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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-14T05:14:04Z in 0.383 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109717 results in compact format.

name:
Vest Aviation AS
id:
0003
name:
Bitmawe Aviation AS, Bærum
id:
0001
name:
Norske Shell AS avd. Aviation
id:
0066
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Aksnes Aviation AS
id:
1789
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Aksnes Aviation AS
id:
1790
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Manage IT Aviation AS
id:
2090
name:
Osmotex AS
id:
0002
name:
Osmotex AS
id:
0003
name:
Osmo AS
id:
0026
name:
George A. Reynolds: Aviation pioneer Bernt Balchen proved his vision, and mettle, in war as well as peace
id:
0018

Show all fields in HTML

total:

109717

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
12ccf1f7-3f0d-4f7b-9706-10bcedb44ca0
name:
Vest Aviation AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6606/D/Da/L0046/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12ccf1f7-3f0d-4f7b-9706-10bcedb44ca0
urn:
c3407cb6-7853-44a5-816d-9a1fb776a56d
name:
Bitmawe Aviation AS, Bærum
id:
0001
path:
AFK/0200008/E/Eb/L0002/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3407cb6-7853-44a5-816d-9a1fb776a56d
urn:
c427df82-875a-4570-ad6e-9ef3c39dd89f
name:
Norske Shell AS avd. Aviation
id:
0066
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0066
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c427df82-875a-4570-ad6e-9ef3c39dd89f
urn:
13714942-3097-4db1-9f17-1e453dc49043
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Aksnes Aviation AS
id:
1789
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/1789
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13714942-3097-4db1-9f17-1e453dc49043
urn:
6f88b96b-43fe-4e9e-ba9b-6855f856efe3
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Aksnes Aviation AS
id:
1790
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/1790
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f88b96b-43fe-4e9e-ba9b-6855f856efe3
urn:
36dd0ffc-7630-42ce-be3b-ef49ebaf0c83
name:
SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Manage IT Aviation AS
id:
2090
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2090
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36dd0ffc-7630-42ce-be3b-ef49ebaf0c83
urn:
beef64cf-158e-42b9-bd5b-681fbc7c2b7c
name:
Osmotex AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0147/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/beef64cf-158e-42b9-bd5b-681fbc7c2b7c
urn:
5058e853-210e-42a9-9917-891f63119e73
name:
Osmotex AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0285/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5058e853-210e-42a9-9917-891f63119e73
urn:
cd4d55a3-d693-4c69-ac06-32817209a0c9
name:
Osmo AS
id:
0026
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0004/0026
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd4d55a3-d693-4c69-ac06-32817209a0c9
urn:
e1e9acf6-642b-4ea4-bcb3-bc3f417fe83c
name:
George A. Reynolds: Aviation pioneer Bernt Balchen proved his vision, and mettle, in war as well as peace
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-PA-1642/X/L0001/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1e9acf6-642b-4ea4-bcb3-bc3f417fe83c
urn:
67994f70-967c-4d90-bc32-10a3a6e5d45c
name:
Osmundsen Bjørn AS - turvogntransport
id:
0016
path:
AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0844/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67994f70-967c-4d90-bc32-10a3a6e5d45c
urn:
e8adb0ed-6ab3-47ad-9f25-e7ea9e72d08b
name:
Asheim, Osmund
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-1225/D/Da/L0047/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8adb0ed-6ab3-47ad-9f25-e7ea9e72d08b
urn:
6b9b3828-44fe-4fe1-99e7-7acfce041852
name:
Etablererstipend gitt av SND - ESTIP. Nettverkskreditt. Osmotex AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0363/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b9b3828-44fe-4fe1-99e7-7acfce041852
urn:
77dee991-6367-4dab-9dfa-5413e7bd69b7
name:
Eksempler fra samarbeidsoppgave med bedriften AS Stephansen. Lærer: Kirsten Osmundsen
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10583/08/G/Ga/L0013/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77dee991-6367-4dab-9dfa-5413e7bd69b7
urn:
a773a5f0-e5ca-49e5-a6cc-3a1a7a250bfa
name:
Medlemskap, Academy of Science (Finland), National Academy of Science (USA)
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0437/Z/Za/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a773a5f0-e5ca-49e5-a6cc-3a1a7a250bfa
urn:
438cbc51-1c8f-4b70-a93a-9877fcaf086b
name:
A+ Academy
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAK-D/1690/F/Fa/L0001/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/438cbc51-1c8f-4b70-a93a-9877fcaf086b
urn:
398c376c-a69a-4fcc-9c01-54b0156f0da1
name:
Skiftebrev (dødsskifte) etter Asgjerd Osmundsdotter Røyseland
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAK-D/1289/F/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/398c376c-a69a-4fcc-9c01-54b0156f0da1
urn:
ff946d34-d349-4e19-8e0c-86b6994b3f15
name:
Osmat Sveis (OSM)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102497/F/Fh/L0013/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff946d34-d349-4e19-8e0c-86b6994b3f15
urn:
ac546a58-827f-4316-8248-2b52e54babcf
name:
International Peace Academy
id:
L0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1396/F/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac546a58-827f-4316-8248-2b52e54babcf
urn:
64e4d4bb-dd62-492d-945c-9271ed772956
name:
Intern, peace academy
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2385/1/F/Fa/L0054/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64e4d4bb-dd62-492d-945c-9271ed772956
urn:
d1b78682-647d-4e5f-9caa-966046eb6348
name:
SAS Flight Academy
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-2801/D/L0004/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1b78682-647d-4e5f-9caa-966046eb6348
urn:
36a7e8c6-4902-4a47-9dfc-fff856523b69
name:
The British Academy
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2916/1/D/L0512/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36a7e8c6-4902-4a47-9dfc-fff856523b69
urn:
77734e60-a57d-482a-9526-f0b262c496a0
name:
The British Academy
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-S-2939/F/Fj/L0925/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77734e60-a57d-482a-9526-f0b262c496a0
urn:
d23c3e6a-9f16-40eb-9469-b942599bf42f
name:
Academy of Sciences
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1081/I/Ib/Ibc/Ibcb/L0002/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d23c3e6a-9f16-40eb-9469-b942599bf42f
urn:
f4d92f5a-22c4-41af-9b0e-e1472cefcbc4
name:
Academy of Finland
id:
0007
path:
UBIT/Tek-0029/M/L0001/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4d92f5a-22c4-41af-9b0e-e1472cefcbc4

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