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. 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 2026-11-14T17:51:47Z in 0.232 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109315 results in compact format.

name:
Universal Sveiseindustri
id:
0006
name:
Universal Cargo AS
id:
0034
name:
Universal AS, salgsavtale
id:
0002
name:
Universal Spedisjon Kristiansand AS
id:
0042
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0038
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0024
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0023
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0024
name:
Askøy-Bergen-Sporveien - viserkort/universal merke
id:
0011
name:
The World Health Organization. Universal Medical Assistance
id:
0001

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total:

109315

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
46de0f20-a10b-4396-ac1f-a30c360a4753
name:
Universal Sveiseindustri
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0053/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46de0f20-a10b-4396-ac1f-a30c360a4753
urn:
754125ce-03d5-4fab-a3f5-5000d8a353bf
name:
Universal Cargo AS
id:
0034
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0011/0034
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/754125ce-03d5-4fab-a3f5-5000d8a353bf
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000162670
name:
Universal AS, salgsavtale
id:
0002
path:
VEMU/A-2939/D/Dc/Dcc/L0004/0002
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000162670
urn:
8311b99a-b32c-4481-a237-b4c539bf074d
name:
Universal Spedisjon Kristiansand AS
id:
0042
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0042
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8311b99a-b32c-4481-a237-b4c539bf074d
urn:
64e3672b-006e-469e-9bdc-3c6c45bb5669
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0038
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0103/0038
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64e3672b-006e-469e-9bdc-3c6c45bb5669
urn:
dfe952dd-4b90-4d40-a976-949d36b52c4f
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0024
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0119/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfe952dd-4b90-4d40-a976-949d36b52c4f
urn:
5fcd737c-655b-4ae8-90cf-b822776c75bc
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0023
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0131/0023
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fcd737c-655b-4ae8-90cf-b822776c75bc
urn:
9e42ee0b-5d3e-42f0-8158-24cd27842597
name:
Universalbygg AS, Oslo
id:
0024
path:
AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0144/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e42ee0b-5d3e-42f0-8158-24cd27842597
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003679542
name:
Askøy-Bergen-Sporveien - viserkort/universal merke
id:
0011
path:
BBA/A-3384/D/L0010/0011
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003679542
urn:
86beb72d-391b-4bc4-9e3e-e5d5d8971ac0
name:
The World Health Organization. Universal Medical Assistance
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0122/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86beb72d-391b-4bc4-9e3e-e5d5d8971ac0
urn:
ee768513-5fc6-4868-be23-a07d6a02b0e2
name:
6.1 Stillingsvern A:611 - Kjetil Sund + Morten Østrem vs. Universal Sodexho Norway AS 1/3
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/E/Ec/L0014/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee768513-5fc6-4868-be23-a07d6a02b0e2
urn:
8bff1730-c9bb-43ba-a256-dcf9cc9ee0ce
name:
6.1 Stillingsvern A:611 - Kjetil Sund + Morten Østrem vs. Universal Sodexho Norway AS 2/3
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/E/Ec/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bff1730-c9bb-43ba-a256-dcf9cc9ee0ce
urn:
194d4ef7-93b1-43e1-81f9-848d4bf74f50
name:
6.1 Stillingsvern A:611 - Kjetil Sund + Morten Østrem vs. Universal Sodexho Norway AS 3/3
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-102461/01/E/Ec/L0015/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/194d4ef7-93b1-43e1-81f9-848d4bf74f50
urn:
27cb08ea-2854-4130-8fd4-8cfaf0020f4d
name:
Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA)
id:
L0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/G/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27cb08ea-2854-4130-8fd4-8cfaf0020f4d
urn:
07c5df7e-9f4e-473c-badd-61930d2d8c9d
name:
Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA)
id:
L0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/G/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07c5df7e-9f4e-473c-badd-61930d2d8c9d
urn:
de27a35a-fa46-4f02-9ade-472eb4a6daaf
name:
Universala Esperanto-Asocio (UEA) kongresser
id:
L0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/G/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de27a35a-fa46-4f02-9ade-472eb4a6daaf
urn:
cd882a4c-8ed3-43c6-b020-cddcb2458783
name:
729 Universala Esperanto-Asocio UEA
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-0872/E/L0025/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd882a4c-8ed3-43c6-b020-cddcb2458783
urn:
a966bfee-671d-4a56-b82d-649d7221d1f7
name:
Universala Esperanto-Asocio - Sirkulærer, protokoller m.v.
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0930/2/G/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a966bfee-671d-4a56-b82d-649d7221d1f7
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
urn:
6464cc8b-d748-4fed-a88b-8e7977c282bd
name:
Ordnance maintenance, turret assembly and turret race assembly commanders cupola assembly, turret ventilating blower, universal joint assembly, final drive and steering and shifting control assembly, for the 90-mm gun tank T48
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2361/D/Dg/Dga/L0097/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6464cc8b-d748-4fed-a88b-8e7977c282bd
urn:
3903c7f7-70d0-4b88-82d2-c61055bcbd54
name:
Universal
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-3232/E/Ea/Eaa/L0078/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3903c7f7-70d0-4b88-82d2-c61055bcbd54
urn:
6ee503d6-a97b-437a-937e-2df551a632ef
name:
Nye ferjetakstar. Universalmerke for trafikkantar - Rutelaget Askøy - Bergen. Mappe I.
id:
0007
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IKAH/1247-021/D/Dd/L0467/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ee503d6-a97b-437a-937e-2df551a632ef
urn:
dddb1336-6bba-47fa-8b16-a9e6cc45d4ce
name:
Nye ferjetakstar. Universalmerke for trafikkantar - Rutelaget Askøy - Bergen. Mappe II.
id:
0008
path:
IKAH/1247-021/D/Dd/L0467/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dddb1336-6bba-47fa-8b16-a9e6cc45d4ce
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name:
Universal Grafisk
id:
0015
path:
AAB/ARK-2477/D/Db/L0015/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0914f8cb-720b-4c0b-a74f-6a4e0b294005
urn:
babd9fe0-0ae9-4d1e-b613-03a0375b545f
name:
Universal Trykkeriet
id:
0016
path:
AAB/ARK-2477/D/Db/L0015/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/babd9fe0-0ae9-4d1e-b613-03a0375b545f

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