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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-12T00:21:15Z in 2.357 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58342 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    A/S Betonmast
    id:
    0009
  2. name:
    A/S Betonmast
    id:
    L0142
  3. name:
    Betonmast AS
    id:
    0024
  4. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0020
  5. name:
    Betonmast AS
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0011
  8. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58342
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    A/S Betonmast
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0032/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ca79cc3-3f43-4cc2-8c0c-61a3d4cd5c94
  2. urn:
    3640653f-0749-4482-897b-986fe398135d
    name:
    A/S Betonmast
    id:
    L0142
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011149/D/Da/Dao/L0142
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3640653f-0749-4482-897b-986fe398135d
  3. urn:
    e5a4583a-4b84-441b-9c54-4dfce55e8879
    name:
    Betonmast AS
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0104/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5a4583a-4b84-441b-9c54-4dfce55e8879
  4. urn:
    58fc9118-04b7-420d-96fd-a27ce718c690
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0132/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58fc9118-04b7-420d-96fd-a27ce718c690
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Betonmast AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0123/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53b58f08-86f8-4acb-82b0-d057accfa4d5
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160190
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0003/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160190
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160231
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0011
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0011/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160231
  8. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160243
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0003
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160243
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160244
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0014/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160244
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160245
    name:
    AS Betonmast
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0014/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160245
  11. urn:
    cdd2d076-8686-413a-bd35-18404d6a7c27
    name:
    AS Betonmast og AS Impregnertbygg
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0035/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdd2d076-8686-413a-bd35-18404d6a7c27
  12. urn:
    156f597e-0a9a-428e-a7d3-20e5853420db
    name:
    AS Betonmast - AS Impregnertbygg
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0045/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/156f597e-0a9a-428e-a7d3-20e5853420db
  13. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0056/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c94d9cc-6b16-4dce-bd13-231e5a112d7d
  14. urn:
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    name:
    Impregnertbygg AS Betonmast AS
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0066/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86edd9fa-04c3-4c84-9d89-f0ecbf03b18f
  15. urn:
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    name:
    AS Betonmast og AS Impregnertbygg
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0078/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90e59d38-7082-43ee-82ed-668e0c312e1f
  16. urn:
    bb848476-997a-43aa-b979-ef54ea6b81b6
    name:
    AS Betonmast og AS Impregnertbygg
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0090/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb848476-997a-43aa-b979-ef54ea6b81b6
  17. urn:
    e5d589c7-2fa2-466a-9057-695d016b2754
    name:
    AS Betonmast, Oslo
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0120/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5d589c7-2fa2-466a-9057-695d016b2754
  18. urn:
    6c2f00d5-64e9-41ce-bc99-6778e8ab493c
    name:
    Betonmast AS, Oslo
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0145/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c2f00d5-64e9-41ce-bc99-6778e8ab493c
  19. urn:
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    name:
    AS Betonmast, Oslo.
    id:
    0004
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c101f1b8-5f2a-4cb8-8bdf-914831c1516b
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    name:
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    L0028
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/T/Ta/L0028
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000147698
  21. urn:
    5bf4d3f9-f85c-4963-9ed8-400e451144bd
    name:
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    id:
    0142
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Eb/0142
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    id:
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    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Eb/0984
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea8f445f-9d0b-4b02-af3a-8617e43f49f6
  23. urn:
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    Betonmast AS. Tariffrevisjonen 1956. Saksnummer 02225
    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  24. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ec7d3425-510d-4fd0-a503-71ce4dca8d00
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Betonmast AS. Tariffrevisjonen 1966. Saksnummer 04967
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8bf86b2-6499-4906-a096-345b85e8d066
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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

  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.

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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.