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 2026-10-19T19:04:59Z in 0.591 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105362 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Unicare BAB AS
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Unicare Omsorg AS
    id:
    0006
  3. name:
    Unicare små enheter AS
    id:
    0007
  4. name:
    Steffensrud gård
    id:
    T-A-00368
  5. name:
    Unicare hjemmetjeneste
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Unicare rehabilitering (Fram)
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Steffensrud K
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    2015-11 Tilbud Unicare
    id:
    0019
  9. name:
    Jnr. 1614: Steffensrud, E.
    id:
    0044
  10. name:
    Mekling. LO Stat - Spekter. Unicare rehabilitering
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105362
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    8e62258e-a5dd-4d27-90f9-531ae839d41d
    name:
    Unicare BAB AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0198/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e62258e-a5dd-4d27-90f9-531ae839d41d
  2. urn:
    45634b4a-84cd-474b-9a90-8ea8aa60f896
    name:
    Unicare Omsorg AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0198/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45634b4a-84cd-474b-9a90-8ea8aa60f896
  3. urn:
    3d97bb95-deef-4f41-8a61-367257b68aed
    name:
    Unicare små enheter AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0198/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d97bb95-deef-4f41-8a61-367257b68aed
  4. urn:
    307a9284-bb33-4c52-a4b0-f68c869bbe50
    name:
    Steffensrud gård
    id:
    T-A-00368
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00368
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/307a9284-bb33-4c52-a4b0-f68c869bbe50
  5. urn:
    7abefda6-8f87-4339-b179-eec3f3d0ad9c
    name:
    Unicare hjemmetjeneste
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0202/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7abefda6-8f87-4339-b179-eec3f3d0ad9c
  6. urn:
    08e6fd5a-1261-45a6-8c46-c887694cd20c
    name:
    Unicare rehabilitering (Fram)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/D/De/L0202/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08e6fd5a-1261-45a6-8c46-c887694cd20c
  7. urn:
    48c89da2-5d2f-4c62-8914-5aa9231bd0d9
    name:
    Steffensrud K
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0834/2/D/Da/L0067/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48c89da2-5d2f-4c62-8914-5aa9231bd0d9
  8. urn:
    b3d69f71-cb9f-42d7-8f03-0b90cae073b0
    name:
    2015-11 Tilbud Unicare
    id:
    0019
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0010/0002/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3d69f71-cb9f-42d7-8f03-0b90cae073b0
  9. urn:
    4e82484d-281b-4716-b739-8e7af9085cab
    name:
    Jnr. 1614: Steffensrud, E.
    id:
    0044
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0080/D/L0016/0044
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e82484d-281b-4716-b739-8e7af9085cab
  10. urn:
    1bf7765b-015c-4e30-882c-7d273830375d
    name:
    Mekling. LO Stat - Spekter. Unicare rehabilitering
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1806/E/Eb/L0086/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1bf7765b-015c-4e30-882c-7d273830375d
  11. urn:
    f51adf5b-9c18-4638-b45a-2c97b72e8fd8
    name:
    Steffensrud rekonvalesenthjem, Bøverbru, Vestre Toten
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0314/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f51adf5b-9c18-4638-b45a-2c97b72e8fd8
  12. urn:
    456c641d-5d4f-4c9a-a594-c15934f68607
    name:
    Korrespondanse Steffensrud. Litera A-Ø
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6753/D/D12/L2071/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/456c641d-5d4f-4c9a-a594-c15934f68607
  13. urn:
    58bf331f-08ca-419f-8777-e8ad360b7aee
    name:
    Oppland trygdekasses rekonvalesenthjem. Steffensrud. Vestre Toten
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0280/D/Db/L0163/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58bf331f-08ca-419f-8777-e8ad360b7aee
  14. urn:
    d940bc20-6839-479b-87c9-315afe7de144
    name:
    Jnr. 1288: Steffensrud, A. og G.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0080/D/L0007/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d940bc20-6839-479b-87c9-315afe7de144
  15. urn:
    8cfaeb19-02ce-456c-9ef9-7da045de7f57
    name:
    Rekonvalesenthjem - sykehoteller, Vestre Toten kommune: Steffensrud rekonvalesenthjem
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAH-FYO-003/D/Da/L0246/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cfaeb19-02ce-456c-9ef9-7da045de7f57
  16. urn:
    5dee6984-3445-4a47-bf24-3230c9f7b5b3
    name:
    Steffensrud, John Borregaard Tilv. nr 3, 12, 16, 1868
    id:
    0014
    path:
    NF/Ark-1001-33/F/L0004/0001/0014
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5dee6984-3445-4a47-bf24-3230c9f7b5b3
  17. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000053319
    name:
    Sak 36/56 Søknad fra Steffensrud gård, Bøverbru om hotellvognbevilling
    id:
    0015
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/A/Ac/Aca/L0037/0015
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000053319
  18. 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
  19. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000052794
    name:
    Sak 93/50 Steffensrud gård. Anke over avdrag på søknad om hotellvognbevilling
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/A/Ac/Aca/L0009/0007
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000052794
  20. urn:
    55f1f333-5829-441b-b2f2-7695b5c3b69b
    name:
    Steffensrud gård
    id:
    T-AS-00368
    path:
    OAMM/T-AS-00368
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55f1f333-5829-441b-b2f2-7695b5c3b69b
  21. urn:
    0b6c91f4-0326-42da-8ec7-4b0dae634bdc
    name:
    Askim arbeideravholdslag
    id:
    ARK-1635
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1635
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Høsten 1932 besøkte Bryggearbeidernes avholdslags sangforening fra Oslo, kvartetten "Gøi" og Oslo og Akershus arbeideravholdsdistriktslags formann Johs Steffensrud, Askim. Her ble det første initiativ til å danne arbeideravholdsforening i Askim tatt. Selve stiftelsen foregikk 21. januar 1933.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b6c91f4-0326-42da-8ec7-4b0dae634bdc
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
    name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1048/X/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132180
    name:
    Trosvik Engineering AS, Horten Shipyard AS, m.m.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-2543/Z/Zb/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132180
  24. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
    name:
    As 5
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/03/D/L0014/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
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.