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 2026-11-01T21:14:01Z in 2.513 seconds.

Showing 10 of 87866 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Rehabilitering Langevannsdammen / Storevannsdammen
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Arendals Adrese Contoirs Efterretninger
    id:
    PA-2824
  3. name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
  4. name:
    Hafslund Chemiske Træmassefabrik AS
    id:
    HHSP-1328
  5. name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
  6. name:
    Chem-Con as. Sak 1.1
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Imperial Chemical Industries Norge AS Bergen
    id:
    A-4394
  8. name:
    Confection AS
    id:
    A-3302
  9. name:
    Eurochemic
    id:
    RA-S-3294
  10. name:
    Chem-Con
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
87866
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d028512b-c7aa-4404-b868-9b9536a3f0d3
    name:
    Rehabilitering Langevannsdammen / Storevannsdammen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ga/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d028512b-c7aa-4404-b868-9b9536a3f0d3
  2. urn:
    9e19f66b-17d7-4ee5-87c5-818e34390241
    name:
    Arendals Adrese Contoirs Efterretninger
    id:
    PA-2824
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2824
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e19f66b-17d7-4ee5-87c5-818e34390241
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004050922
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    BBA/A-8106
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004050922
  4. urn:
    f7b69ac3-1fc8-4519-987d-4081ae6e12c9
    name:
    Hafslund Chemiske Træmassefabrik AS
    id:
    HHSP-1328
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1328
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7b69ac3-1fc8-4519-987d-4081ae6e12c9
  5. urn:
    7ffedf16-289c-495b-ba43-1d8576684574
    name:
    Inventor Chemical Tankers AS
    id:
    A-8106
    path:
    SAF/A-8106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ffedf16-289c-495b-ba43-1d8576684574
  6. urn:
    ee2dc36d-8e42-4e31-801a-46b9ac7bbabb
    name:
    Chem-Con as. Sak 1.1
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-S-4157/2/D/Da/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee2dc36d-8e42-4e31-801a-46b9ac7bbabb
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000271463
    name:
    Imperial Chemical Industries Norge AS Bergen
    id:
    A-4394
    path:
    BBA/A-4394
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000271463
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561800
    name:
    Confection AS
    id:
    A-3302
    path:
    BBA/A-3302
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561800
  9. urn:
    9d079f83-c3e8-4959-91d3-e74624275940
    name:
    Eurochemic
    id:
    RA-S-3294
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3294
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d079f83-c3e8-4959-91d3-e74624275940
  10. urn:
    979bdf4b-a1c5-4863-8ba5-d4ed343bbfda
    name:
    Chem-Con
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4157/2/D/Da/L0002/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/979bdf4b-a1c5-4863-8ba5-d4ed343bbfda
  11. urn:
    8cf471ce-5eea-4b1e-a063-3312ae08cb70
    name:
    Høiskolens Chemikerforening
    id:
    A-0435
    path:
    UBIT/A-0435
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cf471ce-5eea-4b1e-a063-3312ae08cb70
  12. urn:
    e76d3446-ac98-47aa-b678-460cc363caf1
    name:
    Pa 1434 - Exxon Chemical Danmark A/S
    id:
    SAST-A-102600
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102600
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e76d3446-ac98-47aa-b678-460cc363caf1
  13. urn:
    73f4bc3c-e070-447e-a40b-aabf18c8f6cf
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    Agder Consult AS
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73f4bc3c-e070-447e-a40b-aabf18c8f6cf
  14. urn:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fa3e182-214c-42fd-8bfe-08baf9000224
  15. urn:
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    name:
    Bede Metal & Chemical Co Ltd. - Killingdal gruve
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    SAT-PA-0107
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    AV/SAT-PA-0107
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd43e182-a57a-4759-9891-55686a8c3246
  16. urn:
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    name:
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f1c7e0-f7bf-4ccf-859c-a027d1028491
  17. urn:
    d2c07873-1de7-405e-b443-a2273a9dcbd1
    name:
    Draugen project construction work orders and mechanical completion U9548 Chemical injection
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    0001
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    AV/SAST-A-101915/02/E/Ea/L0088/0001
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2c07873-1de7-405e-b443-a2273a9dcbd1
  18. urn:
    db438855-414f-4a32-abf6-9b479799cc2e
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    0002
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db438855-414f-4a32-abf6-9b479799cc2e
  19. urn:
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  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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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.

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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.