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 2026-10-29T05:59:47Z in 5.168 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58251 results in compact format.

name:
Bedrifts-ID: 401767 - Rycon AS
id:
0017
name:
Rycon - Actis
id:
0006
name:
Signor AS
id:
0003
name:
Signode AS
id:
0047
name:
Vestfold Døveforening og Signo
id:
0012
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0001
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0002
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0001
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0002
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 401876 - Signo Dokken (ASVO Bergen)
id:
0040

Show all fields in HTML

total:

58251

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
6709f28f-922b-4926-ad41-4bd22732ddd8
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 401767 - Rycon AS
id:
0017
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0011/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6709f28f-922b-4926-ad41-4bd22732ddd8
urn:
d1e6796d-d84a-4d34-a720-4d2d42ef296f
name:
Rycon - Actis
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0236/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1e6796d-d84a-4d34-a720-4d2d42ef296f
urn:
2c200521-74af-445e-9e13-0a4ae6591ee7
name:
Signor AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0087/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c200521-74af-445e-9e13-0a4ae6591ee7
urn:
122d371e-b4ab-469f-8d75-0edad1cee9ee
name:
Signode AS
id:
0047
path:
OBA/A-10358/Da/L0014/0047
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/122d371e-b4ab-469f-8d75-0edad1cee9ee
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000098263
name:
Vestfold Døveforening og Signo
id:
0012
path:
VEMU/A-2491/A/Ac/L0007/0012
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000098263
urn:
ca69fdea-7250-4def-a156-7983c3745057
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0216/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca69fdea-7250-4def-a156-7983c3745057
urn:
9e0e9456-de2d-405a-b5ab-e24439cb418b
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0216/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e0e9456-de2d-405a-b5ab-e24439cb418b
urn:
c9842282-df70-4e07-b801-e93187c5495b
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0068/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9842282-df70-4e07-b801-e93187c5495b
urn:
b8e4fc9d-5ed9-4c28-b063-cc747343461c
name:
Designor AS avd Polaris (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0068/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8e4fc9d-5ed9-4c28-b063-cc747343461c
urn:
920c6219-4a03-4ccb-a901-476dbb1ea6a1
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 401876 - Signo Dokken (ASVO Bergen)
id:
0040
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0024/0040
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/920c6219-4a03-4ccb-a901-476dbb1ea6a1
urn:
0ffcbb44-3ad5-47e2-b663-c1ac4556468f
name:
Hackman Designor AS, Avd.Polaris, Klepp St. (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0177/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ffcbb44-3ad5-47e2-b663-c1ac4556468f
urn:
b66d5630-f508-4246-9993-3b7ca13e18e1
name:
Hackman Designor AS, Avd.Polaris, Klepp St. (Medlnr. 393)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b66d5630-f508-4246-9993-3b7ca13e18e1
urn:
00fda63c-e0b3-41de-9cfa-4d403900b07f
name:
Signo Vivo - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
id:
0007
path:
AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0322/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00fda63c-e0b3-41de-9cfa-4d403900b07f
urn:
88564f15-ff59-4d7b-916b-b06f7cc76a54
name:
Signor Group: Appendix F- geological and geophysical data. Esso Exploration Norway AS: 30/6.
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0005/G/Ga/L0004/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88564f15-ff59-4d7b-916b-b06f7cc76a54
urn:
8ee59a30-a0f0-4d0e-aac5-3b0a931b4583
name:
Sak 12912. Il-O-Van Aluminiumvarefabrikk AS (Høyang Polaris AS, Hackman Designor AS, avdeling Moss). Diverse saker
id:
4274
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/4274
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ee59a30-a0f0-4d0e-aac5-3b0a931b4583
urn:
e55ae4f6-6eaa-48d3-b7d0-653a13fb8ac1
name:
Sak 12911. Il-O-Van Aluminiumvarefabrikk AS (Høyang Polaris AS, Hackman Designor AS, avdeling Moss). Diverse saker. Avdelingsledere
id:
4273
path:
AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/4273
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e55ae4f6-6eaa-48d3-b7d0-653a13fb8ac1
urn:
ae23e2f3-9a50-44fc-a107-8174444a20b8
name:
Hackman Designor A/S
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-2057/G/Gd/L0017/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae23e2f3-9a50-44fc-a107-8174444a20b8
urn:
ffe11c92-3a0f-4db3-8901-1d2bd19f30ed
name:
Norsk signode
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0012/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffe11c92-3a0f-4db3-8901-1d2bd19f30ed
urn:
27964231-d622-4eea-8566-fcaa17e4498f
name:
Hackman Designor A/S - kvartalsrapporter
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-2057/G/Gd/L0027/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27964231-d622-4eea-8566-fcaa17e4498f
urn:
e35b6b97-1f6c-4cc1-8394-547f1bf8b4b6
name:
Hackman Designor - sluttrapport
id:
0015
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AV/RA-PA-2057/G/Gd/L0027/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e35b6b97-1f6c-4cc1-8394-547f1bf8b4b6
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19612581-1384-4403-b828-d6cc4f55ce65
name:
Signode Steel Strapping Co.
id:
0002
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AV/RA-S-2127/Fa/L0728/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19612581-1384-4403-b828-d6cc4f55ce65
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000172820
name:
Les Rossignolets De Robaix
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0007
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BBA/A-4265/F/Fb/Fbm/L0002/0007
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Mappe
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Bergen byarkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000172820
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95525b1f-1a68-4b41-868a-74962b5d5ddc
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Les Rossignolets De Robaix
id:
0007
path:
SAF/A-4265/F/Fb/Fbm/L0002/0007
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MAPPE
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ArkiVest
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95525b1f-1a68-4b41-868a-74962b5d5ddc
urn:
no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014672
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Gentile e cori Signorina
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0179
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ULHA/A-1035/Y/L0003/0001/0179
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Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000014672
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9aa4494e-2ce1-4458-89f9-c6c2072ed6ec
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Vedtekter- div. skandinaviske designorganisasjoner
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-0895/D/L0041/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9aa4494e-2ce1-4458-89f9-c6c2072ed6ec

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
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