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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-02T10:04:21Z in 5.699 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59069 results in compact format.

name:
Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
name:
Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
name:
Programmer. Eksportsatsing. Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
name:
Engasjementsarkiv (lånesaker og tilskudd) - FYSAK. Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0002
name:
Avløpsanlegg Seim. Entreprise 1. Maskinteknikk. Kontraktsdokumenter. Kontrakt mellem Lindås kommune og Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
name:
Salsnes Filter A/S
id:
0001
name:
Namsos - Salsnes, Breksillan - Salsnes (Veglaboratorie-rapport) (Namsos / Fosnes)
id:
0001
name:
Nye Nærbø avløpsrenseanlegg - siler
id:
0066
name:
Grødaland renseanlegg - maskin
id:
0164
name:
Avløpsrenseanlegg Oltedal - diverse mekaniske utstyr
id:
0052

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total:

59069

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0368/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b24dfc9d-6f81-4c64-b0a6-ffd870c37e6e
urn:
bdfd3f00-8928-4621-ab73-076d47c29542
name:
Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0369/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdfd3f00-8928-4621-ab73-076d47c29542
urn:
2b911b7e-8b10-43ad-a1eb-7d3375c44c4e
name:
Programmer. Eksportsatsing. Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0018/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b911b7e-8b10-43ad-a1eb-7d3375c44c4e
urn:
2745b3d5-09ee-46fa-90c1-3a592eb4194a
name:
Engasjementsarkiv (lånesaker og tilskudd) - FYSAK. Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0507/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2745b3d5-09ee-46fa-90c1-3a592eb4194a
urn:
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name:
Avløpsanlegg Seim. Entreprise 1. Maskinteknikk. Kontraktsdokumenter. Kontrakt mellem Lindås kommune og Salsnes Filter AS
id:
0001
path:
IKAH/1263-501/F/Fa/L0034/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b73c1fb-16b1-40cd-be58-5717b63bf351
urn:
f744edc7-4432-4945-9069-711ad3975812
name:
Salsnes Filter A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0192/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f744edc7-4432-4945-9069-711ad3975812
urn:
533fefe7-c028-4e59-a075-6e15231e28ef
name:
Namsos - Salsnes, Breksillan - Salsnes (Veglaboratorie-rapport) (Namsos / Fosnes)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1645/F/Fa/Fab/L0233/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/533fefe7-c028-4e59-a075-6e15231e28ef
urn:
71e64f19-7b02-43ab-8f6b-07caa108236b
name:
Nye Nærbø avløpsrenseanlegg - siler
id:
0066
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0014/0066
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71e64f19-7b02-43ab-8f6b-07caa108236b
urn:
7ae1d790-c1a9-4f5b-bfa0-c6e2df1f04db
name:
Grødaland renseanlegg - maskin
id:
0164
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0045/0164
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ae1d790-c1a9-4f5b-bfa0-c6e2df1f04db
urn:
4aa30beb-63c8-4e2a-a761-d175b5c15654
name:
Avløpsrenseanlegg Oltedal - diverse mekaniske utstyr
id:
0052
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0007/0052
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4aa30beb-63c8-4e2a-a761-d175b5c15654
urn:
a697bdce-e62d-4722-afef-d156bff4462a
name:
Renseanlegg Vigrestad - maskin og vvs
id:
0055
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0008/0055
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a697bdce-e62d-4722-afef-d156bff4462a
urn:
a9ed111a-cba4-4dd8-a50d-a01e7c7eff37
name:
Bore avløpsrenseanlegg - E601 maskin silanlegg
id:
0003
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0019/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9ed111a-cba4-4dd8-a50d-a01e7c7eff37
urn:
93da21e5-d542-4cf6-907d-d6ebe01d64ea
name:
Sirevåg avløpspumpestasjon - siler
id:
0002
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IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0022/0002
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MAPPE
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Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93da21e5-d542-4cf6-907d-d6ebe01d64ea
urn:
a18bb623-07f4-4696-baee-78d3ffd998dc
name:
Fauske Filter A/S
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0035/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a18bb623-07f4-4696-baee-78d3ffd998dc
urn:
ba1da46f-80c4-48ce-bace-dad6cb40cf21
name:
Bodø kommune. Hammarvika renseanlegg
id:
L0028
path:
AIN/A-17-145/F/Fb/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba1da46f-80c4-48ce-bace-dad6cb40cf21
urn:
853d7551-6d94-4709-82ab-0674fe638a78
name:
Filter?
id:
0014
path:
FRKA/P-1020/U/Ue/L0001/0001/0014
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/853d7551-6d94-4709-82ab-0674fe638a78
urn:
72a9194b-c50b-41de-984c-5a6d10a758ed
name:
Salsnes Industribygg AS
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0370/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72a9194b-c50b-41de-984c-5a6d10a758ed
urn:
f447689d-83e5-4745-acf2-8ec23ad94a53
name:
Strandstua Salsnes AS
id:
0004
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AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0395/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f447689d-83e5-4745-acf2-8ec23ad94a53
urn:
bfa4d183-94a2-4708-8bb4-d41487e5d9fa
name:
Salsnes Kro og Krambu AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0370/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfa4d183-94a2-4708-8bb4-d41487e5d9fa
urn:
b6f833cd-9fab-4f14-bce7-ba0b3231e72c
name:
Langevatn VBA; Entreprise M6: Filtermateriale
id:
1
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gb/L0019/1
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6f833cd-9fab-4f14-bce7-ba0b3231e72c
urn:
082d024c-f777-4e62-8e10-59d73fab20ce
name:
Nye Langevatn VBA - filterkalk
id:
0001
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/082d024c-f777-4e62-8e10-59d73fab20ce
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78f13063-726e-4ea6-9348-e77e90b96b88
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Jøa/Salsnes
id:
0005
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AV/RA-S-3169/F/Fb/L0323/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78f13063-726e-4ea6-9348-e77e90b96b88
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ca59668b-6e57-4fae-a627-37cf0a6b1605
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Jøen - Salsnes
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0013
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AV/RA-S-3169/F/Fb/L0369/0013
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca59668b-6e57-4fae-a627-37cf0a6b1605
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11b42f4f-a753-47bb-b042-fb7ed63fae61
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SNJ - Utvidelse - Entreprise M2 foravskilling i filteranlegg
id:
0019
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IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0003/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11b42f4f-a753-47bb-b042-fb7ed63fae61
urn:
2ec284be-ba2c-4620-9e47-6e7d2b19180c
name:
Langevatn vannbehandlingsanlegg - Utvidelse - E67 biofiltermasse
id:
0203
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IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0055/0203
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec284be-ba2c-4620-9e47-6e7d2b19180c

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