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 2026-10-24T01:28:56Z in 1.279 seconds.

Showing 10 of 16567 results in compact format.

name:
Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0443
name:
Hotell Britannia [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0444
name:
Treschows gård - Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0445
name:
Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0122
name:
Hotell Britannia [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0950
name:
Bark Britannia
id:
TGM-AKT-1742
name:
Pa 0625 - Sverre A/S, Hotel
id:
SAST-A-100760
name:
Norsk Hotellhøgskole
id:
SAST-A-102286
name:
Dombås Turisthotell
id:
D-A-00230
name:
Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet
id:
ARK-1644

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total:

16567

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
d844a13f-3c20-4ddb-b024-901351865a7f
name:
Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0443
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0443
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d844a13f-3c20-4ddb-b024-901351865a7f
urn:
458d40d0-df0e-44d6-a277-bf65993b2237
name:
Hotell Britannia [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0444
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0444
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/458d40d0-df0e-44d6-a277-bf65993b2237
urn:
71917783-46cf-421b-a3e1-11265adbeeba
name:
Treschows gård - Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0445
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0445
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71917783-46cf-421b-a3e1-11265adbeeba
urn:
4b2f7566-69b4-47cb-bfdf-15b9ac87c577
name:
Britannia Hotell [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0122
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0122
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b2f7566-69b4-47cb-bfdf-15b9ac87c577
urn:
e0bc93f6-7570-4c16-861e-1cd07fa66a56
name:
Hotell Britannia [oppmålingstegning]
id:
0950
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/0950
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0bc93f6-7570-4c16-861e-1cd07fa66a56
urn:
53678402-4459-4ee9-8d4e-538f54fbc6f3
name:
Bark Britannia
id:
TGM-AKT-1742
path:
TEMU/TGM-AKT-1742
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
history:
HISTORIKK: v/H. Larsson-Fedde. 7/1881: M. Danielsen, Risør - BRITANNIA /1902: Victor Normann m. fl., Risør - BRITANNIA /1911: A/S Britannia ( S. Langetangen) Kragerø - BRITANNIA 12/1914; A/S Britannia (A/S Hansen & Hermansen) Porsgrunn - BRITANNIA 6/1920: Sank i Nordsjøen 5/6 på reise Grimsby til P...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53678402-4459-4ee9-8d4e-538f54fbc6f3
urn:
2e1fd60b-9716-47ea-9e27-24cd307eb1ea
name:
Pa 0625 - Sverre A/S, Hotel
id:
SAST-A-100760
path:
AV/SAST-A-100760
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e1fd60b-9716-47ea-9e27-24cd307eb1ea
urn:
b667ba7e-887e-4483-9e99-e3eebcb1ca3e
name:
Norsk Hotellhøgskole
id:
SAST-A-102286
path:
AV/SAST-A-102286
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
2
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b667ba7e-887e-4483-9e99-e3eebcb1ca3e
urn:
0f0dfc25-f8b9-47d9-8504-84af9a7980cb
name:
Dombås Turisthotell
id:
D-A-00230
path:
GDM/D-A-00230
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f0dfc25-f8b9-47d9-8504-84af9a7980cb
urn:
d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
name:
Hotell- og restaurantarbeiderforbundet
id:
ARK-1644
path:
AAB/ARK-1644
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d871e3d1-47b3-4585-8572-4255da225ac0
urn:
b59adfb0-da41-4a02-8e48-8c7383a935ab
name:
Britannia Hotel, Trondheim (Royal Garden Hotel A/S)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-1885/E/E12a/L0011/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b59adfb0-da41-4a02-8e48-8c7383a935ab
urn:
7f0bc2da-78ff-4b03-b152-588aee7c864f
name:
Britannia hotel A/S
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1102/D/Dc/L0007/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f0bc2da-78ff-4b03-b152-588aee7c864f
urn:
9039e39d-b211-4885-9709-d58e29ab70aa
name:
Britannia Hotel
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fa/L0033/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9039e39d-b211-4885-9709-d58e29ab70aa
urn:
415fed41-14aa-4b5e-94f9-88e905b985e1
name:
Britannia hotel
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb02/Tb02e/0008/0003
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/415fed41-14aa-4b5e-94f9-88e905b985e1
urn:
85ffc1e5-7ecc-4965-b21f-2b5b463f8ec4
name:
Britannia Hotel
id:
0128
path:
FRKA/P-1044/T/Tc/L0001/0128
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85ffc1e5-7ecc-4965-b21f-2b5b463f8ec4
urn:
f1c95597-4ced-4f57-92ef-1e7d1fae8f14
name:
A/S Britannia Hotel, Trondheim
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1542/D/Dd/L0014/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1c95597-4ced-4f57-92ef-1e7d1fae8f14
urn:
968aa881-d948-4dd0-a9aa-e129c6a2c9ed
name:
Dronningensgate 5 Hotel Britannia
id:
0106
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db16/0005/0106
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/968aa881-d948-4dd0-a9aa-e129c6a2c9ed
urn:
3f5cf2ce-3c3f-4ca5-be93-8f4517cc39d6
name:
Fest på Hotel Britannia
id:
0018
path:
TRKO/PA-1204/F/Fb/L0005/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f5cf2ce-3c3f-4ca5-be93-8f4517cc39d6
urn:
52e1c684-f537-4b43-a26c-375b7452770f
name:
Tilstelnin å Britannia Hotel
id:
0027
path:
TRKO/PA-1204/F/Fb/L0005/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52e1c684-f537-4b43-a26c-375b7452770f
urn:
93e5f71c-9880-492e-8c8b-f4e34c021e2c
name:
Dronningensgate 5 Hotel Britannia
id:
0105
path:
AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db16/0005/0105
unit_type:
FOTOSERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93e5f71c-9880-492e-8c8b-f4e34c021e2c
urn:
d6ce7480-e608-4e12-87c5-cbed3153e4a7
name:
Britannia Hotel, Agentgaten 4
id:
0010
path:
FRKA/P-1044/T/Tb/L0021/0010
unit_type:
TEGNINGSSERIE
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6ce7480-e608-4e12-87c5-cbed3153e4a7
urn:
e61a153c-ff5f-4ed1-8e40-0ed548655c82
name:
Christiania, Hotel Britannia
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-0226/U/L0005/0009
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e61a153c-ff5f-4ed1-8e40-0ed548655c82
urn:
35e794a7-e0b3-4fef-b0ef-4d53225090dc
name:
86. Britannia Hotel, Drøbak - Seervitutterklæring, gjeldsbrev, kontrakt
id:
0004
path:
NTM/A-1020/L/L0009/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35e794a7-e0b3-4fef-b0ef-4d53225090dc
urn:
987014cf-6621-4f58-831b-7889343c154a
name:
112, Årsmøtemiddagen Trondheim 1965, Palmehaven Britannia Hotel
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0834/3/U/Ua/L0011/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/987014cf-6621-4f58-831b-7889343c154a
urn:
f7f09f22-9825-4f0a-b093-2efa7e7a28fe
name:
Britannia Hotel, Dronningens Gade - Trondhjem (prod.nr. 388)
id:
0073
path:
AV/RA-PA-1522/U/Ua/L0003/0073
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7f09f22-9825-4f0a-b093-2efa7e7a28fe

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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.

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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.

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