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 2026-10-18T15:30:54Z in 0.862 seconds.

Showing 10 of 134370 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Statfjord Transport AS
    id:
    A-102055
  2. name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712800. VBK Transport Interiør AS
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 1 RYMI-IVAR
    id:
    0188
  4. name:
    BIR Transport AS
    id:
    N-10421
  5. name:
    Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 2 DIM-IVAR -IRS
    id:
    0189
  6. name:
    HSD Transport A/S
    id:
    A-2104
  7. name:
    Rikardsen (Skogheim) - Svaberg
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Rakkenes - Rikardsen, født
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    H. Rikardsen, Klokkarstua
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    H. Rikardsen, Åsvær
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
134370
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
    name:
    Statfjord Transport AS
    id:
    A-102055
    path:
    AV/A-102055
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Statfjord Transport AS ble stiftet den 9. august 1978. Selskapets formål var å delta i transport av råolje med tankskip fra Statfjordfeltet i Nordsjøen gjennom deltagelse som komplementar i kommandittselskapet K/S Statfjord Transport a.s & Co.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00b92e84-9204-4a0a-8175-296ff3300f82
  2. urn:
    7ab1127c-e918-4710-a501-6cf71e2d76bb
    name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712800. VBK Transport Interiør AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ab1127c-e918-4710-a501-6cf71e2d76bb
  3. urn:
    383e38a3-e345-41f3-aef7-f3b6565f4921
    name:
    Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 1 RYMI-IVAR
    id:
    0188
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0050/0188
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/383e38a3-e345-41f3-aef7-f3b6565f4921
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003053458
    name:
    BIR Transport AS
    id:
    N-10421
    path:
    BBA/N-10421
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    100 prosent eid av BIR AS, etablert som driftsselskap for innsamling av avfall i Bergen kommune som er omfattet av forurensningsloven §30. Selskapet er av allmennyttig karakter og skal ikke dele ut utbytte. De ressurser som genereres gjennom virksomheten skal anvendes til realisering av selskapets ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003053458
  5. urn:
    b2eada3f-a006-48c2-aad7-40bc56e6e7af
    name:
    Transport av avfall for SVAR AS i område 2 DIM-IVAR -IRS
    id:
    0189
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0050/0189
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2eada3f-a006-48c2-aad7-40bc56e6e7af
  6. urn:
    a9b2cef2-5dcd-4bca-8daf-012b942c58a5
    name:
    HSD Transport A/S
    id:
    A-2104
    path:
    AV/A-2104
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet 16.01.1924 under navnet Hordalands Dampskibsselskap AS med formål "skipsaft, fortrinnsvis rutefart, med leiede eller eide skip og ervervelse av askjeinteresser i andre ruteselskaper". Selskapet hadde liten aktivitet gjennom mange år. i 1981 kjøpte HSD den siste av i alt 15 aksjer og fikk der...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9b2cef2-5dcd-4bca-8daf-012b942c58a5
  7. urn:
    bc3516ba-2f0b-44d5-a0df-2c69d1143d59
    name:
    Rikardsen (Skogheim) - Svaberg
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AIN/NA143/830/L0032/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc3516ba-2f0b-44d5-a0df-2c69d1143d59
  8. urn:
    db0e3621-bd8f-4978-b617-aad5485a3be9
    name:
    Rakkenes - Rikardsen, født
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3176/P/Pa/L0822/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db0e3621-bd8f-4978-b617-aad5485a3be9
  9. urn:
    a7579ebd-93cf-430d-869a-e7cd1af7d6d1
    name:
    H. Rikardsen, Klokkarstua
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0521/G/L0010/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7579ebd-93cf-430d-869a-e7cd1af7d6d1
  10. urn:
    dedfc585-bfbd-4d0b-9e22-40fb808c8645
    name:
    H. Rikardsen, Åsvær
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0521/H/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dedfc585-bfbd-4d0b-9e22-40fb808c8645
  11. urn:
    8f40447a-4f2d-4386-afc0-9d7257bd9f01
    name:
    Asbjørn Ness Transport AS
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0083/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f40447a-4f2d-4386-afc0-9d7257bd9f01
  12. urn:
    8085b32b-04e4-4659-9235-c9ca51b3e17f
    name:
    Asbjørn Ness Transport AS
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0083/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8085b32b-04e4-4659-9235-c9ca51b3e17f
  13. urn:
    8a13a177-4b44-4d9b-9ff9-d62fb43b7b22
    name:
    Personellmapper - Ravik - Rikardsen - Født 1946
    id:
    L0178
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3093/P/Pd/L0178
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a13a177-4b44-4d9b-9ff9-d62fb43b7b22
  14. urn:
    76a65e52-1dc4-4418-8b25-722aad5822b6
    name:
    Askim Transport og Logistikk AS
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0005/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76a65e52-1dc4-4418-8b25-722aad5822b6
  15. urn:
    09174b64-f077-461c-bceb-ed22165fc2cd
    name:
    Transport trafikkteknikk
    id:
    L0176
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1652/D/Da/L0176
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09174b64-f077-461c-bceb-ed22165fc2cd
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000002648
    name:
    AS Transport
    id:
    0006
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/D/Dc/L0036/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000002648
  17. urn:
    a6f05328-e448-495e-bd7b-2223c85a9c24
    name:
    Forsvaret, Militært person- og organisasjonsarkiv, Ragnar Rikardsen Løken
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4905
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4905
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6f05328-e448-495e-bd7b-2223c85a9c24
  18. urn:
    096bf3a4-9100-4bf0-9711-7dce3b10773d
    name:
    Spesiell Transport
    id:
    Db
    path:
    NIA/A-1113/D/Db
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/096bf3a4-9100-4bf0-9711-7dce3b10773d
  19. urn:
    85bfe7e7-b20c-4d58-a8a5-1fdf801f00d6
    name:
    1.360 - Transport
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0041/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85bfe7e7-b20c-4d58-a8a5-1fdf801f00d6
  20. urn:
    01732054-6978-420d-bec5-5de42845eadd
    name:
    1.365 - Transport
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0042/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01732054-6978-420d-bec5-5de42845eadd
  21. urn:
    88225522-976e-4e7e-b9d0-475dd07defc6
    name:
    1.370 - Transport
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101915/01/D/Da/Dab/L0042/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88225522-976e-4e7e-b9d0-475dd07defc6
  22. urn:
    c5e5cdce-610a-456d-afa5-474266b47955
    name:
    Norsk Polarnavigasjon AS / Norsk Transport AS / Ny-Nitrogen AS
    id:
    L0056
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0056
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5e5cdce-610a-456d-afa5-474266b47955
  23. urn:
    b2797c53-0e95-447f-99bb-07faff43f16d
    name:
    A. Bråten transport (C.J. Dalen transport AS) – godstransport
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-121/D4/L0858/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2797c53-0e95-447f-99bb-07faff43f16d
  24. urn:
    f0e6adc2-0f47-4051-acd9-efe7871dd043
    name:
    Norsk Transport AS:
    id:
    L1145
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L1145
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0e6adc2-0f47-4051-acd9-efe7871dd043
  25. urn:
    2ecc9e0a-29ef-4d2a-b575-c7025d21db87
    name:
    AS Idustriforsikring - Transport:
    id:
    L0624
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Db/L0624
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ecc9e0a-29ef-4d2a-b575-c7025d21db87
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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.