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 2026-10-15T10:05:30Z in 1.402 seconds.

Showing 10 of 420554 results in compact format.

name:
Companhia de Pesca de Baleia em Mossamedes
id:
ARS-A-1037
name:
Pa 0863 - Nordic Bulk AS
id:
SAST-A-102653
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
A-10419
name:
Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (NIME)
id:
MA-A-1133
name:
5. - Forsøk på kjøp av/samarbeid med Bergen Line (1985/-89). 6.- Forhandlinger om kjøp av Nordic America Travel (Carlson Travel Group9 (1989). 7.- BT/USA Incoming Dept. (1991-1992). 8.- Salg av BT/USA (1993)
id:
0003
name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
name:
BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS/ Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS - styreprotokoll/generalforsamlinger med årsberetninger, protokoll
id:
0002
name:
Det Franske Grubecompagnie i Bamble
id:
BAM-A-1006
name:
Avdeling 000 - Direkte medlemmer - Greens rammefabrikk AS - Nordic Comfort Products - Orgelbyggeri Ryde & Berg AS - Møre Interiør AS - Sterling AS
id:
0001
name:
Leistad, Geirr I. (m.fl.)_Online Prosopography: The Plan for Nordic Medieval Data Bases
id:
0028

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total:

420554

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056671
name:
Companhia de Pesca de Baleia em Mossamedes
id:
ARS-A-1037
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1037
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
portugal
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056671
urn:
e0a21765-861e-4e53-9cf4-39723fbb001c
name:
Pa 0863 - Nordic Bulk AS
id:
SAST-A-102653
path:
AV/SAST-A-102653
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0a21765-861e-4e53-9cf4-39723fbb001c
urn:
64b68fff-aaba-4746-8e97-6bd85191a73b
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
A-10419
path:
OBA/A-10419
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64b68fff-aaba-4746-8e97-6bd85191a73b
urn:
4f9003ea-1390-4867-8ad4-58d38335994e
name:
Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (NIME)
id:
MA-A-1133
path:
VID/MA-A-1133
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f9003ea-1390-4867-8ad4-58d38335994e
urn:
6193b34e-99b4-4956-b634-433f82f106b3
name:
5. - Forsøk på kjøp av/samarbeid med Bergen Line (1985/-89). 6.- Forhandlinger om kjøp av Nordic America Travel (Carlson Travel Group9 (1989). 7.- BT/USA Incoming Dept. (1991-1992). 8.- Salg av BT/USA (1993)
id:
0003
path:
OBA/A-70055/Fa/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6193b34e-99b4-4956-b634-433f82f106b3
urn:
3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
name:
Pa 1740 - Amoco Norway Oil Company
id:
SAST-A-102405
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f4129b5-ac57-4ac2-8941-568ea3a4cf0b
urn:
1f81d7da-12b6-4e85-b9f0-e6f78d8d7f9d
name:
BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS/ Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS - styreprotokoll/generalforsamlinger med årsberetninger, protokoll
id:
0002
path:
OBA/A-70055/Aaa/L0008/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f81d7da-12b6-4e85-b9f0-e6f78d8d7f9d
urn:
4a58e132-de64-4561-83ea-da8f660faf0f
name:
Det Franske Grubecompagnie i Bamble
id:
BAM-A-1006
path:
TEMU/BAM-A-1006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a58e132-de64-4561-83ea-da8f660faf0f
urn:
2a4d1909-862c-4bc4-a952-1276880b2a71
name:
Avdeling 000 - Direkte medlemmer - Greens rammefabrikk AS - Nordic Comfort Products - Orgelbyggeri Ryde & Berg AS - Møre Interiør AS - Sterling AS
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1813/E/Ec/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a4d1909-862c-4bc4-a952-1276880b2a71
urn:
1717a7ba-8ae0-4321-a7de-ebe8ca41f515
name:
Leistad, Geirr I. (m.fl.)_Online Prosopography: The Plan for Nordic Medieval Data Bases
id:
0028
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0004/0028
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1717a7ba-8ae0-4321-a7de-ebe8ca41f515
urn:
c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
path:
TIKA/PA-1607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
urn:
fb3ad660-6f1d-404a-bf7f-6b299ada6488
name:
Nordic Fabrikker A/S
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0044/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb3ad660-6f1d-404a-bf7f-6b299ada6488
urn:
b4f510a4-386a-4edd-83c6-716aedd91872
