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. 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 2026-11-15T05:49:06Z in 0.411 seconds.

Showing 10 of 117542 results in compact format.

name:
Norsk System Design AS
id:
Akt-2744
name:
Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
A-102804
name:
Scandinavian Design AS
id:
0003
name:
Egersund Group AS
id:
A-102778
name:
Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
A-102803
name:
MD Group AS
id:
A-102815
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0022
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0023
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0022
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0023

Show all fields in HTML

total:

117542

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131599
name:
Norsk System Design AS
id:
Akt-2744
path:
VEMU/Akt-2744
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Norsk System Design AS ble etablert på Nøtterøy i 1976 av Per Christian Johannessen. Norsk System Design AS utviklet IT-systemer, blant annet for helsevesenet. Ektefellen Siri Lind Johannessen drev med konsulentoppdrag, hovedsaklig innen interiør, import og salg av gaver og antikviterer, alt i regi...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131599
urn:
5dc5320a-7637-4b5d-bf1a-afe8dd7b1911
name:
Egersund Group Fiskeri AS
id:
A-102804
path:
AV/A-102804
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
I oppstart var oppgavene kjøp og salg av verdipapir, samt støtte- og fellesfunksjoner for andre selskap i konsernet (Dalane Tidende 25.2.2019). Egersund Group Fiskeri hadde pr 2023 følgende datterselskap: Egersund Herøy AS, Egersund Trål AS, AS Fiskenett og Meløy Notbøteri AS. Selskapet eies av Eger...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dc5320a-7637-4b5d-bf1a-afe8dd7b1911
urn:
f5b88d58-45ab-4b6b-aff0-364611271024
name:
Scandinavian Design AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Db/L0041/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5b88d58-45ab-4b6b-aff0-364611271024
urn:
784ce9a1-4a1d-4b57-af36-90120d7f85f8
name:
Egersund Group AS
id:
A-102778
path:
AV/A-102778
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Egersund Barkeri ble etablert i 1952 i Svanavågen på Eigerøy. Produksjonen de første årene bestod i barking og impregnering av sildegarn. I 1950-årene byttet selskapet navn til Egersund Trawlverksted og gikk gradvis over til produksjon av trål etter hvert som fiskeflåten begynte å bruke dette verktø...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/784ce9a1-4a1d-4b57-af36-90120d7f85f8
urn:
b06cc131-99c5-43bb-82f1-cac281d109dd
name:
Egersund Group Eiendom AS
id:
A-102803
path:
AV/A-102803
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Bedriften eies (pr. 2023) av Egersund Group AS.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b06cc131-99c5-43bb-82f1-cac281d109dd
urn:
5a4ddf8d-2a71-4b03-ad7f-8949468f446e
name:
MD Group AS
id:
A-102815
path:
AV/A-102815
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
(MD=Maritime Development) MD Group og Egersund Trål samarbeidet om å utvikle ny generasjon oljelenser som skulle revolusjonere oppsamling av olje til havs. Deler av virksomheten ble overført til Egersund Trål AS.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a4ddf8d-2a71-4b03-ad7f-8949468f446e
urn:
e5ff886c-8607-4d37-94e4-c6597bfd43e0
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0022
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0224/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5ff886c-8607-4d37-94e4-c6597bfd43e0
urn:
eaeb3f7e-d8e7-49a7-a254-b59ae5f6b173
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0023
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0224/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaeb3f7e-d8e7-49a7-a254-b59ae5f6b173
urn:
0dc709f8-bda7-4e70-80d4-12e980d0a4f6
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0022
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0076/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dc709f8-bda7-4e70-80d4-12e980d0a4f6
urn:
3fd3fe3b-9026-4d90-8424-efc147747e12
name:
Machine Design Group AS (Medlnr. 120022)
id:
0023
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0076/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fd3fe3b-9026-4d90-8424-efc147747e12
urn:
779e65fc-50bc-4e0c-a407-50dbfdb2f1af
name:
Scandinavian Design, Japan
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0895/U/L0016/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/779e65fc-50bc-4e0c-a407-50dbfdb2f1af
urn:
bc6a5790-8ac5-4967-863b-a784670339b6
name:
Limax Norge AS - originalavtaler Machine Design Group AS, 2000-2002
id:
L0088
path:
AV/RA-PA-1339/I/L0088
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc6a5790-8ac5-4967-863b-a784670339b6
urn:
242e36a6-ed26-46e3-983e-7209b6968b85
name:
Pa 1218 - Egersund Group AS
id:
SAST-A-102659
path:
AV/SAST-A-102659
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/242e36a6-ed26-46e3-983e-7209b6968b85
urn:
f11a300a-83cb-4d16-a620-92c3cf07d054
name:
Scandinavian Rock group
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0455/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f11a300a-83cb-4d16-a620-92c3cf07d054
urn:
3cefbe3a-bcf0-4d37-8cbb-55ad2594ed56
name:
Scandinavian Design
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/1/D/Db/Dbc/L0036/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3cefbe3a-bcf0-4d37-8cbb-55ad2594ed56
urn:
be8eb2c7-fdb1-400f-b6af-a1583a68ee1d
name:
Scandinavian Design
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbc/L0083/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be8eb2c7-fdb1-400f-b6af-a1583a68ee1d
urn:
b30fabff-dd87-4268-9e44-fb83ee20955a
name:
Scandinavian Design
id:
0025
path:
AV/RA-S-4491/E/Ed/L0002/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b30fabff-dd87-4268-9e44-fb83ee20955a
urn:
e59712ae-239d-4b45-b162-128a3b6ecf2a
name:
Scandinavian Rock group, masseoppsigelse
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0447/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e59712ae-239d-4b45-b162-128a3b6ecf2a
urn:
525ad1b8-98dd-4e55-9788-d1481ab9d31f
name:
Scandinavian Bank Group plc
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fd/L0004/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/525ad1b8-98dd-4e55-9788-d1481ab9d31f
urn:
b7c3dd0e-7819-4b14-95f0-1d2913cee743
name:
Scandinavian Brokers
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0115/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7c3dd0e-7819-4b14-95f0-1d2913cee743
urn:
823665f8-fd47-4f99-a032-3463ae7f0465
name:
Scandinavian Design Cavalcade
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-0902/D/L0003/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/823665f8-fd47-4f99-a032-3463ae7f0465
urn:
5483ac7c-955d-4d45-b38c-4737b0cc611b
name:
174 Scandinavian Design
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/2/D/Db/L0432/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5483ac7c-955d-4d45-b38c-4737b0cc611b
urn:
676d07f4-1acd-4366-88c6-09307dbf9279
name:
Scandinavian Design Council. Møteprotokoll
id:
L0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0895/J/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/676d07f4-1acd-4366-88c6-09307dbf9279
urn:
39e25782-044c-493e-badc-eeeb2d747d45
name:
SDC - Scandinavian Design Council
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0895/D/L0032/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39e25782-044c-493e-badc-eeeb2d747d45
urn:
e46c9688-0fa7-449b-9a9c-414c2dc7be3a
name:
SDC - Scandinavian Design Council
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0895/D/L0032/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e46c9688-0fa7-449b-9a9c-414c2dc7be3a

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