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 2026-10-19T09:51:42Z in 0.211 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4045 results in compact format.

name:
Entreprenør Thor R. Drechsler, Brevik
id:
BH-A-1090
name:
Glåmdal Skogentreprenørforening
id:
NSMA-ARK-1089
name:
Bergen Entreprenørforening
id:
A-1058
name:
Bergen Entreprenørforening
id:
A-1058
name:
V & H Entreprenør A/S
id:
0003
name:
Støens entreprenørforretning, Torbjørn
id:
NOMA-A-0012
name:
Fylkesentreprenørnemnda i Aust-Agder
id:
SAK-2901-0002
name:
Den private entreprenørforening
id:
A-1034
name:
Den private entreprenørforening
id:
A-1034
name:
Trondhjems cementstøberi og entreprenørforretning
id:
A-0290

Show all fields in HTML

total:

4045

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
bd73e316-770c-450f-97d9-1454043da2e3
name:
Entreprenør Thor R. Drechsler, Brevik
id:
BH-A-1090
path:
TEMU/BH-A-1090
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd73e316-770c-450f-97d9-1454043da2e3
urn:
fa224c8a-2c1b-4ad5-8a80-3df90d7ab76c
name:
Glåmdal Skogentreprenørforening
id:
NSMA-ARK-1089
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1089
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa224c8a-2c1b-4ad5-8a80-3df90d7ab76c
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000544803
name:
Bergen Entreprenørforening
id:
A-1058
path:
BBA/A-1058
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544803
urn:
73172136-e24b-4dc1-9d5e-d4372351cd43
name:
Bergen Entreprenørforening
id:
A-1058
path:
SAF/A-1058
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73172136-e24b-4dc1-9d5e-d4372351cd43
urn:
1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
name:
V & H Entreprenør A/S
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
urn:
d01ea651-ff55-48fd-8503-57cc5594eb89
name:
Støens entreprenørforretning, Torbjørn
id:
NOMA-A-0012
path:
ANNO/NOMA-A-0012
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d01ea651-ff55-48fd-8503-57cc5594eb89
urn:
748fbd49-d03c-4aae-855c-672946df9212
name:
Fylkesentreprenørnemnda i Aust-Agder
id:
SAK-2901-0002
path:
AV/SAK-2901-0002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/748fbd49-d03c-4aae-855c-672946df9212
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000561842
name:
Den private entreprenørforening
id:
A-1034
path:
BBA/A-1034
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561842
urn:
6a08cda0-a83e-41aa-b8a7-5c7a303cff57
name:
Den private entreprenørforening
id:
A-1034
path:
SAF/A-1034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
ArkiVest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a08cda0-a83e-41aa-b8a7-5c7a303cff57
urn:
af52c30d-b51b-4cf1-a0d4-30bf9f9c1027
name:
Trondhjems cementstøberi og entreprenørforretning
id:
A-0290
path:
UBIT/A-0290
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af52c30d-b51b-4cf1-a0d4-30bf9f9c1027
urn:
243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Østlandet
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1855/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
urn:
15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
name:
Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Tromsø og Hamar
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1858/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
urn:
118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
name:
Bedrift 402630 - A til Å Entreprenør AS
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
urn:
1c1376aa-09dd-4b74-a02e-1bb2e6957cd4
name:
Dokumentsamling vedrørende konkurs til entreprenør
id:
0006
path:
IKAK/0713541-1/E/Ea/L0001/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c1376aa-09dd-4b74-a02e-1bb2e6957cd4
urn:
no-OARM_arkiv000000002681
name:
Ole Engelund entreprenørfirma
id:
H-AS-00428
path:
OARM/H-AS-00428
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Ole Engelund (4. februar 1908-5. oktober 1999) fra Nordre Brandbu, var entreprenør fra slutten av 1940-åra. Ved årsskiftet 1977/1978 slo firmaet seg sammen med firmaet Karsten Smedsrud. Ole Engelund hadde ei tid over 60 mann i arbeid og hadde bygg over hele Hadeland. For flere personalopplysninger, ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OARM_arkiv000000002681
urn:
e3f35c42-18c2-40f5-811f-67f00a6a3bec
name:
Fylkesentreprenørnemnda i Aust-Agder
id:
2901-0002
path:
AV/2901-0002
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Fylkesentreprenørnemndene ble opprettet i henhold til Lov om godkjenning av entreprenører som driver med husbygging o.a. av 24/10-1952, jfr §§ 6 og 7. Nemnda skulle gi fylkesmannen råd om hvem som skulle få innvilget søknad om å bli godkjent som entreprenør. I lovens § 7 er det angitt at det skulle ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3f35c42-18c2-40f5-811f-67f00a6a3bec
urn:
32637498-c4ee-4b21-a7bf-45803628bdf7
name:
Autorisasjon som entreprenør - entreprenørloven
id:
0003
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1506/2/D/Df/L0029/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32637498-c4ee-4b21-a7bf-45803628bdf7
urn:
d433a127-0921-45f2-bbfe-a34c74da6679
name:
Kongsberg: 85790 Kongsberg Entreprenør A/S (Entreprenørvirksomhet)
id:
0010
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Df/L0879/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d433a127-0921-45f2-bbfe-a34c74da6679
urn:
04fcb059-ab66-430f-9efc-f79f315b76b2
name:
Sauda: 17787 Charles Solli, Entreprenør (Entreprenørforretning)
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dk/L1576/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04fcb059-ab66-430f-9efc-f79f315b76b2
urn:
24a9e2bf-7751-4466-a501-2ff33503dc32
name:
Bergen: 23096 Vestlandske Entreprenør & Ingeniørforretning A/S (Entreprenørforretning)
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dm/L1795/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24a9e2bf-7751-4466-a501-2ff33503dc32
urn:
e4036f8a-a523-452e-a4f8-6d03bf96c579
name:
Sør-Varanger: 64280 Kirkenes Entreprenør A/S (Entreprenørforretning)
id:
0016
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dt/L2699/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4036f8a-a523-452e-a4f8-6d03bf96c579
urn:
6419beae-5444-45b6-932e-c1e04fe88c27
name:
Entreprenørene Ålesund v/entreprenør Olaf H. Kristiansen, Ålesund - oppsigelse
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1559/2/D/Da/L0146/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6419beae-5444-45b6-932e-c1e04fe88c27
urn:
fe92c7de-0534-410b-a501-af8a7fffe20f
name:
Oslo: 42008 Entreprenør Lie, Darre Nilsen A/S (Entreprenørforretning)
id:
0044
path:
AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0457/0044
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe92c7de-0534-410b-a501-af8a7fffe20f
urn:
6b290308-3ee6-4801-9cf3-78ac06eea901
name:
Byggmestrene og entreprenørene, Oddernes v/entreprenør Carl Ulstrup, Oddernes - megling resultatløs
id:
0041
path:
AV/RA-S-1559/2/D/Da/L0133/0041
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b290308-3ee6-4801-9cf3-78ac06eea901
urn:
4f6a7915-0cd8-4614-b938-73d8dc54c3d4
name:
Entreprenørene, Fana v/entreprenør Mathias Døskeland, Bergen - Norsk Bygningsarbeiderforbund - oppsigelse
id:
0037
path:
AV/RA-S-1559/2/D/Da/L0171/0037
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f6a7915-0cd8-4614-b938-73d8dc54c3d4

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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

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.

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.

AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.