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 2026-10-22T07:29:59Z in 0.511 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105431 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bevillinger - plan og asfaltering for holdeplasser og stasjoner
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Asfaltering NCC Roads AS
    id:
    0009
  3. name:
    Asfaltering NCC Roads AS
    id:
    0010
  4. name:
    Mass hus AS. Søknad asfaltering
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Q14+15 Asfaltering:Terminalbygget/Asfaltering: Diverse
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Asfaltering av grusveger på Stubban. Asfaltering eller oljegrus - Strindheim Hageby. Asfaltering Per Lykkes veg
    id:
    0012
  7. name:
    Lemminkäinen Norge AS. Asfaltering av kommunale veier
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Lemminkäinen Norge AS. Kontrakt asfaltering av kommunale vegar
    id:
    0015
  9. name:
    Asfaltering, asfaltprogram
    id:
    L0016
  10. name:
    Asfaltverk, asfaltering
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105431
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ce658b1e-d06a-4608-a903-a65d4b6bb259
    name:
    Bevillinger - plan og asfaltering for holdeplasser og stasjoner
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0616021-1/D/Dc/L0013/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce658b1e-d06a-4608-a903-a65d4b6bb259
  2. urn:
    20b72ef9-036a-474c-a97d-a4871dfae56a
    name:
    Asfaltering NCC Roads AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0022/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20b72ef9-036a-474c-a97d-a4871dfae56a
  3. urn:
    a3cd8c2c-2026-474c-bac8-efed31b5f32a
    name:
    Asfaltering NCC Roads AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0022/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3cd8c2c-2026-474c-bac8-efed31b5f32a
  4. urn:
    4876ffda-1bf1-422c-b8ee-fb7225e35ff9
    name:
    Mass hus AS. Søknad asfaltering
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAH/1231b-021/D/De/L0112/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4876ffda-1bf1-422c-b8ee-fb7225e35ff9
  5. urn:
    fdf3d624-b2b7-4278-93c4-d58378d098aa
    name:
    Q14+15 Asfaltering:Terminalbygget/Asfaltering: Diverse
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.706/D/Db/Dba/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdf3d624-b2b7-4278-93c4-d58378d098aa
  6. urn:
    7e6fadee-34da-407d-9f89-10310799fb2a
    name:
    Asfaltering av grusveger på Stubban. Asfaltering eller oljegrus - Strindheim Hageby. Asfaltering Per Lykkes veg
    id:
    0012
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739/D/Dc/L0009/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e6fadee-34da-407d-9f89-10310799fb2a
  7. urn:
    9a90dff6-a3c3-493d-8ad4-7bd73c9377a7
    name:
    Lemminkäinen Norge AS. Asfaltering av kommunale veier
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAH/1247-022/F/Fa/L0007/0001/0001
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a90dff6-a3c3-493d-8ad4-7bd73c9377a7
  8. urn:
    7ef6f973-1223-4ac1-818a-627dba968e42
    name:
    Lemminkäinen Norge AS. Kontrakt asfaltering av kommunale vegar
    id:
    0015
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0005/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ef6f973-1223-4ac1-818a-627dba968e42
  9. urn:
    51ef3333-b4f4-4bf4-b574-bac5b1bfc3c0
    name:
    Asfaltering, asfaltprogram
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    IKAH/1247-503/G/Ga/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51ef3333-b4f4-4bf4-b574-bac5b1bfc3c0
  10. urn:
    5b1d3ddf-49e0-4353-ab8c-71188a752ea2
    name:
    Asfaltverk, asfaltering
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VLFK/K-10799/D/Da/L0061/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b1d3ddf-49e0-4353-ab8c-71188a752ea2
  11. urn:
    50c3a930-b466-453d-b2c4-655534e9c472
    name:
    97/78 Porsangermoen lageromr - asfaltering - AS NOR - Vei & CO
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0036/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50c3a930-b466-453d-b2c4-655534e9c472
  12. urn:
    df0450fb-0247-44b4-8f37-6982802ccf97
    name:
    190/86 Ramsund orlogsstasjon - asfaltering - Korsbrekke og Lorck AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0263/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df0450fb-0247-44b4-8f37-6982802ccf97
  13. urn:
    883568b8-fca4-4660-9db1-e1e1edc0ce38
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    L0026
    path:
    AAMA/KA0901-PK/1/25/25g/L0026
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/883568b8-fca4-4660-9db1-e1e1edc0ce38
  14. urn:
    d268e577-6bf0-4df2-9e02-83326d92753a
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    L0039
    path:
    AAMA/KA0901-PK/1/25/25g/L0039
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d268e577-6bf0-4df2-9e02-83326d92753a
  15. urn:
    03a3f22a-2965-4841-9318-5f6e1b2d55ed
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    TRKO/A-2212/D/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03a3f22a-2965-4841-9318-5f6e1b2d55ed
  16. urn:
    40d9291c-d1e3-485b-aa3f-3d30b0170c7e
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0022
    path:
    AAMA/KA0902-772/D/D03/L0033/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40d9291c-d1e3-485b-aa3f-3d30b0170c7e
  17. urn:
    2ba5b5ce-93ac-45b1-863a-57ab703906cc
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AAMA/KA0904-772/D/L0029/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ba5b5ce-93ac-45b1-863a-57ab703906cc
  18. urn:
    b2afd2d0-1fc6-4de9-8e55-59d90ba740a8
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAMA/KA0919-121/D/D02/L0029/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2afd2d0-1fc6-4de9-8e55-59d90ba740a8
  19. urn:
    b337e2cc-0302-46cf-9495-7bf0d923fdc7
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ARKSOR/1003LI120/E/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b337e2cc-0302-46cf-9495-7bf0d923fdc7
  20. urn:
    26fad5d6-8552-43c1-be2d-d854246b029e
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ARKSOR/1046SN772/D/Dc/L0070/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26fad5d6-8552-43c1-be2d-d854246b029e
  21. urn:
    e6624f1f-20c2-47f2-ad27-190065b64384
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0039/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6624f1f-20c2-47f2-ad27-190065b64384
  22. urn:
    9beb609c-a814-4dda-8f2b-63da7f0e4b2b
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0061/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9beb609c-a814-4dda-8f2b-63da7f0e4b2b
  23. urn:
    9a88667c-987e-4f3a-856c-2e57b7da51da
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0078/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a88667c-987e-4f3a-856c-2e57b7da51da
  24. urn:
    4a2eb88a-543e-48e7-9570-ceb5cd86baf4
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0079/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a2eb88a-543e-48e7-9570-ceb5cd86baf4
  25. urn:
    188b556d-5b7b-4f11-9e26-f0873b44d939
    name:
    Asfaltering
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3744/F/Fa/L0184/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/188b556d-5b7b-4f11-9e26-f0873b44d939
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.