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 2026-10-30T04:25:00Z in 7.244 seconds.

Showing 10 of 77709 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
  2. name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
  3. name:
    AS Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
  4. name:
    AS Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
  5. name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
  6. name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
  7. name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
  8. name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
  9. name:
    A/S Inventor Eiendommer
    id:
    A-6796
  10. name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
Show all fields in HTML
total:
77709
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003170092
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    BBA/A-7129
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003170092
  2. urn:
    a6a1c4bf-12f5-43d6-946f-27e350ae4483
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    SAF/A-7129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6a1c4bf-12f5-43d6-946f-27e350ae4483
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931501
    name:
    AS Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
    path:
    BBA/A-6785
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931501
  4. urn:
    499609a6-e142-4707-ba6e-6bc60f1233aa
    name:
    AS Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
    path:
    SAF/A-6785
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/499609a6-e142-4707-ba6e-6bc60f1233aa
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003440118
    name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
    path:
    BBA/A-7311
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003440118
  6. urn:
    681134a1-c469-499c-a9d4-b42992746e4a
    name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
    path:
    SAF/A-7311
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/681134a1-c469-499c-a9d4-b42992746e4a
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004050922
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    BBA/A-8106
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004050922
  8. urn:
    7ffedf16-289c-495b-ba43-1d8576684574
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    SAF/A-8106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ffedf16-289c-495b-ba43-1d8576684574
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931759
    name:
    A/S Inventor Eiendommer
    id:
    A-6796
    path:
    BBA/A-6796
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931759
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931819
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    BBA/A-6797
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931819
  11. urn:
    94f73db8-1a03-48ad-9e03-525ea7b0aa8f
    name:
    A/S Inventor Eiendommer
    id:
    A-6796
    path:
    SAF/A-6796
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94f73db8-1a03-48ad-9e03-525ea7b0aa8f
  12. urn:
    10bcd27d-e8c5-4327-8466-a8f749ca1a92
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    SAF/A-6797
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10bcd27d-e8c5-4327-8466-a8f749ca1a92
  13. urn:
    43df230e-67be-4bb4-a6c8-8001d39ae88e
    name:
    Inventarprotokoll
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAR/K-100548/F/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43df230e-67be-4bb4-a6c8-8001d39ae88e
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003440110
    name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
    path:
    BBA/A-7311
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - I forbindele med at A/S Inventor Shipping overtok samtlige aksjer i selskapet AS Bergnes ble det foreslått navneendring til AS Inventor Hordnes.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003440110
  15. urn:
    755f4baa-3f30-4742-bed6-99ccaf3bcfd3
    name:
    AS Inventor Hordnes
    id:
    A-7311
    path:
    SAF/A-7311
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - I forbindele med at A/S Inventor Shipping overtok samtlige aksjer i selskapet AS Bergnes ble det foreslått navneendring til AS Inventor Hordnes.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/755f4baa-3f30-4742-bed6-99ccaf3bcfd3
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003170078
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    BBA/A-7129
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - Firmaet er en fisjon i Inventor Eiendommer AS.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003170078
  17. urn:
    66e27b6b-0690-4533-9385-8a6d4e0cff86
    name:
    Inventor Nøstet AS
    id:
    A-7129
    path:
    SAF/A-7129
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - Firmaet er en fisjon i Inventor Eiendommer AS.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66e27b6b-0690-4533-9385-8a6d4e0cff86
  18. urn:
    dfbdeba1-ef60-4707-b23b-c8b0e4082dbd
    name:
    Forsvaret, Inspeksjonsoffiseren for marinens skipsinventariesorter
    id:
    RA-RAFA-6707
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-6707
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfbdeba1-ef60-4707-b23b-c8b0e4082dbd
  19. urn:
    f1aa6196-adff-4a08-964e-85088f214d50
    name:
    Meløy kommune. Inventarnemnd for skolene
    id:
    K-18370.511.11
    path:
    AIN/K-18370.511.11
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1aa6196-adff-4a08-964e-85088f214d50
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004050921
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    BBA/A-8106
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004050921
  21. urn:
    1fc7a3c3-a78a-472d-b74d-e27404a16555
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    SAF/A-8106
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fc7a3c3-a78a-472d-b74d-e27404a16555
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931496
    name:
    A/S Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
    path:
    BBA/A-6785
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931496
  23. urn:
    c5785dd9-7e4b-4c3a-9e4b-dbf180087472
    name:
    A/S Inventor
    id:
    A-6785
    path:
    SAF/A-6785
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5785dd9-7e4b-4c3a-9e4b-dbf180087472
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931767
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    BBA/A-6797
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931767
  25. urn:
    682a5b8b-5761-4ee3-96bc-f24060ada997
    name:
    A/S Inventor Shipping
    id:
    A-6797
    path:
    SAF/A-6797
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/682a5b8b-5761-4ee3-96bc-f24060ada997
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.