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 2026-10-24T07:45:27Z in 0.378 seconds.

Showing 10 of 184093 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    KS Jahre Offshore I AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1180
  2. name:
    Navion Offshore AS
    id:
    A-102024
  3. name:
    KS Jahre Offshore I AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1180
  4. name:
    47286: STK/Alcatel AS. 47296: EB Industri og offshore - Bergen. 47316: Autophon Norge AS.
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Økonomipartner Bergen AS
    id:
    0007
  6. name:
    District Offshore A/S (DOF ASA)
    id:
    P-16245
  7. name:
    Sak 11890. SAS Service Partner, Offshore & Industrial Catering AS. Ansettelsesforhold. Bergen byrett I
    id:
    3211
  8. name:
    46836: EB Industri og offshore. 46866: Solberg Andersen AS. 46876: Solberg og Andersen - Bergen.
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    6631 (2) - Offshore Norge: Owner Tariffs Norpipe AS/Norsea Gas AS (2)
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    6631 (1) - Offshore Norge: Owners Tariffs Norpipe AS og Norsea Gas AS (1)
    id:
    0004
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total:
184093
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001084
    name:
    KS Jahre Offshore I AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1180
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1180
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    KS Jahre Offshore I AS ble stiftet den 22. oktober i 1981. Selskapets aksjekapital var eiet av AS Kosmos. Selskapets formål var å delta som komplementar i KS Jahre Offshore I AS, som ble stiftet den 23. oktober samme år med ialt 9 kommanditister. Formålet var å anskaffe og drive boligplattformen Kos...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001084
  2. urn:
    625fe4aa-bca3-4ce6-8351-058411806595
    name:
    Navion Offshore AS
    id:
    A-102024
    path:
    AV/A-102024
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Navion Offshore AS hle opprettet i desember 1997. Formålet var å drive rederi og offshorevirksomhet. Forretningskontor i Stavanger. Navion ASA var heleier. Stein Egil Næss administrerende direktør. Brit K. S. Rugland styreformann. Selskapet hadde ingen ansatte. Oppløst i 2002.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/625fe4aa-bca3-4ce6-8351-058411806595
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061766
    name:
    KS Jahre Offshore I AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1180
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1180
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061766
  4. urn:
    dffa66e7-dbd9-4205-8567-ff587410bcf6
    name:
    47286: STK/Alcatel AS. 47296: EB Industri og offshore - Bergen. 47316: Autophon Norge AS.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0002/E/Ea/L0018/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dffa66e7-dbd9-4205-8567-ff587410bcf6
  5. urn:
    13406796-f547-4032-b47a-07f45f8b2741
    name:
    Økonomipartner Bergen AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0003/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13406796-f547-4032-b47a-07f45f8b2741
  6. urn:
    6ba203c8-750d-46ab-a83d-1807b2690474
    name:
    District Offshore A/S (DOF ASA)
    id:
    P-16245
    path:
    AV/P-16245
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    "DOF ASA, eller District Offshore AS ble stiftet på Storebø i Austevoll 27. august 1981. Selskapet var i utgangspunktet et "folkeaksjeselskap" med en startkapital på 2,5 millioner kroner. Selskapet var forankret i kystregionale interesser med det formål å koordinere og markedsføre aksjonærenes tjene...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ba203c8-750d-46ab-a83d-1807b2690474
  7. urn:
    403289a4-d0f1-4a72-b7ce-d5dab008c1a3
    name:
    Sak 11890. SAS Service Partner, Offshore & Industrial Catering AS. Ansettelsesforhold. Bergen byrett I
    id:
    3211
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/3211
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/403289a4-d0f1-4a72-b7ce-d5dab008c1a3
  8. urn:
    9113b65a-570e-4306-8534-308a7ab84a96
    name:
    46836: EB Industri og offshore. 46866: Solberg Andersen AS. 46876: Solberg og Andersen - Bergen.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0002/E/Ea/L0017/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9113b65a-570e-4306-8534-308a7ab84a96
  9. urn:
    0fe78d46-aefa-4b77-b9f1-b68cbbfd3867
    name:
    6631 (2) - Offshore Norge: Owner Tariffs Norpipe AS/Norsea Gas AS (2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0023/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fe78d46-aefa-4b77-b9f1-b68cbbfd3867
  10. urn:
    14782f2a-802b-4c93-a58c-78f9ae31d3f5
    name:
    6631 (1) - Offshore Norge: Owners Tariffs Norpipe AS og Norsea Gas AS (1)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101248/G/L0022/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14782f2a-802b-4c93-a58c-78f9ae31d3f5
