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 2026-10-22T17:04:19Z in 0.919 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55174 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    IOGT Losje Monitor
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0480
  2. name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401362 - NITOR AS
    id:
    0006
  3. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401362. Nitor AS
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Uenighet vedrørende permitteringer, Nitor AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Diverse spørsmål vedrørende ansettelsesforhold / turnusarbeid, Nitor AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Reguleringsplaner: Gnr. 7 bnr. 1 og 21, Fjell kommune, Nitor Bygg og Anleggstjenester AS
    id:
    0024
  7. name:
    Monitor Logic AS
    id:
    0008
  8. name:
    Engasjementsarkiv (lånesaker og tilskudd) - FYSAK. Unitor AS
    id:
    0007
  9. name:
    Unitor AS søker om tomt til industribygg
    id:
    0013
  10. name:
    0230 Lørenskog. Lørenskog kommune. Nitor ridesenteret
    id:
    0002
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total:
55174
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    40d607e1-885d-4118-9a13-d674626f6a0b
    name:
    IOGT Losje Monitor
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0480
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0480
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40d607e1-885d-4118-9a13-d674626f6a0b
  2. urn:
    38af1ed2-f48d-4724-8845-24d1ae683223
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401362 - NITOR AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0009/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38af1ed2-f48d-4724-8845-24d1ae683223
  3. urn:
    61a426b7-b45a-4a01-a51b-ab7b6c94a99e
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401362. Nitor AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0024/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61a426b7-b45a-4a01-a51b-ab7b6c94a99e
  4. urn:
    9d77a52a-d2d0-43fb-9a08-683eb48eec46
    name:
    Uenighet vedrørende permitteringer, Nitor AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0024/0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d77a52a-d2d0-43fb-9a08-683eb48eec46
  5. urn:
    ba98cd7e-0bde-444f-93d4-d7977992a071
    name:
    Diverse spørsmål vedrørende ansettelsesforhold / turnusarbeid, Nitor AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0024/0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba98cd7e-0bde-444f-93d4-d7977992a071
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003399677
    name:
    Reguleringsplaner: Gnr. 7 bnr. 1 og 21, Fjell kommune, Nitor Bygg og Anleggstjenester AS
    id:
    0024
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Da/Dak/L0006/0024
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003399677
  7. urn:
    54d86bf4-338e-40ef-b234-bcb530b73d60
    name:
    Monitor Logic AS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0091/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54d86bf4-338e-40ef-b234-bcb530b73d60
  8. urn:
    43d4a4bc-b585-4782-aff2-ece7da3f2276
    name:
    Engasjementsarkiv (lånesaker og tilskudd) - FYSAK. Unitor AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0515/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43d4a4bc-b585-4782-aff2-ece7da3f2276
  9. urn:
    aef9188a-e628-4fc1-b1fc-1611db32144f
    name:
    Unitor AS søker om tomt til industribygg
    id:
    0013
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0203/0004/0013
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aef9188a-e628-4fc1-b1fc-1611db32144f
  10. urn:
    100990ab-0852-4df3-b1f6-07c26a8e52b3
    name:
    0230 Lørenskog. Lørenskog kommune. Nitor ridesenteret
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Ec/Eca/L0086/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/100990ab-0852-4df3-b1f6-07c26a8e52b3
  11. urn:
    01cdd56c-6013-40ab-bf01-20f27cb12d81
    name:
    Gullfaks A project - Mechanical completion part B/ Commissioning procedures manual. System 87.7: Structural and environmental monitoring. 87. 9: Local vibration monitoring system. 87.10: Sand probe monitors
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/E/Ec/Ecj/L0081/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01cdd56c-6013-40ab-bf01-20f27cb12d81
  12. urn:
    637ff548-b3ae-4ef5-8c17-ddd3ceb40ddf
    name:
    Unitor Offshore A/S - Unitor Ships Service A/S
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0421/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/637ff548-b3ae-4ef5-8c17-ddd3ceb40ddf
  13. urn:
    a730877f-feb1-4489-bf80-1f51875ce562
    name:
    Sak 10763. Ikas AS (Unitor AS). Arbeidsrettssak vedrørende tvist om helgetillegg til diett
    id:
    1907
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1907
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a730877f-feb1-4489-bf80-1f51875ce562
  14. urn:
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    name:
    Artikkel: Decay measurements as a monitoring tool for cathodic protection of steel in concrete
    id:
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    UBIT/Tek-0059/I/L0012/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bdb8c3d-fbc2-4be3-9478-7e7941d0394d
  15. urn:
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    id:
    0038
    path:
    NTM/A-1052/T/Ta/L0005/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9dd9622-f8ed-4cfa-86ac-bbc8d48c6b8b
  16. urn:
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    PLT (Pneumatic Line Thrower): invoices USS (Unitor Ship Services), BMI (Bogen Mekanisk Industri AS), miscellaneous issues, arbeidsfiler
    id:
    L0026
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101251/G/L0026
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8271b28b-020c-4f26-b9a3-ec331859c442
  17. urn:
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    name:
    IOGT Losje Monitor
    id:
    A-1786
    path:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
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    Losje i Bergen, trolig nedlagt i 1882.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e56073e9-b96e-42e5-be52-c10f04fd3e5b
  18. urn:
    9d720147-29b4-447b-a52c-9553a49e1055
    name:
    Po-file 0029/2 - Condition monitoring system. Priced original. Vibration monitoring systems for rotating machinery (Vibro-meter Skandinavia a.s.)
    id:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
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  19. urn:
    32be5360-a85c-4ac3-bee7-b4bce5108715
    name:
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  20. urn:
    14f34644-a7ae-477a-84da-cb2573f4aa84
    name:
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    id:
    0001
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14f34644-a7ae-477a-84da-cb2573f4aa84
  21. urn:
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    name:
    DO-630-GM-51354. CMS - Corrosin Monitoring Services a.s: Esso Norge A/S Odin gas production platform. Corrosion monitoring report aug. 1987-feb. 1988. Nr. 4.
    id:
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    AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0165/0002
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    Monitorenes 12 cm, 65 mm
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  23. urn:
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  24. urn:
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    institution:
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  25. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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