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 2026-11-01T04:40:17Z in 1.332 seconds.

Showing 10 of 11 results in compact format.

name:
Maritech A/S
id:
0008
name:
Maritech Systems A/S
id:
0001
name:
Maritech International AS
id:
0012
name:
Garanti nr. 16500 Maritech A/S
id:
0001
name:
8068: Maritech A/S, Møre og Romsdal
id:
0006
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/AV 14 Maritech Aqua
id:
0011
name:
Møre og Romsdal: Averøy, Maritech aqua A/S
id:
0004
name:
Kommersielle anlegg Averøy. Maritech Aqua A/S
id:
0002
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/AV 14 Maritech Aqua (Aqvatech system AS) (2/2)
id:
0002
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/Averøy (AV) 14 Maritech Aqua (Aqvatech system AS) (1/2)
id:
0001

Show all fields in HTML

total:

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

11 results

urn:
9f254b66-48c4-4b3d-8c15-51d7f342db8e
name:
Maritech A/S
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fa/L0204/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f254b66-48c4-4b3d-8c15-51d7f342db8e
urn:
f577df3c-ff28-4a76-8dfb-9abf2650e469
name:
Maritech Systems A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1605/2/E/Eb/Ebb/L0042/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f577df3c-ff28-4a76-8dfb-9abf2650e469
urn:
2c66712e-ff07-4797-b540-011faf1bc555
name:
Maritech International AS
id:
0012
path:
AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0028/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c66712e-ff07-4797-b540-011faf1bc555
urn:
378d0cbc-36dd-4f76-8c4b-d913e4bbf140
name:
Garanti nr. 16500 Maritech A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0369/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/378d0cbc-36dd-4f76-8c4b-d913e4bbf140
urn:
8d510334-d9c5-4a93-9139-55ea0e2b90a0
name:
8068: Maritech A/S, Møre og Romsdal
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-1885/F/L1280/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d510334-d9c5-4a93-9139-55ea0e2b90a0
urn:
0579f0e4-81d1-4f6d-932f-84cb79258e4f
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/AV 14 Maritech Aqua
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Da/L0012/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0579f0e4-81d1-4f6d-932f-84cb79258e4f
urn:
f32c91e0-5892-4298-8cd3-b1e21bf0eea1
name:
Møre og Romsdal: Averøy, Maritech aqua A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1899/6/D/L0182/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f32c91e0-5892-4298-8cd3-b1e21bf0eea1
urn:
6930b429-8df2-4c1e-857f-a0d2a2722b77
name:
Kommersielle anlegg Averøy. Maritech Aqua A/S
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-6875/D/Db/L0131/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6930b429-8df2-4c1e-857f-a0d2a2722b77
urn:
19ec9ba9-2387-409d-9471-b79836fd50cd
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/AV 14 Maritech Aqua (Aqvatech system AS) (2/2)
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1563/Da/L0013/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19ec9ba9-2387-409d-9471-b79836fd50cd
urn:
9c3f58d6-25e8-4aee-83d6-79276a67e19e
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/Averøy (AV) 14 Maritech Aqua (Aqvatech system AS) (1/2)
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1563/Da/L0013/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c3f58d6-25e8-4aee-83d6-79276a67e19e
urn:
7fe612c6-608f-4d02-819b-41e9799a6fc8
name:
Konsesjonssaker § 7 / Anlegg M/AV 15 Aquatech Systems AS - bortfall (tidl Maritech Aqua
id:
0012
path:
AV/SAT-A-1584/1/D/Da/L0012/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fe612c6-608f-4d02-819b-41e9799a6fc8

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

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