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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T10:26:28Z in 0.277 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58284 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Selstjern - Dambruddsbølgeberegning for dam
    id:
    0023
  2. name:
    Grødaland forbrenningsanlegg - Forprosjekt og opsjon for detaljprosjektering
    id:
    0045
  3. name:
    Hovedplaner vann og avløp IVAR-regionen
    id:
    0113
  4. name:
    Ny sjøledning Kvitsøy - prosjektering
    id:
    0146
  5. name:
    Utbedring Selsånå, utredning/ prosjektering
    id:
    0021
  6. name:
    Nye Nærbø Renseanlegg - for- og detaljprosjektering
    id:
    0064
  7. name:
    Utløpsledning Forusstraen - tilbudsgrunnlag
    id:
    0078
  8. name:
    Utvidelse renseanlegg Grødaland - forprosjekt
    id:
    0083
  9. name:
    Ny vannforsyning til Rennesøy og Finnøy - for- og detaljprosjekt
    id:
    0085
  10. name:
    Hjellnes Cowi AS
    id:
    0007
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58284
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    569780cd-10d3-4df5-ae70-931440937832
    name:
    Selstjern - Dambruddsbølgeberegning for dam
    id:
    0023
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0004/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/569780cd-10d3-4df5-ae70-931440937832
  2. urn:
    64053765-18a4-41c8-b1a1-d89d153169ee
    name:
    Grødaland forbrenningsanlegg - Forprosjekt og opsjon for detaljprosjektering
    id:
    0045
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0009/0045
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64053765-18a4-41c8-b1a1-d89d153169ee
  3. urn:
    ee9a42fb-e91f-446c-b2d1-91c25653fe0a
    name:
    Hovedplaner vann og avløp IVAR-regionen
    id:
    0113
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0025/0113
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee9a42fb-e91f-446c-b2d1-91c25653fe0a
  4. urn:
    afd4da0b-35de-4a60-8dbd-7573256f6134
    name:
    Ny sjøledning Kvitsøy - prosjektering
    id:
    0146
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0037/0146
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afd4da0b-35de-4a60-8dbd-7573256f6134
  5. urn:
    193fdb42-57b1-40ce-873e-d11ec65f695c
    name:
    Utbedring Selsånå, utredning/ prosjektering
    id:
    0021
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0003/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/193fdb42-57b1-40ce-873e-d11ec65f695c
  6. urn:
    8148312e-69e1-42ed-b184-b49ac7e20a0b
    name:
    Nye Nærbø Renseanlegg - for- og detaljprosjektering
    id:
    0064
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0009/0064
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8148312e-69e1-42ed-b184-b49ac7e20a0b
  7. urn:
    a52fc6ae-6f4e-4d58-aed1-14fa8287175c
    name:
    Utløpsledning Forusstraen - tilbudsgrunnlag
    id:
    0078
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0011/0078
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a52fc6ae-6f4e-4d58-aed1-14fa8287175c
  8. urn:
    e5a3c993-018f-4fa4-a7de-3ec0da8e6586
    name:
    Utvidelse renseanlegg Grødaland - forprosjekt
    id:
    0083
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0012/0083
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5a3c993-018f-4fa4-a7de-3ec0da8e6586
  9. urn:
    e4e57628-5084-46d9-a7bb-197da4ea96dc
    name:
    Ny vannforsyning til Rennesøy og Finnøy - for- og detaljprosjekt
    id:
    0085
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0012/0085
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4e57628-5084-46d9-a7bb-197da4ea96dc
  10. urn:
    54664652-ebb2-4a23-827b-868e04d02e09
    name:
    Hjellnes Cowi AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Dd/L0003/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54664652-ebb2-4a23-827b-868e04d02e09
  11. urn:
    9ce19352-a6c8-4e3d-af87-088bdc193dc8
    name:
    17/821-38 - VA Dunkebekken - COWI AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0040/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ce19352-a6c8-4e3d-af87-088bdc193dc8
  12. urn:
    8d7c3471-8505-4703-92f1-f362bd50b417
    name:
    Kontrakt. Riveprosjekt 3. Hjellnes Cowi AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fat/L0010/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d7c3471-8505-4703-92f1-f362bd50b417
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000100255
    name:
    Tilbud produksjon av ortofoto fra Cowi as
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    BBA/A-0996/I/Ih/Iha/L0005
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000100255
  14. urn:
    7cac4ba2-b6dd-42fa-8c5f-c39ff5c74d5c
    name:
    Kontrakt. Innledende arbeider. Hjellnes og Cowi as
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fas/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7cac4ba2-b6dd-42fa-8c5f-c39ff5c74d5c
  15. urn:
    3c346b11-fd44-4d60-ad6e-6b8ab2dd62a6
    name:
    19/256-81 - Rammeavtale rådgivningstjenester VA-BA-VEI - COWI AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0030/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c346b11-fd44-4d60-ad6e-6b8ab2dd62a6
  16. urn:
    1c9bb675-6713-43c9-abc3-546298bcd195
    name:
    Sluttrapport hovedstudie, bygningsmessige arbeider. Hjellnes COWI AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ec/Eca/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c9bb675-6713-43c9-abc3-546298bcd195
  17. urn:
    b864ad4a-90b4-419b-9493-a4c79d06a24d
    name:
    L04 Hjellnes Cowi AS: Innkjøp/kontrakter: 38. Blekeritilbud
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ec/Ecd/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b864ad4a-90b4-419b-9493-a4c79d06a24d
  18. urn:
    8f3dc43a-ac8c-4680-83fd-04b0d91c18fe
    name:
    98k-8004 Hjellnes Cowi as - omlegging infrastruktur.
    id:
    0001
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0447/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f3dc43a-ac8c-4680-83fd-04b0d91c18fe
  19. urn:
    f23c4557-e968-4ffd-9b9d-90c7c428e56c
    name:
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    0006
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faa/L0012/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f23c4557-e968-4ffd-9b9d-90c7c428e56c
  20. urn:
    cf8baa8e-61bb-4827-ba9e-bf9c65ec5afe
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    Kontrakt. Rådgivertjenester, ny barneavdeling Ålesund sjukehus. COWI AS
    id:
    0005
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0004/0005
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf8baa8e-61bb-4827-ba9e-bf9c65ec5afe
  21. urn:
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    name:
    Tilbud. Rådgivertjenester, ny barneavdeling Ålesund sjukehus. COWI AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0004/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0946a5a0-157e-450e-a7c4-c9968b3f82b2
  22. urn:
    a09ed11d-8ef1-40a2-8da6-b59991a51c16
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fau/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a09ed11d-8ef1-40a2-8da6-b59991a51c16
  23. urn:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eff235fc-c94c-495a-8876-653c6c0bf6e9
  24. urn:
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    id:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9704b11-ff55-4b1e-9d00-42119db613cb
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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.