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 2026-10-24T15:25:42Z in 1.690 seconds.

Showing 10 of 487434 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NettOpp Gran
    id:
    H-A-00678
  2. name:
    Sa 26 - Ungdom på nett! Et tidsbilde
    id:
    A-2105
  3. name:
    BIR Nett AS
    id:
    N-10420
  4. name:
    Telenor Nett AS
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0163
  5. name:
    Justisdepartementet, Nødnettsprosjektet
    id:
    RA-S-6479
  6. name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett
    id:
    PA-2033
  7. name:
    Rus-Nett
    id:
    A-70162
  8. name:
    Pa 1845 - Fiskenett Holding AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102689
  9. name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett
    id:
    PA-2033
  10. name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett - Distrikt Innland
    id:
    PA-2039
Show all fields in HTML
total:
487434
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9fcf3539-01fa-45b7-9c01-584d2176ff47
    name:
    NettOpp Gran
    id:
    H-A-00678
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00678
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fcf3539-01fa-45b7-9c01-584d2176ff47
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000026881
    name:
    Sa 26 - Ungdom på nett! Et tidsbilde
    id:
    A-2105
    path:
    VEMU/A-2105
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000026881
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003053454
    name:
    BIR Nett AS
    id:
    N-10420
    path:
    BBA/N-10420
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    BIR Nett er et 100 prosent eid av BIR AS, etablert som driftsselskap for utbygging og drift av bossnett, herunder oppsamling, innsamling og transport av avfall som er omfattet av forurensningslovens § 30. Selskapet er konkuranseutsatt med enerett. Selskapet driver annen virksomhet i tilknytning til ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003053454
  4. urn:
    f478c39e-a491-463a-b389-73a52c724e8e
    name:
    Telenor Nett AS
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0163
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f478c39e-a491-463a-b389-73a52c724e8e
  5. urn:
    a06656fb-3d84-457a-b51c-0fb6be6211e2
    name:
    Justisdepartementet, Nødnettsprosjektet
    id:
    RA-S-6479
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a06656fb-3d84-457a-b51c-0fb6be6211e2
  6. urn:
    534e5618-9637-4972-88f2-8c87d69ba961
    name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett
    id:
    PA-2033
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2033
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Arendal Energiverk AS og Aust-Agder Kraftverk ble fusjonert med virkning fra 1. januar 2000. Det nye selskapets navn ble Aust-Agder Energi AS. Som en følge av fusjonen ble det felles nettleieavtaler i hele forsyningsområdet. Tariffstrukturen i nettselskapet Aust-Agder Energi Nett AS bygde på følge...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/534e5618-9637-4972-88f2-8c87d69ba961
  7. urn:
    d54b826a-e737-4482-abfb-e2b572efcacc
    name:
    Rus-Nett
    id:
    A-70162
    path:
    OBA/A-70162
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d54b826a-e737-4482-abfb-e2b572efcacc
  8. urn:
    528421e6-83f9-4a64-bcae-31a98aad6087
    name:
    Pa 1845 - Fiskenett Holding AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102689
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102689
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/528421e6-83f9-4a64-bcae-31a98aad6087
  9. urn:
    6b2b90b9-ba49-45bb-9914-738003983639
    name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett
    id:
    PA-2033
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b2b90b9-ba49-45bb-9914-738003983639
  10. urn:
    345f21c9-15c2-46f4-8c6a-8f27f93a1ab3
    name:
    Aust-Agder Energi Nett - Distrikt Innland
    id:
    PA-2039
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2039
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/345f21c9-15c2-46f4-8c6a-8f27f93a1ab3
  11. urn:
    185820db-6c48-4fdc-9849-d6df624372f6
    name:
    Radionette A/S
    id:
    A-1002
    path:
    NTM/A-1002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/185820db-6c48-4fdc-9849-d6df624372f6
  12. urn:
    a79c8f88-4de1-4fe6-9429-74fa42c4203d
    name:
    Nettverk for flykninger og innvandrere (Nettverket)
    id:
    PA-2964
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2964
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a79c8f88-4de1-4fe6-9429-74fa42c4203d
  13. urn:
    ddd5bce7-d694-47a9-9013-09db6881c0df
    name:
    Norgesnettrådet
    id:
    RA-S-4212
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4212
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddd5bce7-d694-47a9-9013-09db6881c0df
  14. urn:
    015a5852-9b86-41ff-ab5e-608905028c53
    name:
    Statnett. Anleggskontorene
    id:
    RA-S-6671
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6671
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/015a5852-9b86-41ff-ab5e-608905028c53
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000016705
    name:
    Pa 205 - Hübinette, E.
    id:
    A-1257
    path:
    VEMU/A-1257
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000016705
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000170781
    name:
    Pa 1745 - Gründernettverket
    id:
    A-3028
    path:
    VEMU/A-3028
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000170781
  17. urn:
    d5ce19c2-6f44-4e06-adcb-73b1d0f82ae1
    name:
    Radionette a/s. Bedriftsklubben
    id:
    ARK-1898
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1898
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5ce19c2-6f44-4e06-adcb-73b1d0f82ae1
  18. urn:
    30402654-697a-4dcd-9642-1370dc0bf627
    name:
    Nettbuss Sør A/S
    id:
    PA-2708
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2708
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30402654-697a-4dcd-9642-1370dc0bf627
  19. urn:
    e7b472bf-79fc-4a3e-9dfc-a686832a6bd2
    name:
    Teledirektoratet, Nettdivisjonen
    id:
    RA-S-3499
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3499
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e7b472bf-79fc-4a3e-9dfc-a686832a6bd2
  20. urn:
    9f6bdc9e-9f96-40c0-8539-fe6d63e896d3
    name:
    Nordhus, Anette
    id:
    SATØ-P-1588
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1588
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f6bdc9e-9f96-40c0-8539-fe6d63e896d3
  21. urn:
    887857fb-2b4d-447c-9749-e478a28a6200
    name:
    Nettverkskreditt i Vadsø
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1125
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1125
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/887857fb-2b4d-447c-9749-e478a28a6200
  22. urn:
    b11d26a1-e81d-4702-9027-041cd6386721
    name:
    Smøla Kvinnenettverk
    id:
    P-00943
    path:
    IKAM/P-00943
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b11d26a1-e81d-4702-9027-041cd6386721
  23. urn:
    2436971f-fb05-42cc-8dc5-879adbd3248c
    name:
    Bennett, Thomas
    id:
    A-00186
    path:
    OAM/A-00186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2436971f-fb05-42cc-8dc5-879adbd3248c
  24. urn:
    36a14c1d-faa6-405c-aa06-09ca15576e65
    name:
    Bennett's Reisebureau
    id:
    A-70055
    path:
    OBA/A-70055
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36a14c1d-faa6-405c-aa06-09ca15576e65
  25. urn:
    24eaed1b-2522-4c22-a327-2acae14ac363
    name:
    Reginett Frøya A/L
    id:
    PA-1325
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1325
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24eaed1b-2522-4c22-a327-2acae14ac363
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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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.