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 2026-10-17T20:41:50Z in 0.784 seconds.

Showing 10 of 132681 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Alminnelig teknikk, virksomhet og teori; Do. Salt- og industribelegg. BILDER
    id:
    L0014
  2. name:
    Kyststamveien Stavanger-Bergen AS
    id:
    AKT-01222
  3. name:
    Stavanger Blikktrykkeri og Maskinverksted AS
    id:
    A-102036
  4. name:
    Alminnelig teknikk, virksomhet og teori; Do. Salt- og industribelegg; Do. Inspeksjon med luftfartøy; Møter. BILDER
    id:
    L0015
  5. name:
    Pa 1503 - Stavanger Drilling AS
    id:
    SAST-A-101906
  6. name:
    PA-0877, Stavanger Næringsselskap AS
    id:
    A-0489
  7. name:
    PA-0330, Stavanger Telefonforretning AS
    id:
    A-1382
  8. name:
    Lnr. 471/3 Stavanger Staal AS
    id:
    L0554
  9. name:
    PA-0441, Lilleborg Fabriker AS, Stavanger
    id:
    A-1492
  10. name:
    Saker forening 15 Stavanger. Sak 15.1995
    id:
    0009
Show all fields in HTML
total:
132681
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    fc708d14-2d81-4f24-adb5-f80d4dbe35e1
    name:
    Alminnelig teknikk, virksomhet og teori; Do. Salt- og industribelegg. BILDER
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0014
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc708d14-2d81-4f24-adb5-f80d4dbe35e1
  2. urn:
    843b7057-e638-4ec2-9bbf-da4b39783a90
    name:
    Kyststamveien Stavanger-Bergen AS
    id:
    AKT-01222
    path:
    BYST/AKT-01222
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aksjeselskapet Kyststamveien Stavanger-Bergen AS ble stiftet 13.02.2001. Det hadde som formål å "finansiere, bygge og driver deler av kyststamveien mellom Stavanger og Bergen samt å delta i andre prioriterte veg-, tunnel- og broprosjekter på kyststamveien." Selskapet var lokalisert i Stavanger.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/843b7057-e638-4ec2-9bbf-da4b39783a90
  3. urn:
    afe05bf3-f949-42e6-8607-6495988a1eec
    name:
    Stavanger Blikktrykkeri og Maskinverksted AS
    id:
    A-102036
    path:
    AV/A-102036
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Firmaet ble startet i 1905 med en aksjekapital på kr. 30.000. I 1908 ble det etablert filialer i Bergen, Haugesund og Harstad, men disse ble etterhvert nedlagt eller solgt. I 1923 overtok firmaet AS Stavanger Blikemballagefabrik og Vestlandske Bliktrykkeri og ble samtidig omdannet til aksjeselskap. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afe05bf3-f949-42e6-8607-6495988a1eec
  4. urn:
    2c2823a6-921b-4007-8d4c-1f843e0d2ef6
    name:
    Alminnelig teknikk, virksomhet og teori; Do. Salt- og industribelegg; Do. Inspeksjon med luftfartøy; Møter. BILDER
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dt/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2823a6-921b-4007-8d4c-1f843e0d2ef6
  5. urn:
    4c3b41ac-d1b9-490a-80cc-7537ef80914a
    name:
    Pa 1503 - Stavanger Drilling AS
    id:
    SAST-A-101906
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101906
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c3b41ac-d1b9-490a-80cc-7537ef80914a
  6. urn:
    b013fde5-2980-492e-a4ca-51f4dfce172c
    name:
    PA-0877, Stavanger Næringsselskap AS
    id:
    A-0489
    path:
    BYST/A-0489
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b013fde5-2980-492e-a4ca-51f4dfce172c
  7. urn:
    cd64021e-6b45-40c8-9abb-fccf80171cd2
    name:
    PA-0330, Stavanger Telefonforretning AS
    id:
    A-1382
    path:
    BYST/A-1382
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd64021e-6b45-40c8-9abb-fccf80171cd2
  8. urn:
    c1a9b30e-8243-4fea-a9a3-300799f711d7
    name:
    Lnr. 471/3 Stavanger Staal AS
    id:
    L0554
    path:
    AV/SAK-2511-0001/F/Fc/Fca/L0554
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1a9b30e-8243-4fea-a9a3-300799f711d7
  9. urn:
    4cee6747-f799-46ab-87f7-63fb700560da
    name:
    PA-0441, Lilleborg Fabriker AS, Stavanger
    id:
    A-1492
    path:
    BYST/A-1492
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cee6747-f799-46ab-87f7-63fb700560da
  10. urn:
    9642876a-5b0f-4200-8386-e42766343276
    name:
    Saker forening 15 Stavanger. Sak 15.1995
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/D/Da/L0123/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9642876a-5b0f-4200-8386-e42766343276
  11. urn:
    99996ced-4b48-4ae7-9fc6-f859cbcd4373
    name:
