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 2026-10-20T13:14:50Z in 0.767 seconds.

Showing 10 of 73646 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Gran Lions
    id:
    H-A-00501
  2. name:
    Gran Senterparti
    id:
    H-A-00334
  3. name:
    Gran Aktiegarveri
    id:
    H-A-00008
  4. name:
    Gran lærerlag
    id:
    H-A-00106
  5. name:
    Gran jente- og guttekorps
    id:
    H-A-00525
  6. name:
    Verkstedklubben ved Intra VVS Industrier AS
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0721
  7. name:
    Gran Bygdeungdomslag
    id:
    H-A-00259
  8. name:
    Gran Idrettsråd
    id:
    H-A-00675
  9. name:
    Gran Kristelige Folkeparti
    id:
    H-A-00460
  10. name:
    Lunner og Gran skytterlag
    id:
    H-A-00681
Show all fields in HTML
total:
73646
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e19d88fe-0978-4583-8610-89bfcdb0dc59
    name:
    Gran Lions
    id:
    H-A-00501
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00501
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e19d88fe-0978-4583-8610-89bfcdb0dc59
  2. urn:
    2aaf82b3-28af-4c8b-9289-6919c46355db
    name:
    Gran Senterparti
    id:
    H-A-00334
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00334
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2aaf82b3-28af-4c8b-9289-6919c46355db
  3. urn:
    33dd03b9-5215-4384-ab5a-f81700244b2c
    name:
    Gran Aktiegarveri
    id:
    H-A-00008
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00008
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33dd03b9-5215-4384-ab5a-f81700244b2c
  4. urn:
    01ed9166-9d60-410f-94f7-4dbb5ad01c87
    name:
    Gran lærerlag
    id:
    H-A-00106
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01ed9166-9d60-410f-94f7-4dbb5ad01c87
  5. urn:
    09d148fa-87c3-430d-a5e4-b3c8209ebcfa
    name:
    Gran jente- og guttekorps
    id:
    H-A-00525
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00525
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09d148fa-87c3-430d-a5e4-b3c8209ebcfa
  6. urn:
    9b92acef-32fa-4eb0-bd71-20b62d193711
    name:
    Verkstedklubben ved Intra VVS Industrier AS
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0721
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0721
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b92acef-32fa-4eb0-bd71-20b62d193711
  7. urn:
    bb97875e-e647-4abc-89be-b9d2fb4f4c2c
    name:
    Gran Bygdeungdomslag
    id:
    H-A-00259
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00259
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb97875e-e647-4abc-89be-b9d2fb4f4c2c
  8. urn:
    ca19a662-d02e-4ee3-9340-423a8a550076
    name:
    Gran Idrettsråd
    id:
    H-A-00675
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00675
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca19a662-d02e-4ee3-9340-423a8a550076
  9. urn:
    5c509172-8de4-4818-b7bd-01eb7147870b
    name:
    Gran Kristelige Folkeparti
    id:
    H-A-00460
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c509172-8de4-4818-b7bd-01eb7147870b
  10. urn:
    2c9b33ba-2081-4866-935a-12f7ca753ce6
    name:
    Lunner og Gran skytterlag
    id:
    H-A-00681
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00681
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c9b33ba-2081-4866-935a-12f7ca753ce6
  11. urn:
    40ed892a-67b8-4e60-8d54-ca57fe5a1143
    name:
    Vestre Gran Vel
    id:
    H-A-00671
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00671
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40ed892a-67b8-4e60-8d54-ca57fe5a1143
  12. urn:
    d0334a01-e829-4959-849a-71a64f6c7a79
    name:
    RIV 01-02. Luranetunet - avtaledokument varme-, ventilasjons- og sanitærteknikk (VVS)
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    IKAH/1243-501/F/Fa/L0011
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0334a01-e829-4959-849a-71a64f6c7a79
  13. urn:
    b28ad86c-5d8b-4288-b001-a0a809c8114d
    name:
    Gran Arbeiderlag
    id:
    H-A-00468
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00468
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b28ad86c-5d8b-4288-b001-a0a809c8114d
  14. urn:
    ab9c33ec-b41a-4e3a-befe-dddc8ab09ac4
    name:
    Tegning rørlegger - VVS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-944/1/D/Da/L0153/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab9c33ec-b41a-4e3a-befe-dddc8ab09ac4
  15. urn:
    0f5b8d76-8c6e-4eaa-b224-0016ede61205
    name:
    Gransherad kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-267
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-267
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f5b8d76-8c6e-4eaa-b224-0016ede61205
  16. urn:
    dd789913-4c48-48a6-a263-ca722038f0b2
    name:
    Tegningsliste - Anlegg nr. 188 - VVS. Del 2
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-944/1/D/Da/L0165/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd789913-4c48-48a6-a263-ca722038f0b2
  17. urn:
    d547351e-0eca-4fcd-a7fe-d6bd324a035a
    name:
    Haandværksforening for Grans Prestegjeld
    id:
    H-AS-00479
    path:
    OARM/H-AS-00479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d547351e-0eca-4fcd-a7fe-d6bd324a035a
  18. urn:
    4e05b7c8-346a-4743-9cc0-6caa15a5cf28
    name:
    488: A/S Gran Vvs, Revetal
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0390/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e05b7c8-346a-4743-9cc0-6caa15a5cf28
  19. urn:
    6dab0980-74d6-4e7e-95d4-1d86a5caab4a
    name:
    Garanti H.Granbo VVS AS - Vikingvegen 16
    id:
    0025
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0024/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dab0980-74d6-4e7e-95d4-1d86a5caab4a
  20. urn:
    dab4bf4f-7233-49b7-a492-2f1c7461a76f
    name:
    Tegningsliste - Anlegg nr. 188 - VVS. Del 1
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-944/1/D/Da/L0165/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dab4bf4f-7233-49b7-a492-2f1c7461a76f
  21. urn:
    9d4d6baa-0894-4447-bd7b-96271180f7c9
    name:
    Gran. Hadeland og Land sorenskrivergård - VVS
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0465/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d4d6baa-0894-4447-bd7b-96271180f7c9
  22. urn:
    5fd63d94-a986-46fa-b0b6-40fdc7e689ee
    name:
    Garanti for VVS AS H.Granbo - Vikingvegen 16
    id:
    0021
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0024/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fd63d94-a986-46fa-b0b6-40fdc7e689ee
  23. urn:
    d16e852d-260b-4fa3-9b55-4a8ae4897ddd
    name:
    Verkstedklubben ved Intra VVS Industrier AS
    id:
    AS-6587
    path:
    AV/AS-6587
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Firmaet Byggeartikler AS ble etablert i 1947 og klubben startet sin virksomhet i 1948. Firmaet skiftet navn til Intra AS i 1976 og til Intra-Teka i 2007. Firmaet flyttet til Sverige i 2018.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d16e852d-260b-4fa3-9b55-4a8ae4897ddd
  24. urn:
    ee9cfadb-3f70-438f-907d-611d31942e7c
    name:
    Hypotekbankens Takstforretning, Gran
    id:
    H-A-00100
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00100
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee9cfadb-3f70-438f-907d-611d31942e7c
  25. urn:
    3d01bf4e-9dcd-461c-97b6-cdab749fdfec
    name:
    Gransherad sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-266
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-266
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d01bf4e-9dcd-461c-97b6-cdab749fdfec
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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.