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 2026-10-18T00:41:36Z in 0.866 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110551 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pa 1765 - Ansattes Bedrifts Club - Industri Energi
    id:
    SAST-A-102450
  2. name:
    Norsk treindustriarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-1813
  3. name:
    Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    A/S Industribygningen
    id:
    PA-1073
  5. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401984. Thermax AS
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Bygningsindustriarbeidernes Seksjon Glåmdal
    id:
    ARK-525
  7. name:
    Pa 0853 - Velde industri AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102655
  8. name:
    Velde Industri AS
    id:
    A-102777
  9. name:
    Stenindustriens Landssammenslutning (SIL)
    id:
    RA-PA-2071
  10. name:
    Lillestrøm håndverk- og industriforening
    id:
    FIA-1039
Show all fields in HTML
total:
110551
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    12164fa3-e27a-4e16-822f-0ab0c67ea50f
    name:
    Pa 1765 - Ansattes Bedrifts Club - Industri Energi
    id:
    SAST-A-102450
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102450
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12164fa3-e27a-4e16-822f-0ab0c67ea50f
  2. urn:
    f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
    name:
    Norsk treindustriarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-1813
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1813
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f07bc5bb-d954-4c62-96b0-7c6b743634a4
  3. urn:
    d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
    name:
    Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  4. urn:
    95ddf66b-dac4-4e2f-bba7-bdc79f1b5683
    name:
    A/S Industribygningen
    id:
    PA-1073
    path:
    TRKO/PA-1073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95ddf66b-dac4-4e2f-bba7-bdc79f1b5683
  5. urn:
    8f3a9500-1789-40d5-8210-bcdf4082d7e2
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401984. Thermax AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0033/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f3a9500-1789-40d5-8210-bcdf4082d7e2
  6. urn:
    1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
    name:
    Bygningsindustriarbeidernes Seksjon Glåmdal
    id:
    ARK-525
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-525
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1701295c-12f5-4ec5-9064-f9321527d7fd
  7. urn:
    d4c47d0c-06b1-4142-85a2-d9a05fe9c47e
    name:
    Pa 0853 - Velde industri AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102655
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102655
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4c47d0c-06b1-4142-85a2-d9a05fe9c47e
  8. urn:
    b5ee7f0a-be5c-4fc3-8b8e-8e20e8437b1d
    name:
    Velde Industri AS
    id:
    A-102777
    path:
    AV/A-102777
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Velde Entreprenør ble etablert av Halvard Velde i 1968/69 i Sola kommune. H. Velde Maskin AS startet i 1972 i Dusavig. Januar 1974 fikk selskapet fylkesmannens godkjenning for entreprenørvirksomhet «enklere anleggsarbeid». Autorisasjonen gjaldt for Rogaland. Velde Maskin drev anleggsvirksomhet i Sør...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5ee7f0a-be5c-4fc3-8b8e-8e20e8437b1d
  9. urn:
    c89c5d5a-cbbb-4f6e-8990-abebcd742529
    name:
    Stenindustriens Landssammenslutning (SIL)
    id:
    RA-PA-2071
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2071
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c89c5d5a-cbbb-4f6e-8990-abebcd742529
  10. urn:
    f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
    name:
    Lillestrøm håndverk- og industriforening
    id:
    FIA-1039
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1039
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f35a2786-6ec5-4620-9dea-9277900fe134
  11. urn:
    7147250c-4769-4d59-b90a-4b7962183e88
    name:
    Norø Industri AS
    id:
    NOMA-A-1024
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-1024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7147250c-4769-4d59-b90a-4b7962183e88
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125689
    name:
    National Industri AS
    id:
    Akt-2722
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2722
