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 2026-10-17T21:47:25Z in 1.305 seconds.

Showing 10 of 181135 results in compact format.

name:
Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
id:
RA-S-5411
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
id:
SAST-A-100016
name:
Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
id:
NOMA-A-0070
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
id:
SAST-A-100003
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
id:
RA-S-4144
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
id:
SAST-A-100004
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
id:
RA-S-1614
name:
AS Anlegg
id:
SAT-PA-0698
name:
Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
id:
A-10333
name:
AS Anlegg
id:
AS-4711

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total:

181135

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
id:
RA-S-5411
path:
AV/RA-S-5411
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
urn:
c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
id:
SAST-A-100016
path:
AV/SAST-A-100016
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
urn:
cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
name:
Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
id:
NOMA-A-0070
path:
ANNO/NOMA-A-0070
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
urn:
7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
id:
SAST-A-100003
path:
AV/SAST-A-100003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
urn:
95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
id:
RA-S-4144
path:
AV/RA-S-4144
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
urn:
8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
id:
SAST-A-100004
path:
AV/SAST-A-100004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
urn:
fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
id:
RA-S-1614
path:
AV/RA-S-1614
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
urn:
5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
name:
AS Anlegg
id:
SAT-PA-0698
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0698
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
urn:
18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
name:
Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
id:
A-10333
path:
OBA/A-10333
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
urn:
28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
name:
AS Anlegg
id:
AS-4711
path:
AV/AS-4711
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
A/S Anlegg ble opprettet i januar 1940. I 1985 ble det kjøpt opp av Trondheimsfirmaet Byggteknik. I 1996 ble A/S Anlegg solgt videre til Reinertsen (1/3) og Trøndelag Vekst (1/3), senere tok Reinertsen over hele firmaet. A/S Anlegg var et entreprenørfirma som hovedsakelig drev med utbygging av infra...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
urn:
ea17e5f3-9fe4-4a00-962b-123a9dac52e3
name:
NRC
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0618/D/Dd/L0119/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea17e5f3-9fe4-4a00-962b-123a9dac52e3
urn:
47bf90c7-1ff4-447b-8687-57adbd75d1d2
name:
NRC
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0618/D/Dd/L0120/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47bf90c7-1ff4-447b-8687-57adbd75d1d2
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000129780
name:
NRC
id:
0007
path:
VEMU/A-2543/D/Dc/L0025/0007
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000129780
urn:
52f539f2-7ce5-46eb-8a12-531e2d1cfa26
name:
2-46 - Flyktningerådet (NRC)
id:
0013
path:
AAB/ARK-2256/E/L0004/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52f539f2-7ce5-46eb-8a12-531e2d1cfa26
urn:
3e9e5233-7a84-4978-b3c7-c605fb9dff7b
name:
NRC, Paris
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/F/Fc/Fcf/L0200/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e9e5233-7a84-4978-b3c7-c605fb9dff7b
urn:
c9d4b6e4-f5c2-447f-b341-d38ca12e4e80
name:
Prosjekt 2075 - NRC
id:
0003
path:
AAMA/PA-2925/F/F01/L0018/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9d4b6e4-f5c2-447f-b341-d38ca12e4e80
urn:
c2b20ae3-f54b-4932-a0fd-e30efa12392c
name:
IBM. Avdeling NRC
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbj/Dbjc/L0573/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2b20ae3-f54b-4932-a0fd-e30efa12392c
urn:
fddc3ed6-d2d8-4078-b97d-4bf75711b0fb
name:
Liberia. Water& Sanitation - Coop. w/NRC
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0121/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fddc3ed6-d2d8-4078-b97d-4bf75711b0fb
urn:
e8d022a0-c91a-4c6d-91a4-412752695407
name:
NRC Food and Nutrition Board
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-2910/D/Da/L0188/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8d022a0-c91a-4c6d-91a4-412752695407
urn:
c6b870da-11ef-4a9a-acf3-38310374fc40
name:
Prosjekt 2082 - NRC-Gullfaks "C" - Skidding arr.
id:
0001
path:
AAMA/PA-2925/F/F01/L0019/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6b870da-11ef-4a9a-acf3-38310374fc40
urn:
aa7426ff-62e1-430c-a367-1a1a44321061
name:
ACBAR. ARC. UD-søknad budsjett. NCA/NRC. UD
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/E/Eb/L0125/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa7426ff-62e1-430c-a367-1a1a44321061
urn:
86ed8d81-023b-4ed0-ac3b-a78c52377605
name:
Økonomi Angola Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) RB
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/H/Hh/L0026/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86ed8d81-023b-4ed0-ac3b-a78c52377605
urn:
654c8161-7657-4548-915f-d7cdf4053d6f
name:
Organisasjons- og administrasjonsdokumenter NRC (Norwerian Rig Consultants A/S)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAK-D/1098/F/Fs/L0672/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/654c8161-7657-4548-915f-d7cdf4053d6f
urn:
bf33c092-82f7-46ff-84a1-a6a1bf156a45
name:
LBR. Water and Sanitation Cooperation with NRC
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1641/D/Dd/L0121/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf33c092-82f7-46ff-84a1-a6a1bf156a45
urn:
1d824742-8413-4f41-b416-de36425c59f1
name:
Lytteposten i USA: Rapport fra NRC, Korr. no. fiskeriutst. prod.
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/E/L0195/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d824742-8413-4f41-b416-de36425c59f1

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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