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 2026-10-22T18:23:33Z in 0.996 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3238 results in compact format.

name:
Familien Rosing
id:
FMA-10175
name:
Michael Rosing
id:
KRS - 2003
name:
Rosing's Industrier A/S
id:
0002
name:
Losje Rørosingen
id:
RMU-A-055
name:
'Rørosingan i Hamar' - bygdelagsforening i Hamar
id:
SAH-ARK-493
name:
Michael Rosing
id:
AKT-KRS-2003
name:
Kværner Industrier
id:
RA-PA-1813
name:
Rosing
id:
L0225
name:
Røkland Industrier A/S
id:
A-06-108
name:
Drage Industrier A/S
id:
A-13-146

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total:

3238

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
6e9d317f-d17f-4fa8-b311-ac2f0191ea90
name:
Familien Rosing
id:
FMA-10175
path:
OSTM/FMA-10175
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e9d317f-d17f-4fa8-b311-ac2f0191ea90
urn:
8c3462fb-f472-4440-a6f1-7750c53bdf0a
name:
Michael Rosing
id:
KRS - 2003
path:
VAM/KRS - 2003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Vest-Agder-museet IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c3462fb-f472-4440-a6f1-7750c53bdf0a
urn:
d22d3b67-c660-4775-a4d4-1883418c7b7e
name:
Rosing's Industrier A/S
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0345/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d22d3b67-c660-4775-a4d4-1883418c7b7e
urn:
df2fd300-d34a-41f5-96db-7a34b93e1371
name:
Losje Rørosingen
id:
RMU-A-055
path:
MIST/RMU-A-055
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df2fd300-d34a-41f5-96db-7a34b93e1371
urn:
877ebce4-e5be-49e8-ba00-4eb30d395ccd
name:
'Rørosingan i Hamar' - bygdelagsforening i Hamar
id:
SAH-ARK-493
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-493
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/877ebce4-e5be-49e8-ba00-4eb30d395ccd
urn:
f96919fe-8023-4a0d-b347-105d6952b511
name:
Michael Rosing
id:
AKT-KRS-2003
path:
VAM/AKT-KRS-2003
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Vest-Agder-museet IKS
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Kartet er tegnet av kart konduktør Michael Rosing. Han var opprinnelig fra Østlandet, men kom til Kristiansand i 20 årene. Rosing fikk tittelen "kart konduktør" etter tre år ved "Den matematiske skolen i Christiania." Rosing er kjent for å ha foretatt en omfattende, systematisk og fullstendig grun...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f96919fe-8023-4a0d-b347-105d6952b511
urn:
7403abc7-7de5-4d26-8173-23a77db417bc
name:
Kværner Industrier
id:
RA-PA-1813
path:
AV/RA-PA-1813
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7403abc7-7de5-4d26-8173-23a77db417bc
urn:
3926adb3-a177-4979-a6b4-4597180c69b9
name:
Rosing
id:
L0225
path:
AV/SAT-A-1851/PE/L0225
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3926adb3-a177-4979-a6b4-4597180c69b9
urn:
debd0d5b-54a9-43d3-82a5-bce09a17f1cc
name:
Røkland Industrier A/S
id:
A-06-108
path:
AIN/A-06-108
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/debd0d5b-54a9-43d3-82a5-bce09a17f1cc
urn:
b9c4c25b-8e4d-44ce-908b-5c46a7016feb
name:
Drage Industrier A/S
id:
A-13-146
path:
AIN/A-13-146
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9c4c25b-8e4d-44ce-908b-5c46a7016feb
urn:
2e39e1a4-f5e3-453f-8cd8-6ca2b812f029
name:
Lomi Industrier
id:
A25-193
path:
AIN/A25-193
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e39e1a4-f5e3-453f-8cd8-6ca2b812f029
urn:
8bc0ade9-8af1-461c-a427-43f1bf666e38
name:
Kjøpsvik industrier A/S
id:
NA224
path:
AIN/NA224
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bc0ade9-8af1-461c-a427-43f1bf666e38
urn:
8acb0fb1-6fe8-4295-850f-acebe96e451d
name:
Dyno Industrier A/S
id:
RA-PA-1621
path:
AV/RA-PA-1621
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8acb0fb1-6fe8-4295-850f-acebe96e451d
urn:
7d4ad464-3b6a-4e93-bbc0-0663077ce592
name:
Levahn Industrier AS
id:
A-1000
path:
NTM/A-1000
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d4ad464-3b6a-4e93-bbc0-0663077ce592
urn:
855e8e84-93bf-423b-8310-80fe2b8d7a6d
name:
Levahn industrier. Verkstedsklubben
id:
ARK-2253
path:
AAB/ARK-2253
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/855e8e84-93bf-423b-8310-80fe2b8d7a6d
urn:
1e3887f9-e8c8-405e-901f-30b1b6017a9c
name:
Moelven Industrier ASA
id:
SAH-ARK-287-01
path:
AV/SAH-ARK-287-01
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e3887f9-e8c8-405e-901f-30b1b6017a9c
urn:
9b92acef-32fa-4eb0-bd71-20b62d193711
name:
Verkstedklubben ved Intra VVS Industrier AS
id:
SAT-AAT-0721
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0721
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b92acef-32fa-4eb0-bd71-20b62d193711
urn:
ed33977a-b20c-46ac-8977-1fce5dfd9c4d
name:
Lyng Industrier
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0100/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed33977a-b20c-46ac-8977-1fce5dfd9c4d
urn:
defa7dba-32dc-461f-af1d-062a246045cd
name:
Eydehavn Industrier AS
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0009/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/defa7dba-32dc-461f-af1d-062a246045cd
urn:
705710b5-9ea6-42f0-9926-2f133c4b90a6
name:
Jørgen S.Lien Industrier
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0015/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/705710b5-9ea6-42f0-9926-2f133c4b90a6
urn:
822a5654-bf44-45fb-8631-0820913c5cda
name:
Jørgen S.Lien Industrier
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0099/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/822a5654-bf44-45fb-8631-0820913c5cda
urn:
75c7a055-10ca-4f60-8ca5-19441c9eb705
name:
Lehmkuhl Industrier A/S
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0015/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75c7a055-10ca-4f60-8ca5-19441c9eb705
urn:
eea8fc9f-b475-4f04-a771-51013f507e4e
name:
Lyng Industrier A/S
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0015/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eea8fc9f-b475-4f04-a771-51013f507e4e
urn:
ff335b44-4c5f-4beb-98ed-3b570f37c131
name:
Mjølner Industrier A/S
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0016/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff335b44-4c5f-4beb-98ed-3b570f37c131
urn:
12017f7f-0504-437a-ac33-81d1be37fe88
name:
NGM Industrier A/S
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0018/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12017f7f-0504-437a-ac33-81d1be37fe88

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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