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 2026-10-15T12:05:52Z in 1.289 seconds.

Showing 10 of 125735 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Rogaland Ressurssenter AS
    id:
    0782
  2. name:
    Rogaland ressurssenter
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    AKT-02238
  4. name:
    Sosialtjenesten avisklipp, Somalisk ressurssenter
    id:
    L0064
  5. name:
    Motorveien E39 Rogaland AS
    id:
    AKT-01844
  6. name:
    Regionalt ressurssenter for returtiltak
    id:
    PA-3060
  7. name:
    PA-0941, Rogaland Investering AS
    id:
    A-0415
  8. name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Dale Eiendomsutvikling AS
    id:
    A-1108
  9. name:
    PA-0882, Motorveien E39 Rogaland AS
    id:
    A-1016
  10. name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Dale Eiendomsutvikling AS
    id:
    AKT-983
Show all fields in HTML
total:
125735
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e4aa4f68-17e8-4905-a0ae-9043e309647e
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Rogaland Ressurssenter AS
    id:
    0782
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0782
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4aa4f68-17e8-4905-a0ae-9043e309647e
  2. urn:
    53591244-6fc7-4181-a017-577368e90dd2
    name:
    Rogaland ressurssenter
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102481/D/L0058/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53591244-6fc7-4181-a017-577368e90dd2
  3. 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
  4. urn:
    bbcb5e23-3e59-48d6-91ef-220be2180039
    name:
    Sosialtjenesten avisklipp, Somalisk ressurssenter
    id:
    L0064
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/D/Dd/Ddb/L0064
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbcb5e23-3e59-48d6-91ef-220be2180039
  5. urn:
    bddaca6c-6c1b-4ced-ad20-2f0b22ab9779
    name:
    Motorveien E39 Rogaland AS
    id:
    AKT-01844
    path:
    BYST/AKT-01844
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Grunnlagt i 1993 som Motorveien Stavanger Sandnes AS. I følge vedtektene var selskapets formål å "medvirke til videre utbygging av det offentlige veisystemet på Nord-Jæren med utgangspunkt i: - Næringslivets behov - Prioritering etter forholdet nytte / kostnad - Hensynet til miljø og sikkerhet" I ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bddaca6c-6c1b-4ced-ad20-2f0b22ab9779
  6. urn:
    7f937123-bd2e-47fe-ba53-9ac6223a5939
    name:
    Regionalt ressurssenter for returtiltak
    id:
    PA-3060
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3060
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Regionalt ressurssenter for returtiltak RRR) ble etablert i 1995. RRR hadde som formål å: 1) Skape samarbeid mellom kommuner i regionen om arbeidet med tilbakevending og tilbakevendingsorienterte tiltak. 2) Konkretisere og legge grunnlaget for praktiske tilbakevendingsorienterte tiltak og prosjekte...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f937123-bd2e-47fe-ba53-9ac6223a5939
  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:
    b085f32d-8767-4504-afee-6b464dee10c2
    name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Dale Eiendomsutvikling AS
    id:
    A-1108
    path:
    IKAR/A-1108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b085f32d-8767-4504-afee-6b464dee10c2
  9. urn:
    063d5db6-ac81-44c5-9942-d1ed59d2fc1b
    name:
    PA-0882, Motorveien E39 Rogaland AS
    id:
    A-1016
    path:
    BYST/A-1016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/063d5db6-ac81-44c5-9942-d1ed59d2fc1b
  10. urn:
    5b6400be-874c-4fed-8b16-9af09a583bf3
    name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Dale Eiendomsutvikling AS
    id:
    AKT-983
    path:
    IKAR/AKT-983
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I naturskjønne omgivelser ved Gandsfjorden ville fylkestinget i Rogaland bygge «regionens mest attraktive boområde», som det heter i egenomtalen. Gjennom det hundre prosent fylkeskommunalt eide aksjeselskapet ville politikerne lage en helt ny bydel i Sandnes. Området skulle bygges ut med morgendagen...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b6400be-874c-4fed-8b16-9af09a583bf3
  11. urn:
    b0f9ef24-3ffb-484d-ad9f-58647be18221
    name:
    Rogaland Distribusjon AS
    id:
    0049
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0088/0049
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0f9ef24-3ffb-484d-ad9f-58647be18221
  12. urn:
    112a1354-bf7e-4755-948d-27ea8ab15336
    name:
    Fonn Rogaland AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0008/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/112a1354-bf7e-4755-948d-27ea8ab15336
  13. urn:
    6db1b160-1437-4837-a646-dd60d61cacbb
    name:
    Rogaland Energi AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1215/E/Ef/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6db1b160-1437-4837-a646-dd60d61cacbb
  14. urn:
    c72acaef-4168-47fd-abfc-2062203b591b
    name:
    Programmer. Rogaland Skjellmottak AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c72acaef-4168-47fd-abfc-2062203b591b
  15. urn:
    70996abb-c50b-4c93-97ac-30e935e89232
    name:
    Marine Harvest Rogaland AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70996abb-c50b-4c93-97ac-30e935e89232
  16. urn:
    abd4d3fe-f687-4b62-87f1-4cf30f418d62
    name:
    Rogaland elektro as - elkraft
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jc/L0011/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abd4d3fe-f687-4b62-87f1-4cf30f418d62
  17. urn:
    2b27156b-d966-4f69-9d7c-1775e69309a7
    name:
    Nor Tekstilservice Drift AS Rogaland
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0320/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b27156b-d966-4f69-9d7c-1775e69309a7
  18. urn:
    142a06a4-73c3-4edd-8e68-64657ad18d88
    name:
    Transportsentralen Nord Rogaland Spedisjon AS
    id:
    0036
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0036
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/142a06a4-73c3-4edd-8e68-64657ad18d88
  19. urn:
    7664b584-29df-40f1-b94f-73b4eb07e57a
    name:
    Rogaland Skipsservice AS (Medlnr. 789)
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0199/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7664b584-29df-40f1-b94f-73b4eb07e57a
  20. urn:
    9e2c473d-a7b7-4f75-a6b7-3c8f076bc1d6
    name:
    Rogaland Skipsservice AS (Medlnr. 789)
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0051/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e2c473d-a7b7-4f75-a6b7-3c8f076bc1d6
  21. urn:
    4f5b96bd-a530-46ee-8279-1ec6da21c9a4
    name:
    Rogaland elektro as - sentral driftskontrollanlegg
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jc/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f5b96bd-a530-46ee-8279-1ec6da21c9a4
  22. urn:
    14effffe-f61e-428d-aa04-f5f6946d4af6
    name:
    Skien ressurssenter
    id:
    0800251.07
    path:
    IKAK/0800251.07
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14effffe-f61e-428d-aa04-f5f6946d4af6
  23. urn:
    3189ca97-dc58-4e04-a9d8-f78e726fad3c
    name:
    Lund Kirke, Moi i Rogaland.
    id:
    0043
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0103/0043
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3189ca97-dc58-4e04-a9d8-f78e726fad3c
  24. urn:
    07eb49f3-4000-4a3e-bb8f-a6d7415896f6
    name:
    Overtagelse av verk, Rogaland energi AS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAR/A-1215/E/Ef/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07eb49f3-4000-4a3e-bb8f-a6d7415896f6
  25. urn:
    3034cfc8-d5dd-4d06-96a6-11a6b9ddb19f
    name:
    Avd. 18 Rogaland - Aker Norock AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0516/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3034cfc8-d5dd-4d06-96a6-11a6b9ddb19f
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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