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 2026-10-19T19:04:44Z in 0.204 seconds.

Showing 10 of 62204 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Andvord, Rolf
    id:
    A-70444
  2. name:
    Utenriksdepartementet, Rolf O. Andvord
    id:
    RA-S-6510
  3. name:
    Grafisk arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1426
  4. name:
    Rich Andvord Grafiske AS
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Norsk Grafisk Forbund - Haandverkernes Arbeidsgiv.foren., Den Grafiske Samarbeidsnevnd, Rich Andvord A/S, Oslo. Tvist vedr. forståelsen av skilleavtalen. OPPMANN: Magnus Bjerkholt
    id:
    0006
  6. name:
    Richard Andvord
    id:
    0427
  7. name:
    Oslo typografiske forening
    id:
    ARK-1552
  8. name:
    Bodø Typografiske forening
    id:
    A-17-123
  9. name:
    Bergen Grafiske Fagforening
    id:
    A-2238
  10. name:
    Grenland Grafiske Fagforenings arkiv
    id:
    AAT-800111
Show all fields in HTML
total:
62204
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b9aefcb2-cddc-4693-bea2-dd03738eac81
    name:
    Andvord, Rolf
    id:
    A-70444
    path:
    OBA/A-70444
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9aefcb2-cddc-4693-bea2-dd03738eac81
  2. urn:
    4458ffc1-e6a6-4f94-bb13-80659e145b79
    name:
    Utenriksdepartementet, Rolf O. Andvord
    id:
    RA-S-6510
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4458ffc1-e6a6-4f94-bb13-80659e145b79
  3. urn:
    c9fa4877-51de-4792-b501-406912cd9b2f
    name:
    Grafisk arbeiderungdomslag
    id:
    ARK-1426
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1426
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9fa4877-51de-4792-b501-406912cd9b2f
  4. urn:
    18af0c20-be3e-44af-9594-ee106365423c
    name:
    Rich Andvord Grafiske AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0107/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18af0c20-be3e-44af-9594-ee106365423c
  5. urn:
    fcccb3df-75e2-4e55-8393-2cd6d46410ac
    name:
    Norsk Grafisk Forbund - Haandverkernes Arbeidsgiv.foren., Den Grafiske Samarbeidsnevnd, Rich Andvord A/S, Oslo. Tvist vedr. forståelsen av skilleavtalen. OPPMANN: Magnus Bjerkholt
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1559/1/D/Dd/L0003/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcccb3df-75e2-4e55-8393-2cd6d46410ac
  6. urn:
    a0c222ba-3560-41f2-8a55-e717454a9b51
    name:
    Richard Andvord
    id:
    0427
    path:
    NHM/0427
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Andvord var forretningsmannen og ledeti familieselskapet "Rich. Andvord" fra 1958 til 1990. Som ung mann ble han tidlig involvert i illegal virksomhet mot okkupasjonsregimet. I mars 1942 ble han arrestert for tilknytning til arbeid med utgivelse av illegale aviser. Etter et opphold på Grini kom And...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0c222ba-3560-41f2-8a55-e717454a9b51
  7. urn:
    4ca2ce40-ddc5-4536-bf96-be26cbc978f9
    name:
    Oslo typografiske forening
    id:
    ARK-1552
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1552
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ca2ce40-ddc5-4536-bf96-be26cbc978f9
  8. urn:
    ce66bcdb-8458-4d93-a8d4-6d52d6eae929
    name:
    Bodø Typografiske forening
    id:
    A-17-123
    path:
    AIN/A-17-123
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce66bcdb-8458-4d93-a8d4-6d52d6eae929
  9. urn:
    7dc63b13-3cea-4792-99a7-56b794325874
    name:
    Bergen Grafiske Fagforening
    id:
    A-2238
    path:
    SAF/A-2238
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dc63b13-3cea-4792-99a7-56b794325874
  10. urn:
    0738e810-3680-47af-b508-c69d29d73110
    name:
    Grenland Grafiske Fagforenings arkiv
    id:
    AAT-800111
    path:
    AAT/AAT-800111
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0738e810-3680-47af-b508-c69d29d73110
  11. urn:
    a0d5c875-2a9f-45af-aa4c-0db32481660e
    name:
    Levanger og Verdal grafiske forening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0732
