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 2026-10-22T22:07:50Z in 1.274 seconds.

Showing 10 of 57999 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Brødrene Kleiven
    id:
    SFF-2015168
  2. name:
    Klubbene ved brødrene Moltzaus
    id:
    ARK-2276
  3. name:
    Brødrene Repstads Karosserifabrikk AS
    id:
    SAK-D/1078
  4. name:
    Brødrene Ellefsen
    id:
    PA-1917
  5. name:
    Brødrene Halléns hanskefabrikk
    id:
    A-1072
  6. name:
    Brødrene Bothner A/S
    id:
    PA-0138
  7. name:
    Firma Brødrene Buck
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1032
  8. name:
    Brødrene Bothner A/S
    id:
    AKT-038
  9. name:
    Brødrene Ellefsen
    id:
    PA-1917
  10. name:
    Brødrene Lund
    id:
    A-17-132
Show all fields in HTML
total:
57999
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    87c20ce2-f17e-4015-aa02-ac63b76a8a9c
    name:
    Brødrene Kleiven
    id:
    SFF-2015168
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2015168
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87c20ce2-f17e-4015-aa02-ac63b76a8a9c
  2. urn:
    85d9469d-c557-4a4b-beb8-517ed929348b
    name:
    Klubbene ved brødrene Moltzaus
    id:
    ARK-2276
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2276
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85d9469d-c557-4a4b-beb8-517ed929348b
  3. urn:
    aac8dab3-572c-4b32-849d-5d9d963025de
    name:
    Brødrene Repstads Karosserifabrikk AS
    id:
    SAK-D/1078
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1078
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aac8dab3-572c-4b32-849d-5d9d963025de
  4. urn:
    92515fec-efe0-4dfa-a41c-ae26d42085d0
    name:
    Brødrene Ellefsen
    id:
    PA-1917
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1917
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bilverksted etablert av brødrene Espeland (Espeland & Espeland). Solgt til brødrene Ellefsen (Ellef Emanuel og Leonard Ellefsen) i 1922, satt i drift av brødrene fra 1923. Verkstedet flyttet til Krana i 1981. Etterfulgt av Brødrene Ellefsens Etterfølger AS.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92515fec-efe0-4dfa-a41c-ae26d42085d0
  5. urn:
    e17db442-c1c2-4668-ba67-7aefa4c5ec78
    name:
    Brødrene Halléns hanskefabrikk
    id:
    A-1072
    path:
    OMUS/A-1072
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e17db442-c1c2-4668-ba67-7aefa4c5ec78
  6. urn:
    no-STMU_arkiv_000000000399
    name:
    Brødrene Bothner A/S
    id:
    PA-0138
    path:
    STMU/PA-0138
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Sør-Troms Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-STMU_arkiv_000000000399
  7. urn:
    5f206cdb-0586-49e0-aa6c-3b44591aec4f
    name:
    Firma Brødrene Buck
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1032
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1032
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f206cdb-0586-49e0-aa6c-3b44591aec4f
  8. urn:
    no-STMU_arkiv_000000000395
    name:
    Brødrene Bothner A/S
    id:
    AKT-038
    path:
    STMU/AKT-038
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Sør-Troms Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kjøttforedlinsbedriften Brødrene Bothner AS ble etablert i 1926 av Søren og Odd Bothner i Harstad. Søren Bothner var slakte- og pølsemester og drev bedriften fram til sin død i 1981. Odd Bothner utvandret til Argentina i 1928. Bedriften vokste i løpet av mellomkrigsårene, og ble etter krigen en av H...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-STMU_arkiv_000000000395
  9. urn:
    7b6df672-8e88-4511-8b2d-7ed8eba1ffcb
    name:
    Brødrene Ellefsen
    id:
    PA-1917
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1917
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b6df672-8e88-4511-8b2d-7ed8eba1ffcb
  10. urn:
    3d5fa7fd-7def-4137-9d75-ef7615a71383
