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.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
pageoptionalintegerPage number, 1-based (default 1).
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&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.

Type: string. Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
Type: integer. Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
Type: integer. Page number, 1-based (default 1).

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-21T06:46:57Z in 1.279 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1648119 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Rapport over fjellinjeksjonsarbeider ved dam Romsvatn, Entreprenørservice AS, 1977
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Skitur med skinngåande bane. Flora snøforhold. Ski og opp-pakkning.
    id:
    Byr102
  3. name:
    Bane NOR SF
    id:
    N-10122
  4. name:
    Oslo: 55241 H. Golden og Co. Entreprenørservice (Gravningsarbeid m.v.)
    id:
    0034
  5. name:
    Jernbaneverket Bane NOR
    id:
    AKT-1055
  6. name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
  7. name:
    Ny hovedvannledning vest - E05 styrt boring fjell
    id:
    0246
  8. name:
    Ullandhaug sør - Tjensvoll - ny hovedvannledning - 6B totalentreprise
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
  10. name:
    B & G Suldal as - rehabilitering av stadionanlegg, grus- og gressbane for fotball og bane av kunststoffdekke for friidrett
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1648119
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c0e2e9db-cabc-4fa7-a930-19d2621bb206
    name:
    Rapport over fjellinjeksjonsarbeider ved dam Romsvatn, Entreprenørservice AS, 1977
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/H/Ha/L0020/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0e2e9db-cabc-4fa7-a930-19d2621bb206
  2. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002278
    name:
    Skitur med skinngåande bane. Flora snøforhold. Ski og opp-pakkning.
    id:
    Byr102
    path:
    ULHA/A-1016/U/L0002/Byr102
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002278
  3. urn:
    46bcea89-78f1-4009-9d28-317d6eda39c4
    name:
    Bane NOR SF
    id:
    N-10122
    path:
    AV/N-10122
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bane NOR (opprinnelig: Jernbaneinfrastrukturforetaket) er et statlig foretak (100 % eid av staten) underlagt Samferdselsdepartementet. Det ble vedtatt opprettet av kongen i statsråd 5.2.2016, og er i drift fra 1.1.2017. Samtidig ble Jernbaneverket lagt ned. Bane NOR har ansvar for den nasjonale jern...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46bcea89-78f1-4009-9d28-317d6eda39c4
  4. urn:
    b22f52cc-055f-4704-a62f-71eb92b81bc9
    name:
    Oslo: 55241 H. Golden og Co. Entreprenørservice (Gravningsarbeid m.v.)
    id:
    0034
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dc/L0558/0034
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b22f52cc-055f-4704-a62f-71eb92b81bc9
  5. urn:
    c5f4a76a-f79f-4989-bcb3-576599848926
    name:
    Jernbaneverket Bane NOR
    id:
    AKT-1055
    path:
    NTM/AKT-1055
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tilhørende arkiv dateres fra perioden Jernbaneverket eksisterte. Det er avlevert av sjefsingeniør for Bane NOR i 2018.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5f4a76a-f79f-4989-bcb3-576599848926
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
  7. urn:
    03b9e747-b795-4625-93b1-0d5e8a86902b
    name:
    Ny hovedvannledning vest - E05 styrt boring fjell
    id:
    0246
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0074/0246
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03b9e747-b795-4625-93b1-0d5e8a86902b
  8. urn:
    8475f857-284e-4893-9746-dd49bd9b6e4e
    name:
    Ullandhaug sør - Tjensvoll - ny hovedvannledning - 6B totalentreprise
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0012/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8475f857-284e-4893-9746-dd49bd9b6e4e
  9. 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
  10. urn:
    ff7d4e1f-e74d-49b1-b3ed-6a643c2197d3
    name:
    B & G Suldal as - rehabilitering av stadionanlegg, grus- og gressbane for fotball og bane av kunststoffdekke for friidrett
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jc/L0014/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff7d4e1f-e74d-49b1-b3ed-6a643c2197d3
  11. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000009401
    name:
    Pa 116 - Fredrik Olsen og søn AS
    id:
    A-1148
    path:
    VEMU/A-1148
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000009401
  12. urn:
    4f52defd-724d-445a-9fa5-13383783ee15
    name:
    Strømsbu vgs- avd. Fløyheia – leiekontrakt mellom fylkeskommunen og Banetele Nett AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-121/D5/L0133/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f52defd-724d-445a-9fa5-13383783ee15
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003173996
    name:
    199500592 Kontrakt Eidsvåg-Kvernevikstemma Entreprise 4 Boring og utforing av borhull
    id:
    0018
    path:
    BBA/A-6859/F/Fa/L0026/0018
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003173996
  14. urn:
    aaac769c-8686-48f0-afd4-17485f68f249
    name:
    Kontrakt nr. 179 Østlige baner. killebryterskap og tilkopling strømskinne. Siemens Norge AS.