    Industribelegg A/S - Horten
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0086/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99996ced-4b48-4ae7-9fc6-f859cbcd4373
  12. urn:
    d7622fee-732e-4c40-a9df-7954d9ddfd2c
    name:
    Stavanger Teater AS
    id:
    AKT-0172
    path:
    BYST/AKT-0172
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stavanger Teater fikk sitt navn i 1921 etter at det tidligere het Stavanger Faste Scene. Stavanger Teater beholdt sitt navn til 1926. Det holdt til i byens teaterbygning som ble oppført i 1883 av arkitekt hartvig Svedrup Eckhoff. Karl August Bergmann var teatersjef fra 1921 - 1924, og Erling Hanson ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7622fee-732e-4c40-a9df-7954d9ddfd2c
  13. urn:
    1489683f-7016-489a-aabe-934a6c0956c4
    name:
    Stavanger. Stavanger Reiseeffekt AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1043/E/Eb/L0028/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1489683f-7016-489a-aabe-934a6c0956c4
  14. urn:
    ee708261-4d12-4115-9cce-ecc94a4b4810
    name:
    Sak 13069. Nye Stavanger Staal AS (Scana Stavanger AS). Diverse saker
    id:
    4431
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/4431
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee708261-4d12-4115-9cce-ecc94a4b4810
  15. urn:
    602cda8f-ab2f-4559-b83f-c7778c9f8f8b
    name:
    PA-0564, Kyststamveien Stavanger-Bergen AS
    id:
    A-1617
    path:
    BYST/A-1617
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/602cda8f-ab2f-4559-b83f-c7778c9f8f8b
  16. urn:
    78597776-0478-469b-9ebf-ce949304195b
    name:
    Aspelin-Stormbull Bygg AS Stavanger
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    AV/RA-PA-1394/J/Jj/L0012/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78597776-0478-469b-9ebf-ce949304195b
  17. urn:
    428d2051-53ef-4695-8a4c-0ce7cbf08712
    name:
    Vedtekter for Stavanger Busselskap AS / Reglement for Stavanger bystyre / Lars Oftedal: Stavangersk næringsliv / Foredrag om tollbeskyttelse / Statutter for AS Stavanger Telefonforretnings pensjonskasse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BYST/A-1159/H/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/428d2051-53ef-4695-8a4c-0ce7cbf08712
  18. urn:
    8d6e5da1-09bd-4485-b729-d6fbdb0cfb48
    name:
    Pa 1562 - Stavanger Blikktrykkeri og Maskinverksted AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102013
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102013
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d6e5da1-09bd-4485-b729-d6fbdb0cfb48
  19. urn:
    c64cafec-97a7-46c4-9b4b-4bc496a533e9
    name:
    PA-0847, Stavanger Forsikringsselskap AS
    id:
    A-1900
    path:
    BYST/A-1900
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c64cafec-97a7-46c4-9b4b-4bc496a533e9
  20. urn:
    9938a697-d7dc-4a93-961e-af24905c8ea0
    name:
    Neptun Stavanger AS
    id:
    0042
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0042
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9938a697-d7dc-4a93-961e-af24905c8ea0
  21. urn:
    c26ce834-fcfc-42f4-991f-c5d4e2548d07
    name:
    Presserv AS, Stavanger
    id:
    0031
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0088/0031
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c26ce834-fcfc-42f4-991f-c5d4e2548d07
  22. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/H/Hj/Hjb/L0001/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c69858b-8028-4b8f-8bce-4e17e44bb407
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Neptun Stavanger AS
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    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0008/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e5bc7fe-8f54-4c37-9b82-2cd2f684d12c
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Neptun Stavanger AS
    id:
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    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0008/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe86ba98-84c5-4268-bb48-f20b7ffc51a7
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Stavanger Røkeri AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0009/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfc06889-09f1-4281-89e9-8bf9777ef401
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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Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.