    name:
    Brødrene Lund
    id:
    A-17-132
    path:
    AIN/A-17-132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d5fa7fd-7def-4137-9d75-ef7615a71383
  11. urn:
    63f27d37-75fd-4f3d-ac7d-0d78c60df0ee
    name:
    Brødrene Yttervik A/S
    id:
    A26-134
    path:
    AIN/A26-134
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63f27d37-75fd-4f3d-ac7d-0d78c60df0ee
  12. urn:
    0ad6fcee-9088-4b0a-97e1-17bf799e13ab
    name:
    Brødrene Aarsæther
    id:
    P-00099
    path:
    IKAM/P-00099
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ad6fcee-9088-4b0a-97e1-17bf799e13ab
  13. urn:
    ea48e86f-8ddb-4851-b204-a3bfbe5fd551
    name:
    Brødrene Sæbjørnsen
    id:
    P-00364
    path:
    IKAM/P-00364
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea48e86f-8ddb-4851-b204-a3bfbe5fd551
  14. urn:
    f11a8d10-99d3-47a0-9752-e8140b9676d9
    name:
    Brødrene Krog A/S
    id:
    RMU-A-009
    path:
    MIST/RMU-A-009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f11a8d10-99d3-47a0-9752-e8140b9676d9
  15. urn:
    1774af50-c232-41c8-ba2c-58f80768cd9a
    name:
    Brødrene Offerdal L/L
    id:
    SFF-89016
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-89016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1774af50-c232-41c8-ba2c-58f80768cd9a
  16. urn:
    bc78f3b4-5a6a-46cd-b2bb-b5d9253a36fe
    name:
    Brødrene Møllersen
    id:
    A-01-1002
    path:
    AIN/A-01-1002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc78f3b4-5a6a-46cd-b2bb-b5d9253a36fe
  17. urn:
    e4eac0ed-76df-44c4-bffa-07ec673800a8
    name:
    Brødrene Sundt a/s. Verkstedsklubben
    id:
    ARK-1838
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1838
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4eac0ed-76df-44c4-bffa-07ec673800a8
  18. urn:
    e452cc13-215b-4dd6-9d99-8209c0f96d58
    name:
    Brødrene Johansen A/S,Stamsund
    id:
    A24-232
    path:
    AIN/A24-232
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e452cc13-215b-4dd6-9d99-8209c0f96d58
  19. urn:
    2f95799e-c122-4a8d-bc2d-accd26ae4c73
    name:
    Brødrene Arntzen, Sørvågen
    id:
    NFM-103-135
    path:
    AIN/NFM-103-135
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f95799e-c122-4a8d-bc2d-accd26ae4c73
  20. urn:
    1fae0474-64aa-46ae-9324-4687cb7aa00f
    name:
    Pa 0351 - "Brødrene", Galeasen
    id:
    SAST-A-100550
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100550
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fae0474-64aa-46ae-9324-4687cb7aa00f
  21. urn:
    bca886c9-8c3d-44be-a001-37511197bc70
    name:
    Pa 0918 - Stangeland, Brødrene
    id:
    SAST-A-101009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bca886c9-8c3d-44be-a001-37511197bc70
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000857420
    name:
    A/S Brødrene Lohne sølvvarefabrikk
    id:
    A-6420
    path:
    BBA/A-6420
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000857420
  23. urn:
    75fc76d9-e899-47ba-9cc5-79d0fc862d2a
    name:
    Brødrene Halsteinsen på Rindarøy
    id:
    P-00568
    path:
    IKAM/P-00568
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75fc76d9-e899-47ba-9cc5-79d0fc862d2a
  24. urn:
    821c1b50-5e8f-4543-b159-ca9e478233af
    name:
    Brødrene Hansens keramikkfabrikk
    id:
    JÆP287
    path:
    JAMU/JÆP287
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/821c1b50-5e8f-4543-b159-ca9e478233af
  25. urn:
    33ddfb20-6560-47d2-9613-8fbc1832c4bf
    name:
    Bruun, N. G./brødrene, kolonialhandel
    id:
    HHSP-1129
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33ddfb20-6560-47d2-9613-8fbc1832c4bf
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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

  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.

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.