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    National Industri AS var forløperen til ABB/NEBB. Bedriften fremstilte generatorer og transformatorer, og var i virksomhet i Sandefjord i noen få år, før bedriften ble flyttet til Drammen i 1919. Det var Sandefjordmannen Birger Holm-Hansen som stod bak etableringen. Fra midten av 1920-årene til 1946...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125689
  13. urn:
    bf4fb7f6-0bcb-4419-ac4f-b82df524d89a
    name:
    PA-0103, Metall-Industri/Asbjørn Vigrestad
    id:
    A-1155
    path:
    BYST/A-1155
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf4fb7f6-0bcb-4419-ac4f-b82df524d89a
  14. urn:
    8015701f-883c-4d2c-b296-a6d360fd71c7
    name:
    Handel og Industri AS
    id:
    D/0852A
    path:
    AV/D/0852A
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aksjeselskapet Handel og Industri AS ble stiftet 18. januar 1943 i Kristiansand, med 12 aksjonærer. Selskapets formål var å drive næringsvirksomhet av en hver art - hovedsakelig i Kristiansand og omegn, med særlig henblikk på byens interesser. Selskapet kan drive sin virksomhet som eget foretagende...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8015701f-883c-4d2c-b296-a6d360fd71c7
  15. urn:
    18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
    name:
    Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
    id:
    A-10333
    path:
    OBA/A-10333
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
  16. urn:
    5a1e9aa8-8905-49a5-aada-f1a397489025
    name:
    Norø Industri AS
    id:
    NOMA-AKT-1060
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-AKT-1060
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Etter noen forberedende møter fra høsten 1972, vart Norø Industri AS stifta i september 1973 som ei bedrift for yrkesvalghemmede i Nord-Østerdalen. Hovedproduktet i mange år var spark, noe Norø var eneste produsent av i Norge gjennom endel år. Etter salgssvikt fikk selskapet likviditetsproblemer....
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a1e9aa8-8905-49a5-aada-f1a397489025
  17. urn:
    54de69b8-0cb7-44cd-8508-5dacfd48f6b4
    name:
    Vest-Agder fylkesorganisasjon for håndverk og industri
    id:
    SAK-D/1265
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1265
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54de69b8-0cb7-44cd-8508-5dacfd48f6b4
  18. urn:
    098c5b19-5593-4406-a964-8cc8f5cfb31c
    name:
    Handel og Industri AS
    id:
    SAK-D/0852
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0852
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/098c5b19-5593-4406-a964-8cc8f5cfb31c
  19. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125690
    name:
    Pa 1465 - National Industri AS
    id:
    A-2722
    path:
    VEMU/A-2722
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000125690
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000026970
    name:
    Pa 761 - Sandefjord Mekaniske Industri (SMI)
    id:
    A-1883
    path:
    VEMU/A-1883
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000026970
  21. urn:
    7a1e54eb-946c-42cf-b257-fa93b3bd337a
    name:
    Førde Maritime Industri AS, Bedriftsklubben - Førde Jern og Metall, av 165
    id:
    SFF-2007004
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a1e54eb-946c-42cf-b257-fa93b3bd337a
  22. urn:
    71149801-6a9e-4ee6-a34a-614fea2d5918
    name:
    Metall-Industri AS
    id:
    AKT-00225
    path:
    BYST/AKT-00225
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Firma "Metall-Industri" var et metallstøperi, armatur- og metallvarefabrikk. Det ble etablert i 1916 under navnet A/S Metall i Erfjordsgt 22 av Asbjørn Vigrestad. Senere skiftet det navnet til Metall-Industri. I 1965 var Metall-Industri blitt et kommandittselskap hvor Ragna og O. Karlsen var innehav...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71149801-6a9e-4ee6-a34a-614fea2d5918
  23. urn:
    be809f75-33aa-4926-a091-d99fa787b1e4
    name:
    Therma Microsoft
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbd/L0029/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be809f75-33aa-4926-a091-d99fa787b1e4
  24. urn:
    9f9d4fee-2f1c-44a5-8f95-963c170fa122
    name:
    Bedrifts ID: Konkurs, Thermax AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0010/0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f9d4fee-2f1c-44a5-8f95-963c170fa122
  25. urn:
    c06a85b1-c38d-44d3-ac6a-9d19787bf0bc
    name:
    Industri
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TIKA/A-1334/E/Ed/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06a85b1-c38d-44d3-ac6a-9d19787bf0bc
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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