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 2026-11-02T23:49:20Z in 2.863 seconds.

Showing 10 of 69115 results in compact format.

name:
Sirius Losje av IOGT
id:
SAK-FLK-012
name:
Sokndal kommune - PA 005 The Jøssingfjord Manufacturing Co. A/S
id:
K-101210
name:
Sirius Class Trawler
id:
0007
name:
Sirius
id:
033
name:
Pa 1214 - The Jøssingfjord Manufacturing Company
id:
SAST-A-102678
name:
Sirius Losje av IOGT
id:
FLK-012
name:
Manufacta AS
id:
A-3337
name:
Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
id:
SAST-A-102477
name:
M/S "Deneb"/ M/S "Sirius"
id:
0042
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607

Show all fields in HTML

total:

69115

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9ea61ed5-7130-482c-860a-e751bb49a863
name:
Sirius Losje av IOGT
id:
SAK-FLK-012
path:
AV/SAK-FLK-012
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ea61ed5-7130-482c-860a-e751bb49a863
urn:
296f6c8f-d7e0-4f54-9916-1a39bbd0f124
name:
Sokndal kommune - PA 005 The Jøssingfjord Manufacturing Co. A/S
id:
K-101210
path:
IKAR/K-101210
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/296f6c8f-d7e0-4f54-9916-1a39bbd0f124
urn:
ad5b7869-6cbd-42d9-b451-939e083ed18e
name:
Sirius Class Trawler
id:
0007
path:
FRKA/P-1020/X/Xa/L0001/0001/0007
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad5b7869-6cbd-42d9-b451-939e083ed18e
urn:
97d01c75-b071-4552-974b-0e08fd2958a4
name:
Sirius
id:
033
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0873/033
unit_type:
ARKIVDEL
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97d01c75-b071-4552-974b-0e08fd2958a4
urn:
5bb41b0b-1ce0-4cc8-ad61-0e999b9fc125
name:
Pa 1214 - The Jøssingfjord Manufacturing Company
id:
SAST-A-102678
path:
AV/SAST-A-102678
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bb41b0b-1ce0-4cc8-ad61-0e999b9fc125
urn:
3fdedee8-e505-406e-a8f5-ec3d2ae4252a
name:
Sirius Losje av IOGT
id:
FLK-012
path:
AV/FLK-012
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
IOGT (International Order of Good Templars) er en avholdsbevegelse som ble stiftet i Utica, New York, USA i 1851. Sirius Losje i Flekkefjord (nr. 1490) ble stiftet i 1916, og kom i tillegg til flere eksisterende losjer i byen, blant andre ”Udsigt” og ”Libertas” (Jfr. ellers arkiv FLK-031). Kilde: w...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fdedee8-e505-406e-a8f5-ec3d2ae4252a
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000532861
name:
Manufacta AS
id:
A-3337
path:
BBA/A-3337
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532861
urn:
f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
name:
Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
id:
SAST-A-102477
path:
AV/SAST-A-102477
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000004168711
name:
M/S "Deneb"/ M/S "Sirius"
id:
0042
path:
BBA/A-8384/F/L0001/0042
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004168711
urn:
c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
path:
TIKA/PA-1607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
urn:
06507e7c-8ba8-44fc-bd19-d92713c04288
name:
Proposal to act as surveying contractor to Amoco Norwegian Oil Company for the Hod template installation
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102405/11/E/Ea/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06507e7c-8ba8-44fc-bd19-d92713c04288
urn:
e011ef0b-73b4-440b-b1d9-b11e68fa7784
name:
Nationaltidendes Actieselskab
id:
RA-PA-0062
path:
AV/RA-PA-0062
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e011ef0b-73b4-440b-b1d9-b11e68fa7784
urn:
5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
name:
Trondheim Contracting A/S
id:
SAT-AAT-0370
path:
AV/SAT-AAT-0370
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003713146
name:
Bergen Tracteursted
id:
A-7477
path:
BBA/A-7477
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003713146
urn:
569def00-b069-4746-9c15-8a4620443ab4
name:
Actie-Arbeiderboligerne IS
id:
HHSP-1206
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1206
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/569def00-b069-4746-9c15-8a4620443ab4
urn:
b121c30e-5ce2-413d-8a65-1831f0b909c0
name:
Bergen Tracteursted
id:
A-7477
path:
SAF/A-7477
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b121c30e-5ce2-413d-8a65-1831f0b909c0
urn:
95ec3230-3f05-42fc-8186-3115219ddd32
name:
Nordland Canning Factory
id:
A-08-196
path:
AIN/A-08-196
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95ec3230-3f05-42fc-8186-3115219ddd32
urn:
be97e80f-2570-43d5-9997-c366a17ca3a4
name:
Hassel Jernværks Actieselskab
id:
RA-PA-0023
path:
AV/RA-PA-0023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be97e80f-2570-43d5-9997-c366a17ca3a4
urn:
a59a488e-a3ea-4731-90d8-d3abb92429c3
name:
Vedforsyningsselskabet paa Actier
id:
RA-PA-0044
path:
AV/RA-PA-0044
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a59a488e-a3ea-4731-90d8-d3abb92429c3
urn:
a1aee246-f19a-4747-9f47-4cddcade4d89
name:
Agder & Activs Rederi
id:
SAK-D/0173
path:
AV/SAK-D/0173
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1aee246-f19a-4747-9f47-4cddcade4d89
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000277202
name:
United Sardine Factories A/S
id:
A-1855
path:
BBA/A-1855
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000277202
urn:
b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
name:
Pa 0906 - Norwegian Contractors, Arbeidsmannsklubben
id:
SAST-A-100038
path:
AV/SAST-A-100038
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
urn:
e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
name:
Pa 1253 - Norwegian Contractors-bedriftslegen
id:
SAST-A-101359
path:
AV/SAST-A-101359
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
urn:
2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
name:
Pa 1287 - Aker Offshore Contracting
id:
SAST-A-101586
path:
AV/SAST-A-101586
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002231218
name:
M/S Sirius
id:
L0451
path:
BBA/A-6215/E/Eb/Ebc/L0451
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002231218

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