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 2026-10-26T19:06:08Z in 0.509 seconds.

Showing 10 of 423819 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Apothekernes Laboratorium A/S
    id:
    A-70385
  2. name:
    A-lab, K-lab
    id:
    Vab
  3. name:
    L-lab. M-lab. Prøvenemnd. A-lab
    id:
    Vad
  4. name:
    Revisjonsprotokoll- Lab
    id:
    L0002
  5. name:
    Aktieselskapet Lab
    id:
    L0008
  6. name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Fartskonto LAB
    id:
    L0007
Show all fields in HTML
total:
423819
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    09062109-a7e0-4c66-b715-ecdf5de9f0f3
    name:
    Apothekernes Laboratorium A/S
    id:
    A-70385
    path:
    OBA/A-70385
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09062109-a7e0-4c66-b715-ecdf5de9f0f3
  2. urn:
    ba542d05-ba15-415b-9ad5-e6ef9829d7c4
    name:
    A-lab, K-lab
    id:
    Vab
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5536/2/V/Va/Vab
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba542d05-ba15-415b-9ad5-e6ef9829d7c4
  3. urn:
    2fd82fb3-6ec1-4ac3-b870-e14a040bdf46
    name:
    L-lab. M-lab. Prøvenemnd. A-lab
    id:
    Vad
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5536/2/V/Va/Vad
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fd82fb3-6ec1-4ac3-b870-e14a040bdf46
  4. urn:
    b62bd576-2f83-41f7-b5a2-9a9eb335c5d9
    name:
    Revisjonsprotokoll- Lab
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1231/R/Ra/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b62bd576-2f83-41f7-b5a2-9a9eb335c5d9
  5. urn:
    64a2990e-511f-4647-be50-2ed4fb72ee36
    name:
    Aktieselskapet Lab
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1231/R/Ra/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64a2990e-511f-4647-be50-2ed4fb72ee36
  6. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebe/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dda642d-f10f-4b63-a828-d9a7c4dddd90
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
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    path:
    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebe/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19fb4fd2-b11e-4351-b95a-8de07cc1bb20
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
    0001
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    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebe/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c67da1f-8686-4fbb-8650-6a306fc0875b
  9. urn:
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    name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1210121-2478-48ac-a51c-42ab709526ba
  10. urn:
    613762e4-607d-41ac-b398-a815974a7ac8
    name:
    Fartskonto LAB
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1231/R/Ra/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/613762e4-607d-41ac-b398-a815974a7ac8
  11. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebc/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3625a8e-6d90-45c3-b2cd-6f5ab0ea025d
  12. urn:
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    Lab- Journal
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    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebc/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34d8089f-a68a-4a62-bac5-5dc323d2dbe1
  15. urn:
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    Lab- Journal
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69918918-f6fd-4d49-a49d-0dc9f5445968
  16. urn:
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    Lab- Journal
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    path:
    VLFK/K-10762/E/Eb/Ebc/L0001/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6215bbc8-13dc-4bd9-bd16-8dc8563318b8
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002934395
    name:
    Labruspharma AS
    id:
    A-6808
    path:
    BBA/A-6808
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002934395
  18. urn:
    77de4e06-8944-4f2a-8e20-95ff5971107f
    name:
    A/S Laboremus
    id:
    A-1152
    path:
    NMM/A-1152
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77de4e06-8944-4f2a-8e20-95ff5971107f
  19. urn:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
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    0
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  20. urn:
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    ARKIV
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  21. urn:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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  22. urn:
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    AV/RA-S-5536/2/V/Va/Vac
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  23. urn:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
    ab9a14ed-3957-4772-89ad-60da4dba8f80
    name:
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    id:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Labanalysesvar Kjøtkontrollen
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    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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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.