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 2026-10-15T19:06:55Z in 0.828 seconds.

Showing 10 of 189273 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Johs A. Jacobsen
    id:
    PA-1092
  2. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
    id:
    RA-S-5411
  3. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100016
  4. name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
  5. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100003
  6. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
    id:
    RA-S-4144
  7. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    SAST-A-100004
  8. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    RA-S-1614
  9. name:
    AS Anlegg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0698
  10. name:
    Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
    id:
    A-10333
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total:
189273
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    fcf8e8e8-54fa-431c-a219-1929db270d60
    name:
    Johs A. Jacobsen
    id:
    PA-1092
    path:
    TRKO/PA-1092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcf8e8e8-54fa-431c-a219-1929db270d60
  2. urn:
    74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Oslo sentralstasjons anlegg
    id:
    RA-S-5411
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5411
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74a43beb-800a-4f84-9494-81c394800aaf
  3. urn:
    c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Ålgårdbaneanlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100016
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1bee2a5-878e-4f7d-b66c-c1dba365d296
  4. urn:
    cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
    name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0070
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
  5. urn:
    7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Jærbane-anlegget
    id:
    SAST-A-100003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c8ea713-78c8-4bba-a4c8-a0c13c403b3c
  6. urn:
    95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Baneavdelingen, Jernbaneanleggenes sakfører
    id:
    RA-S-4144
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4144
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95363d78-ef8a-46ae-b988-3ad4640a00b7
  7. urn:
    8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Egersund - Flekkefjord jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    SAST-A-100004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f0af012-dd51-4988-8250-15d6271066f8
  8. urn:
    fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Bestyrelsen for statens jernbaneanlegg
    id:
    RA-S-1614
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1614
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe81668c-a208-4e79-bbe1-d1e049214af6
  9. urn:
    5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
    name:
    AS Anlegg
    id:
    SAT-PA-0698
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e15c204-fa35-4bc8-ba4e-15ce54f4ba22
  10. urn:
    18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
    name:
    Lorentzen & Wettres industrianlegg AS
    id:
    A-10333
    path:
    OBA/A-10333
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18bb81b0-7157-4cdc-96d5-d09011df1fb8
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000085114
    name:
    Jacob Neumann AS
    id:
    A-3712
    path:
    BBA/A-3712
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000085114
  12. urn:
    75b63479-7f36-4d36-8f48-dc220a04f9fc
    name:
    Jacob Neumann AS
    id:
    A-3712
    path:
    SAF/A-3712
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75b63479-7f36-4d36-8f48-dc220a04f9fc
  13. urn:
    524d996e-c6b2-4a3e-b517-049f6310fea9
    name:
    PA-0846, Jacobsen Blomster AS
    id:
    A-1899
    path:
    BYST/A-1899
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/524d996e-c6b2-4a3e-b517-049f6310fea9
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561878
    name:
    Jacob Neumann AS pensjonsfond
    id:
    A-3982
    path:
    BBA/A-3982
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561878
  15. urn:
    208f5367-20c7-41a4-bc5c-6b2949e6f071
    name:
    Jacob Neumann AS pensjonsfond
    id:
    A-3982
    path:
    SAF/A-3982
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/208f5367-20c7-41a4-bc5c-6b2949e6f071
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000103630
    name:
    Pa 1309 - Ole Jacobsen og hustru Ingrid Jacobsens legat
    id:
    A-2546
    path:
    VEMU/A-2546
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000103630
  17. urn:
    28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
    name:
    AS Anlegg
    id:
    AS-4711
    path:
    AV/AS-4711
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    A/S Anlegg ble opprettet i januar 1940. I 1985 ble det kjøpt opp av Trondheimsfirmaet Byggteknik. I 1996 ble A/S Anlegg solgt videre til Reinertsen (1/3) og Trøndelag Vekst (1/3), senere tok Reinertsen over hele firmaet. A/S Anlegg var et entreprenørfirma som hovedsakelig drev med utbygging av infra...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28bcb937-d9e9-4029-ac1c-ab8269f907e4
  18. urn:
    bd03355f-9e24-4a14-99e1-eb184ee501d4
    name:
    AS Empaco, Stansev. 20, Oslo. Lager og kontor (Anlegg nr. 789)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0004/0007/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd03355f-9e24-4a14-99e1-eb184ee501d4
  19. urn:
    9828bbe3-34f3-440d-b5c4-a75456587fce
    name:
    Pa 0903 - Jacobsen, Sigurd og Jacobsen, Gabriel
    id:
    SAST-A-100508
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100508
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9828bbe3-34f3-440d-b5c4-a75456587fce
  20. urn:
    af574e87-d506-4786-9461-59eb452080b8
    name:
    Ernst Jacobsen A/S/Ernst Jacobsen privat (fiskekjøper/impressario)
    id:
    SATØ-P-0084
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0084
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af574e87-d506-4786-9461-59eb452080b8
  21. urn:
    ac2e48f4-fe94-4342-b666-53cefa61cada
    name:
    Friis, Jacob
    id:
    ARK-1140
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1140
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac2e48f4-fe94-4342-b666-53cefa61cada
  22. urn:
    fcaea156-c64e-4e8e-9a95-3b180f87d30e
    name:
    Jacobsen, Arvid
    id:
    ARK-1206
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1206
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcaea156-c64e-4e8e-9a95-3b180f87d30e
  23. urn:
    8d12ce54-ce77-4190-9a5c-0f9a26146abd
    name:
    Vidnes, Jacob
    id:
    ARK-1400
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d12ce54-ce77-4190-9a5c-0f9a26146abd
  24. urn:
    f855183f-b55b-4317-8869-51b9a5ee3a62
    name:
    Jacobsen, Kjell G.
    id:
    ARK-1519
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1519
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f855183f-b55b-4317-8869-51b9a5ee3a62
  25. urn:
    c06d969f-7906-488d-b436-1cf659fd6f2a
    name:
    Thorsen, Jacob
    id:
    PA-1583
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1583
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06d969f-7906-488d-b436-1cf659fd6f2a
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.

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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.