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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-24T08:56:52Z in 0.952 seconds.

Showing 10 of 57433 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    SINTEF
    id:
    SAT-PA-0782
  2. name:
    Ocean AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1047
  3. name:
    Ocean AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1047
  4. name:
    NTL avd. 92 Sintef - Høyskolen
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0487
  5. name:
    AS Oceana
    id:
    ARS-A-1282
  6. name:
    SINTEF
    id:
    AS-5243
  7. name:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc
    id:
    PA-2484
  8. name:
    220 - Mechanical oil recovery in ice infested waters (Morice) - phase 1. Sintef-report (Civil and Environmental Engineering. Coastal and Ocean Engineering)
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    OCEANOR A/S
    id:
    SAT-PA-0870
  10. name:
    Oceanor, Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser (IKU), Sintef, Norsk Hydroteknisk Laboratorium (NHL)
    id:
    L0009
Show all fields in HTML
total:
57433
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ee57f793-7da3-44bc-a7c1-fc41188a7b6a
    name:
    SINTEF
    id:
    SAT-PA-0782
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee57f793-7da3-44bc-a7c1-fc41188a7b6a
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056834
    name:
    Ocean AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1047
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1047
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    falklandsøyene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000056834
  3. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000000534
    name:
    Ocean AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1047
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1047
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    FALKLANDSØYENE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ocean AS ble stiftet i 1909 med en aksjekapital på 650 000 kr. Selskapet anla landstasjon i New Fortuna Bay på Syd Georgia med spekk- og benkokeri og en guanofabrikk. Fangstbestyrer de første årene var Lauritz Larsen, bror til C. A. Larsen. New Fortuna Bay var den siste norske stasjonen som ble eta...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000000534
  4. urn:
    e547b4a8-86de-468b-89b0-0bc1e57896c4
    name:
    NTL avd. 92 Sintef - Høyskolen
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0487
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0487
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e547b4a8-86de-468b-89b0-0bc1e57896c4
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061799
    name:
    AS Oceana
    id:
    ARS-A-1282
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1282
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061799
  6. urn:
    7ea0081b-09dc-4cb0-aa39-e12a3947fa58
    name:
    SINTEF
    id:
    AS-5243
    path:
    AV/AS-5243
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    SINTEF er Skandinavias største forskningskonsern som selger forskningsbasert kunnskap og tilhørende tjenester basert på innsikt i teknologi, naturvitenskap, medisin og samfunnsvitenskap. Frem til 2007 var dets fulle navn Selskapet for industriell og teknisk forskning ved Norges tekniske høgskole. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ea0081b-09dc-4cb0-aa39-e12a3947fa58
  7. urn:
    110e8d3d-4dea-4433-a8ef-59390a84d879
    name:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc
    id:
    PA-2484
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2484
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/110e8d3d-4dea-4433-a8ef-59390a84d879
  8. urn:
    4176a41c-4992-4892-b424-4f430684cf57
    name:
    220 - Mechanical oil recovery in ice infested waters (Morice) - phase 1. Sintef-report (Civil and Environmental Engineering. Coastal and Ocean Engineering)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102523/E/Ed/L0023/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4176a41c-4992-4892-b424-4f430684cf57
  9. urn:
    303b52df-a019-4420-970e-e0568ce07c7e
    name:
    OCEANOR A/S
    id:
    SAT-PA-0870
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0870
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/303b52df-a019-4420-970e-e0568ce07c7e
  10. urn:
    ac4dc73c-c395-4564-a17b-ae6c22837b1c
    name:
    Oceanor, Institutt for Kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser (IKU), Sintef, Norsk Hydroteknisk Laboratorium (NHL)
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102523/E/Ed/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac4dc73c-c395-4564-a17b-ae6c22837b1c
  11. urn:
    b54cb872-7a28-4dfb-8466-abed20bfcd9c
    name:
    Sintef, Norsk Hydroteknisk Laboratorium (NHL), IKU Petroleumsforskning (øvelser), Oceanor og Statens Forurensningstilsyn (SFT)
    id:
    L0059
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102523/E/Ed/L0059
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b54cb872-7a28-4dfb-8466-abed20bfcd9c
  12. urn:
    2dc58eef-a812-4da5-87b8-0938b419b339
    name:
    Ammoniakkspalting: Ammoniakksyntese; forskningsprosjekt + tilegg; SINTEF
    id:
    L0201
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0201
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dc58eef-a812-4da5-87b8-0938b419b339
  13. urn:
    f2ac9c05-9b6f-4c6c-9a36-7c6f96d0dbca
    name:
    Ammoniakkspalting: Ammoniakksyntese; forskningsprosjekt + tilegg; SINTEF
    id:
    L0202
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0202
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2ac9c05-9b6f-4c6c-9a36-7c6f96d0dbca
  14. urn:
    e03afd86-fcbf-493d-9855-55a236ec9913
    name:
    Ammoniakkspalting: Ammoniakksyntese; forskningsprosjekt + tilegg; SINTEF
    id:
    L0203
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0203
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e03afd86-fcbf-493d-9855-55a236ec9913
  15. urn:
    acac81eb-d269-45ae-afdb-4ca0e6c39c5f
    name:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc
    id:
    PA-2479
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2479
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ocean Transport Lines Inc var et rederi som drev med utenriksfart og var registrert i Liberia. Rederiet eide bl.a.skipene "John Wilson", "Chilean Nitrate" og "Nortuna". Skipene "John Wilson" og "Chilean Nitrate" ble bygget i Japan i 1956. Begge var cargo linere på 12500 tonn. Sistnevnte gikk i rut...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acac81eb-d269-45ae-afdb-4ca0e6c39c5f
  16. urn:
    1f684f2a-84ee-445f-a9be-2a084a712055
    name:
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    id:
    R02
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3053/R/R02
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f684f2a-84ee-445f-a9be-2a084a712055
  17. urn:
    844d3e7a-4eca-43b2-b235-6f9a45ab1960
    name:
    Årsberetninger og regnskaper for A/S "Ocean"
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3053/R/R02/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/844d3e7a-4eca-43b2-b235-6f9a45ab1960
  18. urn:
    fc2f4d19-591d-488c-b6ce-a1b2c9fefb4c
    name:
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    id:
    L0093
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0093
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc2f4d19-591d-488c-b6ce-a1b2c9fefb4c
  19. urn:
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    id:
    L0200
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0200
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddf2e90f-4947-40b6-b16a-910a055e6781
  20. urn:
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    name:
    Sintef Nord-Norge
    id:
    K
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/K
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ee1b6e6-5558-4e7c-9e7e-41d4d0ea75ff
  21. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0073
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/Y/Yb/L0073
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b18e3bc-c663-4329-90f9-f3d5e7cb080c
  22. urn:
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    name:
    BIOKJEMI I NTH/SINTEF-MILJØET –IGAR OG I MORGEN .
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
    f4e564cc-dac1-4522-9bfe-6c31a7e9d060
    name:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f4e564cc-dac1-4522-9bfe-6c31a7e9d060
  24. urn:
    15262bd0-2530-41df-87cd-2308470664a3
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    KRAM/A-0225/H/Ha/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15262bd0-2530-41df-87cd-2308470664a3
  25. urn:
    02d83070-c1c5-482c-a1f5-2bc3d87c2062
    name:
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    id:
    L0051
    path:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02d83070-c1c5-482c-a1f5-2bc3d87c2062
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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