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 2026-10-23T16:41:19Z in 1.737 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110211 results in compact format.

name:
Ocean AS
id:
ARS-Akt-1047
name:
Ocean AS
id:
ARS-A-1047
name:
234: Government training
id:
0002
name:
Nord - Trøndelag Næringsutvikling AS (NTNU)
id:
PA-1608
name:
233: Statoil Training
id:
0001
name:
236: Norsk Hydro Training
id:
0003
name:
235: Other Training
id:
0001
name:
Ocean Products AS
id:
0003
name:
Ocean Supreme AS
id:
0032
name:
Arctic Ocean AS
id:
0023

Show all fields in HTML

total:

110211

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-ARS_arkiv_000000000534
name:
Ocean AS
id:
ARS-Akt-1047
path:
VEMU/ARS-Akt-1047
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
FALKLANDSØYENE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Ocean AS ble stiftet i 1909 med en aksjekapital på 650 000 kr. Selskapet anla landstasjon i New Fortuna Bay på Syd Georgia med spekk- og benkokeri og en guanofabrikk. Fangstbestyrer de første årene var Lauritz Larsen, bror til C. A. Larsen. New Fortuna Bay var den siste norske stasjonen som ble eta...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000000534
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056834
name:
Ocean AS
id:
ARS-A-1047
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1047
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
falklandsøyene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056834
urn:
7a4b3a55-2d62-47a1-bbbc-dc05c3495cec
name:
234: Government training
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0030/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a4b3a55-2d62-47a1-bbbc-dc05c3495cec
urn:
3ff8a976-01a5-4f26-b920-f0ccb68c71f7
name:
Nord - Trøndelag Næringsutvikling AS (NTNU)
id:
PA-1608
path:
TIKA/PA-1608
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ff8a976-01a5-4f26-b920-f0ccb68c71f7
urn:
a8923a1a-bac5-4237-b26e-0260373ca9ae
name:
233: Statoil Training
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0030/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8923a1a-bac5-4237-b26e-0260373ca9ae
urn:
33cb5a6b-2b50-493c-a51c-651e4f06b7a4
name:
236: Norsk Hydro Training
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0031/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33cb5a6b-2b50-493c-a51c-651e4f06b7a4
urn:
fa783004-3208-4761-97f3-5cef3cd9787e
name:
235: Other Training
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Db/Dba/Dbab/L0031/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa783004-3208-4761-97f3-5cef3cd9787e
urn:
b7de25b5-d2dd-4c41-8dea-5608e7a07d94
name:
Ocean Products AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0027/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7de25b5-d2dd-4c41-8dea-5608e7a07d94
urn:
2529dd2c-b59e-42a3-9da1-e4e058147e49
name:
Ocean Supreme AS
id:
0032
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0028/0032
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2529dd2c-b59e-42a3-9da1-e4e058147e49
urn:
416d0304-2023-4576-97e9-d2701fe385e8
name:
Arctic Ocean AS
id:
0023
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0046/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/416d0304-2023-4576-97e9-d2701fe385e8
urn:
45aece95-54b2-4255-bc6d-ea41e1724a4e
name:
Ocean Lirpo Ltd. AS
id:
0040
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0023/0040
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45aece95-54b2-4255-bc6d-ea41e1724a4e
urn:
916b1003-e98b-4382-a62b-0b28476a4974
name:
North Ocean Export AS
id:
0006
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0043/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/916b1003-e98b-4382-a62b-0b28476a4974
urn:
6ab8dfe7-b309-4fd2-acd0-2efdee0d7517
name:
Ocean Superier Products AS
id:
0030
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0051/0030
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ab8dfe7-b309-4fd2-acd0-2efdee0d7517
urn:
acac81eb-d269-45ae-afdb-4ca0e6c39c5f
name:
Ocean Transport Lines Inc
id:
PA-2479
path:
AAMA/PA-2479
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
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:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acac81eb-d269-45ae-afdb-4ca0e6c39c5f
urn:
f00f0a07-3b40-4539-9396-3e50c1d8d69b
name:
Masfjorden, White Ocean Masfjord AS, Lauvika
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAB-A-100046/10/F/L0237/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f00f0a07-3b40-4539-9396-3e50c1d8d69b
urn:
981d9efe-10ce-49ca-ab81-93f1bf55f644
name:
Masfjorden, White Ocean Masfjord AS, Mølsvik
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100046/10/F/L0237/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/981d9efe-10ce-49ca-ab81-93f1bf55f644
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003473981
name:
Sjøkabler: "Ocean Explorer" - J. Martens AS
id:
0021
path:
BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Db/L0068/0021
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003473981
urn:
4ff9fa71-1901-42cd-8167-34907f21ef8e
name:
Kongsberg Maritime Training AS (Medlnr. 1280)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0183/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ff9fa71-1901-42cd-8167-34907f21ef8e
urn:
0060b683-24d5-4287-bd8f-511563c3b47f
name:
Kongsberg Maritime Training AS (Medlnr. 1280)
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0183/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0060b683-24d5-4287-bd8f-511563c3b47f
urn:
4b9d2bf5-9786-4390-a36b-7a3c1ec924d9
name:
Kongsberg Simulation & Training AS (Medlnr. 1317)
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0183/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b9d2bf5-9786-4390-a36b-7a3c1ec924d9
urn:
6afeb3cd-0e13-45ca-959f-0ee2ecbfc97b
name:
Kongsberg Maritime Training AS (Medlnr. 1280)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0035/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6afeb3cd-0e13-45ca-959f-0ee2ecbfc97b
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54866956-150e-46aa-8d55-a1ca8c2f5cb4
name:
Kongsberg Maritime Training AS (Medlnr. 1280)
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0035/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54866956-150e-46aa-8d55-a1ca8c2f5cb4
urn:
fa9e2628-8635-48b1-98a9-dc35bf9122ff
name:
Kongsberg Simulation & Training AS (Medlnr. 1317)
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0035/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa9e2628-8635-48b1-98a9-dc35bf9122ff
urn:
096484d0-993e-47dd-98cd-c568dd6da104
name:
Statfjord training module no. 36 Statfjord B
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ed/Ede/L0152/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/096484d0-993e-47dd-98cd-c568dd6da104
urn:
1f684f2a-84ee-445f-a9be-2a084a712055
name:
Årsberetninger og regnskap - A/S "Ocean"
id:
R02
path:
AAMA/PA-3053/R/R02
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f684f2a-84ee-445f-a9be-2a084a712055

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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