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 2026-10-28T00:47:02Z in 1.735 seconds.

Showing 10 of 107134 results in compact format.

name:
Bb.1.1 Journal
id:
L0001
name:
BB Maskin AS
id:
0001
name:
Bb.2.1 Journal
id:
L0002
name:
Best Buy as. BB silosmøring
id:
0004
name:
Best Buy as. BB silosmøring
id:
0001
name:
BB Tekstilservice AS, Førde. Avdeling 105
id:
0006
name:
ST/Bb 302 Rognvoll Shellfish AS
id:
0002
name:
ST/Bb 302 Rognvoll Shellfish AS
id:
0002
name:
BB, v/Aksel Bruvik AS, søknad om kloakkutslepp
id:
0003
name:
BB Service System Nordfjord AS. Avdeling 105, Flora kjemiske fagforening
id:
0002

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total:

107134

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
3b5b5f02-0d3b-4137-9388-503e8abf71f0
name:
Bb.1.1 Journal
id:
L0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-4372/B/Bb/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b5b5f02-0d3b-4137-9388-503e8abf71f0
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000139613
name:
BB Maskin AS
id:
0001
path:
VEMU/A-2472/F/Fc/Fcd/L0013/0001
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000139613
urn:
5ecadf65-084c-419f-80d5-55f34c32ad15
name:
Bb.2.1 Journal
id:
L0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-4372/B/Bb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ecadf65-084c-419f-80d5-55f34c32ad15
urn:
7dda9f90-1b73-4bf1-b1fd-7a6f1f389a01
name:
Best Buy as. BB silosmøring
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/F/Fd/L0002/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7dda9f90-1b73-4bf1-b1fd-7a6f1f389a01
urn:
0109c153-063c-4386-97fd-ac3d2d0ff192
name:
Best Buy as. BB silosmøring
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-4157/2/F/Fd/L0003/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0109c153-063c-4386-97fd-ac3d2d0ff192
urn:
0d81a2a8-0f40-4a78-95fd-a09112f399f3
name:
BB Tekstilservice AS, Førde. Avdeling 105
id:
0006
path:
AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0320/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d81a2a8-0f40-4a78-95fd-a09112f399f3
urn:
d2c50844-63c0-48e7-aae8-5fc0f16c63a6
name:
ST/Bb 302 Rognvoll Shellfish AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1355/1/Daa/L0236/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2c50844-63c0-48e7-aae8-5fc0f16c63a6
urn:
2b84da48-57a4-4771-891c-94c330172527
name:
ST/Bb 302 Rognvoll Shellfish AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1355/1/Dab/L0236/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b84da48-57a4-4771-891c-94c330172527
urn:
cc58506b-1069-4456-94ac-0531d42bbffb
name:
BB, v/Aksel Bruvik AS, søknad om kloakkutslepp
id:
0003
path:
IKAH/1243-501/D/Da/L0047/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc58506b-1069-4456-94ac-0531d42bbffb
urn:
617b083c-c81f-4f94-8a78-201454a42c5c
name:
BB Service System Nordfjord AS. Avdeling 105, Flora kjemiske fagforening
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0321/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/617b083c-c81f-4f94-8a78-201454a42c5c
urn:
e05217c4-4d99-4266-9ede-01917f831e3d
name:
BB Consult - Ericsson A/S - Askim
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0014/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e05217c4-4d99-4266-9ede-01917f831e3d
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002980543
name:
4094 Diverse, BBL Byfornyelse AS - styringsgruppe
id:
0015
path:
BBA/A-4615/6843/E/Ec/L0255/0015
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002980543
urn:
9f588107-2f5c-45e4-8615-07e4778edbc0
name:
Bbq Express AS 997 987 632
id:
0006
path:
IKAH/1219-127/E/Ea/L0012/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f588107-2f5c-45e4-8615-07e4778edbc0
urn:
a1075b8b-5198-45e2-8662-d0180a5eda6a
name:
1024 BBBL, Aspmyra borettslag
id:
0012
path:
AIN/A-96-1010/500/L0055/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1075b8b-5198-45e2-8662-d0180a5eda6a
urn:
7adc79ed-2f13-477f-bbc5-ef6388ca48cb
name:
1946 Aspmyra borettslag BBL
id:
0008
path:
AIN/A-96-1010/500/L0132/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7adc79ed-2f13-477f-bbc5-ef6388ca48cb
urn:
d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
name:
Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
id:
0001
path:
AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
urn:
f9f5d277-bcb5-45eb-94e0-bac06ec3379f
name:
Sandvigå 1, kontrakt mellom Sandnes BBL som byggherre og Brødrene Hove AS som entreprenør
id:
0003
path:
BYST/A-2129/F/L0014/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f5d277-bcb5-45eb-94e0-bac06ec3379f
urn:
6dd70512-1eaa-454c-888f-25c0eacd2bbe
name:
Asker BBL, Hagaløkka II (Anlegg nr. 467)
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0001/0005/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dd70512-1eaa-454c-888f-25c0eacd2bbe
urn:
3d6cebb2-e167-4e36-907d-6e15a2375567
name:
Asker BBL, Hagaløkka I (Anlegg nr. 413)
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0004/0003/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d6cebb2-e167-4e36-907d-6e15a2375567
urn:
193c4b13-d408-417e-b111-3afbcae0407f
name:
Asker BBL, Hagaløkka/Borgenåsen (Anlegg nr. 413)
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0004/0004/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/193c4b13-d408-417e-b111-3afbcae0407f
urn:
9d3f87d9-6c2c-4289-8f54-d88b6765c2ee
name:
Asker BBL, Hagaløkka IV (Anlegg nr. 563)
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0005/0002/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d3f87d9-6c2c-4289-8f54-d88b6765c2ee
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
name:
Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
id:
L0001
path:
VEMU/ARS-A-1048/X/L0001
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
urn:
7723f123-56ba-48ae-b461-963bad6869cd
name:
Asker BBL, Hagaløkka IV. Lavblokk (Anlegg nr. 665)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0001/0001/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7723f123-56ba-48ae-b461-963bad6869cd
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b687ffa9-53e4-4bc3-976c-513bcdf82787
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Asker BBL, Bondibråten II, III (Anlegg nr. 681)
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-PA-1613/T/Ta/L0005/0002/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b687ffa9-53e4-4bc3-976c-513bcdf82787
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000002759805
name:
BBSs regler for bruk av propanfyrte asfaltgryter. C19.
id:
0031
path:
BBA/A-1181/L/Ld/L0001/0031
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002759805

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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.

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