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 2026-10-22T19:05:10Z in 1.414 seconds.

Showing 10 of 161283 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Truckførerkurs/Anleggsgartner
    id:
    L0190
  2. name:
    Forvaltning, drift og vedlikehold dokumentasjon. Anleggsgartner Mortensen AS
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Etablererstipend gitt av SND – ESTIP / Nettverkskreditt. Helland Anleggsgartner AS
    id:
    2644
  4. name:
    14/3227-9 - Parkering Kleiverud skole - Anleggsgartner Bekkevevold AS
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    <Brannstasjonen - ønske om parkering i 1 måned for Anleggsgartnermester Wikholm AS>
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Telenor AS region øst
    id:
    SAO-A-10108
  7. name:
    Åsane Sentrum Øst AS
    id:
    A-7004
  8. name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as
    id:
    L0001
  9. name:
    Kolonialvarer. Anbud. Asko øst as
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as. Lagervarebok
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
161283
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Truckførerkurs/Anleggsgartner
    id:
    L0190
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100078/H/Ha/L0190
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7303a2f2-4afd-417c-8e3a-fa9b0206606f
  2. urn:
    705469df-1ec0-4fb6-b53d-f2f2c2a18a34
    name:
    Forvaltning, drift og vedlikehold dokumentasjon. Anleggsgartner Mortensen AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0709545/G/Gc/Gcf/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/705469df-1ec0-4fb6-b53d-f2f2c2a18a34
  3. urn:
    236c0667-c7c8-462f-9b2f-0251f0461b12
    name:
    Etablererstipend gitt av SND – ESTIP / Nettverkskreditt. Helland Anleggsgartner AS
    id:
    2644
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2644
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/236c0667-c7c8-462f-9b2f-0251f0461b12
  4. urn:
    3e22bf93-7279-4bd9-96f3-426a2fddf835
    name:
    14/3227-9 - Parkering Kleiverud skole - Anleggsgartner Bekkevevold AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0022/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e22bf93-7279-4bd9-96f3-426a2fddf835
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004063048
    name:
    <Brannstasjonen - ønske om parkering i 1 måned for Anleggsgartnermester Wikholm AS>
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/D/Dg/L0057/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004063048
  6. urn:
    25ada7a6-ee0e-4716-b007-67c8f74284f6
    name:
    Telenor AS region øst
    id:
    SAO-A-10108
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25ada7a6-ee0e-4716-b007-67c8f74284f6
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003071113
    name:
    Åsane Sentrum Øst AS
    id:
    A-7004
    path:
    BBA/A-7004
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003071113
  8. urn:
    645f60b0-08cd-49c4-bcdc-b632943bd361
    name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AFK/0200017/E/Ea/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/645f60b0-08cd-49c4-bcdc-b632943bd361
  9. urn:
    6ef061a8-a396-4202-b433-cc0faaf3a3c9
    name:
    Kolonialvarer. Anbud. Asko øst as
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFK/0200017/E/Ea/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ef061a8-a396-4202-b433-cc0faaf3a3c9
  10. urn:
    95ee25a1-c8e9-49fc-afca-70f66496c88f
    name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as. Lagervarebok
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFK/0200017/E/Ea/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95ee25a1-c8e9-49fc-afca-70f66496c88f
  11. urn:
    3c3cd926-e3df-426f-90b7-f725d7368977
    name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as. Nettoprisbok
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFK/0200017/E/Ea/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c3cd926-e3df-426f-90b7-f725d7368977
  12. urn:
    30003d8d-9591-4e94-9830-b80a1340b7ec
    name:
    Basseng Tjensvoll - Anleggsgartnerarbeid i forbindelse med veiarbeider; grøntarealer, beplatning og belegg.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0012/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30003d8d-9591-4e94-9830-b80a1340b7ec
  13. urn:
    ba3f1f14-fb73-45e2-8f0c-796764c21182
    name:
    Kolonialvarer. Asko øst as. Ica Meny Norge as
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AFK/0200017/E/Ea/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba3f1f14-fb73-45e2-8f0c-796764c21182
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003293013
    name:
    199303000 Nedre Hamburgersmauet grunn og steinarbeider
    id:
    0020
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/D/Db/Dbb/L0003/0020
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003293013
  15. urn:
    8ee80e55-d1f2-47c2-9c21-bb77ef93ae9e
    name:
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    P-14320
    path:
    AV/P-14320
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Kompensasjonsselskap AS ble stiftet i 1953 og nedlagt i 1983. I mellomtiden skiftet selskapet navn til Norkompens AS. Selskapets virksomhet var i første omgang knyttet til kompensasjonshandel i kjølvannet av 2. verdenskrig. Under den kalde krig var selskapet et sentralt ledd i handelen mellom ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ee80e55-d1f2-47c2-9c21-bb77ef93ae9e
  16. urn:
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    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0339
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5cd3c09a-daf4-442b-b3a3-a2d3b69517ab
  17. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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  18. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    link:
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  19. urn:
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    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0059
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    link:
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  20. urn:
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98a0ec60-1cf1-4938-ad60-2dc32b0cbd35
  21. urn:
    5c028ca0-6646-403e-ba3d-67e63ca5ff31
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    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-713/F/Fe/Fef/L0012/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
    cdc4242c-a6ed-456c-ae9d-eea1df8096e7
    name:
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    AAMA/KA0904-772/Db/L0006/0003
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdc4242c-a6ed-456c-ae9d-eea1df8096e7
  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce3589a9-168b-444c-9168-eb7d58f4590b
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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How an AI agent should use this page

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.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.