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 2026-10-19T00:32:08Z in 0.787 seconds.

Showing 10 of 420 results in compact format.

name:
Rostock
id:
0007
name:
1851 (1) - Norsea Gas GmbH 1986-1989, arbeidsfil Chr. Frederik Michelet (1)
id:
0003
name:
Rostock 1933, trykk av byen (Ifl. liste nr. 33)
id:
0008
name:
6604 - Offshore Norge: Norsea Gas GmbH - Shareholders Agreement
id:
0002
name:
Norland GmbH 1984-1989 (1)
id:
0003
name:
4976 (1) - Norland GmbH, arbeidsfil Bjørn Arne Næsgaard (1)
id:
0001
name:
4976 (2) - Norland GmbH, arbeidsfil Bjørn Arne Næsgaard (2)
id:
0002
name:
Norsea Gas AS/Norsea Pipeline Ltd. UK/Norsea Gas GmbH/Norland GmbH
id:
Fp
name:
Molokran, Liebherr, Berlevåg
id:
0002
name:
Molokran Liebherr Svartnes
id:
0001

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total:

420

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000616398
name:
Rostock
id:
0007
path:
BBA/A-2590/E/Ea/L0003/0007
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000616398
urn:
3d606b93-d437-43d9-9a5d-57d007ab1b31
name:
1851 (1) - Norsea Gas GmbH 1986-1989, arbeidsfil Chr. Frederik Michelet (1)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d606b93-d437-43d9-9a5d-57d007ab1b31
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000425898
name:
Rostock 1933, trykk av byen (Ifl. liste nr. 33)
id:
0008
path:
BBA/A-0586/T/Ta/L0003/0008
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000425898
urn:
02fd896b-a303-43f3-af04-c2c65e23a74b
name:
6604 - Offshore Norge: Norsea Gas GmbH - Shareholders Agreement
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0009/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02fd896b-a303-43f3-af04-c2c65e23a74b
urn:
e411776d-ed88-46b0-ae39-f480ad7c14ae
name:
Norland GmbH 1984-1989 (1)
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0020/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e411776d-ed88-46b0-ae39-f480ad7c14ae
urn:
85e2b20d-698c-4fa1-9d90-28a679e099bd
name:
4976 (1) - Norland GmbH, arbeidsfil Bjørn Arne Næsgaard (1)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0021/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85e2b20d-698c-4fa1-9d90-28a679e099bd
urn:
811ddc7a-d3fa-4b25-8e11-ec0661eaeb07
name:
4976 (2) - Norland GmbH, arbeidsfil Bjørn Arne Næsgaard (2)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0021/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/811ddc7a-d3fa-4b25-8e11-ec0661eaeb07
urn:
309a196b-5cf6-4f5a-9e77-87d769dd5d89
name:
Norsea Gas AS/Norsea Pipeline Ltd. UK/Norsea Gas GmbH/Norland GmbH
id:
Fp
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/309a196b-5cf6-4f5a-9e77-87d769dd5d89
urn:
10b06632-4a84-4c03-813c-941c6bbc3ba3
name:
Molokran, Liebherr, Berlevåg
id:
0002
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0861/D/Da/Dai/L0192/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10b06632-4a84-4c03-813c-941c6bbc3ba3
urn:
90cb7687-d76d-4a10-92f2-12ea6bb54738
name:
Molokran Liebherr Svartnes
id:
0001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-0861/D/Da/Dai/L0193/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90cb7687-d76d-4a10-92f2-12ea6bb54738
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004167802
name:
Kaikran Liebherr 120L/150
id:
0001
path:
BBA/A-8384/E/Ed/L0006/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004167802
urn:
17cf07a9-6d18-41b7-a4cc-f11aa62001dc
name:
Norsea Gas - Norland GmbH 1984, arbeidsfil Francois Morane
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0020/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17cf07a9-6d18-41b7-a4cc-f11aa62001dc
urn:
25709008-a8d7-44d1-bdbc-02fdcdf6a0d6
name:
DP2 installation of Liebherr Crane
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101681/2/U/Ua/L0028/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25709008-a8d7-44d1-bdbc-02fdcdf6a0d6
urn:
e92992e8-b42c-49fc-87a8-d382215304eb
name:
DP2 installation of Liebherr Crane
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101681/2/U/Ua/L0028/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e92992e8-b42c-49fc-87a8-d382215304eb
urn:
d646ec1a-493e-447e-9bf4-26a627677ca5
name:
Rostock
id:
0039
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0197/0039
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d646ec1a-493e-447e-9bf4-26a627677ca5
urn:
49bc9d56-6e1c-43bc-87bf-96d66a213202
name:
Rostock
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-EA-4048/F/Fc/Fcd/L0232/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49bc9d56-6e1c-43bc-87bf-96d66a213202
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004180137
name:
Rostock
id:
0033
path:
BBA/A-0586/D/Dc/Dcc/L0002/0033
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004180137
urn:
75a44161-62aa-4035-b229-9025a60c1dba
name:
Rostock Dungemittel
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0740/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75a44161-62aa-4035-b229-9025a60c1dba
urn:
f2fde114-86ca-439c-8739-a02a2a949017
name:
Jörgen Rostock
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-S-3161/E/L0088/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2fde114-86ca-439c-8739-a02a2a949017
urn:
2a954a7a-ab54-4e55-bcaf-f7e6e0123745
name:
Rostock JXYK
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-99991/1/J/L0016/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a954a7a-ab54-4e55-bcaf-f7e6e0123745
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002996785
name:
Seehafen Rostock
id:
0002
path:
BBA/A-0742/D/Db/L0226/0002
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002996785
urn:
no-BU_arkiv_000000002215
name:
H.J. Rostock
id:
0013
path:
BU/A-3002/F/L0009/0013
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Privatarkiv i Buskerud
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000002215
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000055887
name:
Hansa Rostock
id:
0004
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1052/P/Pc/Pcb/L0004/0004
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000055887
urn:
70a69ec2-ba4c-4d6d-bedf-676976d6e6cf
name:
Datert Rostock
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-EA-5965/F29/F29c/L0016/0001/0001/0002/0004
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70a69ec2-ba4c-4d6d-bedf-676976d6e6cf
urn:
4ec1da1b-1be1-489f-8a9e-54a1c574325c
name:
Telefax fra Firma Karl Glaudo Gmbh & Co KG. En vurdering av prosjektet og markedsmulighetene. Del 7, av større rapportbunke. (BV 908-915)
id:
0914
path:
AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0102/0914
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ec1da1b-1be1-489f-8a9e-54a1c574325c

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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