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 2026-10-21T23:56:35Z in 0.604 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105905 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    VLFAf-7048
  2. name:
    Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    AKT-970
  3. name:
    Kontrakt. Landskapsarkitekt. Asplan Viak as
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Asplan Viak AS. Kotrakt rådgjevingsoppdrag
    id:
    0030
  5. name:
    13/831-5 Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    <Smidt & Ingebritsen AS, Asplan Viak Bergen AS>
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Asplan Viak
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Asplan Viak
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Prosjekteringsmøter/kontraktsmøter - Asplan Viak as (98k-8005)
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Asplan Viak AS. Liten standardkontrakt for tenestekjøp
    id:
    0031
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105905
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    cdad90bd-7260-4a26-b243-404420cc1f78
    name:
    Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    VLFAf-7048
    path:
    VLFK/VLFAf-7048
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdad90bd-7260-4a26-b243-404420cc1f78
  2. urn:
    56c3b07d-55d0-40bd-8de9-e931ad2c5fd6
    name:
    Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    AKT-970
    path:
    VLFK/AKT-970
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56c3b07d-55d0-40bd-8de9-e931ad2c5fd6
  3. urn:
    5965fa71-01e6-4167-b7f1-478dc7bf2114
    name:
    Kontrakt. Landskapsarkitekt. Asplan Viak as
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fas/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5965fa71-01e6-4167-b7f1-478dc7bf2114
  4. urn:
    05dc12cc-878b-4ea5-b136-883c0595578f
    name:
    Asplan Viak AS. Kotrakt rådgjevingsoppdrag
    id:
    0030
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05dc12cc-878b-4ea5-b136-883c0595578f
  5. urn:
    83c204de-540f-41d2-a767-d4111f8f5e35
    name:
    13/831-5 Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0008/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83c204de-540f-41d2-a767-d4111f8f5e35
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003811035
    name:
    <Smidt & Ingebritsen AS, Asplan Viak Bergen AS>
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/E/Ea/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003811035
  7. urn:
    ec5fc461-5ec0-467a-8977-6fb3d48cb822
    name:
    Asplan Viak
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0144/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec5fc461-5ec0-467a-8977-6fb3d48cb822
  8. urn:
    8fa157ec-9b71-447e-86d4-09bd7492f0be
    name:
    Asplan Viak
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jb/L0024/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fa157ec-9b71-447e-86d4-09bd7492f0be
  9. urn:
    ae3a6470-e163-4e82-80c4-e01c2f6426a9
    name:
    Prosjekteringsmøter/kontraktsmøter - Asplan Viak as (98k-8005)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0450/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae3a6470-e163-4e82-80c4-e01c2f6426a9
  10. urn:
    abfa5a60-59d7-4af4-a337-7ed575df807f
    name:
    Asplan Viak AS. Liten standardkontrakt for tenestekjøp
    id:
    0031
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0031
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abfa5a60-59d7-4af4-a337-7ed575df807f
  11. urn:
    facb0adc-4c65-4f75-950d-c4d6f0521481
    name:
    Asplan Viak Eng.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1339/H/L0022/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/facb0adc-4c65-4f75-950d-c4d6f0521481
  12. urn:
    333f56ee-2594-4f3a-a870-c66d0af2f84c
    name:
    Reguleringsplan - Asplan Viak
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0082/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/333f56ee-2594-4f3a-a870-c66d0af2f84c
  13. urn:
    b48199f2-1126-48db-b510-27deab2f217e
    name:
    Arbeidsavtaler - Asplan Viak
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0107/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b48199f2-1126-48db-b510-27deab2f217e
  14. urn:
    4db9b2d6-2f15-42ed-9cee-8a295e8b9cfd
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Rådgivertjenester, konsekvensutredning. Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db9b2d6-2f15-42ed-9cee-8a295e8b9cfd
  15. urn:
    61cc226c-ed9c-4c27-b252-d5b439dc504f
    name:
    17/821-33 - VA Dunkebekken - Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0039/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61cc226c-ed9c-4c27-b252-d5b439dc504f
  16. urn:
    0fe3fc18-50a8-41bd-972f-6733249acae4
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Rådgivertjenester VA. Asplan Viak Sør AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faq/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0fe3fc18-50a8-41bd-972f-6733249acae4
  17. urn:
    707b063f-fe47-4beb-b29b-a31029ae3df5
    name:
    14/4599-23 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/707b063f-fe47-4beb-b29b-a31029ae3df5
  18. urn:
    703e7d44-458c-435e-b542-267cf0918bf0
    name:
    VA - rammeavtale - Asplan Viak
    id:
    005
    path:
    IKAH/1247-503/G/Ga/L0195/005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/703e7d44-458c-435e-b542-267cf0918bf0
  19. urn:
    df4d51ce-ee7c-488f-8e29-f8fd83ffe715
    name:
    Sokndal Markarbeid (Asplan Viak)
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAR/K-100151/F/L0032/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df4d51ce-ee7c-488f-8e29-f8fd83ffe715
  20. urn:
    defe9237-db0e-4ab7-8662-de33e5e25729
    name:
    Avtale om konsulentbistand mellom Asplan Viak Trondheim AS og KK
    id:
    0029
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0015/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/defe9237-db0e-4ab7-8662-de33e5e25729
  21. urn:
    3a3dc8ba-f88f-40e5-8c7a-8d7ff2a54eb3
    name:
    Kontrakter. Asplan Viak (2 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7090/Da/Dab/L0628/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a3dc8ba-f88f-40e5-8c7a-8d7ff2a54eb3
  22. urn:
    5da5e7ca-5382-45d4-a2ed-25abc1e10b67
    name:
    98k-8005 - Asplan Viak - månedsrapportering
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0069/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5da5e7ca-5382-45d4-a2ed-25abc1e10b67
  23. urn:
    5e7b4145-3948-4910-8a81-50703e949667
    name:
    98k-8005 asplan viak - Barnehage
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0370/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e7b4145-3948-4910-8a81-50703e949667
  24. urn:
    4b4c91b9-cb86-4096-b7fc-fb10278a22ba
    name:
    98k-8005 Asplan Viak - infrastruktur
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0445/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b4c91b9-cb86-4096-b7fc-fb10278a22ba
  25. urn:
    2dde6455-eede-44ed-81e9-ad7cc8911746
    name:
    98k-8005 Asplan Viak - infrastruktur
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0446/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dde6455-eede-44ed-81e9-ad7cc8911746
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.