  11. urn:
    no-NESJ_arkiv_000000002389
    name:
    Wingaards Ovnstøperi & Fabrik AS, Bergen, Wingaards Ovner, oktober 1933
    id:
    L0058
    path:
    NESJ/NJM-006/01/L0058
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Næs Jernverksmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NESJ_arkiv_000000002389
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118585
    name:
    Fusjon mellom AS Rosshavet og Nordic Offshore AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118585
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118590
    name:
    Nordic Offshore og Ross Rig AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1023/G/Ga/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118590
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000749295
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    BBA/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Produserer diesel- og gassmotorer for skip og generatorsett. Opphavet er Bergen Mekaniske Verksted som i 1946 etablerte en egen motorfabrikk. Eid av Ulsteingruppen i perioden 1985-1999, og fabrikken fikk navnet Bergen Diesel AS. Motorfabri...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000749295
  15. urn:
    43517c30-9541-44d6-a196-af7043f1ffe4
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    SAF/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Produserer diesel- og gassmotorer for skip og generatorsett. Opphavet er Bergen Mekaniske Verksted som i 1946 etablerte en egen motorfabrikk. Eid av Ulsteingruppen i perioden 1985-1999, og fabrikken fikk navnet Bergen Diesel AS. Motorfabri...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43517c30-9541-44d6-a196-af7043f1ffe4
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000774554
    name:
    Ulstein Bergen Energy AS
    id:
    A-6152
    path:
    BBA/A-6152
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Fusjonert inn i Rolls-Royce Marine AS i 2005.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000774554
  17. urn:
    43c4ebf4-1e7a-4919-bf9f-62a072f26fed
    name:
    Ulstein Bergen Energy AS
    id:
    A-6152
    path:
    SAF/A-6152
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Fusjonert inn i Rolls-Royce Marine AS i 2005.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43c4ebf4-1e7a-4919-bf9f-62a072f26fed
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003486582
    name:
    Bergen Offshore Catering A/S
    id:
    A-7433
    path:
    BBA/A-7433
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Tine Meierier Bergen, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 250.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486582
  19. urn:
    722bcb1d-2e03-400c-be24-e558c28d2085
    name:
    Bergen Offshore Catering A/S
    id:
    A-7433
    path:
    SAF/A-7433
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Tine Meierier Bergen, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 250.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/722bcb1d-2e03-400c-be24-e558c28d2085
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003486583
    name:
    Bergen Offshore Catering
    id:
    A-7433
    path:
    BBA/A-7433
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486583
  21. urn:
    5c78dbe1-ec44-43f6-bf18-b34d2732ba94
    name:
    Bergen Offshore Catering
    id:
    A-7433
    path:
    SAF/A-7433
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c78dbe1-ec44-43f6-bf18-b34d2732ba94
  22. urn:
    6b93aa3a-1357-4dd9-a0c8-20f080b14a2d
    name:
    District Offshore A/S (DOF ASA)
    id:
    RA-PA-1510
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b93aa3a-1357-4dd9-a0c8-20f080b14a2d
  23. urn:
    51b91c1f-7ad4-4b3c-8292-2c1c6159011c
    name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 403128. Würth Norge AS AVO Bergen
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0085/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51b91c1f-7ad4-4b3c-8292-2c1c6159011c
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000204611
    name:
    Forslag til avtale mellom Bergen kommune og Bergen saneringsinstitutt AS om strøksanering
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-5132/F/Fa/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000204611
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000735706
    name:
    Rutelaget Askøy-Bergen AS
    id:
    A-6089
    path:
    BBA/A-6089
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Tide ASA, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 88. - Fra wikiepedia: "Rutelaget Askøy-Bergen AS (A-B) ble stiftet i 1950. Selskapets hovedvirksomhet frem til Askøybroen ble åpnet i 1992, var lokal ferje- og busstrafikk mellom Askøy og Bergen. I tillegg drev selskapet ferjevirksomhet mellom Bergen og S...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000735706
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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