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0732
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0d5c875-2a9f-45af-aa4c-0db32481660e
  12. urn:
    841a1a63-d05e-4cc1-bbba-68c3f2ac0901
    name:
    Rich Andvord Grafiske A/S
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0082/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/841a1a63-d05e-4cc1-bbba-68c3f2ac0901
  13. urn:
    83289c4f-9ca0-4b99-800b-03f0e6ab38bf
    name:
    Andvord Rich Grafiske
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0136/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83289c4f-9ca0-4b99-800b-03f0e6ab38bf
  14. urn:
    06523425-4c49-4953-8e03-a11d4dd582d5
    name:
    Avskjedigelse, Rich. Andvord Grafiske, Oslo
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1550/Dc/L0051/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06523425-4c49-4953-8e03-a11d4dd582d5
  15. urn:
    14b892e0-4e87-4c60-b4a8-5e505a625a79
    name:
    Andvord, Rolf
    id:
    AS-70444
    path:
    OBA/AS-70444
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rolf Andvord var Norges ambassadør i Moskva (1942–46), Paris (1948–58) og Madrid (1958–61), men huskes kanskje best for sin rolle i Svalbard-forhandlingene 1944–45. Andvord ble cand.jur. våren 1915, og tiltrådte deretter en stilling som sekretær i Utenriksdepartementet. Etter et kort mellomspill s...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14b892e0-4e87-4c60-b4a8-5e505a625a79
  16. urn:
    1ddc6906-5216-45ad-a7f8-ee8fc73d5f38
    name:
    Samisk grafisk forening
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1035
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1035
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ddc6906-5216-45ad-a7f8-ee8fc73d5f38
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000618107
    name:
    F. Beyer Grafisk AS
    id:
    A-5854
    path:
    BBA/A-5854
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000618107
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000100248
    name:
    Pa 836 - Preutz Grafisk AS
    id:
    A-2526
    path:
    VEMU/A-2526
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000100248
  19. urn:
    8725cd64-a076-4351-a4c9-a6d2672bc479
    name:
    Grafisk klubb ved Emil Moestue AS
    id:
    ARK-2668
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2668
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8725cd64-a076-4351-a4c9-a6d2672bc479
  20. urn:
    618732ae-b81c-4870-9109-5fa0dd9aca64
    name:
    Grafisk klubb Ingvald Husabø Prenteverk AS
    id:
    VLFApa-1046
    path:
    VLFK/VLFApa-1046
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/618732ae-b81c-4870-9109-5fa0dd9aca64
  21. urn:
    b30f1ca8-f3b4-4416-a6a6-18b8dc58e08e
    name:
    Grafisk idrettsutvalg
    id:
    ARK-2658
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2658
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b30f1ca8-f3b4-4416-a6a6-18b8dc58e08e
  22. urn:
    0ff8d5f8-896f-4409-a8d3-7b9ccc298775
    name:
    Grafisk pensjonistforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0742
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0742
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ff8d5f8-896f-4409-a8d3-7b9ccc298775
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000265762
    name:
    Grafisk feriesenter
    id:
    A-2133
    path:
    BBA/A-2133
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000265762
  24. urn:
    75b01500-b15b-4bae-b717-b32375085f89
    name:
    Grafisk feriesenter
    id:
    A-2133
    path:
    SAF/A-2133
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75b01500-b15b-4bae-b717-b32375085f89
  25. urn:
    6e7ef8e2-d6fb-4987-96ff-72cc814e1487
    name:
    Aas og Wahl. Kjemigrafiske klubb
    id:
    ARK-2051
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2051
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e7ef8e2-d6fb-4987-96ff-72cc814e1487
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.