name:
Nordic VSI A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0140/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4f510a4-386a-4edd-83c6-716aedd91872
urn:
e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
name:
Nordic Bulk AS
id:
A-102776
path:
AV/A-102776
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Rogalandsbedriften Nordic Bulk AS ble etablert i 1993 og er blant de desidert største leverandørene av anlegg til bergindustrien i Norge. Bedriften leverer anlegg til både pukk og grustak, smelteverk, gjenvinningsanlegg og gruvedrift, også i flere europeiske land. Flere av de store aktørene innen be...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
urn:
ad4621ba-8ecb-4e58-8285-04fbf4213985
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
AS-10419
path:
OBA/AS-10419
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Initiativtakere til stiftelsen Nordic Black Theatre var Cliff Moustache og Jarl Solberg, som ble henholdsvis kunstnerisk leder og daglig leder. Teatret holdt til i Parkteatret gamle kino på Grünerløkka fram til mars 2002. Nå holder det til på kulturbåten Innvik som ligger ved Langkaia i Bjørvika. Bå...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad4621ba-8ecb-4e58-8285-04fbf4213985
urn:
0a985955-4b10-464e-ab59-14e6eb14bd3c
name:
Nordic Film Composers NEtwork (NFCN). Nordic Conference Calls. Eamon Bates
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-2155/E/Ec/L0011/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a985955-4b10-464e-ab59-14e6eb14bd3c
urn:
e297c48a-14e5-4df8-8c40-87630b059143
name:
Five Local Studies of Nordic Emigration and Migration. I: Nordic Population Mobility. Comparative studies of Selected parishes in the Nordic countries 1850 - 1900.
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0893/F/Fa/L0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e297c48a-14e5-4df8-8c40-87630b059143
urn:
eebce77d-f41f-4eeb-9d04-49f61a5429b6
name:
BTI Nordic AS/BTI Nordic Services AS - generalforsamlingsprotokoll med Vedtekter for Hogg Robinson Nordic Services AS (27.03.2006)
id:
0003
path:
OBA/A-70055/Aaa/L0007/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eebce77d-f41f-4eeb-9d04-49f61a5429b6
urn:
1af677d5-51e4-4ae2-83a9-45234d16743a
name:
NTSK - The Nordic Committee for Satelite Telecommunications
id:
L0745
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AV/RA-S-2856/Di/Dib/L0745
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1af677d5-51e4-4ae2-83a9-45234d16743a
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65db5554-982e-4250-a841-cea1cbf97c1a
name:
NTSK - The Nordic Committee for Satelite Telecommunications
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2856/Di/Dib/L0746/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65db5554-982e-4250-a841-cea1cbf97c1a
urn:
e43574f3-0ff4-4353-8e19-7cfdc98578e4
name:
Nordic Materials Company A/S
id:
0008
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbb/L0067/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e43574f3-0ff4-4353-8e19-7cfdc98578e4
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c9676906-14b3-4261-983c-7883fe367ff7
name:
Nordic Materials Company
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0110/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9676906-14b3-4261-983c-7883fe367ff7
urn:
f9cd7a4b-5f4b-4445-b060-71e24e04e3be
name:
032.177 Compuware Nordic AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-3440/D/L0114/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9cd7a4b-5f4b-4445-b060-71e24e04e3be
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69c7849d-eeb4-40ae-b533-cc3b23436bde
name:
Nordic Materials Company A/S - Kristiansand
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0002
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AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0126/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69c7849d-eeb4-40ae-b533-cc3b23436bde
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name:
Nordic Offshore Drilling Company
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0003
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AV/RA-S-5422/Da/L0051/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d1496ff-7d1c-4b1a-b5f5-a9b19c886afb

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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