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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-14T20:43:57Z in 1.612 seconds.

Showing 10 of 88354 results in compact format.

name:
Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
id:
BRMA-1023
name:
Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
id:
NFK-07-101
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
id:
RA-S-5523
name:
Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
id:
SAT-A-5428
name:
Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
id:
SAKO-P-1400
name:
Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforenning-maskin (TBL maskin)
id:
L0034
name:
Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforening-maskin (TBL maskin)
id:
L0035
name:
Sartor Maskin AS
id:
0016
name:
Hatterud, Tor, mekaniker og selger av landbruksmaskiner
id:
AS-431
name:
Maskin AS K. Lund
id:
P-16677

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total:

88354

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
name:
Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
id:
BRMA-1023
path:
OSTM/BRMA-1023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
urn:
0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
name:
Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
id:
NFK-07-101
path:
AIN/NFK-07-101
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
urn:
6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
id:
RA-S-5523
path:
AV/RA-S-5523
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
urn:
38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
name:
Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
id:
SAT-A-5428
path:
AV/SAT-A-5428
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
urn:
9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
name:
Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
id:
SAKO-P-1400
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1400
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
urn:
1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
name:
Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforenning-maskin (TBL maskin)
id:
L0034
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0034
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
urn:
62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
name:
Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforening-maskin (TBL maskin)
id:
L0035
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0035
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
urn:
3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
name:
Sartor Maskin AS
id:
0016
path:
IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0009/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
urn:
a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
name:
Hatterud, Tor, mekaniker og selger av landbruksmaskiner
id:
AS-431
path:
AV/AS-431
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Tor Hatterud ble født på Øvre Rognstad i Veldre, Ringsaker, 17. juni 1947. Han vokste opp sammen med to brødre og måtte tidlig bidra med arbeid på garden. Etter grunnskole og framhaldskole tok han ett år med grunnleggende teknisk skole og to år på landbruksmaskinskole. Hatterud arbeidet som mekanike...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
urn:
2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
name:
Maskin AS K. Lund
id:
P-16677
path:
AV/P-16677
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Maskin A/S K. Lund & Co er en norsk maskinforhandler og -produsent. Firmaet ble etablert i Oslo i 1898 som maskinagenturen K. Lund & Co. av de to ingeniørene Kristoffer Lund (1870-1942) og Kristian Vennemoe (1869-1933), fra Høland. Firmaet hadde i 1899 forretningsadresse i Svaneapotek-gården i Karl ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
name:
MA-serie II (maskin) - Tegninger i II-størrelse
id:
0041
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0041
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
name:
MA-serie IV (maskin) - Tegninger i IV-størrelse
id:
0043
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0043
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
name:
MA-serie V (maskin) - Tegninger i V-størrelse
id:
0044
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0044
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
name:
MA-serie VI (maskin) - Tegninger i VI-størrelse
id:
0045
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0045
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
name:
MA-serie IX (maskin) - Tegninger i IX-størrelse
id:
0048
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0048
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
name:
MA-serie X (maskin) - Tegninger i X-størrelse
id:
0049
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0049
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
name:
MA-serie III (maskin) - Tegninger i III-størrelse
id:
0042
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0042
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024499
name:
MA-serie VII (maskin) - Tegninger i VII-størrelse
id:
0046
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0046
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024499
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000024500
name:
MA-serie VIII (maskin) - Tegninger i VIII-størrelse
id:
0047
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0047
unit_type:
Tegningsserie
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024500
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000016259
name:
Wiigmaskin AS
id:
R.Ark.1288
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1288
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000016259
urn:
037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
name:
Maskin A/S K. Lund
id:
RA-PA-1811
path:
AV/RA-PA-1811
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
urn:
515b0f36-c70a-4b0d-afe3-ba39630285f1
name:
Østfold maskin- og veivokterforening
id:
ARK-1915
path:
AAB/ARK-1915
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/515b0f36-c70a-4b0d-afe3-ba39630285f1
urn:
96c80106-d1a1-4888-97f3-d42752fbe9f0
name:
Maskin A-1967. Kullaviser
id:
A-0364
path:
UBIT/A-0364
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96c80106-d1a1-4888-97f3-d42752fbe9f0
urn:
722285bb-a586-4cd4-9b1a-0b8607186571
name:
Maskin A- 1953 kullaviser
id:
A-0369
path:
UBIT/A-0369
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/722285bb-a586-4cd4-9b1a-0b8607186571
urn:
af01d7eb-0186-4100-be89-d6f4147df654
name:
Forsvaret, Sjøforsvarets maskin- og elektroskole
id:
RA-RAFA-3864
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3864
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af01d7eb-0186-4100-be89-d6f4147df654

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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