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 2026-10-18T03:19:22Z in 0.962 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105523 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kontrakt. Juridiske tjenester, Ambulansesaken. Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS
    id:
    0004
  2. name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
  3. name:
    Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Suldal I kraftverk, Rettsak Bergen tingrett
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Ankende parts (advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS) innledningsforedrag og prosedyre m.m. i Borgarting lagmannsrett
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Korrespondanse med vedlegg, advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Årsrapporter for Bulls Tankrederi AS (for årene 1984 og 1985), sendt fra advokatfirmaet Justin til BA-HR
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Diverse dokumenter vedr. miljø, forurensning, SFT m.m., advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Advokatfirmaet Grette
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0289
  9. name:
    Midler som fremmer høgskoleutviklingen. Norgesnettet.
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Advokatfirmaet BAHR
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105523
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. Juridiske tjenester, Ambulansesaken. Advokatfirmaet Haavind Vislie AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0010/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc9e6f88-2e43-4fe8-85d7-12195a777214
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001017638
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
    path:
    BBA/A-6599
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fra wikipedia: "Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen (etablert 1928 i Bergen) var et advokatfirma som ble etablert av advokat Gunnar Greve sr. (1904–1990). Greve ble cand.jur. i 1925 og høyesterettsadvokat i 1936. I 1954 ble firmaet utvidet med hans to sønner, Jan Einar Greve (født 1933) ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001017638
  3. urn:
    bd64898b-ca6a-4c48-8ed1-3df8b3358ee2
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Haavind AS, Suldal I kraftverk, Rettsak Bergen tingrett
    id:
    0001
    path:
    UBIT/A-0494/G/Ga/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd64898b-ca6a-4c48-8ed1-3df8b3358ee2
  4. urn:
    0d35c231-d52e-4f8e-8216-36153b94896a
    name:
    Ankende parts (advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS) innledningsforedrag og prosedyre m.m. i Borgarting lagmannsrett
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-PA-2023/F/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d35c231-d52e-4f8e-8216-36153b94896a
  5. urn:
    b19ebc94-9bbe-4a40-b7e5-09efcb64f29b
    name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Korrespondanse med vedlegg, advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0003
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b19ebc94-9bbe-4a40-b7e5-09efcb64f29b
  6. urn:
    4f5d787b-90a1-4f35-8034-717abb05b424
    name:
    Årsrapporter for Bulls Tankrederi AS (for årene 1984 og 1985), sendt fra advokatfirmaet Justin til BA-HR
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hh/Hha/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f5d787b-90a1-4f35-8034-717abb05b424
  7. urn:
    258ae54e-591d-4f76-987f-871833317273
    name:
    (Sydvaranger ASA- Diverse dokumenter vedr. miljø, forurensning, SFT m.m., advokatfirmaet Hauge & Co)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1443/D/Da/L0095/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/258ae54e-591d-4f76-987f-871833317273
  8. urn:
    9c5abbff-e6a2-4279-b199-f8d715a43cb6
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Grette
    id:
    SAO-PAO-0289
    path:
    AV/SAO-PAO-0289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c5abbff-e6a2-4279-b199-f8d715a43cb6
  9. urn:
    b0dbdec9-d8ed-40fe-afc3-e12013f59f1e
    name:
    Midler som fremmer høgskoleutviklingen. Norgesnettet.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1444/D/Db/L0203/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0dbdec9-d8ed-40fe-afc3-e12013f59f1e
  10. urn:
    b8440314-22a9-45ac-ae7f-4eb1c85792c9
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet BAHR
    id:
    0005
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    AV/RA-S-3871/D/L0043/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8440314-22a9-45ac-ae7f-4eb1c85792c9
  11. urn:
    a7726dbb-f311-485c-9ef8-95fd7f32e1b0
    name:
    Midler til tiltak som fremmer høgskoleutviklingen
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1429/D/Db/L0033/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7726dbb-f311-485c-9ef8-95fd7f32e1b0
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001017643
    name:
    Advokatfirmaet Greve, Greve, Greve & Lorentzen
    id:
    A-6599
    path:
    BBA/A-6599
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001017643
  13. urn:
    9f6b9159-b006-4268-a650-b11fdb6f58a6
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    Advokatfirmaet: Bykredittforeningen, skattespørsmål
    id:
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    AIN/NA106/251/L0035
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f6b9159-b006-4268-a650-b11fdb6f58a6
  14. urn:
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    Advokatfirmaet: Diverse dokumenter
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    AIN/NA106/251/L0037
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    STYKKE
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1151ad7-f34e-4439-be4e-90b1ddfcf758
  15. urn:
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16313177-8cd7-4863-a1b1-f2b7f303be02
  16. urn:
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    AIN/NA106/251/L0039
    unit_type:
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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    Arkiv i Nordland
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    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
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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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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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.