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 2026-10-24T05:18:05Z in 0.552 seconds.

Showing 10 of 502 results in compact format.

name:
P.O. Holmen, dagligvare
id:
A-1130
name:
Norges Dagligvareforbund
id:
NHNR-0013
name:
Grenland Dagligvareforening (N79)
id:
TGM-A-1248
name:
Norges Dagligvarehandels Forbund
id:
Pa-0028
name:
Dagligvare- og andre forretninger
id:
0004
name:
"Stratos".
id:
0006
name:
Stratos
id:
0017
name:
Stratos, A/S
id:
0010
name:
Stratos
id:
0001
name:
Stratos
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

502

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
ef82548f-63c9-4cae-a9c9-632de030c551
name:
P.O. Holmen, dagligvare
id:
A-1130
path:
DRMK/A-1130
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Drammen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef82548f-63c9-4cae-a9c9-632de030c551
urn:
44e5b2d7-cee4-433b-b7e5-32fa1acff36f
name:
Norges Dagligvareforbund
id:
NHNR-0013
path:
MUVE/NHNR-0013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museum Vest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44e5b2d7-cee4-433b-b7e5-32fa1acff36f
urn:
e8d01ccc-62ad-4b06-81e6-aab27a146d69
name:
Grenland Dagligvareforening (N79)
id:
TGM-A-1248
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1248
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8d01ccc-62ad-4b06-81e6-aab27a146d69
urn:
472cb56e-e3fa-48b5-94e3-bacbbcec0ce3
name:
Norges Dagligvarehandels Forbund
id:
Pa-0028
path:
VLFK/Pa-0028
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/472cb56e-e3fa-48b5-94e3-bacbbcec0ce3
urn:
b809107d-c3ff-4178-a694-e6447a1f89ed
name:
Dagligvare- og andre forretninger
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/N/Na/L0001/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b809107d-c3ff-4178-a694-e6447a1f89ed
urn:
f042c29a-427c-4d16-b44f-6563da512bc2
name:
"Stratos".
id:
0006
path:
AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01a/L0120/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f042c29a-427c-4d16-b44f-6563da512bc2
urn:
2c6769c7-13a5-4e7d-9265-37ba45b17464
name:
Stratos
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-PA-0380/1/D/L0014/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c6769c7-13a5-4e7d-9265-37ba45b17464
urn:
70fd43ae-5569-4ff6-b9de-6ef12ffa9c7d
name:
Stratos, A/S
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fd/L0015/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70fd43ae-5569-4ff6-b9de-6ef12ffa9c7d
urn:
05c4a64c-1836-4cf6-a8a7-39559e8dabf9
name:
Stratos
id:
0001
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0162/0004/0001
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05c4a64c-1836-4cf6-a8a7-39559e8dabf9
urn:
d068c0b6-e533-4eb6-a127-899c56bd38f9
name:
Stratos
id:
0001
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0270/0010/0001
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d068c0b6-e533-4eb6-a127-899c56bd38f9
urn:
a890e2ea-d652-4431-a0ed-b352228d0689
name:
069 Stratos
id:
0004
path:
AAB/ARK-1665/Da/L0037/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a890e2ea-d652-4431-a0ed-b352228d0689
urn:
ec599447-2480-4dad-a7ca-6c23859ab396
name:
022.1 A/S Stratos
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1665/Da/L0068/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec599447-2480-4dad-a7ca-6c23859ab396
urn:
bf9a13c8-0fc3-4832-8ecc-ea3d920fb602
name:
161.1 A/S Stratos
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6179/D/L1359/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf9a13c8-0fc3-4832-8ecc-ea3d920fb602
urn:
52822787-2347-42ce-85c0-947f8583fc58
name:
N-160-W "Stratos"
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-2027/J/Ja/L0006/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52822787-2347-42ce-85c0-947f8583fc58
urn:
92cc8eba-6cf7-440d-a115-24d9815c0375
name:
Folkehøgskolene, Globus og Stratos
id:
L0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-0380/2/D/Db/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92cc8eba-6cf7-440d-a115-24d9815c0375
urn:
db22c359-9d40-4864-9984-f339ca84d0ed
name:
Forhandlingsprotokoll for A/S Stratos
id:
L0024
path:
AV/RA-PA-0419/01/A/Aa/L0024
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db22c359-9d40-4864-9984-f339ca84d0ed
urn:
7b9eab7a-7e3b-4024-be9a-a200a2e4206c
name:
A/S Stratos - Møtedokumenter m.m.
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0380/2/D/Db/L0010/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b9eab7a-7e3b-4024-be9a-a200a2e4206c
urn:
50c9b680-e37f-4b31-9cb5-f85cf31a6621
name:
A/S Stratos - Møtedokumenter m.m.
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0380/2/D/Db/L0010/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50c9b680-e37f-4b31-9cb5-f85cf31a6621
urn:
8d5fc2d3-0a4b-46dc-bb97-51eb7a55377f
name:
Årsmelding fra Stratos A/S
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0419/01/E/Eh/L0699/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d5fc2d3-0a4b-46dc-bb97-51eb7a55377f
urn:
faade8c2-fe2f-4e25-8d20-e11a9a742a1c
name:
A/S Stratos, beretninger og regnskap
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0493/F/Fe/L0089/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/faade8c2-fe2f-4e25-8d20-e11a9a742a1c
urn:
36c562a3-6f15-4fc5-a577-a78ea70f0e44
name:
Årsmøte på Stratos 29.1.68
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0691/D/Da/L0025/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36c562a3-6f15-4fc5-a577-a78ea70f0e44
urn:
165c117b-0f03-427e-95ae-9cdefd6c5e57
name:
13317, STRATOS (mappe 1/3-2/3), LLMJ
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Ft/L7569/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/165c117b-0f03-427e-95ae-9cdefd6c5e57
urn:
850eb563-9898-457a-9c43-537ade9cc1d6
name:
13317, STRATOS (mappe 3/3), LLMJ
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Ft/L7570/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/850eb563-9898-457a-9c43-537ade9cc1d6
urn:
d774df3a-5872-46ca-b5cb-028bc97482a7
name:
STRATOS (LLMJ). Forseelse 1993
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-4467/D/L0043/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d774df3a-5872-46ca-b5cb-028bc97482a7
urn:
bec539cd-c20d-4049-bf13-303ad7298a99
name:
STRATOS (LLMJ). Grunnstøting, 02031990
id:
0032
path:
AV/SAT-A-4467/D/L0056/0032
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bec539cd-c20d-4049-bf13-303ad7298a99

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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