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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-01T23:40:54Z in 5.505 seconds.

Showing 10 of 29 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    PWC History
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    SA-News/PWC-pulikasjoner
    id:
    Ya
  3. name:
    PWC - Regnskap
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC)
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    PWC. Generelt organisasjonsutvikling
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    PWC/CWC - 9510AAAA/BAAA
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Construction work orders CWC-/EWR-/PWC9710, CWC-/EWR-/PWC9711
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    "Prosjekt desember" - begrenset gjennomgang av utvalgte engasjementer i NB av PwC
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Diverse dokumenter. Fædrelandsvennens Hovedside, Økonomi PWC Consulting osv.
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Rammeavtale konsulenttjenester/Rådgivning IT 01.11.2001 - 31.10.2003 mellom Bergen kommune og PWC Consulting avd. Bergen.
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
29
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    5ee40492-1fb3-413d-8b04-837221d5eee8
    name:
    PWC History
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101974/A/Ac/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ee40492-1fb3-413d-8b04-837221d5eee8
  2. urn:
    1ac7bfbe-75bc-479c-9f86-6aa1413853ef
    name:
    SA-News/PWC-pulikasjoner
    id:
    Ya
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101974/Y/Ya
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ac7bfbe-75bc-479c-9f86-6aa1413853ef
  3. urn:
    c03946e1-2181-4dea-97b2-d9b85c76cfe0
    name:
    PWC - Regnskap
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1691/F/L0007/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c03946e1-2181-4dea-97b2-d9b85c76cfe0
  4. urn:
    b2d460c6-a5f2-4a8e-a59b-c61ae258cb36
    name:
    Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2d460c6-a5f2-4a8e-a59b-c61ae258cb36
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003336391
    name:
    PWC. Generelt organisasjonsutvikling
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dah/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003336391
  6. urn:
    6f982439-72a1-4511-ad75-3b81b01c6b5d
    name:
    PWC/CWC - 9510AAAA/BAAA
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ea/L0060/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f982439-72a1-4511-ad75-3b81b01c6b5d
  7. urn:
    33ed0444-520c-4ae2-a0f1-6a7d9638d907
    name:
    Construction work orders CWC-/EWR-/PWC9710, CWC-/EWR-/PWC9711
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ea/L0071/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33ed0444-520c-4ae2-a0f1-6a7d9638d907
  8. urn:
    1b71671f-ec97-4648-82f6-86b83e76de66
    name:
    "Prosjekt desember" - begrenset gjennomgang av utvalgte engasjementer i NB av PwC
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/A-00-1016/F/Fb/L0015/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b71671f-ec97-4648-82f6-86b83e76de66
  9. urn:
    b135f2f8-4a9c-48d5-befb-edfa4c4dc85c
    name:
    Diverse dokumenter. Fædrelandsvennens Hovedside, Økonomi PWC Consulting osv.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b135f2f8-4a9c-48d5-befb-edfa4c4dc85c
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000262979
    name:
    Rammeavtale konsulenttjenester/Rådgivning IT 01.11.2001 - 31.10.2003 mellom Bergen kommune og PWC Consulting avd. Bergen.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fc/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000262979
  11. urn:
    32bb89b7-c400-4596-a07e-cb7849aae116
    name:
    Torridalsveien ny Vannledning under ny Bro. + Kloakkledning til elva. Grøfteprofil for PWC-rør. Tegning nr:112-4, Kvadraturen Nordøst
    id:
    0014
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001KN732/T/Td/0028/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32bb89b7-c400-4596-a07e-cb7849aae116
  12. urn:
    9a78d77a-562b-4b3f-9521-8cadfad9bacc
    name:
    Promis AS. Oracle. Tieto Enator Consulting. B&C Solution. Interconsult ASA. PwC. Computer Associares. Sjaavaag AS. UNI consult. IKT. Veritas. Gartner Norge AS. Marco Logic AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1536/F/Fb/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a78d77a-562b-4b3f-9521-8cadfad9bacc
  13. urn:
    b561f994-0281-441d-9fd0-ac2b5609f93b
    name:
    Construction work orders CWC-/EWR-/PWC9713
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ea/L0071/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b561f994-0281-441d-9fd0-ac2b5609f93b
  14. urn:
    e7f3dc32-6096-489b-ad11-bd1409bdcc38
    name:
    Gundersen, Anne Margrethe
    id:
    A-102644
    path:
    AV/A-102644
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Anne Margrethe Gundersen startet med porselensmaling i 1971. Hun lærte faget av Ragnhild Idland og Kari Melkevik Andersen. Hun arbeidet i butikken til Sissel Pedersen. Slik kom hun i kontakt med Petroleum Wives Club (PWC). Hun deltok på den første messen PWC holdt i Stavanger. Det kom masse utenland...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7f3dc32-6096-489b-ad11-bd1409bdcc38
  15. urn:
    3dad8df2-f5b9-4131-9277-497251fb14e7
    name:
    PA 1547 - Petroleum Wives Club
    id:
    SAST-A-101974
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101974
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3dad8df2-f5b9-4131-9277-497251fb14e7
  16. urn:
    656c38d6-42ec-4673-aa09-3531c7c1e3bd
    name:
    PA 1547 - Petroleum Wives Club
    id:
    A-101975
    path:
    AV/A-101975
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Petroleum Wives Club of Stavanger (PWC) ble grunnlagt i september 1970 etter initiativ fra de tre kvinnene Kathryn Wilkerson, Lillian Taylor og Prissy Carlile. De hadde kommet til Norge i forbindelse med at mennene deres hadde fått stillinger knyttet til den norske petroleumsindustrien og ønsket kon...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/656c38d6-42ec-4673-aa09-3531c7c1e3bd
  17. urn:
    ce5ada49-2e47-4993-9066-4b49b5b48074
    name:
    Revisjon
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dl/L1972/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce5ada49-2e47-4993-9066-4b49b5b48074
  18. urn:
    be37d42e-89e5-4cf3-9445-4e86935a8952
    name:
    TV-aksjonen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1898/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be37d42e-89e5-4cf3-9445-4e86935a8952
  19. urn:
    1dd208b5-365b-40db-8a3b-527a63530dd5
    name:
    FORKLARINGER UTSKRIFTER WORD OG PDF
    id:
    Ge
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6447/2/G/Ge
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1dd208b5-365b-40db-8a3b-527a63530dd5
  20. urn:
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    name:
    konsulentbistand - intervjuer
    id:
    Fi
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6447/2/F/Fi
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d899eee-2601-4f7b-affb-04308b39fc92
  21. urn:
    b3cb8c16-5cb7-44fc-b2bf-ca45fda6d528
    name:
    Jamaica
    id:
    L0852
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Df/L0852
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3cb8c16-5cb7-44fc-b2bf-ca45fda6d528
  22. urn:
    cbd04ece-a132-4d02-b9ea-a8cd7850854b
    name:
    TV-aksjonen 1993 Grenseløs omsorg
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1898/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbd04ece-a132-4d02-b9ea-a8cd7850854b
  23. urn:
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    Fl
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6447/2/F/Fl
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f089173-7593-43ed-8bcf-b1a0053e7f97
  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30f301af-bc88-4239-9c92-e662e819c28d
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Fotografier
    id:
    L0073
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ua/L0073
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65dbc65b-b96a-4b6c-8c4c-7cf01ae34b9d
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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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