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 2026-10-16T19:14:50Z in 1.007 seconds.

Showing 10 of 33929 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  2. name:
    Kolbotn - Volvo BM Maskin A/S
    id:
    0013
  3. name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
  4. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
  5. name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 1205721 - Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0016
  6. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1205721. Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0007
  7. name:
    Uenighet om overtidsbetaling, F.M., Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Opprettelse av overenskomst for N.J. Volvo Maskin AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
  10. name:
    Diverse avtaler: Svingen pukkverk 2009, slettinger Røyneberg 2011, grunneiere 2008-2012, Volvo Maskin 2008, HeidelbergCement AG og Norstone 2011, Maintech 2011.
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
33929
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  2. urn:
    2656966b-b79c-4f37-8a87-741468ff8d0c
    name:
    Kolbotn - Volvo BM Maskin A/S
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0491/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2656966b-b79c-4f37-8a87-741468ff8d0c
  3. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  4. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  5. urn:
    325d7513-16c4-46f4-93d9-fc8382cd7385
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 1205721 - Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0013/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/325d7513-16c4-46f4-93d9-fc8382cd7385
  6. urn:
    9d43a0b6-4601-4feb-882d-840b59cbbe30
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1205721. Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d43a0b6-4601-4feb-882d-840b59cbbe30
  7. urn:
    55ffe05f-24d8-4e74-8852-20aaa6394710
    name:
    Uenighet om overtidsbetaling, F.M., Volvo Maskin AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55ffe05f-24d8-4e74-8852-20aaa6394710
  8. urn:
    85d0aefc-a9df-4e36-a4e8-4fb00acf4512
    name:
    Opprettelse av overenskomst for N.J. Volvo Maskin AS, avdeling 4
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85d0aefc-a9df-4e36-a4e8-4fb00acf4512
  9. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  10. urn:
    fc133d8d-5d15-438f-bd77-ab1526b29659
    name:
    Diverse avtaler: Svingen pukkverk 2009, slettinger Røyneberg 2011, grunneiere 2008-2012, Volvo Maskin 2008, HeidelbergCement AG og Norstone 2011, Maintech 2011.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00026/02/D/Da/L0034/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc133d8d-5d15-438f-bd77-ab1526b29659
  11. urn:
    8fffb32b-288d-4716-b106-bbe421bd1982
    name:
    Traktor og gravemaskin. BM Volvo T600 1968
    id:
    0013
    path:
    IKAH/1251b-501/D/Da/L0211/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fffb32b-288d-4716-b106-bbe421bd1982
  12. urn:
    b255a159-521d-4981-86a0-0a1ef1fae239
    name:
    Volvo BM skogsmaskin 980 "kvistare-kapare" (kopiert brosjyre)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1078/F/Fa/L0010/0005/0002
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b255a159-521d-4981-86a0-0a1ef1fae239
  13. urn:
    713a3b23-2261-43f7-994a-fb8de0758bc5
    name:
    Sak 65/266 Søknad om trygd for banklån til kjøp av Volvo traktor og gravemaskin
    id:
    0250
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0001/0002/0250
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/713a3b23-2261-43f7-994a-fb8de0758bc5
  14. urn:
    94957b48-7fd4-4e10-bbf1-dfc79c7fb90a
    name:
    833. Tomtefeltet Breidok/Kinnberg, industriareal, industritomt til Eikmaskin, tomt til Volvo, kart og tekningar
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0617021-1/D/Dc/L0114/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94957b48-7fd4-4e10-bbf1-dfc79c7fb90a
  15. urn:
    24f8c37a-a116-42b2-9424-e847d953c76c
    name:
    Volvo-forhandlingene 1978-79
    id:
    J
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1299/J
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24f8c37a-a116-42b2-9424-e847d953c76c
  16. urn:
    1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforenning-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
  17. urn:
    62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforening-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
  18. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
    name:
    MA-serie II (maskin) - Tegninger i II-størrelse
    id:
    0041
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0041
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
  19. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
    name:
    MA-serie IV (maskin) - Tegninger i IV-størrelse
    id:
    0043
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0043
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
  20. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
    name:
    MA-serie V (maskin) - Tegninger i V-størrelse
    id:
    0044
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0044
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
  21. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
    name:
    MA-serie VI (maskin) - Tegninger i VI-størrelse
    id:
    0045
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0045
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
  22. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
    name:
    MA-serie IX (maskin) - Tegninger i IX-størrelse
    id:
    0048
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0048
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
  23. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
    name:
    MA-serie X (maskin) - Tegninger i X-størrelse
    id:
    0049
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0049
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
  24. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
    name:
    MA-serie III (maskin) - Tegninger i III-størrelse
    id:
    0042
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0042
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
  25. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024499
    name:
    MA-serie VII (maskin) - Tegninger i VII-størrelse
    id:
    0046
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0046
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024499
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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