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 2026-10-22T03:48:11Z in 0.406 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108471 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    815 Kvalvik - Kvalvikelva
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Våningshus, Kvalvik (Sømhovd) [oppmålingstegning av Sandvik, Dag]
    id:
    L0459
  3. name:
    Våningshus, Kvalvik (Sømhovd) [oppmålingstegning av Sandvik, Dag]
    id:
    7866
  4. name:
    Kvalvik skipsservice AS
    id:
    0016
  5. name:
    Kvalvik Smolt AS
    id:
    0017
  6. name:
    Kvalvik Trading AS
    id:
    0047
  7. name:
    Kvalvik Inter-national AS
    id:
    0036
  8. name:
    Dagbok for Vines og Kvalvik krinsar
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    AS Jacob W. Kvalvik, Bergen
    id:
    0041
  10. name:
    731.16.21 Radøy - Kvalvik Settefisk AS
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
108471
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    38e518e4-0465-4dae-a389-7375269e0687
    name:
    815 Kvalvik - Kvalvikelva
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1093/G/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38e518e4-0465-4dae-a389-7375269e0687
  2. urn:
    2c001c6a-1a4a-47b0-9a5e-b7e76a4c1fd8
    name:
    Våningshus, Kvalvik (Sømhovd) [oppmålingstegning av Sandvik, Dag]
    id:
    L0459
    path:
    UBIT/A-0439/F/L0459
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c001c6a-1a4a-47b0-9a5e-b7e76a4c1fd8
  3. urn:
    ddcff5cf-6701-445e-96cc-59c4e2e74f9e
    name:
    Våningshus, Kvalvik (Sømhovd) [oppmålingstegning av Sandvik, Dag]
    id:
    7866
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/7866
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddcff5cf-6701-445e-96cc-59c4e2e74f9e
  4. urn:
    11612cd8-26cf-4988-b758-eb7adb0201b9
    name:
    Kvalvik skipsservice AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0038/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11612cd8-26cf-4988-b758-eb7adb0201b9
  5. urn:
    2b1b3d6d-1878-4461-b15e-63744e177360
    name:
    Kvalvik Smolt AS
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0038/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b1b3d6d-1878-4461-b15e-63744e177360
  6. urn:
    68f261cd-359c-4f20-9420-26d7e7f1bba9
    name:
    Kvalvik Trading AS
    id:
    0047
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0020/0047
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68f261cd-359c-4f20-9420-26d7e7f1bba9
  7. urn:
    cf92a559-c496-4b8c-abe3-cf7302675670
    name:
    Kvalvik Inter-national AS
    id:
    0036
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0026/0036
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf92a559-c496-4b8c-abe3-cf7302675670
  8. urn:
    7bbf1d72-83e0-420d-aa35-f3f78f2fa48f
    name:
    Dagbok for Vines og Kvalvik krinsar
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAH/1231b-231/G/Ga/Gab/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7bbf1d72-83e0-420d-aa35-f3f78f2fa48f
  9. urn:
    eaeeb55e-b82a-4fe8-a8c5-77063f2f7019
    name:
    AS Jacob W. Kvalvik, Bergen
    id:
    0041
    path:
    AIN/NA047/D/Da/L0058/0041
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaeeb55e-b82a-4fe8-a8c5-77063f2f7019
  10. urn:
    c2582862-ea7e-4d1c-abbf-2440985c690e
    name:
    731.16.21 Radøy - Kvalvik Settefisk AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-3601/2/J/Ja/Jaa/L0441/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2582862-ea7e-4d1c-abbf-2440985c690e
  11. urn:
    6002f2c4-1ad6-4642-a725-26c19fb86978
    name:
    Skjærgårdsfisk AS, Toska Fiskeoppdrett AS - lokalitet Stolane og Kvalvik
    id:
    0014
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-501/D/Db/L0051/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6002f2c4-1ad6-4642-a725-26c19fb86978
  12. urn:
    b8ff2985-bc6d-4de7-bd95-2f896cb4a2bd
    name:
    Kvalvik Trading AS - Sak 10/91
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0941/E/Eh/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8ff2985-bc6d-4de7-bd95-2f896cb4a2bd
  13. urn:
    fda69e7f-674b-47af-a3bc-520df4d90b05
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Visnes og Kvalvik skular
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAH/1231a-231/F/Fa/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fda69e7f-674b-47af-a3bc-520df4d90b05
  14. urn:
    no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000049
    name:
    Kvalvik bedehus
    id:
    N.Ark.0042
    path:
    NMMU/N.Ark.0042
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Nordmøre Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-NMMU_arkiv_000000000049
  15. urn:
    b8c5ac6e-2219-4e5f-a29c-3250e751a175
    name:
    Kontroll av matfiskanlegg. Dolmøy Edelfisk AS, Brødrene Kvalvik Aqua AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1732/D/Dc/L0125/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8c5ac6e-2219-4e5f-a29c-3250e751a175
  16. urn:
    8372f86d-c528-4a67-a657-3ebfc6d182a6
    name:
    Kontroll av matfiskanlegg. Brødrene Kvalvik akva AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1732/D/Dc/L0122/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8372f86d-c528-4a67-a657-3ebfc6d182a6
  17. urn:
    7dbd2cbe-f7f2-4466-96f5-8e5b0d7f6cca
    name:
    2645 - Br. Kvalvik Akva as, Nordsjølaks (småanlegg lavspenningsanlegg)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4700/F/Fc/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dbd2cbe-f7f2-4466-96f5-8e5b0d7f6cca
  18. urn:
    0ed81fd4-6883-44b8-b649-449951ed69a5
    name:
    Gjennomføringsavtale. Provisorier og rehabiliteringsprosjekter, rehabilitering Føden. Technobygg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faf/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ed81fd4-6883-44b8-b649-449951ed69a5
  19. urn:
    89cf3f17-79d7-4cd1-af73-70ef354a1edf
    name:
    Dagbok for læraren i Kinsarvik prestegjeld m/karakterar for Lussand og Kvalvik krinsar
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAH/1231b-231/G/Ga/Gab/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89cf3f17-79d7-4cd1-af73-70ef354a1edf
  20. urn:
    f8d9810f-60fc-4579-97bb-e6ee6f486375
    name:
    Helse rehabilitering
    id:
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    path:
    NAVA/A-0287/E/Et/Eth/Eth2
    unit_type:
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    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8d9810f-60fc-4579-97bb-e6ee6f486375
  21. urn:
    571c3ac6-16fd-4cc7-8ff2-cfa4e06c8442
    name:
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    L0001
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    TIKA/A-4782/H/Hu/L0001
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/571c3ac6-16fd-4cc7-8ff2-cfa4e06c8442
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000151895
    name:
    Arkitekt Lene Frank, rehabilitering og boligfortetning
    id:
    0009
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/5007/F/Fba/L0002/0009
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. Rehabilitering Kreftbygget. Teknobygg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fao/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47f2aed0-193b-4016-a140-dbcebe9a0863
  24. urn:
    7d057044-0dbd-4715-9507-b53fd75ddf22
    name:
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    id:
    0023
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Helse rehabilitering
    id:
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    path:
    NAVA/A-0287/E/Et/Eth/Eth1
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0eb4b530-082c-4a2e-a5a5-37891f2c0634
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.