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 2026-10-24T03:02:08Z in 0.301 seconds.

Showing 10 of 88261 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Thor Frette arkiiva
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1034
  2. name:
    Wike & Co. Thor A/S - Hof i Vestfold
    id:
    0015
  3. name:
    Velferdsutvalget for Thorshammer
    id:
    ARS-A-1059
  4. name:
    WIKEN THOR - FØDSELSNR. 250355 48370
    id:
    0010
  5. name:
    Andersen, Thor
    id:
    P-16741
  6. name:
    Revisjonsprotokoll - AS Thorland
    id:
    L0001
  7. name:
    Thor Dahl AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1011
  8. name:
    Paulsen, Thor Olaf Johan
    id:
    SATØ-P-1620
  9. name:
    Pa 1259 - Thorsdal AS
    id:
    A-2485
  10. name:
    Andersen, Thor
    id:
    RA-PA-1844
Show all fields in HTML
total:
88261
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7510a45c-c3ee-490e-a1d0-da763fdf51a9
    name:
    Thor Frette arkiiva
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1034
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7510a45c-c3ee-490e-a1d0-da763fdf51a9
  2. urn:
    88e113d6-785a-4a17-9ab8-eb6f7b8397c8
    name:
    Wike & Co. Thor A/S - Hof i Vestfold
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0199/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88e113d6-785a-4a17-9ab8-eb6f7b8397c8
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061863
    name:
    Velferdsutvalget for Thorshammer
    id:
    ARS-A-1059
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1059
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061863
  4. urn:
    596aa989-4249-47e1-afe0-a4108d3bcb63
    name:
    WIKEN THOR - FØDSELSNR. 250355 48370
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4477/P/Pc/L0011/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/596aa989-4249-47e1-afe0-a4108d3bcb63
  5. urn:
    dd86323d-ae0b-484a-919a-497ae7835c54
    name:
    Andersen, Thor
    id:
    P-16741
    path:
    AV/P-16741
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Thor Andersen, født 1934 i Oslo, var ansatt i det farmasøytiske selskapet Nyegaard & Co AS, bedre kjent som Nyco, perioden 1960-1998. Han arbeidet med markedsføring og administrasjon. Andersen skrev også bedriftshistorie og han drev med lokalhistorie og slektshistorie.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd86323d-ae0b-484a-919a-497ae7835c54
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000113531
    name:
    Revisjonsprotokoll - AS Thorland
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1011/R/Ra/Rad/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000113531
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000052978
    name:
    Thor Dahl AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1011
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1011
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000052978
  8. urn:
    74b7b16c-611f-4286-a294-df0dbc6aef17
    name:
    Paulsen, Thor Olaf Johan
    id:
    SATØ-P-1620
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1620
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74b7b16c-611f-4286-a294-df0dbc6aef17
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096174
    name:
    Pa 1259 - Thorsdal AS
    id:
    A-2485
    path:
    VEMU/A-2485
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096174
  10. urn:
    73f4168a-e045-4b03-a836-ea7182ffeaca
    name:
    Andersen, Thor
    id:
    RA-PA-1844
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1844
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73f4168a-e045-4b03-a836-ea7182ffeaca
  11. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000000157
    name:
    Thor Dahl AS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1011
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1011
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Thor Dahl AS har vært disponent for en rekke selskap. I 1908 etablerte Ingvald Bryde og Thor Dahl interessentskapet Bryde & Dahls hvalfangerselskap for fangst ved Syd-Georgia. Etter Dahls død i april 1920 ble det svigersønnen Lars Christensen (1884-1965) som overtok driften av Dahls næringsvirksomhe...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000000157
  12. urn:
    9f8ddbc4-2d53-4c56-a3ee-48dbc3989440
    name:
    Rapportering fra Thor Corporation for 2009: Aktivitetsrapport
    id:
    4984
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0521/4984
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f8ddbc4-2d53-4c56-a3ee-48dbc3989440
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110299
    name:
    Mannskaper V- W, Walaas, Odd. Håtson- Wiken, Ove Thorbjørn
    id:
    L0092
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1011/P/Pd/Pda/L0092
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110299
  14. urn:
    92a7aa1b-e78a-4999-b35c-da920bfdebe0
    name:
    Rapportering fra Thor Corporation for 2008: Aktivitetsrapport, prøvetaking
    id:
    4985
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0521/4985
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92a7aa1b-e78a-4999-b35c-da920bfdebe0
  15. urn:
    08ea7621-6f90-4165-8364-f4110de06c45
    name:
    Thor Bach
    id:
    A-0484
    path:
    UBIT/A-0484
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08ea7621-6f90-4165-8364-f4110de06c45
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000173868
    name:
    Pa 1781 - A/S Thor Dahls bedriftsfotballag
    id:
    A-3064
    path:
    VEMU/A-3064
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000173868
  17. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000000471
    name:
    Huse, Thor Elias Pedersen
    id:
    R.Ark.1030
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1030
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000000471
  18. urn:
    bf83c6cb-b7ef-4c69-8073-dee8e29d409f
    name:
    Bergseng & Co A/S, Thor
    id:
    A-00278
    path:
    OAM/A-00278
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf83c6cb-b7ef-4c69-8073-dee8e29d409f
  19. urn:
    dad11d5d-e367-4155-ad2e-599cc8674f56
    name:
    Thor Bjørklund & Sønner AS
    id:
    A-01077
    path:
    OAM/A-01077
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dad11d5d-e367-4155-ad2e-599cc8674f56
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078790
    name:
    Pa 1114 - Thorsen, Thor Kristian
    id:
    A-2329
    path:
    VEMU/A-2329
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078790
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000003930
    name:
    Vestfold fylkeskommune. Thor Heyerdahl videregående skole før 2004
    id:
    A-1120
    path:
    VEMU/A-1120
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000003930
  22. urn:
    c08b22a0-ff51-4e8d-a1b2-21b04c7e0911
    name:
    Solberg, Thor, flypioner
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0431
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0431
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c08b22a0-ff51-4e8d-a1b2-21b04c7e0911
  23. urn:
    d26b6f3e-b221-4488-b158-cb0755fe9770
    name:
    Bergseng & Co A/S, Thor
    id:
    AS-00278
    path:
    OAM/AS-00278
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Forretningen omdannet til aksjeselskap 1931. Leder ved avlevering av arkivet: Thor Bergseng, (f: 17.10.1929, d.24.08.2001) startet i firmaet i 1956. Dagligvare og jernvare/fargehandel. Forretningen ble startet av Arne Bergseng, født på Brøttum 1812, død 1905, gift med Margrete Bagge. Sønn Thor, datt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d26b6f3e-b221-4488-b158-cb0755fe9770
  24. urn:
    2e8bfc2d-2e09-469c-b2c4-abbc157facde
    name:
    Løken, Karl Thor, fylkestannlege i Hedmark
    id:
    SAH-ARK-018
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-018
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e8bfc2d-2e09-469c-b2c4-abbc157facde
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096175
    name:
    Thorsdal AS
    id:
    Akt-2485
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2485
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    AS Thorsdal var eid av rederiet Joh. Johanson & CO., Kristiania, og disponent var Ferdinand Melsom, Lysaker, frem til 1916. Blant aksjonærene var Ferdinand Melsom, Magnus E. Melsom, H.G. Melsom, J.E. Holth. I 1906 kjøpte AS Thorsdal skipet DS Thorsdal. Skipet ble torpedert 24.juli 1917. AS Thorsdal...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000096175
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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