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 2026-10-31T10:25:38Z in 3.843 seconds.

Showing 10 of 68963 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
  2. name:
    Pa 1602 - Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. Onshore Personalforening (MOP)
    id:
    SAST-A-102149
  3. name:
    PA 1511- Mobil Oil A/S Norge
    id:
    SAST-A-101916
  4. name:
    Oneco Installasjon AS - SD anlegg
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Oneco Installasjon AS - elkraft, tele- og automatisering
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Pa 1744 - Mobil Development Norway A/S
    id:
    SAST-A-102411
  7. name:
    Pa 1578 - Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated
    id:
    SAST-A-102024
  8. name:
    PA 1511- Mobil Oil A/S Norge
    id:
    A-101916
  9. name:
    Mobil Development Norway A/S
    id:
    A-102544
  10. name:
    Risør og Oplands Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    PA-2241
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total:
68963
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
    name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1547
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
  2. urn:
    c325a061-7e26-4390-9d56-81e95b9c3aad
    name:
    Pa 1602 - Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. Onshore Personalforening (MOP)
    id:
    SAST-A-102149
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102149
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c325a061-7e26-4390-9d56-81e95b9c3aad
  3. urn:
    6dfa3c98-933a-47e1-b5aa-33f2312e9720
    name:
    PA 1511- Mobil Oil A/S Norge
    id:
    SAST-A-101916
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101916
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dfa3c98-933a-47e1-b5aa-33f2312e9720
  4. urn:
    989f12c1-bd88-44be-8af4-222ef309fffa
    name:
    Oneco Installasjon AS - SD anlegg
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0013/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/989f12c1-bd88-44be-8af4-222ef309fffa
  5. urn:
    843bcbc3-47e8-430a-8775-e6063cda99d5
    name:
    Oneco Installasjon AS - elkraft, tele- og automatisering
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/843bcbc3-47e8-430a-8775-e6063cda99d5
  6. urn:
    fe7f010b-0b6c-43f6-8b6c-fc1e8b8dc828
    name:
    Pa 1744 - Mobil Development Norway A/S
    id:
    SAST-A-102411
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102411
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe7f010b-0b6c-43f6-8b6c-fc1e8b8dc828
  7. urn:
    c1c13a38-2132-44a1-a8af-137fbdcde795
    name:
    Pa 1578 - Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated
    id:
    SAST-A-102024
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1c13a38-2132-44a1-a8af-137fbdcde795
  8. urn:
    af72463b-eb31-4cae-b102-75a3d575bf3a
    name:
    PA 1511- Mobil Oil A/S Norge
    id:
    A-101916
    path:
    AV/A-101916
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mobil Oil Norge ble stiftet med navnet Norsk Vacuum Oil Company A/S i 1918. Selskapet var et datterselskap av det amerikanske selskapet Vacuum Oil Company. I 1951 fusjonerte selskapet med Sporveienes Bensindepot NOR og forandret navn til NOR og Vacuum A/S. I 1957 ble navnet forandret til Mobil Oil N...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af72463b-eb31-4cae-b102-75a3d575bf3a
  9. urn:
    4acd42b9-64d2-4d2d-bdff-7ae2ca25247d
    name:
    Mobil Development Norway A/S
    id:
    A-102544
    path:
    AV/A-102544
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mobil Development Norway ble stiftet 07.08.1973. Selskapet var heleid av Mobil International Petroleum Corporation. Formålet med driften var å undersøke og utnytte oljerettigheter på norsk kontinentalsokkel. Selskapet skulle også inneha og forvalte lisenser de fikk tildelt på norsk kontinentalsokkel...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4acd42b9-64d2-4d2d-bdff-7ae2ca25247d
  10. urn:
    ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
    name:
    Risør og Oplands Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    PA-2241
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2241
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
  11. urn:
    f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
    name:
    Indre Sogns Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    SFF-96095
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-96095
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
    name:
    Pa 1380 - Larvik og Oplands automobilselskap AS
    id:
    A-2631
    path:
    VEMU/A-2631
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
  13. urn:
    a9fcb156-bf6a-42ed-9ad4-57caadf66e37
    name:
    Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated
    id:
    A-102050
    path:
    AV/A-102050
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mobil Exploration Norway Incorporated (MENI) ble opprettet 02.08.1973. Det var et datterselskap av det amerikanske oljeselskapet Mobil Oil Corporation. Selskapets formål var å lete etter og produsere olje og gass på norsk kontinentalsokkel. MENI fikk tildelt produksjonslisens 037 i 1973. Leteboring ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9fcb156-bf6a-42ed-9ad4-57caadf66e37
  14. urn:
    bcb6c44c-2bbb-4897-8944-b880b2928283
    name:
    Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. Onshore Personalforening
    id:
    A-102213
    path:
    AV/A-102213
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Mobil Exploration Norway Inc. (MENI) Onshore Personalforening ble stiftet 06.05.1980 i av 44 ansatte i Stavanger. Det skulle være en lokal arbeidstakerforening for MENI ansatte som jobbet på land. Foreningens formål var: "Å organisere alle onshore ansatte på "Lokal Payroll" i Mobil Exploration Norwa...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcb6c44c-2bbb-4897-8944-b880b2928283
  15. urn:
    329b64cf-96ca-4d9a-98f2-9903cb26fb56
    name:
    SNJ - nytt råtnetankanlegg - E1 elektroentreprise
    id:
    0044
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0008/0044
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/329b64cf-96ca-4d9a-98f2-9903cb26fb56
  16. urn:
    61c1123c-11ed-40a2-92ed-c930651f3499
    name:
    SNJ - utskifting av hovedtavle H1+H1P
    id:
    0094
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0021/0094
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61c1123c-11ed-40a2-92ed-c930651f3499
  17. urn:
    c7010ba9-4307-4db6-9380-909af6d00cf3
    name:
    SNJ - ny råtnetank - entreprise E3 utskifting av hovedtavle H4
    id:
    0120
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0025/0120
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7010ba9-4307-4db6-9380-909af6d00cf3
  18. urn:
    06f87b12-301b-469c-8a59-b2c7732abe50
    name:
    Ny pumpestasjon Klepp stasjon - Bryne - el. kraft og automasjon
    id:
    0126
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0029/0126
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06f87b12-301b-469c-8a59-b2c7732abe50
  19. urn:
    0d018db5-c5c7-4bde-a4c3-dc8c9fc82e41
    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E51 driftskontroll perm 2
    id:
    0191
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0050/0191
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d018db5-c5c7-4bde-a4c3-dc8c9fc82e41
  20. urn:
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    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E51 driftskontroll perm 1
    id:
    0190
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0051/0190
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52a18373-c0ec-40c3-9e04-1dd8381be994
  21. urn:
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    name:
    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E51 driftskontroll perm 3
    id:
    0192
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0051/0192
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df25832e-98bf-47e1-8625-708f3dbe5b0c
  22. urn:
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    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E51 driftskontroll perm 4
    id:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6343c00-04a0-490e-baf4-06a3bb79d9a1
  23. urn:
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    Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E51 driftskontroll perm 5
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3cae2a35-0b3f-4de3-b5f3-d6915a307d54
  24. urn:
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    id:
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  25. urn:
    a1469d0c-1a83-485d-8dae-fe5af89a9b00
    name:
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    id:
    0206
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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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