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 2026-10-27T01:00:01Z in 0.655 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109769 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    AKT-02238
  2. name:
    Klepp kommune - Orstad barnehage
    id:
    AKT-1227
  3. name:
    Klepp Kommune - Orstad skole
    id:
    K-101574
  4. name:
    SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Malm Orstad AS
    id:
    2088
  5. name:
    Investering/finansiering og samfunnsøkonomi (mikro)
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Investering/finansiering og videregående regnskap
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    PA-0941, Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    A-0415
  8. name:
    AS Zee Ploeg
    id:
    A-8094
  9. name:
    AS Zee Ploeg
    id:
    A-8094
  10. name:
    Klepp kommune - Orstad naturbarnehage
    id:
    AKT-1429
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total:
109769
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    deb2fcd9-ee1d-4a70-888d-b6b959c50d5d
    name:
    Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    AKT-02238
    path:
    BYST/AKT-02238
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rogaland Investering AS var et selskap med formål å investere i små og mellomstore bedrifter, fortrinnsvis i Rogaland. Selskapet ble stiftet 01.04.1993.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/deb2fcd9-ee1d-4a70-888d-b6b959c50d5d
  2. urn:
    8f9110bf-0e58-420c-be97-a5e1a3279e9f
    name:
    Klepp kommune - Orstad barnehage
    id:
    AKT-1227
    path:
    IKAR/AKT-1227
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Våre hjem Engelsvoll og Orstad opprettet i 1980 barnehagenemnd for opprettelsen av Orstad barnehage. Barnehagen ble bygget etter vedtak i Klepp kommune, og åpnet 1.11.1981. I påvente av ny lov om barnevern vedtok Stortinget 22.august 1947 midlertidig tillegg til pleiebarnsloven og barneforsorgslov...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f9110bf-0e58-420c-be97-a5e1a3279e9f
  3. urn:
    b4e6d4b4-3a73-4172-8028-eb55804ac137
    name:
    Klepp Kommune - Orstad skole
    id:
    K-101574
    path:
    IKAR/K-101574
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Orstad skule åpnet skoleåret 1979/80 I 1889 kom det en ny skolelov og de administrative endringene loven førte med seg er ofte tydelige i arkivene til skolene. Overføringen av myndighet til kommunene fører til at protokoller ofte begynner rundt 1890, men eldre materiale kan være innlemmet i presten...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4e6d4b4-3a73-4172-8028-eb55804ac137
  4. urn:
    2d6c4729-a86f-4b42-bd84-1bc4e5c23cc3
    name:
    SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Malm Orstad AS
    id:
    2088
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2088
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d6c4729-a86f-4b42-bd84-1bc4e5c23cc3
  5. urn:
    f62c8ee5-a016-4f8c-9bbe-bacdeec15750
    name:
    Investering/finansiering og samfunnsøkonomi (mikro)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-SKOLE-043/J/Jb/Jba/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f62c8ee5-a016-4f8c-9bbe-bacdeec15750
  6. urn:
    fb1a635f-8a89-4eb8-abc4-1ec5ce8abea3
    name:
    Investering/finansiering og videregående regnskap
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-SKOLE-043/J/Jb/Jba/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb1a635f-8a89-4eb8-abc4-1ec5ce8abea3
  7. urn:
    2cc69c8b-44f1-45e6-841a-57e60564dd88
    name:
    PA-0941, Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    A-0415
    path:
    BYST/A-0415
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cc69c8b-44f1-45e6-841a-57e60564dd88
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004050874
    name:
    AS Zee Ploeg
    id:
    A-8094
    path:
    BBA/A-8094
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Selskapets formål er investering i aksjer i andre selskaper. Stifter var selskapet AS Kalfaret. - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004050874
  9. urn:
    8446f035-28a8-471d-85b4-8bdfb781e89d
    name:
    AS Zee Ploeg
    id:
    A-8094
    path:
    SAF/A-8094
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Selskapets formål er investering i aksjer i andre selskaper. Stifter var selskapet AS Kalfaret. - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8446f035-28a8-471d-85b4-8bdfb781e89d
  10. urn:
    259ec90d-10f5-4709-aa34-9f93f30a4be8
    name:
    Klepp kommune - Orstad naturbarnehage
    id:
    AKT-1429
