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 2026-10-26T20:41:53Z in 2.510 seconds.

Showing 10 of 289014 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
  2. name:
    Risør og Oplands Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    PA-2241
  3. name:
    Pa 1380 - Larvik og Oplands automobilselskap AS
    id:
    A-2631
  4. name:
    Mandal og Oplands Automobilselskap
    id:
    SAK-MAK-036
  5. name:
    Kautokeino trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1570
  6. name:
    Snertingdal Auto A/S
    id:
    E-A-00118
  7. name:
    Classic Auto Service AS
    id:
    A-3980
  8. name:
    Auto 123 AS, Bedriftsklubb - Førde Jern og Metall, avd 165
    id:
    SFF-2007003
  9. name:
    Hole plan- og miljøstyre
    id:
    0612515-2
  10. name:
    Autokompaniet AS
    id:
    VFA-A-1169
Show all fields in HTML
total:
289014
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
    name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1547
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
  2. urn:
    ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
    name:
    Risør og Oplands Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    PA-2241
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2241
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
  3. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
    name:
    Pa 1380 - Larvik og Oplands automobilselskap AS
    id:
    A-2631
    path:
    VEMU/A-2631
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
  4. urn:
    9587d598-7d58-41eb-b74c-89f661fed9da
    name:
    Mandal og Oplands Automobilselskap
    id:
    SAK-MAK-036
    path:
    AV/SAK-MAK-036
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9587d598-7d58-41eb-b74c-89f661fed9da
  5. urn:
    2cb14839-1422-4b3a-86f9-8f0fcc6030a2
    name:
    Kautokeino trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1570
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1570
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cb14839-1422-4b3a-86f9-8f0fcc6030a2
  6. urn:
    6c02e3db-5ef7-4539-8b6b-a7d9d4a64146
    name:
    Snertingdal Auto A/S
    id:
    E-A-00118
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00118
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c02e3db-5ef7-4539-8b6b-a7d9d4a64146
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000551355
    name:
    Classic Auto Service AS
    id:
    A-3980
    path:
    BBA/A-3980
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000551355
  8. urn:
    c3b00efb-13dc-45ba-989c-f846aac46378
    name:
    Auto 123 AS, Bedriftsklubb - Førde Jern og Metall, avd 165
    id:
    SFF-2007003
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3b00efb-13dc-45ba-989c-f846aac46378
  9. urn:
    0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
    name:
    Hole plan- og miljøstyre
    id:
    0612515-2
    path:
    IKAK/0612515-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e2a052d-6b57-4a68-a928-af65dc85f94e
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078895
    name:
    Autokompaniet AS
    id:
    VFA-A-1169
    path:
    VEMU/VFA-A-1169
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078895
  11. urn:
    b2528b91-ec18-4b0d-92f6-4fee82c12116
    name:
    Auto-Tarifforeningen
    id:
    RA-PA-1224
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1224
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2528b91-ec18-4b0d-92f6-4fee82c12116
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000098199
    name:
    Rafsol Auto
    id:
    A-4574
    path:
    BBA/A-4574
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000098199
  13. urn:
    30e8c20d-b309-4877-b2d8-89e0aa918c3b
    name:
    Balestrand Auto A/L
    id:
    SFF-87005
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-87005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30e8c20d-b309-4877-b2d8-89e0aa918c3b
  14. urn:
    f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
    name:
    Indre Sogns Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    SFF-96095
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-96095
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
  15. urn:
    64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
    name:
    Frosta kommune, plan og utvikling
    id:
    A-6965
    path:
    TIKA/A-6965
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
  16. urn:
    f51d1ae5-1660-4b4c-a19e-1f1698069ffd
    name:
    Trondheim kommune / Strinda kommune: Generalplannemnda / Generalplankontoret
    id:
    A-1732
    path:
    TRKO/A-1732
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f51d1ae5-1660-4b4c-a19e-1f1698069ffd
  17. urn:
    4f2d3cba-7351-4f5f-843f-85e782ed7587
    name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for næring, plan og miljø
    id:
    A-4408
    path:
    TIKA/A-4408
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f2d3cba-7351-4f5f-843f-85e782ed7587
  18. urn:
    ee906384-5659-4432-823b-b60b2e3c48b1
    name:
    Plan- og bygningsetaten
    id:
    A-10002
    path:
    OBA/A-10002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee906384-5659-4432-823b-b60b2e3c48b1
  19. urn:
    2c2d3aeb-3725-4f0e-b4c0-e76dd85e7b07
    name:
    Nordfold kommune. Plan og byggekomite for utbygging av Stamsvik skole
    id:
    K-18461.511.06
    path:
    AIN/K-18461.511.06
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c2d3aeb-3725-4f0e-b4c0-e76dd85e7b07
  20. urn:
    e42d373d-9840-4239-8d6b-2a83ed9e51c0
    name:
    Moss - Alfsen & Gundersen; Il-O-Van Aluminiumvarefabrikk; Rolf Johansen's Auto; Kraftex A/S; Moss Gjerdefabrikk & Mekanisk Verksted A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0210/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e42d373d-9840-4239-8d6b-2a83ed9e51c0
  21. urn:
    758d1ce8-640e-4054-86d7-ad5e7e0bf9d2
    name:
    Lørenfallet Auto
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0015/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/758d1ce8-640e-4054-86d7-ad5e7e0bf9d2
  22. urn:
    47e0839c-c3a1-4f6a-a65e-e77f81f79aef
    name:
    Hattfjelldal kommune.Planutvalget
    id:
    K-18260.710
    path:
    AIN/K-18260.710
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47e0839c-c3a1-4f6a-a65e-e77f81f79aef
  23. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000006105
    name:
    542 Planer og anlegg for avløp
    id:
    0003
    path:
    RAEL/RMK6/D/L0073/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000006105
  24. urn:
    58311481-3a28-4c4f-9570-56f9dddc59f8
    name:
    LL Setesdal Automobilrutor
    id:
    PA-2289
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58311481-3a28-4c4f-9570-56f9dddc59f8
  25. urn:
    1acc858b-e220-464e-b772-9614b98640ce
    name:
    Lardals Automobilselskap
    id:
    SAKO-P-1377
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1377
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1acc858b-e220-464e-b772-9614b98640ce
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.