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 2026-10-15T10:06:01Z in 0.559 seconds.

Showing 10 of 240103 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Skogsveiforeningen for anlegget Flenstad - Storfjellet i Åfjord
    id:
    PA-00090
  2. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
    id:
    RA-S-5411
  3. name:
    Meldalsskogen AS
    id:
    OI-A-6012
  4. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100016
  5. name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
  6. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100003
  7. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
    id:
    RA-S-4144
  8. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    SAST-A-100004
  9. name:
    Rødskog AS
    id:
    A-1117
  10. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    RA-S-1614
Show all fields in HTML
total:
240103
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    93220a7c-0404-40fc-9483-76f7d43a6e94
    name:
    Skogsveiforeningen for anlegget Flenstad - Storfjellet i Åfjord
    id:
    PA-00090
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00090
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93220a7c-0404-40fc-9483-76f7d43a6e94
  2. urn:
    74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
    id:
    RA-S-5411
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5411
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
  3. urn:
    ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
    name:
    Meldalsskogen AS
    id:
    OI-A-6012
    path:
    MIST/OI-A-6012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
  4. urn:
    c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100016
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
  5. urn:
    cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
    name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0070
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
  6. urn:
    7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
  7. urn:
    95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
    id:
    RA-S-4144
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
  8. urn:
    8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    SAST-A-100004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
  9. urn:
    461c9e8f-ba8a-4423-b068-16457ae575b1
    name:
    Rødskog AS
    id:
    A-1117
    path:
    DRMK/A-1117
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/461c9e8f-ba8a-4423-b068-16457ae575b1
  10. urn:
    fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    RA-S-1614
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1614
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
  11. urn:
    5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
    name:
    AS Anlegg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0698
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
  12. urn:
    18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
    name:
    Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
    id:
    A-10333
    path:
    OBA/A-10333
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
  13. urn:
    28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
    name:
    AS Anlegg
    id:
    AS-4711
    path:
    AV/AS-4711
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    A/S Anlegg ble opprettet i januar 1940. I 1985 ble det kjøpt opp av Trondheimsfirmaet Byggteknik. I 1996 ble A/S Anlegg solgt videre til Reinertsen (1/3) og Trøndelag Vekst (1/3), senere tok Reinertsen over hele firmaet. A/S Anlegg var et entreprenørfirma som hovedsakelig drev med utbygging av infra...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
  14. urn:
    2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
    name:
    Elverum skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 17 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-291
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-291
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
  15. urn:
    272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
    name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
  16. urn:
    de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
    name:
    Bogstad og omegn skog- og landarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1899
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1899
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
  17. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001320
    name:
    Austdalen, Osa. Anleggvirksamheit. Sandtak, lastebil, bru, tunell-anlegg. Elv, dalføre. Delvis lauvskog.
    id:
    NO-059
    path:
    ULHA/A-1006/U/L0001/0001/NO-059
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001320
  18. urn:
    1713371e-058e-41e8-8c6a-f6d09a391b96
    name:
    Eidskog, Vinger og Odalens Arbeiderparti (Eidskog, Vinger og Odalens krets av Det norske Arbeiderparti)
    id:
    ARK-440
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-440
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1713371e-058e-41e8-8c6a-f6d09a391b96
  19. urn:
    49bde1d9-0a54-4caa-8bf8-ddedbff34016
    name:
    Strinda kommune. Strinda skogråd (og Trondheim skogråd)
    id:
    A-1575
    path:
    TRKO/A-1575
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49bde1d9-0a54-4caa-8bf8-ddedbff34016
  20. urn:
    14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
    name:
    Levanger Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0621
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
  21. urn:
    66e604f2-7c68-484a-acb8-eff50d2056d9
    name:
    Namsskogan kommune, landbruk
    id:
    A-6375
    path:
    TIKA/A-6375
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66e604f2-7c68-484a-acb8-eff50d2056d9
  22. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002106
    name:
    Austdalen taubanestasjon. Anlegg og bygg. Sjoarvegen. Austdølo. Bru og innmark. Delvis lauvskog.
    id:
    NO-374
    path:
    ULHA/A-1006/U/L0001/0001/NO-374
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002106
  23. urn:
    0fc15e80-9cd9-4881-8a1e-3407824e969c
    name:
    S. Holtskog A/S, Skien
    id:
    TGM-A-1150
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fc15e80-9cd9-4881-8a1e-3407824e969c
  24. urn:
    829df5ba-dc25-4ee3-83c2-550e45e44a04
    name:
    Skoger sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-46
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-46
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/829df5ba-dc25-4ee3-83c2-550e45e44a04
  25. urn:
    94dd5f24-e865-4c14-b2ae-7b93cce7ae75
    name:
    Lesjaskog bondelag
    id:
    D-A-00091
    path:
    GDM/D-A-00091
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94dd5f24-e865-4c14-b2ae-7b93cce7ae75
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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