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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`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&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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-30T23:06:54Z in 5.951 seconds.

Showing 10 of 689166 results in compact format.

name:
Trondheim Contracting A/S
id:
SAT-AAT-0370
name:
Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
id:
SAST-A-102477
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
name:
Pa 0906 - Norwegian Contractors, Arbeidsmannsklubben
id:
SAST-A-100038
name:
Pa 1253 - Norwegian Contractors-bedriftslegen
id:
SAST-A-101359
name:
Pa 1287 - Aker Offshore Contracting
id:
SAST-A-101586
name:
'Hamar contra Lillehammer'
id:
0002
name:
Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT)
id:
L0009
name:
Pro et contra
id:
0005
name:
Pro & Contra KV-NJ
id:
0004

Show all fields in HTML

total:

689166

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
name:
Trondheim Contracting A/S
id:
SAT-AAT-0370
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0370
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
urn:
f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
name:
Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
id:
SAST-A-102477
path:
AV/SAST-A-102477
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
urn:
c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
path:
TIKA/PA-1607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
urn:
b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
name:
Pa 0906 - Norwegian Contractors, Arbeidsmannsklubben
id:
SAST-A-100038
path:
AV/SAST-A-100038
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
urn:
e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
name:
Pa 1253 - Norwegian Contractors-bedriftslegen
id:
SAST-A-101359
path:
AV/SAST-A-101359
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
urn:
2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
name:
Pa 1287 - Aker Offshore Contracting
id:
SAST-A-101586
path:
AV/SAST-A-101586
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
urn:
61c85764-d53c-4278-8f1b-14b1e43d69dd
name:
'Hamar contra Lillehammer'
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/J/Je/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61c85764-d53c-4278-8f1b-14b1e43d69dd
urn:
9252db62-93fa-4994-aed0-6ad48af6358b
name:
Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT)
id:
L0009
path:
AV/SAKO-P-170/H/Hc/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9252db62-93fa-4994-aed0-6ad48af6358b
urn:
d8c1bf3b-5eb5-47ee-ae40-4a902b723f6d
name:
Pro et contra
id:
0005
path:
AIN/NA052/D/Dj/L0014/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8c1bf3b-5eb5-47ee-ae40-4a902b723f6d
urn:
3fa0a865-ba0b-4b0f-8c8c-d8ebef90a5ed
name:
Pro & Contra KV-NJ
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fg/L0026/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fa0a865-ba0b-4b0f-8c8c-d8ebef90a5ed
urn:
fb05531a-11bb-43dd-b771-300bec1686d6
name:
Livet på Jotun 2001 (Pro og contra)
id:
0015
path:
AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ud/L0001/0015
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb05531a-11bb-43dd-b771-300bec1686d6
urn:
8fdb2474-a9bb-48ba-ae46-3bf8cd57cff9
name:
Pro & contra-oppgjør mellom A/S Kngsberg Våpenfabrikk og Norsk Jetmotor A/S
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fg/L0003/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fdb2474-a9bb-48ba-ae46-3bf8cd57cff9
urn:
470d9ca0-75c0-459c-9c11-f7160b5e08d7
name:
Div. regnskap; bl.a. avstemming, salgsoppgjør, pro et contra, div. adresser
id:
0001
path:
OBA/A-10003/R/Ra/L0004/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/470d9ca0-75c0-459c-9c11-f7160b5e08d7
urn:
58c3d880-8705-436f-a99a-b51a696a2624
name:
Agerhuus Stiftsoverrets Doms Act udi Sagen Proprietaire Hans Omsted contra Consul E.Rohde samt sidstnævnte og Bergmester Strøm contra Proprietaire Hans Omstsed
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0157/G/Gc/L0161/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58c3d880-8705-436f-a99a-b51a696a2624
urn:
a92d543d-fbd0-4aa8-aa93-de763281da02
name:
27.1.1b Bytingsdomsakt i saken Røros kobberverks overdireksjon contra frk. Julie Bjelke...
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0211/1/27/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a92d543d-fbd0-4aa8-aa93-de763281da02
urn:
377a1892-8ec2-497d-b3c8-333ba39206d1
name:
Konto pro diverse
id:
L0004
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1022/R/Rg/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/377a1892-8ec2-497d-b3c8-333ba39206d1
urn:
d0703f67-c984-4cc0-b42b-ed9add60d667
name:
Konto pro diverse
id:
L0005
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1022/R/Rg/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0703f67-c984-4cc0-b42b-ed9add60d667
urn:
6aec4a60-fbe3-4545-89af-1918368d9403
name:
Hamarøy kommune. Provianteringsråd
id:
K-18490.901
path:
AIN/K-18490.901
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6aec4a60-fbe3-4545-89af-1918368d9403
urn:
b3548c3a-7505-4211-9aaf-b21abb463edd
name:
Ryfylke prosti
id:
SAST-A-102332
path:
AV/SAST-A-102332
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3548c3a-7505-4211-9aaf-b21abb463edd
urn:
e0cb0270-043e-408d-8088-ac3d8f0f826c
name:
Pro & contraoppgjør
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fg/L0017/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0cb0270-043e-408d-8088-ac3d8f0f826c
urn:
28ce6d3b-d8e5-492d-8f75-6fa41448a2f4
name:
Søre Ryfylke prosti
id:
SAST-A-101824
path:
AV/SAST-A-101824
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28ce6d3b-d8e5-492d-8f75-6fa41448a2f4
urn:
d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
name:
Hadeland og omegn produsentlag BA
id:
H-A-00685
path:
OARM/H-A-00685
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
urn:
310830c3-771f-4350-bd53-389c152705d9
name:
Pa 1015 - Hansen, Prokurator
id:
SAST-A-100512
path:
AV/SAST-A-100512
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/310830c3-771f-4350-bd53-389c152705d9
urn:
051c6d64-ade0-4600-b86b-22c26078769f
name:
Star-Contra propeller.
id:
0002
path:
NMM/A-1001/T/Ta/Taa/L0011/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Maritimt Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/051c6d64-ade0-4600-b86b-22c26078769f
urn:
9f85310a-96c4-44f8-9722-80e26a6f1760
name:
Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem - Strindens Prommenadeorchester
id:
SAT-PA-0613
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0613
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f85310a-96c4-44f8-9722-80e26a6f1760

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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