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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
`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&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&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&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 2026-11-14T10:42:09Z in 0.239 seconds.

Showing 10 of 142800 results in compact format.

name:
Bø ølutsal AS
id:
0821663
name:
Bø prisnemnd
id:
0821842.2
name:
Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
id:
AS-2077_02
name:
Bø landbrukskontor
id:
0821621
name:
Bø kloakksamskipnad
id:
0821552
name:
Bø vaksenopplæringsnemnd
id:
0821219
name:
Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
id:
SAKO-P-1400
name:
Bø birøktarlag
id:
0821901
name:
Bø gjeldsmeklingsnemnd
id:
0821081.1
name:
Bø tiltaksforum AS - BØ
id:
0007

Show all fields in HTML

total:

142800

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0289991a-da37-41c7-b717-3f31da356988
name:
Bø ølutsal AS
id:
0821663
path:
IKAK/0821663
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0289991a-da37-41c7-b717-3f31da356988
urn:
dc411613-29a5-4d73-8237-6cb5739fab6c
name:
Bø prisnemnd
id:
0821842.2
path:
IKAK/0821842.2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc411613-29a5-4d73-8237-6cb5739fab6c
urn:
bd905341-dc0a-4512-a8d8-c0afc2ba981e
name:
Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
id:
AS-2077_02
path:
AV/AS-2077_02
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Selskapets formål var å drive handels-, investerings- og enterprisevirksomhet. De ble opprettet 27. april 1956. De hadde kontor i Bø. Styret bestod av Boktrykker Arne Pettersen, sakfører Eivind Eckbo jr. I 1959 ble det gjort endringer i firmaet. Aksjekapitalen ble forhøyet og det nye styret bestod a...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd905341-dc0a-4512-a8d8-c0afc2ba981e
urn:
a80f3e45-a3c6-4419-8bea-fc4b303d8081
name:
Bø landbrukskontor
id:
0821621
path:
IKAK/0821621
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a80f3e45-a3c6-4419-8bea-fc4b303d8081
urn:
84ff6cca-9014-433c-8d95-744287f3a25e
name:
Bø kloakksamskipnad
id:
0821552
path:
IKAK/0821552
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84ff6cca-9014-433c-8d95-744287f3a25e
urn:
84c7ef46-3045-460d-9e9b-97f16cd62412
name:
Bø vaksenopplæringsnemnd
id:
0821219
path:
IKAK/0821219
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84c7ef46-3045-460d-9e9b-97f16cd62412
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:
8b46bacf-a62a-4bdf-b056-dd4c7b6067fc
name:
Bø birøktarlag
id:
0821901
path:
IKAK/0821901
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b46bacf-a62a-4bdf-b056-dd4c7b6067fc
urn:
ee4c253c-098e-496a-be83-d0bc2f04a2fe
name:
Bø gjeldsmeklingsnemnd
id:
0821081.1
path:
IKAK/0821081.1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee4c253c-098e-496a-be83-d0bc2f04a2fe
urn:
8e471622-ee4a-4017-84be-40ad8bc95813
name:
Bø tiltaksforum AS - BØ
id:
0007
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0113/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e471622-ee4a-4017-84be-40ad8bc95813
urn:
f880dd8c-4491-4839-ac6b-b90952ccfaa8
name:
Bø og Lunde skogoppsyn
id:
0821632.2
path:
IKAK/0821632.2
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f880dd8c-4491-4839-ac6b-b90952ccfaa8
urn:
6ded70d3-10c4-45b0-842a-0ba6b053af95
name:
Forhandlingsprotokoll: Bø valgstyre
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-5683/2/L/Lf/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ded70d3-10c4-45b0-842a-0ba6b053af95
urn:
1e7220f5-7dd0-4a03-80db-9602d9c08162
name:
Bø Fisk AS - Straumsjøen - Bø kommune
id:
0002
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0150/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e7220f5-7dd0-4a03-80db-9602d9c08162
urn:
43bebd29-e339-4e24-bfa3-efe0d74a1b3c
name:
Avdeling 107 - "Nedbemanning". Bedrift 402844 Bømlo Industrier AS. Saksnummer: 31.01.2012-16468
id:
0003
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0031/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43bebd29-e339-4e24-bfa3-efe0d74a1b3c
urn:
87e52ceb-c1ce-4198-8f61-4b5b330b7994
name:
Ungt mannskapsrulle, Nedre Telemarkske kompani (Bø herredske kompani)
id:
0036
path:
AV/SAKO-A-943/I/I36/L0348/0036
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87e52ceb-c1ce-4198-8f61-4b5b330b7994
urn:
317cfe02-28c8-4068-bfda-f94b453aa95c
name:
165 Bø
id:
L0090
path:
NF/Ark-1001-25/Td/L0090
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk folkemuseum
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/317cfe02-28c8-4068-bfda-f94b453aa95c
urn:
739ceb8b-95b8-4b90-8151-ddb1030ab293
name:
Telemark_Bamble - Bø
id:
L0048
path:
SPR/A-0003/F/Fb/L0048
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/739ceb8b-95b8-4b90-8151-ddb1030ab293
urn:
0261e571-11c0-4ea5-a965-6d034239b156
name:
Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede kvinner - Brunv - Bø
id:
L0017
path:
AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kba/L0017
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0261e571-11c0-4ea5-a965-6d034239b156
urn:
473acbd1-19cb-48dc-9eb6-d8cc572004c6
name:
Bø kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4002
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4002
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/473acbd1-19cb-48dc-9eb6-d8cc572004c6
urn:
af373569-8e65-44e2-af09-22f52b870d56
name:
Bø kyrkje [oppmålingstegning]
id:
4004
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4004
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af373569-8e65-44e2-af09-22f52b870d56
urn:
b4e39466-08b2-46ec-9414-7471d48dfc76
name:
845 Bø Trykk AS / AS Bokbind
id:
0040
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1035/D/Da/L0131/0040
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4e39466-08b2-46ec-9414-7471d48dfc76
urn:
3aaf7784-907b-4251-9bb8-0434176415a0
name:
1018 Sandø, Karl - Rv.340 Øvre Bø / Bø kommune - Vegskjønn
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1035/D/Db/L0004/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3aaf7784-907b-4251-9bb8-0434176415a0
urn:
a2ef622b-997b-4f17-9e2c-0d6e6df8e8bd
name:
Bø - Traktor & Maskin
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0364/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2ef622b-997b-4f17-9e2c-0d6e6df8e8bd
urn:
3c91ee61-7104-4e4b-9651-3230b9553448
name:
Bø Flistransport AS
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0007/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c91ee61-7104-4e4b-9651-3230b9553448
urn:
786463d9-ee68-4ca3-847b-cfc56bb9ff3f
name:
Bø Havfiskeselskap AS
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ec/L0025/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/786463d9-ee68-4ca3-847b-cfc56bb9ff3f

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