    path:
    IKAR/AKT-1429
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Orstad naturbarnehage er en kommunal barnehage som ble stiftet i 1988. I påvente av ny lov om barnevern vedtok Stortinget 22.august 1947 midlertidig tillegg til pleiebarnsloven og barneforsorgsloven. Tillegget omhandlet særlig tilsynet med barnehjem, men bestemte også at departementets godkjennelse...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/259ec90d-10f5-4709-aa34-9f93f30a4be8
  11. urn:
    03675b00-1491-4a19-8937-cccc39f5ff48
    name:
    Eksamen. Norsk/Kommunikasjonslære/Finansiering/Investering
    id:
    L0072
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102286/F/Fd/Fda/L0072
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03675b00-1491-4a19-8937-cccc39f5ff48
  12. urn:
    2cb58405-d8bf-4c0a-8526-fd6db200005b
    name:
    V 12 - V 13 Investering, Produksjonstilskudd
    id:
    L0026
    path:
    ARKSOR/1002MN825/D/Da/L0026
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cb58405-d8bf-4c0a-8526-fd6db200005b
  13. urn:
    e3002533-0573-4cbc-836e-f22b416ca4ea
    name:
    225 Steinsvoll mølle, Orstad, 4300 Sandnes, Klepp kommune. Løpenr 26
    id:
    0025
    path:
    NTM/A-1051/F/Fk/L0001/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3002533-0573-4cbc-836e-f22b416ca4ea
  14. urn:
    b0d72033-8d95-4eb5-ae58-3107f8fa0a7e
    name:
    Ordinære lån - IB. Stavanger Investering AS
    id:
    1725
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/1725
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0d72033-8d95-4eb5-ae58-3107f8fa0a7e
  15. urn:
    6ebae817-e8b1-45cd-a75c-b33d37b5f5eb
    name:
    JBA Invest AS: Investering i flyprosjekt v/AS Aviemore, Sandefjord
    id:
    L0272
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2362/3/D/Da/L0272
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ebae817-e8b1-45cd-a75c-b33d37b5f5eb
  16. urn:
    8a236ad9-cb7d-4be1-a40f-f60aabe7eaaf
    name:
    Eiendom og Investering
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0873/001/Q/Qb/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a236ad9-cb7d-4be1-a40f-f60aabe7eaaf
  17. urn:
    878278e2-be6c-4c9b-aa4e-47a41f7f86fb
    name:
    SIKON as, Selskapet for Investering, kompetanse og Nettverk
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0336/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/878278e2-be6c-4c9b-aa4e-47a41f7f86fb
  18. urn:
    7d6215fe-7c13-4c85-9241-8b3d3d7c1961
    name:
    Fagbevegelsens Investeringsselskap AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0487/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d6215fe-7c13-4c85-9241-8b3d3d7c1961
  19. urn:
    168a4696-d95d-4d61-a739-828064e96774
    name:
    Fagbevegelsens Investeringsselskap AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/I/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/168a4696-d95d-4d61-a739-828064e96774
  20. urn:
    2c966ec9-9cad-4685-8de7-e8add5015985
    name:
    Det Skandinaviske Investeringsselskap AS
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0037/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c966ec9-9cad-4685-8de7-e8add5015985
  21. urn:
    cc4e0ee9-de72-4e41-94f2-76dea7e73c23
    name:
    Investering, kjøp og salg av aksjer og andeler - Båtsfjord Sentralfryselager, AS Sjøbruk, ARSEA AS, Fiskeri og Havbrukssenteret Rørvik, Norges Råfisklag Salg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1691/D/Da/L0012/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc4e0ee9-de72-4e41-94f2-76dea7e73c23
  22. urn:
    2862499a-56b8-488a-9989-5d67c340cb86
    name:
    Norsk Hydro Olie as: Investeringer
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Do/L0038/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2862499a-56b8-488a-9989-5d67c340cb86
  23. urn:
    090c78cd-b478-4125-b81e-85639a273f7d
    name:
    Kjøllefjord service AS - Tilskott - Investeringer
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0339/2/D/Da/L0174/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/090c78cd-b478-4125-b81e-85639a273f7d
  24. urn:
    5d1aba85-6424-4e84-826c-7f97c7e702f0
    name:
    Eiendom og Investering
    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0873/001/Q/Qb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d1aba85-6424-4e84-826c-7f97c7e702f0
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Eiendom og Investering
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0873/001/Q/Qb/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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