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 2026-10-24T10:39:08Z in 1.255 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4175 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Aall Hawaii Holdings Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Materiale for møte mellom Aall Group Inc. og Aall Foundation.
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Continental Foundation, Continental Trust Company Inc., Continental Trust Company Inc. (Contingency Fund), Sterling Trust Company/Sterling Properties Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    L0059
  4. name:
    Discovery Petroleum. Front Exploration
    id:
    L0031
  5. name:
    Romferger, Shuttle fixes, Discovery
    id:
    L0250
  6. name:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC.
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1176
  7. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Rapport over verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc. fra Coopers & Lybrand og korrespondanse.
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse avtaler mellom Aall Hawaii Holdings Inc. og American Land Company Ltd.
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Møtereferater (Blue Range, Aall Foundation, Sterling Properties Inc., Bridge Trust Company), korrespondanse og rapport over verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc.
    id:
    L0034
  10. name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Aall & Company (Cayman) Limited, Aall & Company Limited Inc., Aall & Company (UK) Limited, Aall Group Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
4175
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    75c512a9-1e8c-4921-a074-c06a38f97e63
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Aall Hawaii Holdings Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0056/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75c512a9-1e8c-4921-a074-c06a38f97e63
  2. urn:
    ff3aad4e-6f5e-475f-9cf8-5c1010f40523
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Materiale for møte mellom Aall Group Inc. og Aall Foundation.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0037/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff3aad4e-6f5e-475f-9cf8-5c1010f40523
  3. urn:
    00f86ff0-eb7e-4f5d-b540-a5253fb2e562
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Continental Foundation, Continental Trust Company Inc., Continental Trust Company Inc. (Contingency Fund), Sterling Trust Company/Sterling Properties Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    L0059
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0059
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00f86ff0-eb7e-4f5d-b540-a5253fb2e562
  4. urn:
    4731b3c2-762b-4aad-b759-a74b17ab6f87
    name:
    Discovery Petroleum. Front Exploration
    id:
    L0031
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00002/E/L0031
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4731b3c2-762b-4aad-b759-a74b17ab6f87
  5. urn:
    e90db5cc-e865-4d4b-af17-f1fafb28c297
    name:
    Romferger, Shuttle fixes, Discovery
    id:
    L0250
    path:
    NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0250
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e90db5cc-e865-4d4b-af17-f1fafb28c297
  6. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001074
    name:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC.
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1176
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1176
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Jahre Shipping (USA) INC. ble etablert i 1982. Selskapet var et datterselskap av Aksjeselskapet Kosmos og ble administrert av Anders Jahre AS, Sandefjord. Jahre Shipping (USA) INC. hadde sitt kontor i Houston, Texas, USA, og daglig leder var Jean Sissener. Administrerende direktør for selskapet i 19...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001074
  7. urn:
    a1072039-6888-4beb-b628-4522fb48d960
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Rapport over verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc. fra Coopers & Lybrand og korrespondanse.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0036/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1072039-6888-4beb-b628-4522fb48d960
  8. urn:
    362245c0-af8e-4e67-b96a-cb63e1d0f6e5
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse avtaler mellom Aall Hawaii Holdings Inc. og American Land Company Ltd.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0038/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/362245c0-af8e-4e67-b96a-cb63e1d0f6e5
  9. urn:
    ff62516a-07d0-45cf-8e8a-da503059c605
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Møtereferater (Blue Range, Aall Foundation, Sterling Properties Inc., Bridge Trust Company), korrespondanse og rapport over verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc.
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff62516a-07d0-45cf-8e8a-da503059c605
  10. urn:
    cff7e4e8-50e9-4a93-8892-977917b410fe
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Aall & Company (Cayman) Limited, Aall & Company Limited Inc., Aall & Company (UK) Limited, Aall Group Inc.' finansielle situasjon.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0058/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cff7e4e8-50e9-4a93-8892-977917b410fe
  11. urn:
    351361c2-a095-4dd3-ab54-307721c52f4f
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. - Rapport fra American Land Company, Ltd. vedrørende Aall Hawaii Holdings, Inc. - Begivenhetskronologi vedrørende McKinnell.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0047/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/351361c2-a095-4dd3-ab54-307721c52f4f
  12. urn:
    13186efa-4615-4ff8-8c19-22878476a85a
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Møtereferater (Aall Foundation, Aall Hawaii Holdings Inc., Bridge Trust Company), notater og korrespondanse med vedlegg.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0045/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13186efa-4615-4ff8-8c19-22878476a85a
  13. urn:
    de727fb7-44dc-413f-8dac-540fb7c91c7f
    name:
    Kenmore Inc A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0093/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de727fb7-44dc-413f-8dac-540fb7c91c7f
  14. urn:
    a98dcc4f-dd05-4fbe-a5cb-de69fbc2e183
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Møtereferater (Bridge Trust Company, Aall Foundation), korrespondanse (Aall Trust & Banking) og verdsettelsen av Aall Group Inc.
    id:
    L0033
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0033
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a98dcc4f-dd05-4fbe-a5cb-de69fbc2e183
  15. urn:
    767b3a99-5508-40e2-906c-72387a0e1d92
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Avtaler mellom Sterling Properties Inc., Blue Range Corp. og Aall Trust & Bankling Corp. Ltd. og aksjekjøpsavtaler.
    id:
    0001
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  16. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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  17. urn:
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    name:
    Bridge Discovery, Avtaleutkast mellom Blue Range Corp., Aall Group Inc. og Aall Realty Holdings Corp., korrespondanse og møtereferanter (Blue Range).
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0030/0002
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  18. urn:
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    name:
    Kay-Brunner Steel Products, Inc
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0093/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf10da79-1966-4ee9-984f-a1bd10bdbdbf
  19. urn:
    3c249c6e-aadf-44d2-b161-64c8829b7257
    name:
    PA 1546 - Esso Norway Incorporated
    id:
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    path:
    AV/A-101965
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Esso Norway Inc. ble opprettet for å oppnå en overordnet lokal koordinering av det amerikanske moderselskapet Exxon totale interesser i Norge. Selskapet overtok samtlige aksjer i de to uavhengige selskapene A/S Esso Norge og Esso Exploration and Production Norway Inc.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c249c6e-aadf-44d2-b161-64c8829b7257
  20. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    history:
    Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. (MENI) Onshore Personalforening ble stiftet 06.05.1980 i av 44 ansatte i Stavanger. Det skulle være en lokal arbeidstakerforening for MENI ansatte som jobbet på land. Foreningens formål var: "Å organisere alle onshore ansatte på "Lokal Payroll" i Mobil Exploration Norwa...
    link:
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    name:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
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    history:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc var et rederi som drev med utenriksfart og var registrert i Liberia. Rederiet eide bl.a.skipene "John Wilson", "Chilean Nitrate" og "Nortuna". Skipene "John Wilson" og "Chilean Nitrate" ble bygget i Japan i 1956. Begge var cargo linere på 12500 tonn. Sistnevnte gikk i rut...
    link:
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  22. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse bankutdrag for US Dollar-konto (SEB), konto 123, konto 127, konto 129 og Wobaco-/Bank America-konto, Continental Trust Company Inc.
    id:
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    link:
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    Årsegnskap Esso Norway Inc.
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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