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 2026-10-18T18:16:39Z in 0.341 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55329 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0517
  2. name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Simulatordukke. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Operasjonsbord, ventilatorer, trillebord, arbeidsstoler og diverse utstyr til bruk i operasjonsstuer. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0007
  4. name:
    Kontrakt 020-016q - korr - operasjonsbord, ventilatorer, trillebord, arbeidsstoler og div utstyr til bruk i operasjonsstuer - laerdal medical a/s
    id:
    0005
  5. name:
    Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3807
  6. name:
    Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
    id:
    RA-S-2133
  7. name:
    Wireless Patient Recording medical - WPR medical AS - mappe 1
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
    id:
    L0018
  9. name:
    Medical department - Sak og korrespondanse
    id:
    Ea
  10. name:
    Proactivum Medical AS
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55329
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    25d88d84-c265-4f74-a614-648ecf256a73
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0517
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0517
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25d88d84-c265-4f74-a614-648ecf256a73
  2. urn:
    c0c22730-0bc4-4d80-b464-176265e813fd
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Simulatordukke. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0058/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0c22730-0bc4-4d80-b464-176265e813fd
  3. urn:
    9dcdf435-e283-4a48-941a-7f2722cd4ed4
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Operasjonsbord, ventilatorer, trillebord, arbeidsstoler og diverse utstyr til bruk i operasjonsstuer. Laerdal Medical AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0012/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9dcdf435-e283-4a48-941a-7f2722cd4ed4
  4. urn:
    dd4bc4bd-ca8e-41d1-a4f1-7e5789b5c3c4
    name:
    Kontrakt 020-016q - korr - operasjonsbord, ventilatorer, trillebord, arbeidsstoler og div utstyr til bruk i operasjonsstuer - laerdal medical a/s
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0152/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd4bc4bd-ca8e-41d1-a4f1-7e5789b5c3c4
  5. urn:
    62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
    name:
    Forsvaret, Norwegian Medical Unit/United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3807
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3807
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62edd80d-4c91-421f-be70-0e7ab928f6f3
  6. urn:
    a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
    name:
    Nortraship New York, Medical Departement
    id:
    RA-S-2133
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2133
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a03531e5-e3ee-4353-b0ea-2466b3793a9c
  7. urn:
    32ab7f4b-0aa8-4809-b629-bc34db9ab1e9
    name:
    Wireless Patient Recording medical - WPR medical AS - mappe 1
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0029/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32ab7f4b-0aa8-4809-b629-bc34db9ab1e9
  8. urn:
    no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
    name:
    Rennies Mill/Junk Bay Medical Relief Council
    id:
    L0018
    path:
    DNM/A-1001/K/L0018
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Misjonskirken Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-DNM_arkiv_000000005215
  9. urn:
    5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
    name:
    Medical department - Sak og korrespondanse
    id:
    Ea
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/1/E/Ea
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a56b1bd-9ba1-48fc-9106-6717cd88044b
  10. urn:
    c307783f-605f-4293-846a-f5a49081c3d7
    name:
    Proactivum Medical AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0352/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c307783f-605f-4293-846a-f5a49081c3d7
  11. urn:
    bc30a80e-ee7d-4409-a6f4-361374750004
    name:
    WPR-medical AS - mappe 2
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0029/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc30a80e-ee7d-4409-a6f4-361374750004
  12. urn:
    7fe39d66-c3dd-4927-8ef3-697e6f8ac784
    name:
    Alertis Medical AS (Medlnr. 74410)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0239/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fe39d66-c3dd-4927-8ef3-697e6f8ac784
  13. urn:
    6af84d59-9c35-425c-a783-5c4f9601878c
    name:
    Alertis Medical AS (Medlnr. 74410)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0091/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6af84d59-9c35-425c-a783-5c4f9601878c
  14. urn:
    375b7a76-3293-4ea2-ba9b-a0c4d9d10988
    name:
    Kontrakt. IR-scannere. Pure Medical AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0024/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/375b7a76-3293-4ea2-ba9b-a0c4d9d10988
  15. urn:
    010da674-b597-443e-912d-d803dbc68d6c
    name:
    Avdeling 005 - Stavanger - Lærdal medical AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1813/E/Ec/L0003/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/010da674-b597-443e-912d-d803dbc68d6c
  16. urn:
    2258b4e3-5f80-4166-860e-5f783cd0903f
    name:
    Tilbud. Elektrofysiologi. St. Jude Medical Norway as.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0021/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2258b4e3-5f80-4166-860e-5f783cd0903f
  17. urn:
    c87bec69-c81c-48d8-bff5-c5fef4e24608
    name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrofysiologi. St. Jude Medical Norway as.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0021/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c87bec69-c81c-48d8-bff5-c5fef4e24608
  18. urn:
    af8d52ea-353f-49b0-944b-bd9aaecfa268
    name:
    Tilbud. Elektrofysiologi. St. Jude Medical Norway as.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0021/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af8d52ea-353f-49b0-944b-bd9aaecfa268
  19. urn:
    783ad08d-a89c-4002-82b8-23bc056fd7e8
    name:
    Tilbud. Uttakssentraler. Dräger Medical Norge AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0033/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/783ad08d-a89c-4002-82b8-23bc056fd7e8
  20. urn:
    471995df-5e65-40cc-82ad-1d192098e13e
    name:
    Kontrakt. Ultralyd - bildedannende. Siemens AS Medical Solutions
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/471995df-5e65-40cc-82ad-1d192098e13e
  21. urn:
    e3e0cd5f-60cf-4e40-a91e-3a3a43fe5818
    name:
    Tilbud. Ultralyd - bildedannende. Siemens AS Medical Solutions
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0009/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3e0cd5f-60cf-4e40-a91e-3a3a43fe5818
  22. urn:
    a95f70f5-862f-411e-9af0-285a1630dc06
    name:
    Tilbud. Enklere MTU. Aleris Medical Norway AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0013/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a95f70f5-862f-411e-9af0-285a1630dc06
  23. urn:
    5c26cd6c-0328-4f12-a818-36a2e6fbb51b
    name:
    Tilbud. Respiratorer CPAP. Dräger Medical Norway AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0027/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c26cd6c-0328-4f12-a818-36a2e6fbb51b
  24. urn:
    3e322a57-9bf1-4770-bf14-187cd99e0e57
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Uttakssentraler. Dräger Medical Norge AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0033/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e322a57-9bf1-4770-bf14-187cd99e0e57
  25. urn:
    d7774cac-6d0a-40fc-be71-52dcc5681f0b
    name:
    Tilbud. Uttakssentraler, rammeløsning. Dräger Medical Norge AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0035/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7774cac-6d0a-40fc-be71-52dcc5681f0b
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.