4b4
name:
O. Linde
id:
US-1057
path:
AFM/US-1057
unit_type:
ARKIV
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Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55eeb882-ab7f-4ec3-8a5e-cdfe6c98b4b4
urn:
cec0717f-0490-460e-b15d-ed021d3645d2
name:
Dampskipsselskapet AS Lindesnes
id:
SAK-D/0658
path:
AV/SAK-D/0658
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cec0717f-0490-460e-b15d-ed021d3645d2
urn:
98c49153-c097-45ac-87b2-f9beba142608
name:
Diverse O.Linde
id:
L0001
path:
AFM/US-1057/D/Da/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98c49153-c097-45ac-87b2-f9beba142608

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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