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 2026-10-14T21:03:42Z in 0.508 seconds.

Showing 10 of 466888 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Mantena
    id:
    0010
  2. name:
    Mantena
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Mantena AS
    id:
    0011
  4. name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Norwesco A/S (Brødr.Braathen A/S)
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    Jærdeler A/S, Brøyt A/S
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Korrespondanse med redningsbåtane A-S
    id:
    L0004
  10. name:
    Mo i Rana - Bilhuset Mo; Reidar Fagermo Smie- og Sveiseverkst.; Gaden & Larsen; A/S Irgum
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
466888
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    009d3165-be68-4e8c-8685-3edfabc03c5e
    name:
    Mantena
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1660/D/Db/L0446/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/009d3165-be68-4e8c-8685-3edfabc03c5e
  2. urn:
    c9feb058-f35b-4d22-8a81-59232c702873
    name:
    Mantena
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0157/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9feb058-f35b-4d22-8a81-59232c702873
  3. urn:
    eee08b1e-7af2-4416-a259-c08f4f7b6624
    name:
    Mantena AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0162/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eee08b1e-7af2-4416-a259-c08f4f7b6624
  4. urn:
    3d3f197c-051c-42a8-bb24-d9ef1919a572
    name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0157/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d3f197c-051c-42a8-bb24-d9ef1919a572
  5. urn:
    7164d61b-631a-4272-8a6d-52718ed1fcf6
    name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0157/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7164d61b-631a-4272-8a6d-52718ed1fcf6
  6. urn:
    1cd97fd2-00a4-44ca-bf84-4983d5fe9979
    name:
    Vartpenger i Mantena
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0158/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cd97fd2-00a4-44ca-bf84-4983d5fe9979
  7. urn:
    8c898bbd-c175-4843-ba99-9d29d91ae4e1
    name:
    Norwesco A/S (Brødr.Braathen A/S)
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c898bbd-c175-4843-ba99-9d29d91ae4e1
  8. urn:
    b8f61797-0aea-4af5-9180-43bc50d0cfd1
    name:
    Jærdeler A/S, Brøyt A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0136/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8f61797-0aea-4af5-9180-43bc50d0cfd1
  9. urn:
    bdceb8ec-de8e-4a71-a37e-84854a991c60
    name:
    Korrespondanse med redningsbåtane A-S
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0158/6/62/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdceb8ec-de8e-4a71-a37e-84854a991c60
  10. urn:
    07281e9b-ca43-46f3-b8e7-83d5054ebecf
    name:
    Mo i Rana - Bilhuset Mo; Reidar Fagermo Smie- og Sveiseverkst.; Gaden & Larsen; A/S Irgum
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0249/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07281e9b-ca43-46f3-b8e7-83d5054ebecf
  11. urn:
    1a24ad97-bd27-4b98-ba11-8d2a59390ea2
    name:
    Kone A/S (Fortuna A/S) I
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0013/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a24ad97-bd27-4b98-ba11-8d2a59390ea2
  12. urn:
    50b13dfb-0d80-4160-a17f-04e887f4ddb3
    name:
    Norco A/S (Knekten Industri A/S)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0019/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50b13dfb-0d80-4160-a17f-04e887f4ddb3
  13. urn:
    0c3e26a5-a4f7-4b93-8123-3b7673090173
    name:
    A/S Skabo (Skabo Jernbanevognfabrik A/S)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0049/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c3e26a5-a4f7-4b93-8123-3b7673090173
  14. urn:
    1a912004-fa1c-4211-a2ff-6051746b2fbf
    name:
    Mustad Industrier A/S (Mustad A/S)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0130/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a912004-fa1c-4211-a2ff-6051746b2fbf
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000275300
    name:
    A/S Nygårdsgaten 8
    id:
    A-5280
    path:
    BBA/A-5280
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000275300
  16. urn:
    a1b18a52-caf2-4001-bef4-ea6b2bb5383c
    name:
    8275: Trysilhus A/S, Hedmark (Mappe 1-2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1885/F/L1329/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1b18a52-caf2-4001-bef4-ea6b2bb5383c
  17. urn:
    65c5440a-d5a9-4259-9f5e-399906fcf71e
    name:
    Reime A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101616/D/Db/L0031/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65c5440a-d5a9-4259-9f5e-399906fcf71e
  18. urn:
    c41071d3-1c4a-4128-8b46-6d03388cba27
    name:
    Nord-Offshore A/S (Noroff A/S) I
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0019/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c41071d3-1c4a-4128-8b46-6d03388cba27
  19. urn:
    b536c9b4-c1bc-49e8-b0f9-9a37edf1ac9b
    name:
    Nord-Offshore A/S (Noroff A/S) II
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0019/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b536c9b4-c1bc-49e8-b0f9-9a37edf1ac9b
  20. urn:
    fb89b168-6a81-4372-a889-9d9e89dc487f
    name:
    BTC Landbrukssystem A/S (A/S BT Transportteknikk)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0057/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb89b168-6a81-4372-a889-9d9e89dc487f
  21. urn:
    af825e36-54c6-4360-a228-03dd5c401098
    name:
    Hydraulik Drammen A/S (Lewis Strand A/S)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0060/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af825e36-54c6-4360-a228-03dd5c401098
  22. urn:
    4234cf73-dd27-433e-9732-84e5b4e67e7d
    name:
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    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3147/D/Da/L0180/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4234cf73-dd27-433e-9732-84e5b4e67e7d
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002935569
    name:
    7060 -S 1. Etableringsloven. Søknad om samtykke fra Philip Hauge A/S. 2. Norsk Scania A/S. Tybring-Gjedde A/S. Simens A/S Ferd. Brun eftf. A/S. Scania Vest A/S . Søkn. om etableringssamtykke
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0060/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002935569
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002935570
    name:
    7060-S 1. Etableringsloven. Søknad om samtykke fra Philip Hauge A/S, Norsk Scania A/S , Tybring-Gjedde A/S , Simens A/S . Ferd. Brun Eftf. A/S Scania Vest A/S. Søknad om etableringssamtykke
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0060/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002935570
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000275299
    name:
    N.E.W. A/S
    id:
    A-5279
    path:
    BBA/A-5279
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000275299
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.