    id:
    0009
    path:
    OBA/A-40209/D/Da/Daa/L0025/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aaac769c-8686-48f0-afd4-17485f68f249
  15. urn:
    2150a3f2-5870-4c4e-9d2c-cecd791344d0
    name:
    Avtale Søgne kommune og Haugen Senter AS/Norsk utemiljø forum AS, Gågate-Rådhusveien
    id:
    0030
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ126/E/Ea/L0002/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2150a3f2-5870-4c4e-9d2c-cecd791344d0
  16. urn:
    3e8d591d-5f3e-4bf0-8c46-1edd7969178b
    name:
    Søgne kommune og Vennesla slamservice AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ126/E/Ea/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e8d591d-5f3e-4bf0-8c46-1edd7969178b
  17. urn:
    08ce761e-12c8-45d3-a0cd-5a12fe469aea
    name:
    Bro Bane Bygg AS, Oslo
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0119/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08ce761e-12c8-45d3-a0cd-5a12fe469aea
  18. urn:
    4fd44f8a-6e2a-4567-bc03-e55a83a085e3
    name:
    Bro Bane Bygg AS, Oslo
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0131/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fd44f8a-6e2a-4567-bc03-e55a83a085e3
  19. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000000214
    name:
    Brev og telegrammer - felles for AS Hektor og AS Hvalen
    id:
    D
    path:
    VEMU/A-1582/D
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000000214
  20. urn:
    d7f3d297-bddc-4156-973c-46640e23a740
    name:
    Diverse Teleflid og Flittige Hender AS
    id:
    L0015
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    KRAM/A-0111/G/Gd/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Kraftmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7f3d297-bddc-4156-973c-46640e23a740
  21. urn:
    36c791f4-8fbe-4176-8ce5-dfd12417fd08
    name:
    Kontrakt nr. 203 Østlige baner. Lys og tekniske anlegg i tunneler. AS Watt.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-40209/D/Da/Daa/L0028/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36c791f4-8fbe-4176-8ce5-dfd12417fd08
  22. urn:
    c4619438-6a50-481f-8a63-a943faa676ef
    name:
    Produksjonsordre og Skarpenord AS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Jb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4619438-6a50-481f-8a63-a943faa676ef
  23. urn:
    ff78d038-6ff2-4973-9a91-d7397f3f7f0a
    name:
    Entreprenørservice A/S
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    0007
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    AV/RA-S-1542/D/Dd/L0033/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff78d038-6ff2-4973-9a91-d7397f3f7f0a
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Skjåk Entreprenørservice - Nordberg
    id:
    0013
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    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0168/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2715ccc5-a265-4b61-a209-e720ea7ce92f
  25. urn:
    83d5496e-b003-4e28-8613-c16e54267aca
    name:
    Opsjonsavtalar. Landro Bygg og Eiendom AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0007/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83d5496e-b003-4e28-8613-c16e54267aca
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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.