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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-20T22:15:34Z in 1.641 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54770 results in compact format.

name:
Intensjonsavtale mellom Retura Sør-Trøndelag AS og KK
id:
0027
name:
SHMIL - Søndre Helgeland miljøverk
id:
0021
name:
SHMIL (Søndre Helgeland miljøverk)
id:
0001
name:
Avtaler - Retura
id:
0029
name:
Returaksjon
id:
0002
name:
Returautomater
id:
0003
name:
Returavgift
id:
0002
name:
Returavdelingen (31 stk.)
id:
0002
name:
Bransjeavtalen returaksjonen
id:
0001
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Utlåns-/returautomat til bibliotek, byggfase 2.2, Kunnskapssenteret. Biblioteksentralen AL
id:
0003

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total:

54770

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
09038c3c-d069-4052-8895-d35f30783644
name:
Intensjonsavtale mellom Retura Sør-Trøndelag AS og KK
id:
0027
path:
TRKO/A-1632/I/L0022/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09038c3c-d069-4052-8895-d35f30783644
urn:
ad83507a-855e-4429-9027-f5895bdd6324
name:
SHMIL - Søndre Helgeland miljøverk
id:
0021
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0008/0021
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad83507a-855e-4429-9027-f5895bdd6324
urn:
15f2d9c4-6c3c-406b-afe9-ba2a2d8c954f
name:
SHMIL (Søndre Helgeland miljøverk)
id:
0001
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0015/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15f2d9c4-6c3c-406b-afe9-ba2a2d8c954f
urn:
8d18e527-ea0f-4c61-8f2b-1db28ce903d2
name:
Avtaler - Retura
id:
0029
path:
TIKA/A-3340/D/Da/L0005/0029
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d18e527-ea0f-4c61-8f2b-1db28ce903d2
urn:
3d7ef606-aafd-433b-a366-99adcd84f411
name:
Returaksjon
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1810/1/D/Dc/L0049/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d7ef606-aafd-433b-a366-99adcd84f411
urn:
954f30d7-5710-4141-bbe9-24c46f49f50d
name:
Returautomater
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-2011/D/De/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/954f30d7-5710-4141-bbe9-24c46f49f50d
urn:
fb74a4cd-d0db-4324-b215-a4a912df2b89
name:
Returavgift
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-6001/Da/L0074/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb74a4cd-d0db-4324-b215-a4a912df2b89
urn:
a17165d3-370a-4603-9338-7275f1cd9cd0
name:
Returavdelingen (31 stk.)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1522/U/Ul/L0002/0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a17165d3-370a-4603-9338-7275f1cd9cd0
urn:
e75325bc-e5ea-4e59-8e0c-fa9f69af427c
name:
Bransjeavtalen returaksjonen
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-2015/D/Da/L0036/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e75325bc-e5ea-4e59-8e0c-fa9f69af427c
urn:
4c254bdf-0893-4af7-b6a8-f4d98f0cb751
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Utlåns-/returautomat til bibliotek, byggfase 2.2, Kunnskapssenteret. Biblioteksentralen AL
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0067/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c254bdf-0893-4af7-b6a8-f4d98f0cb751
urn:
c08a7766-9e04-42bf-8cd6-dfd50c625172
name:
R15-K/01/26 Italia-Norge. Regia Pretura del Primo Mandamento di Genova. Meddelelse om dødsulykke på D/S "Henrik Lund"samt forespørsel om antatt ansvarlige kaptein Finn Dues personalia.
id:
0056
path:
AV/RA-S-2644/D/Db/L0125/0056
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c08a7766-9e04-42bf-8cd6-dfd50c625172
urn:
90bf7084-8773-4767-b606-a8ce468792f8
name:
Medlemsarkiv ordnet etter kommunenavn
id:
L0023
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0023
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90bf7084-8773-4767-b606-a8ce468792f8
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002995646
name:
BIR AS
id:
A-6964
path:
BBA/A-6964
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Konsernet BIR AS ble etablert 1. juli 2002, men historien strekker seg helt tilbake til 1881 da Bergen Renovationsvæsen ble etablert som Nordens første kommunale renovasjonsselskap. Renovasjonsvesenet var en kommunal etat fram til 1996. BIR AS ble etablert i 30. november 1994 som et interkommunalt s...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002995646
urn:
e2cd83f1-d466-48ae-bb83-9fab806b0d8d
name:
Diverse
id:
0016
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0008/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2cd83f1-d466-48ae-bb83-9fab806b0d8d
urn:
3675f655-2b9f-4c36-9bf7-6031d55d8324
name:
Medlemskommuner
id:
0017
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0008/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3675f655-2b9f-4c36-9bf7-6031d55d8324
urn:
ab1ad42d-5dfd-4a7b-b113-17b54a77c387
name:
Medlemsarkiv ordnet etter kommunenavn
id:
L0015
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab1ad42d-5dfd-4a7b-b113-17b54a77c387
urn:
d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
urn:
b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
name:
Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
id:
E
path:
AV/RA-PA-1488/E
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
urn:
6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
name:
Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
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Ea
path:
AV/RA-PA-1488/E/Ea
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
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b874e43a-41d1-4738-a6d8-915f4013a48f
name:
Medlemsarkiv ordnet etter kommunenavn
id:
L0008
path:
AIN/A-17-171/D/Da/L0008
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b874e43a-41d1-4738-a6d8-915f4013a48f
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28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
name:
Aksjonæravtale Haakon Koch - Otto Koch AS.
id:
0005
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AIN/A-19-180/F/Fa/L0003/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
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a4f103b8-e8d8-4eda-8706-f31a2784dacd
name:
Innherred renovasjon iks
id:
PA-1211
path:
TIKA/PA-1211
unit_type:
Virksomhet
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IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Innherred Renovasjon IKS er et interkommunalt selskap som eies av 9 kommuner, hvor eierandelene regnes ut i fra kommunenes innbyggertall: Selbu kommune (4,7% eierandel) Tydal kommune (0,9 % eierandel) Malvik kommune (14,7% eierandel) Meråker kommune (3,0% eierandel) Stjørdal ko...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4f103b8-e8d8-4eda-8706-f31a2784dacd
urn:
fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
name:
Avdeling 9, medlem 12337 - yrkesskade. Bedrift 710969 Ringnes AS Arendal Bryggeri. Saksnummer: 19.02.2007-13628
id:
0007
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
urn:
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name:
Avdeling 9, medlem 12337 - yrkesskade. Bedrift 710969 Ringnes AS Arendal Bryggeri. Saksnummer: 19.02.2007-13628
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0006/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db12553-b9d5-4731-bd0b-532ef93efccf
urn:
70227be2-076f-4d10-a143-6315111f8fe2
name:
Avdeling 88 - "Drøfting av kriterier for ansiennitetsprinsippet". Bedrift 712562 Weifa AS. Saksnummer: 09.01.2012-16424
id:
0004
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0027/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70227be2-076f-4d10-a143-6315111f8fe2

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

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