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 2026-10-15T06:16:47Z in 0.904 seconds.

Showing 10 of 114 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Transportsentralen, Elverum - Transportsentralen, Jessheim
    id:
    L0095
  2. name:
    Transportsentralen, Kongsberg - Transportsentralen, Nannestad
    id:
    L0096
  3. name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    M
  4. name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Transportsentralen A/L
    id:
    0007
  6. name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    0019
  7. name:
    Transportsentralen AL
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
114
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a4799a98-1ad0-4858-aa91-6f9351566927
    name:
    Transportsentralen, Elverum - Transportsentralen, Jessheim
    id:
    L0095
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1056/L/Lb/L0095
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4799a98-1ad0-4858-aa91-6f9351566927
  2. urn:
    bc7f6159-f980-486d-abc3-030a8be96141
    name:
    Transportsentralen, Kongsberg - Transportsentralen, Nannestad
    id:
    L0096
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1056/L/Lb/L0096
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc7f6159-f980-486d-abc3-030a8be96141
  3. urn:
    5fb1412c-b5c3-44dd-acd7-d1fe01b67b0e
    name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    M
    path:
    IKAR/K-100205/M
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fb1412c-b5c3-44dd-acd7-d1fe01b67b0e
  4. urn:
    97fbd512-148b-4f1c-993c-2d323c1bd07b
    name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AIN/A-19-123/D/Da/L0014/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97fbd512-148b-4f1c-993c-2d323c1bd07b
  5. urn:
    0a2a8dd6-edf2-4d2d-8a16-f99476d8be28
    name:
    Transportsentralen A/L
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0506/D/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a2a8dd6-edf2-4d2d-8a16-f99476d8be28
  6. urn:
    1bef9d83-9a1f-4633-8dbc-d064f42bd591
    name:
    Transportsentralen
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1428/Da/L1391/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bef9d83-9a1f-4633-8dbc-d064f42bd591
  7. urn:
    56c79325-d9de-4a6b-a0c1-0cbedf251b3c
    name:
    Transportsentralen AL
    id:
    0010
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0056/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56c79325-d9de-4a6b-a0c1-0cbedf251b3c
  8. urn:
    f01fced1-8633-43df-b007-7865488e99f7
    name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0041/0001/0005
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f01fced1-8633-43df-b007-7865488e99f7
  9. urn:
    02eeac3d-cddb-4cd1-89ad-34100f1aa1f2
    name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0100/0005/0001
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02eeac3d-cddb-4cd1-89ad-34100f1aa1f2
  10. urn:
    b98f1c1e-e454-4348-ae4a-c8f26144450f
    name:
    AL Transportsentralen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0190/0007/0001
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b98f1c1e-e454-4348-ae4a-c8f26144450f
  11. urn:
    a23105e9-8a28-465d-8220-079bc9096d78
    name:
    Transportsentralen - Fredrikstad
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0095/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a23105e9-8a28-465d-8220-079bc9096d78
  12. urn:
    3e45386d-ce73-4dbd-8699-5f27464f3e7f
    name:
    Transportsentralen A/L- Larvik
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0095/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e45386d-ce73-4dbd-8699-5f27464f3e7f
  13. urn:
    00e12ff0-f952-4d51-89dc-b8d452c30871
    name:
    Transportsentralen - Porsgrunn
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0096/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00e12ff0-f952-4d51-89dc-b8d452c30871
  14. urn:
    db67649c-06cf-4dce-8d1b-16e84ac1fbf0
    name:
    Transportsentralen - Trondheim
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0096/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db67649c-06cf-4dce-8d1b-16e84ac1fbf0
  15. urn:
    bf15ac76-94b7-4a33-a8c5-b5a2afcf3941
    name:
    Transportsentralen - Åndalsnes
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1643/Db/L0096/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf15ac76-94b7-4a33-a8c5-b5a2afcf3941
  16. urn:
    ca59ce47-09e4-4bd8-b1f0-085f07574eed
    name:
    B.3. Transportsentralen Narvik
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AIN/NFK-13-137/D/Da/L0069/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca59ce47-09e4-4bd8-b1f0-085f07574eed
  17. urn:
    e2ff8ee4-30ad-4f16-9b1d-4c5623f09600
    name:
    Transportsentralen - avslag
    id:
    0004
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001KN600/D/Dm/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2ff8ee4-30ad-4f16-9b1d-4c5623f09600
  18. urn:
    fd0c2859-5717-443a-b5c3-f77204d61bd3
    name:
    Marviksletta - Transportsentralen
    id:
    0020
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001KN732/D/Dn/L0109/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd0c2859-5717-443a-b5c3-f77204d61bd3
  19. urn:
    bdf8a1a2-6965-43f5-a7e2-bf2539010477
    name:
    Transportsentralen Oslo
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdf8a1a2-6965-43f5-a7e2-bf2539010477
  20. urn:
    2f543750-e104-4a96-b3c0-94e3c88a4220
    name:
    Transportsentralen Finnsnes AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f543750-e104-4a96-b3c0-94e3c88a4220
  21. urn:
    ed923e07-655a-4620-a4fd-083b60b5af66
    name:
    Transportsentralen Harstad AL
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed923e07-655a-4620-a4fd-083b60b5af66
  22. urn:
    068058df-3533-47f8-bbb1-bc773d95a943
    name:
    Transportsentralen Lillestrøm
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/068058df-3533-47f8-bbb1-bc773d95a943
  23. urn:
    638c6878-7ff0-480a-b8cb-996beaac2a2e
    name:
    Transportsentralen Rana BA
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/638c6878-7ff0-480a-b8cb-996beaac2a2e
  24. urn:
    b6f91a1b-0a81-4634-98a9-1366b101307e
    name:
    Transportsentralen Sandefjord AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6f91a1b-0a81-4634-98a9-1366b101307e
  25. urn:
    284bba1d-2bbd-4f63-92ac-bd24eb8a638b
    name:
    Transportsentralen i Sarpsborg AL
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0015/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/284bba1d-2bbd-4f63-92ac-bd24eb8a638b
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.