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 2026-10-23T22:11:50Z in 1.642 seconds.

Showing 10 of 112662 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hustad Møbler
    id:
    0004
  2. name:
    Hustad kyrkje ("Hustad Kirke") [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7725
  3. name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7723
  4. name:
    Steinkjer arbeiderparti
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0323
  5. name:
    Hustad gamle kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    6868
  6. name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7724
  7. name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7726
  8. name:
    6/10 88/6253 Hustad Møbler - Søknad om tildeling av tomt
    id:
    0010
  9. name:
    Avdeling 072 - Stordal - Contract Møbler - Hove Møbler AS - Stordal Møbler AS
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Møbler
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
112662
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7e839958-0c1a-4591-a66f-676be703cbe2
    name:
    Hustad Møbler
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0215/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e839958-0c1a-4591-a66f-676be703cbe2
  2. urn:
    709709d9-c704-4acc-986f-d3b65ae0c49b
    name:
    Hustad kyrkje ("Hustad Kirke") [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7725
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/7725
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/709709d9-c704-4acc-986f-d3b65ae0c49b
  3. urn:
    b30a3614-1871-4381-a13e-7e696e64dfbd
    name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7723
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/7723
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b30a3614-1871-4381-a13e-7e696e64dfbd
  4. urn:
    86ab6acb-5a0a-429f-9fea-a7f1e1d39525
    name:
    Steinkjer arbeiderparti
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0323
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0323
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86ab6acb-5a0a-429f-9fea-a7f1e1d39525
  5. urn:
    50f14b61-0028-4cd5-a1f5-caf4bcf42d9a
    name:
    Hustad gamle kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    6868
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/6868
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50f14b61-0028-4cd5-a1f5-caf4bcf42d9a
  6. urn:
    70f4bb77-38d2-4c4a-95b7-8b84cfcfddf5
    name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7724
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/7724
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70f4bb77-38d2-4c4a-95b7-8b84cfcfddf5
  7. urn:
    8314636f-4aac-4cea-b007-b7295b8e09a0
    name:
    Hustad kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    7726
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/7726
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8314636f-4aac-4cea-b007-b7295b8e09a0
  8. urn:
    7215dae2-9131-4bca-9a1c-d311725e1971
    name:
    6/10 88/6253 Hustad Møbler - Søknad om tildeling av tomt
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TIKA/A-1010/D/Dd/L0251/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7215dae2-9131-4bca-9a1c-d311725e1971
  9. urn:
    a5d0ed96-c94c-451d-8f6f-8a2cb69484ae
    name:
    Avdeling 072 - Stordal - Contract Møbler - Hove Møbler AS - Stordal Møbler AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1813/E/Ec/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5d0ed96-c94c-451d-8f6f-8a2cb69484ae
  10. urn:
    07363393-4059-4c5a-b682-9db6fa4bf7de
    name:
    Møbler
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6753/D/D07/L1604/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07363393-4059-4c5a-b682-9db6fa4bf7de
  11. urn:
    0c4414fa-c008-40dc-bd4b-c26d1045253e
    name:
    Siviltjenesteadministrasjonen Hustad
    id:
    AS-2235
    path:
    AV/AS-2235
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tirsdag 2. november 2004 forlot de siste sivile vernepliktige den tradisjonsrike Hustad leir. Det er en æra i militærnekterhistorien her i landet som avsluttes denne dagen. Hustad leir ble tatt i bruk som leir for miltærnektere i 1950. Fram til da hadde leiren vært fangeleir for landsvikdømte fra 2...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c4414fa-c008-40dc-bd4b-c26d1045253e
  12. urn:
    ee41ff10-ac1b-4b53-8a7d-382930260244
    name:
    Hustad forliksråd
    id:
    AS-2103_01
    path:
    AV/AS-2103_01
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Hustad sokn vart utskilt som eige herad frå BUd i 1918. Gjekk inn i Fræna kommune i 1963.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee41ff10-ac1b-4b53-8a7d-382930260244
  13. urn:
    31809636-b245-441a-b746-b437eb5256a1
    name:
    Steinkjer Bekledningsarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0331
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0331
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31809636-b245-441a-b746-b437eb5256a1
  14. urn:
    4858e607-314b-47fc-81a6-1b3e75de98af
    name:
    Hustad Bruk AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0257/0001/0002
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4858e607-314b-47fc-81a6-1b3e75de98af
  15. urn:
    49d6bfbb-07f4-4514-b81e-72d10b489fd6
    name:
    Nord-Trøndelag vegkontor - Steinkjer trafikkstasjon
    id:
    SAT-A-4131
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4131
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49d6bfbb-07f4-4514-b81e-72d10b489fd6
  16. urn:
    048d51aa-60ae-445f-b8f0-059b6963b7ab
    name:
    Hustad II
    id:
    L0273
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1570/G/Gg/L0273
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/048d51aa-60ae-445f-b8f0-059b6963b7ab
  17. urn:
    933db4b1-6b47-412f-a11e-bc1d2b71f11d
    name:
    Avdeling 072 - Aarflot Møbler AS/Sess møbler
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1813/E/Ed/L0001/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/933db4b1-6b47-412f-a11e-bc1d2b71f11d
  18. urn:
    4daf3c21-f57f-47aa-93dd-f8d71f01f8eb
    name:
    Steinkjer Næringsselskap AS
    id:
    PA-1419
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1419
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4daf3c21-f57f-47aa-93dd-f8d71f01f8eb
  19. urn:
    9613b8e7-09b2-453e-92e9-4c1bb0212392
    name:
    Inventarfortegnelse på diverse møbler
    id:
    Ea
    path:
    NAVA/Ø-0111/E/Ea
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9613b8e7-09b2-453e-92e9-4c1bb0212392
  20. urn:
    f0b6bb08-9d47-4a7a-907c-0d4a3eabce21
    name:
    Møbler fra Ole Lium
    id:
    0009
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0011/F/L0082/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0b6bb08-9d47-4a7a-907c-0d4a3eabce21
  21. urn:
    70c0ffce-5fb2-4448-8067-4655bd886e86
    name:
    Hustad
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1536/1/Da/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70c0ffce-5fb2-4448-8067-4655bd886e86
  22. urn:
    4749f2af-5e43-4d90-8d19-f4d55dac3e4a
    name:
    Steinkjer mek.verksted
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0051/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4749f2af-5e43-4d90-8d19-f4d55dac3e4a
  23. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024821
    name:
    VIII Sk. 0492 - Brenselsoljetank - M/K "Hustad II"
    id:
    0023
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0018/0023
    unit_type:
    Tegning
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024821
  24. urn:
    7f4b7df7-0468-4ed3-8a75-436d9dd9eb29
    name:
    Hustad tvangsarbeidsleir
    id:
    AS-5095
    path:
    AV/AS-5095
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I 1946 åpnet Hustad Tvangsarbeidsleir. De som kom hit, var folk dømt for landssvik i rettsoppgjøret etter krigen. Planen var at de som hadde vært i NS under krigen skulle hjelpe lokalbefolkningen med å rydde jord. Januar 1950 var de første sivilarbeiderne på plass.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f4b7df7-0468-4ed3-8a75-436d9dd9eb29
  25. urn:
    04c493c7-6079-4852-82c6-bf4cd5bc42c5
    name:
    Korrespondanse med Hustad Bruk AS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2127/D/Dbb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04c493c7-6079-4852-82c6-bf4cd5bc42c5
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.

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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.