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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T14:29:38Z in 1.259 seconds.

Showing 10 of 11 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
    id:
    0012
  2. name:
    416-430: Leie personell fra Personalhuset, vikarer skoleåret 2009/2010 samt fra Adecco, 417 Lærlingplass, 420 Eiendomsforetaket, Leie av Doktorgården i Lillestrøm. m.m.
    id:
    L0005
  3. name:
    Sak: 09/2013 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0014
  4. name:
    Sak: 09/272 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0015
  5. name:
    Sak: 08/2974 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0016
  6. name:
    Rettsmeklingsprotokoll- Frostating lagmannsrett - Adecco - sykehjem
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Avdeling 4 - Bedrifts-ID: 400020 - Adecco Airport Security AS
    id:
    0030
  8. name:
    Tilbud fra AS Sporveisbussene, Adecco, Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk AS. Tilbudsgrunnlag, drift av kollektivterminaler
    id:
    L0002
  9. name:
    Konkurranseutsetting av drift av Klæbu sykehjem. Anbudsdokumenter fra Carema, Norlandia, Adecco og Klæbu sykehjem
    id:
    L0234
  10. name:
    Lønnsdokumentasjon
    id:
    Pc
Show all fields in HTML
total:
11
total_exact:
yes
returned:
11
page:
1
results:

11 results

  1. urn:
    1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
    name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
  2. urn:
    3b57ec07-0558-41a2-adc6-5d2201b0e048
    name:
    416-430: Leie personell fra Personalhuset, vikarer skoleåret 2009/2010 samt fra Adecco, 417 Lærlingplass, 420 Eiendomsforetaket, Leie av Doktorgården i Lillestrøm. m.m.
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    AFK/0200127/D/Da/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b57ec07-0558-41a2-adc6-5d2201b0e048
  3. urn:
    1c420d66-7257-4593-88d1-3f705517dfff
    name:
    Sak: 09/2013 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0014
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0078/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c420d66-7257-4593-88d1-3f705517dfff
  4. urn:
    74dcc3aa-cd44-4949-9805-94bd8e60398c
    name:
    Sak: 09/272 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0015
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0078/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74dcc3aa-cd44-4949-9805-94bd8e60398c
  5. urn:
    c3e266e9-e41a-4910-929c-453f61a802ee
    name:
    Sak: 08/2974 Arbeidshjelp frå adecco
    id:
    0016
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0078/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3e266e9-e41a-4910-929c-453f61a802ee
  6. urn:
    9fc5ed94-b972-4aa6-8674-2d20a56ea479
    name:
    Rettsmeklingsprotokoll- Frostating lagmannsrett - Adecco - sykehjem
    id:
    0003
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0025/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9fc5ed94-b972-4aa6-8674-2d20a56ea479
  7. urn:
    b459b9c4-7592-4f85-8d0e-f9ba405beee1
    name:
    Avdeling 4 - Bedrifts-ID: 400020 - Adecco Airport Security AS
    id:
    0030
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0002/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b459b9c4-7592-4f85-8d0e-f9ba405beee1
  8. urn:
    8b05e739-d63d-4b96-9f55-6b141aa236d9
    name:
    Tilbud fra AS Sporveisbussene, Adecco, Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk AS. Tilbudsgrunnlag, drift av kollektivterminaler
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AFK/0200039/E/Ep/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b05e739-d63d-4b96-9f55-6b141aa236d9
  9. urn:
    ba21c642-97ae-4275-b498-587ae570ce3b
    name:
    Konkurranseutsetting av drift av Klæbu sykehjem. Anbudsdokumenter fra Carema, Norlandia, Adecco og Klæbu sykehjem
    id:
    L0234
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/D/De/L0234
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba21c642-97ae-4275-b498-587ae570ce3b
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000307732
    name:
    Lønnsdokumentasjon
    id:
    Pc
    path:
    BBA/A-5315/P/Pc
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000307732
  11. urn:
    b96c0f92-9b9a-4b70-afc4-aabe50db3f66
    name:
    290-410: Søknad om midler uteområde, 400 Brukeravtale Svein, Personal felles, 401 Tillitsvalgte, 403 Arbeidsavtaler, kompensasjon ved reiser. m.m.
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AFK/0200127/D/Da/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b96c0f92-9b9a-4b70-afc4-aabe50db3f66
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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.

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.