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 2026-11-12T07:41:10Z in 6.174 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110566 results in compact format.

name:
NEKF/EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB-installasjon/ABB buidling systems
id:
AKT-9
name:
Finsam Refrigeration AS
id:
0008
name:
Condensing Units for different Cooling Services and Refrigeration Systems for Cold Stores and Freezers. G-SP-117
id:
0005
name:
Guard Systems/GSGroup AS
id:
Ed
name:
Guard Systems/GSGroup AS
id:
Ed
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0007
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0008
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0009
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0010
name:
Textcenter Systems AS
id:
0008

Show all fields in HTML

total:

110566

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
4ba2ddf6-1c98-4fe0-be10-0067fd1394ec
name:
NEKF/EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB-installasjon/ABB buidling systems
id:
AKT-9
path:
AAB/AKT-9
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Materialet stammer fra sentralt tillitsvalgtutvalg for NEKF/ EL&IT-klubbene i EB/ABB installasjon /ABB builing systems. Materialet stammer fra et klubbsamarbeid og et sentralt tillitsvalgtutvalg (STU) mellom NEKF og senere EL&IT-klubbene i virksomheten helt siden fusjonen i 1987/88 da NEBB, Asea og...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ba2ddf6-1c98-4fe0-be10-0067fd1394ec
urn:
ba830d1d-d137-4efa-964c-edbeb3a4323f
name:
Finsam Refrigeration AS
id:
0008
path:
AAMA/KA0904-619a/D/D03/L0014/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba830d1d-d137-4efa-964c-edbeb3a4323f
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name:
Condensing Units for different Cooling Services and Refrigeration Systems for Cold Stores and Freezers. G-SP-117
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ef/L0084/0001/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2f91cde-2046-4ddb-be2f-3742429c72de
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003528586
name:
Guard Systems/GSGroup AS
id:
Ed
path:
BBA/A-6705/E/Ed
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003528586
urn:
0cb61a9f-dcf6-4799-8508-2f134dc1eab6
name:
Guard Systems/GSGroup AS
id:
Ed
path:
SAF/A-6705/E/Ed
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cb61a9f-dcf6-4799-8508-2f134dc1eab6
urn:
e5e4c26a-5a6b-489f-8e9f-68dd5e3e065e
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5e4c26a-5a6b-489f-8e9f-68dd5e3e065e
urn:
df458209-3a1b-4fc9-8e9b-2118e66f99a7
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
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0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df458209-3a1b-4fc9-8e9b-2118e66f99a7
urn:
a284aa3b-9ccc-4048-a6e5-c3af6fb408bb
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a284aa3b-9ccc-4048-a6e5-c3af6fb408bb
urn:
722d7c35-6c75-4d2e-8a7c-62b27089f984
name:
Vickers Systems A/S
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/722d7c35-6c75-4d2e-8a7c-62b27089f984
urn:
f6404c43-897a-468d-a1de-4ed2683a5e84
name:
Textcenter Systems AS
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0076/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6404c43-897a-468d-a1de-4ed2683a5e84
urn:
c1e80320-92d5-4434-b8c6-36f01463c154
name:
Realtime systems AS
id:
0017
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0091/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1e80320-92d5-4434-b8c6-36f01463c154
urn:
56054c2c-d4c1-4d7d-86ec-e60dd757809f
name:
Feeding Systems AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0195/0003
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MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56054c2c-d4c1-4d7d-86ec-e60dd757809f
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9346d050-609a-4a57-aa3b-74fd14e44463
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Skarpenord Contol Systems A/S
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0008
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AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0142/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9346d050-609a-4a57-aa3b-74fd14e44463
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8909ebe2-7038-4ce9-81bb-176354d713c1
name:
Norcontrol Surveillance Systems A/S
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0146/0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8909ebe2-7038-4ce9-81bb-176354d713c1
urn:
771b8a50-a423-4fe1-bcd8-fedb76e0603e
name:
PosrtCoast Control Systems AS
id:
0003
path:
AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0052/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/771b8a50-a423-4fe1-bcd8-fedb76e0603e
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ef9d1fc2-96c7-42cf-a24a-b95537df62dc
name:
Ergonomic Design Systems AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1194/D/Dc/L0004/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef9d1fc2-96c7-42cf-a24a-b95537df62dc
urn:
8f672ac6-d73d-489f-b61e-b094dbf246b6
name:
Ericsson Information Systems AS
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0153/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f672ac6-d73d-489f-b61e-b094dbf246b6
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0b03e09f-5209-48da-8578-e0223ff9d297
name:
TTS Handling Systems AS
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0004
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0195/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b03e09f-5209-48da-8578-e0223ff9d297
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TTS Handling Systems AS
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0001
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AV/SAB-A-100613/D/Da/L0196/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1eb2163e-989e-4cfd-bd98-77cbf8efab19
urn:
b3deb6df-18c1-4a44-bdda-3933bd18c268
name:
Open Framework Systems AS
id:
0002
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AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0312/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3deb6df-18c1-4a44-bdda-3933bd18c268
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f9d5302d-2231-4098-bbb7-a10dd51fd2dd
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Open Framework Systems as
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0003
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AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0312/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9d5302d-2231-4098-bbb7-a10dd51fd2dd
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a8d46e32-7e37-4733-94c5-007e2120fa29
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Adaptive Systems Norway AS
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0001
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AV/SAT-PA-0626/F/L0001/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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ABB AS ABB Offshore Systems AS (Medlnr. 68643)
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0007
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AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0212/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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0007
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AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0064/0007
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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d8cacb33-39b1-4fdf-8870-7ea6aa2bf4ca
name:
Scandinavian Shelter Systems Grimstad AS
id:
0010
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MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
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