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 2026-10-24T09:16:34Z in 0.546 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108337 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Containerservice Hadeland AS
    id:
    0010
  2. name:
    Containerservice AS
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Litra Containerservice AS
    id:
    0012
  4. name:
    Containerservice AS: Presentasjon
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Bergerud Gjenvinning AS og Containerservice AS
    id:
    Eh
  6. name:
    Bergerud Gjenvinning AS og Containerservice AS
    id:
    L0004
  7. name:
    Containerservice AS og Returpapir AS: Styremøter
    id:
    0005
  8. name:
    Containerservice AS: Salg av selskapet
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Grimstad Containerservice AS: Selskapspapirer, protokoll, ligning mv.
    id:
    L0213
  10. name:
    Hadeland Grafiske Forening
    id:
    H-A-00653
Show all fields in HTML
total:
108337
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    3945df31-796a-496e-9e83-48902d85062f
    name:
    Containerservice Hadeland AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0007/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3945df31-796a-496e-9e83-48902d85062f
  2. urn:
    af3e7c4c-e558-4d7e-aecd-d69a0981fdd8
    name:
    Containerservice AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/D/Db/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af3e7c4c-e558-4d7e-aecd-d69a0981fdd8
  3. urn:
    3561cecd-79e8-4fb1-a70b-d532caf9d1e6
    name:
    Litra Containerservice AS
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3561cecd-79e8-4fb1-a70b-d532caf9d1e6
  4. urn:
    e6327e6f-ca61-4176-acac-43331854faed
    name:
    Containerservice AS: Presentasjon
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eh/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6327e6f-ca61-4176-acac-43331854faed
  5. urn:
    11887eb0-d016-444c-95d8-30a46c9c93bd
    name:
    Bergerud Gjenvinning AS og Containerservice AS
    id:
    Eh
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eh
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11887eb0-d016-444c-95d8-30a46c9c93bd
  6. urn:
    ccc9182d-b1c7-4c3c-8751-1da7f97734e7
    name:
    Bergerud Gjenvinning AS og Containerservice AS
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eh/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccc9182d-b1c7-4c3c-8751-1da7f97734e7
  7. urn:
    4c573050-5e43-4c56-a1c4-22f417bad595
    name:
    Containerservice AS og Returpapir AS: Styremøter
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eh/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c573050-5e43-4c56-a1c4-22f417bad595
  8. urn:
    357903ae-29e8-4556-8702-a1c96e7f880d
    name:
    Containerservice AS: Salg av selskapet
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1188/E/Eh/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/357903ae-29e8-4556-8702-a1c96e7f880d
  9. urn:
    cbde34b6-ce4e-4e1b-95fd-846c15ee885f
    name:
    Grimstad Containerservice AS: Selskapspapirer, protokoll, ligning mv.
    id:
    L0213
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2362/3/D/Da/L0213
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbde34b6-ce4e-4e1b-95fd-846c15ee885f
  10. urn:
    2b7e9817-f360-42c5-938c-a940459ab8b7
    name:
    Hadeland Grafiske Forening
    id:
    H-A-00653
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00653
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b7e9817-f360-42c5-938c-a940459ab8b7
  11. urn:
    449a1f42-b76c-4cc9-ae4b-6886cad59603
    name:
    Hadeland Glassverk AS. Avdeling 4, Hadeland glassarbeiderforening
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0243/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/449a1f42-b76c-4cc9-ae4b-6886cad59603
  12. urn:
    21201a6a-0cc1-4bd5-ad09-35752e986673
    name:
    Hadeland Glassverk AS. Avdeling 4, Hadeland glassarbeiderforening
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0243/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21201a6a-0cc1-4bd5-ad09-35752e986673
  13. urn:
    bcb50e58-bec1-4365-b3e9-a8c0cc8e354c
    name:
    Fellesmøte for Hadeland
    id:
    0054
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00307/D/L0010/0054
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcb50e58-bec1-4365-b3e9-a8c0cc8e354c
  14. urn:
    c25a2d63-7ca7-4537-9bd5-137312af49ac
    name:
    "Ut på tur på Hadeland"
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00549/Y/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c25a2d63-7ca7-4537-9bd5-137312af49ac
  15. urn:
    b73f5232-481f-42ee-b5ac-f489f638fe97
    name:
    Hadeland Kalkverk
    id:
    H-A-00483
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00483
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b73f5232-481f-42ee-b5ac-f489f638fe97
  16. urn:
    c4547431-ec37-4e4c-a92c-ed36d9ed6307
    name:
    Hadeland Folkehøgskole
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00540/F/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4547431-ec37-4e4c-a92c-ed36d9ed6307
  17. urn:
    576f7c7c-2035-46d1-a07a-fd204ef08ff9
    name:
    Hadeland Folkehøgskole
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00540/F/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/576f7c7c-2035-46d1-a07a-fd204ef08ff9
  18. urn:
    ae0c5fdb-a0b3-4c54-98be-7435ace89dd5
    name:
    Hadeland Kornsilo og Mølle AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0282/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae0c5fdb-a0b3-4c54-98be-7435ace89dd5
  19. urn:
    2dbc4836-ed3f-4742-8fa1-b5bddf4f40ec
    name:
    Hadeland utstillingsplass
    id:
    H-A-00346
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00346
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dbc4836-ed3f-4742-8fa1-b5bddf4f40ec
  20. urn:
    44ab9956-9e57-44fa-9d5e-68ee9501adb0
    name:
    Hadeland University College
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00540/F/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44ab9956-9e57-44fa-9d5e-68ee9501adb0
  21. urn:
    5a110add-d50d-4589-bca8-82baa423fed4
    name:
    Kronprinsparets besøk på Hadeland
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00699/F/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a110add-d50d-4589-bca8-82baa423fed4
  22. urn:
    5a59da68-36e3-4d98-a342-cfa867c1f34e
    name:
    Sak 9308. Hadeland Glassverk AS. Tariffrevisjon 1978
    id:
    0634
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/0634
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a59da68-36e3-4d98-a342-cfa867c1f34e
  23. urn:
    97a96141-ee64-4160-9a70-956fe7b1c5fe
    name:
    Sak 9886. Hadeland Glassverk AS. Tariffrevisjon 1980
    id:
    1057
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/1057
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97a96141-ee64-4160-9a70-956fe7b1c5fe
  24. urn:
    c4e18411-e67f-4e9b-a1e9-4b9945fb9766
    name:
    Hadeland Glassverk AS. Tariffrevisjonen 1952. Saksnummer 00360
    id:
    0277
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Eb/0277
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4e18411-e67f-4e9b-a1e9-4b9945fb9766
  25. urn:
    c19d06e6-b274-47cf-8f2a-d6c2b462923e
    name:
    Hadeland Glassverk AS. Tariffrevisjonen 1954. Saksnummer 01026
    id:
    0816
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/E/Eb/0816
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c19d06e6-b274-47cf-8f2a-d6c2b462923e
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.