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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
offsetoptionalintegerNumber 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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T05:50:18Z in 0.279 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109426 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Simarud Electronic AS
    id:
    0038
  2. name:
    Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    Akt-3085
  3. name:
    Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    Aa
  4. name:
    Nortrade Electronic AS
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0027
  6. name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0028
  7. name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0027
  8. name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0028
  9. name:
    Electronic Fish Auction Norway AS
    id:
    0024
  10. name:
    Defa AS avd Electronic (Medlnr. 1242)
    id:
    0021
Show all fields in HTML
total:
109426
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    867375a9-eb92-4f19-835f-558e6bbd4067
    name:
    Simarud Electronic AS
    id:
    0038
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0080/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/867375a9-eb92-4f19-835f-558e6bbd4067
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000176278
    name:
    Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    Akt-3085
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-3085
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Skipper AS ble etablert i 1973. Bedriften ble dannet som et samarbeide mellom Simrad A/S og de norske Simrad forhandlerne. Formålet var produksjon av ekkolodd til mindre fiskefartøyer og hobbyfiskere. I starten ble produksjonen satt ut til andre underleverandører, bl.a. i Japan, men fra slutten av 1...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000176278
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177713
    name:
    Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    Aa
    path:
    VEMU/A-3085/A/Aa
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177713
  4. urn:
    c1f4ba33-320b-436a-98ae-1add43e3b236
    name:
    Nortrade Electronic AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0069/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1f4ba33-320b-436a-98ae-1add43e3b236
  5. urn:
    961509de-9b98-489d-bc2a-0f4b42088f73
    name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0027
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0224/0027
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/961509de-9b98-489d-bc2a-0f4b42088f73
  6. urn:
    dc65b8ad-dec4-4916-bbfe-427a380606df
    name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0028
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0224/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc65b8ad-dec4-4916-bbfe-427a380606df
  7. urn:
    b24616b7-2a5d-47f8-a836-5cc9512e2182
    name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0027
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0076/0027
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b24616b7-2a5d-47f8-a836-5cc9512e2182
  8. urn:
    00c98181-4ef5-46da-9579-fb86c2b5d414
    name:
    Mascot Electronic AS (Medlnr. 1156)
    id:
    0028
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0076/0028
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00c98181-4ef5-46da-9579-fb86c2b5d414
  9. urn:
    28691db5-77d8-4f70-9fc8-76af1f293faf
    name:
    Electronic Fish Auction Norway AS
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0038/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28691db5-77d8-4f70-9fc8-76af1f293faf
  10. urn:
    c29fb9d3-2e5e-46a0-a3bb-bdd0667ec609
    name:
    Defa AS avd Electronic (Medlnr. 1242)
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0215/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c29fb9d3-2e5e-46a0-a3bb-bdd0667ec609
  11. urn:
    38c34ff2-64e0-40f4-8217-41c2f0843b34
    name:
    Defa AS avd Electronic (Medlnr. 1242)
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0067/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c34ff2-64e0-40f4-8217-41c2f0843b34
  12. urn:
    ae20f18b-dce3-4446-b8d7-2edfd92975d9
    name:
    Norsk Elektriker og Kraftstasjonforbund - Norse Electronic As
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1559/1/D/Dc/L0049/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae20f18b-dce3-4446-b8d7-2edfd92975d9
  13. urn:
    31c56722-61d8-4b85-a1b7-81da853c4603
    name:
    Eidsvoll Electronics AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFK/0200008/D/Db/Dba/L0012/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31c56722-61d8-4b85-a1b7-81da853c4603
  14. urn:
    c7672966-1dfc-4ac0-a625-b172111d9d50
    name:
    Eidsvoll Electronics AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFK/0200008/E/Eb/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7672966-1dfc-4ac0-a625-b172111d9d50
  15. urn:
    90414793-9f9e-4a01-a834-a08925edcd13
    name:
    Eidsvoll Electronics AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFK/0200008/E/Eb/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90414793-9f9e-4a01-a834-a08925edcd13
  16. urn:
    3f1bd4e3-0cf9-402d-b8a4-ddc62b8b9174
    name:
    Hatteland Electronics AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Db/L0032/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f1bd4e3-0cf9-402d-b8a4-ddc62b8b9174
  17. urn:
    24cfa2e6-b51e-49fa-8a87-2bf3e4306637
    name:
    PC Electronics AS
    id:
    0046
    path:
    IKAR/K-100664/D/De/L0006/0046
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24cfa2e6-b51e-49fa-8a87-2bf3e4306637
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177738
    name:
    Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VEMU/A-3085/A/Aa/L0010/0007
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000177738
  19. urn:
    cc862579-6f3b-4ec0-b366-128592475586
    name:
    Sak 10265. Mascot Electronic AS. Arbeidsrettssak. Fredrikstad byrett. Avskjed
    id:
    1377
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1377
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc862579-6f3b-4ec0-b366-128592475586
  20. urn:
    93a7f4b3-ba10-42fc-81a6-34fb3f14f170
    name:
    Sak 10266. Mascot Electronic AS. Arbeidsrettssak. Sarpsborg byrett. Avskjed
    id:
    1378
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1378
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93a7f4b3-ba10-42fc-81a6-34fb3f14f170
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000176277
    name:
    Pa 1802 - Skipper Electronics AS
    id:
    A-3085
    path:
    VEMU/A-3085
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000176277
  22. urn:
    14dc3ade-9b15-4453-b54b-6adde6b94dad
    name:
    Simarud Norway
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0269/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14dc3ade-9b15-4453-b54b-6adde6b94dad
  23. urn:
    373a1af3-307e-405f-80ab-62e0f7cb69d6
    name:
    SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Jakob Hatteland Electronic AS
    id:
    2034
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2034
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/373a1af3-307e-405f-80ab-62e0f7cb69d6
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000175125
    name:
    MicroTech Innovation AS
    id:
    Akt-3076
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-3076
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    MicroTech Innovation AS ble stiftet i 2000. Selskapet har sitt utspring i næringsklyngen Electronic Coast og ble etablert med støtte fra Norges Forskningsråd, Borre kommune, Vestfold fylkeskommune, Høgskolen i Vestfold samt 10 av industribedriftene i Vestfolds elektronikkmiljø. Selskapet hadde i føl...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000175125
  25. urn:
    f48697e2-6142-4141-aa24-547de49778e0
    name:
    Anleggsnr. Aurotech electronics AS
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    TIKA/A-2757/L/Lb/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f48697e2-6142-4141-aa24-547de49778e0
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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

  1. Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
  2. Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
  3. 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.

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