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 2026-10-18T21:38:16Z in 0.150 seconds.

Showing 10 of 74622 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NSD - Norsk senter for dataforskning
    id:
    SAB-A-100600
  2. name:
    Tele- og dataforbundet, forening Buskerud
    id:
    ARK-3331
  3. name:
    DIS Salten Slektshistorielag
    id:
    A-14-147
  4. name:
    Tandberg Data AS
    id:
    RA-PA-1905
  5. name:
    Tandberg Data AS
    id:
    P-16888
  6. name:
    Trondheim kontor- og dataforening
    id:
    A-0279
  7. name:
    Circuit simulering - Circuit simulators. Data fra Mikrometer
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Den norske dataforening, distrikt Sørlandet
    id:
    SAK-D/1473
  9. name:
    Data-ConsultA/S
    id:
    0005
  10. name:
    IT/data - 1002
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
74622
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    42ddbc07-a5c3-44c2-b0d2-8a0ab860565e
    name:
    NSD - Norsk senter for dataforskning
    id:
    SAB-A-100600
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100600
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42ddbc07-a5c3-44c2-b0d2-8a0ab860565e
  2. urn:
    db362f14-2518-4e08-a397-94283743929b
    name:
    Tele- og dataforbundet, forening Buskerud
    id:
    ARK-3331
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3331
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db362f14-2518-4e08-a397-94283743929b
  3. urn:
    516df8c7-2ae5-4db6-b9ec-0a6822210896
    name:
    DIS Salten Slektshistorielag
    id:
    A-14-147
    path:
    AIN/A-14-147
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/516df8c7-2ae5-4db6-b9ec-0a6822210896
  4. urn:
    4b8ab188-a9f8-4007-ab46-3ffb52312036
    name:
    Tandberg Data AS
    id:
    RA-PA-1905
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1905
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b8ab188-a9f8-4007-ab46-3ffb52312036
  5. urn:
    c1c3164c-ddcc-4b6d-9e7c-d92b746ba10e
    name:
    Tandberg Data AS
    id:
    P-16888
    path:
    AV/P-16888
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tandberg Data ble stiftet 22. mars 1979 som en videreføring av datadivisjonen i Tandbergs Radiofabrikk. Tandberg Radiofabrikk var da blitt erklært konkurs noen måneder tidliger, i desember 1978. Protokollene, som er avlevert av tidligere ansatt Svein Frodahl, dokumenterer dermed overgangen mellom de...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1c3164c-ddcc-4b6d-9e7c-d92b746ba10e
  6. urn:
    a744b78b-654f-4d8b-8386-ab79591dc325
    name:
    Trondheim kontor- og dataforening
    id:
    A-0279
    path:
    UBIT/A-0279
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a744b78b-654f-4d8b-8386-ab79591dc325
  7. urn:
    1b077975-e5a0-4b3b-aec3-23853732ac2e
    name:
    Circuit simulering - Circuit simulators. Data fra Mikrometer
    id:
    0007
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0029/H/Hc/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b077975-e5a0-4b3b-aec3-23853732ac2e
  8. urn:
    a4e927dd-ea62-45d5-8a75-d13627657b26
    name:
    Den norske dataforening, distrikt Sørlandet
    id:
    SAK-D/1473
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1473
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4e927dd-ea62-45d5-8a75-d13627657b26
  9. urn:
    36d8e943-b036-4268-b530-408b3d8daa40
    name:
    Data-ConsultA/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0145/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36d8e943-b036-4268-b530-408b3d8daa40
  10. urn:
    ae1da638-a29e-4d0b-ba91-2ad18b426636
    name:
    IT/data - 1002
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NMFK/NAM-1002/D/Da/Dad/L0001/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae1da638-a29e-4d0b-ba91-2ad18b426636
  11. urn:
    4f7f2234-8fc4-492c-8bf0-42daf7d11516
    name:
    Fag og undervisning - data
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2010144/Gb/L0001/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f7f2234-8fc4-492c-8bf0-42daf7d11516
  12. urn:
    2ac66033-a267-45fb-aaa4-77f60010924e
    name:
    Fagdata
    id:
    ARK-2436
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ac66033-a267-45fb-aaa4-77f60010924e
  13. urn:
    6df0bcac-1960-4cf1-be40-63f5264fbddf
    name:
    Datatilsynet
    id:
    RA-S-6921
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6921
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6df0bcac-1960-4cf1-be40-63f5264fbddf
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003880821
    name:
    A/S Teledata
    id:
    A-7819
    path:
    BBA/A-7819
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003880821
  15. urn:
    e4f59d8f-5e57-4196-b85d-b4a26e750460
    name:
    A/S Teledata
    id:
    A-7819
    path:
    SAF/A-7819
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4f59d8f-5e57-4196-b85d-b4a26e750460
  16. urn:
    e7b2e33e-eb2a-4339-8403-8789f569498d
    name:
    Pa 1613 - A/S Oildata
    id:
    SAST-A-102174
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102174
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7b2e33e-eb2a-4339-8403-8789f569498d
  17. urn:
    bcd15771-1067-4b99-aac6-856f34b58b44
    name:
    Tele- og dataforbundet
    id:
    ARK-2437
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2437
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcd15771-1067-4b99-aac6-856f34b58b44
  18. urn:
    495d8166-74d1-4f7c-a90b-6bd0501db2b1
    name:
    Nesna kommune.Datautvalg
    id:
    K-18280.153
    path:
    AIN/K-18280.153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/495d8166-74d1-4f7c-a90b-6bd0501db2b1
  19. urn:
    9a2983ac-43af-4627-9f82-f1e25eed22a3
    name:
    Politiets datatjeneste
    id:
    RA-S-2286
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2286
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a2983ac-43af-4627-9f82-f1e25eed22a3
  20. urn:
    27b11528-a98e-4b38-9780-26160c187b90
    name:
    Postens datasentral
    id:
    RA-S-3440
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3440
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27b11528-a98e-4b38-9780-26160c187b90
  21. urn:
    af8791a6-b14b-4ac9-a1b5-c965ec449abd
    name:
    Norsk dokumentdata
    id:
    RA-S-3531
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3531
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af8791a6-b14b-4ac9-a1b5-c965ec449abd
  22. urn:
    7c0426f9-c776-468d-8e22-e5f383d1187b
    name:
    Samisk database
    id:
    A-0372
    path:
    UBIT/A-0372
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c0426f9-c776-468d-8e22-e5f383d1187b
  23. urn:
    cb6ac387-8993-4855-8a68-6f995fb8c7a3
    name:
    Fag og undervisning - data
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2010144/Gb/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb6ac387-8993-4855-8a68-6f995fb8c7a3
  24. urn:
    d871e4fd-f021-461c-be6b-e9bb6e6b6d7f
    name:
    Forsvaret, Forsvarets datasentral
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4837
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4837
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d871e4fd-f021-461c-be6b-e9bb6e6b6d7f
  25. urn:
    3af5d962-e3b2-4eef-9f91-c8fb50782e10
    name:
    441.1 Arbeidstilsynet - 465 Data
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AIN/A-22-137/D/Da/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3af5d962-e3b2-4eef-9f91-c8fb50782e10
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.