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 2026-10-22T12:21:21Z in 1.374 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4556643 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 1292 - Norwegian Petroleum Consultants AS
id:
A-101592
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Pedersen, S.S.
id:
0007
name:
Norwegian Petroleum Consultants A/S
id:
0008
name:
NN - Norwegian Brokers A/S
id:
0012
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Berger A/S
id:
0004
name:
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
id:
N-10466
name:
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
id:
N-10466
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Berle & Petersen
id:
0006
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Boe & Pedersen
id:
0001
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Musaeus, P.A.
id:
0002

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total:

4556643

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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f6ef6548-c63a-4633-a7e5-b6eb30cc6d69
name:
Pa 1292 - Norwegian Petroleum Consultants AS
id:
A-101592
path:
AV/A-101592
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Norwegian Petroleum Consultants AS blei stifta 27. november 1975 og var en sammenslutning av en rekke etablerte norske industriselskap innenfor ulike bransjer. De hadde likevel det til felles at de var opptatt av å bygge opp et teknisk fagmiljø til å forvalte og styrke norsk petroleumsindustri i vid...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6ef6548-c63a-4633-a7e5-b6eb30cc6d69
urn:
ac8efa8c-91fc-4b59-a8b7-437326d44beb
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Pedersen, S.S.
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac8efa8c-91fc-4b59-a8b7-437326d44beb
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name:
Norwegian Petroleum Consultants A/S
id:
0008
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AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0141/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8693f18-169e-4932-9ec6-afa0ae9c6c82
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name:
NN - Norwegian Brokers A/S
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0012
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AV/RA-PA-1299/F/Fb/Fbb/L0079/0012
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/664a11a9-5f37-4a97-a601-46d3bf8b31ea
urn:
3775480a-b7f1-4e99-8dfd-2b2fcd49551d
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Berger A/S
id:
0004
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0243/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3775480a-b7f1-4e99-8dfd-2b2fcd49551d
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003772667
name:
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
id:
N-10466
path:
BBA/N-10466
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
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NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS er et statlig eid aksjeselskap som skal "fremme eksternt finansiert forskning av høy kvalitet og relevans til anvendelse i næringsliv, forvaltning og i samfunnet for øvrig. Selskapet skal fremme innovasjon og nyskapning i samarbeid med samfunn og næringsliv" (ki...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003772667
urn:
6c3f3af0-dbc9-4c74-98c4-ca72b96652d2
name:
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
id:
N-10466
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SAF/N-10466
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Virksomhet
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ArkiVest
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0
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NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS er et statlig eid aksjeselskap som skal "fremme eksternt finansiert forskning av høy kvalitet og relevans til anvendelse i næringsliv, forvaltning og i samfunnet for øvrig. Selskapet skal fremme innovasjon og nyskapning i samarbeid med samfunn og næringsliv" (ki...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c3f3af0-dbc9-4c74-98c4-ca72b96652d2
urn:
9d9513ec-81cc-47ae-8833-3c96c5c01f8c
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Berle & Petersen
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0243/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
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0
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urn:
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name:
Norwegian Brokers. Boe & Pedersen
id:
0001
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0245/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/945897e7-134d-42b4-b93d-7e8febbe4079
urn:
4dc33e4e-eda8-4bb5-9e5d-f7c8d874e279
name:
Norwegian Brokers. Musaeus, P.A.
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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urn:
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Norwegian Brokers. Pedersen, A.
id:
0006
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norwegian Brokers. Platou, R.S.
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0008
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Asdic Personnel Royal Norwegian Navy. A/S Mechanics (A.R.I. L.nr. 106)
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0020
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AV/RA-RAFA-5379/D/Da/L0001/0020
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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urn:
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name:
Norwegian Brokers. Staubo & Sønn
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0002
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0249/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e86c7965-cb09-4db9-8cdd-09de2ac3a677
urn:
f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
name:
Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
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SAST-A-102477
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AV/SAST-A-102477
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
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60d7a65d-30b7-4971-bc79-4cdc4f78cf94
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Norwegian Brokers. Dahl, Sev.
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0005
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0245/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norwegian Brokers. Oslo Skibsmeglerforening
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0005
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0005
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e09cedba-f06d-47f7-9ffd-b3aa99a348e0
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d3a7b55e-476c-4505-803e-b7b589825c42
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Norwegian Brokers. Risanger, Sigvald
id:
0009
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3a7b55e-476c-4505-803e-b7b589825c42
urn:
c64b5b02-ec18-4761-bd12-f53e1f2c8e4f
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Norwegian Brokers. Skogland, Valdemar
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0011
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0011
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Norwegian Brokers. Soleglad, Hertel
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0012
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0248/0012
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Norwegian Brokers. Sørensen, H.
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0004
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AV/RA-S-2119/Fd/Fdh/L0249/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norwegian Brokers
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Norwegian Brokerage
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0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Norwegian Brokers
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Norwegian Brokerage
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0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

Source-specific next step

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.

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