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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T06:58:46Z in 1.051 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59109 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Lpnr. 2563 BKK Produksjon A/S. Diverse. Lpnr. 2564 BKK Regionalnett 1
    id:
    L1169
  2. name:
    Kioskkart 2 (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kal
  3. name:
    Planleggingskart folier høyspent fordelingsnett 7,5-22 kV (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kai
  4. name:
    Kvittingen kraftverk. Drift og produksjon: Instruksjonsbøker og manualer (utlånt til BKK)
    id:
    Hfka
  5. name:
    Sandviken sekundærstasjon (deler utlån til BKK)
    id:
    Hbc
  6. name:
    Grunnervervelser, tomtekjøp, målerbrev, register (deler utlån BKK)
    id:
    Qjf
  7. name:
    Digitek A/S, Tromsø
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    Korrespondanse BKK
    id:
    L0007
  9. name:
    Arkivskuff 000: Saksarkiv etter BKK sin arkivnøkkel (utlån BKK)
    id:
    L0005
  10. name:
    Originaltegninger kabelnettet i Stor Bergen (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kgd
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59109
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    256e441d-2fa9-4f93-ab83-e97542d0eb33
    name:
    Lpnr. 2563 BKK Produksjon A/S. Diverse. Lpnr. 2564 BKK Regionalnett 1
    id:
    L1169
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100005/F/Fa/L1169
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/256e441d-2fa9-4f93-ab83-e97542d0eb33
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001034558
    name:
    Kioskkart 2 (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kal
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/K/Ka/Kal
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001034558
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000545675
    name:
    Planleggingskart folier høyspent fordelingsnett 7,5-22 kV (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kai
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/K/Ka/Kai
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000545675
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585452
    name:
    Kvittingen kraftverk. Drift og produksjon: Instruksjonsbøker og manualer (utlånt til BKK)
    id:
    Hfka
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hfk/Hfka
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585452
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027471
    name:
    Sandviken sekundærstasjon (deler utlån til BKK)
    id:
    Hbc
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbc
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027471
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001030410
    name:
    Grunnervervelser, tomtekjøp, målerbrev, register (deler utlån BKK)
    id:
    Qjf
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/Q/Qj/Qjf
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001030410
  7. urn:
    04f42f1e-cac5-4f1b-abdd-ad667f23a564
    name:
    Digitek A/S, Tromsø
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/1/D/Da/Dab/L0037/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04f42f1e-cac5-4f1b-abdd-ad667f23a564
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027200
    name:
    Korrespondanse BKK
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/G/Go/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027200
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027951
    name:
    Arkivskuff 000: Saksarkiv etter BKK sin arkivnøkkel (utlån BKK)
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hf/Hfab/L0005
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027951
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001031596
    name:
    Originaltegninger kabelnettet i Stor Bergen (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kgd
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/K/Kg/Kgd
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001031596
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000879379
    name:
    Simonsvik sekundærstasjon (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hbd
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbd
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000879379
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002959986
    name:
    5530-S BKK, Nye vedtekter. innst. til formannskapet, dat.6.6.91 fra Økonomi- og finansavd. Vedtekter for bedriftene. Henv. fra kommunenes Sentralforbund vedrørende. normalvedtekter og instruks for E-verkssjefen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0106/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002959986
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027506
    name:
    Solheim sekundærstasjon 1 (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hbb
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027506
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027324
    name:
    Landås sekundærstasjon (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hbo
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbo
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027324
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000783618
    name:
    Tegninger høyspentnettet 11-22 kV profiler (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kaj
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/K/Ka/Kaj
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000783618
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585445
    name:
    Stend kraftverk: Drift og produksjon.(utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hfke
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hfk/Hfke
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585445
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585448
    name:
    Grønsdal kraftverk. Drift og produksjon (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hfkb
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hfk/Hfkb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585448
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027449
    name:
    Fyllingsdalen sekundærstasjon (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hbe
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbe
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027449
  19. urn:
    45cb9632-1391-46d7-aabb-d7436d8a5345
    name:
    Gnr. 12 bnr. 898/1060 . Avtale om at Bergen kommunale kraftselskap (BKK) erverver rett til anlegg av dobbel kraftledning Jordal - Askøy - Lille Sotra
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1247-022/F/Fb/L0013/0004/0008
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45cb9632-1391-46d7-aabb-d7436d8a5345
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585454
    name:
    Frøland kraftverk (deler utlån BKK)
    id:
    Hfj
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hfj
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585454
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000845627
    name:
    Saksarkiv etter arkivnøkkel (deler utlån BKK)
    id:
    Dhb
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/D/Dh/Dhb
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000845627
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585563
    name:
    Egne originale tegninger kraftverkene, innføringsstasjoner i Samnanger (utlån BKK)
    id:
    Kan
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/K/Ka/Kan
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585563
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027492
    name:
    Utvidelser av stasjonen (utlån BKK)
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbb/L0021
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027492
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000771922
    name:
    Kontrakt vedr. salg av Bergen Lysverker til BKK
    id:
    L0038
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/Q/Qj/Qjg/L0038
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000771922
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000585538
    name:
    Saksarkiv Frøland kraftstasjon 2 (utlånt til BKK)
    id:
    Hfab
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hf/Hfab
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000585538
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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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