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 2026-11-11T19:32:49Z in 2.846 seconds.

Showing 10 of 104732 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Næringskonsulenten - Rygja trelast
    id:
    L0004
  2. name:
    Kommunaldepartementet, Innkjøpskontoret for trelast D5
    id:
    RA-S-1443
  3. name:
    Skurlast og trelast
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Kvalitetssortering, merking, fakturering av trelast.
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Utdeling av og søknader om trelast og sement
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Oslo trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2198
  7. name:
    Gjerstad Trelastbolag
    id:
    PA-1107
  8. name:
    Dramsevikens trelastbolag
    id:
    PA-2558
  9. name:
    Hommelvik Trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0160
  10. name:
    Tromsø Trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    SATØ-P-0198
Show all fields in HTML
total:
104732
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    efa29c4d-4782-47c2-bd72-9793d561cbd3
    name:
    Næringskonsulenten - Rygja trelast
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAR/A-1034/Å/Da/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efa29c4d-4782-47c2-bd72-9793d561cbd3
  2. urn:
    3f9945c2-cd27-4bce-8c4d-c6e2a9207943
    name:
    Kommunaldepartementet, Innkjøpskontoret for trelast D5
    id:
    RA-S-1443
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1443
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f9945c2-cd27-4bce-8c4d-c6e2a9207943
  3. urn:
    77dc57de-388e-44e0-a35c-18555aac0009
    name:
    Skurlast og trelast
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Df/Dfa/L0037/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77dc57de-388e-44e0-a35c-18555aac0009
  4. urn:
    884b2d06-6c7d-4370-ac75-ce28f9c35dc2
    name:
    Kvalitetssortering, merking, fakturering av trelast.
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1244/D/L0453/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/884b2d06-6c7d-4370-ac75-ce28f9c35dc2
  5. urn:
    f18c06a2-d4c1-4a2e-8d8e-c212e7819dc8
    name:
    Utdeling av og søknader om trelast og sement
    id:
    0003
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001OD1230/D/Da/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f18c06a2-d4c1-4a2e-8d8e-c212e7819dc8
  6. urn:
    b0f42928-746b-4510-932a-4b20da8a5845
    name:
    Oslo trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2198
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2198
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0f42928-746b-4510-932a-4b20da8a5845
  7. urn:
    5e92ab4d-936a-46c8-8a66-a723c6f94ab3
    name:
    Gjerstad Trelastbolag
    id:
    PA-1107
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1107
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e92ab4d-936a-46c8-8a66-a723c6f94ab3
  8. urn:
    8527ed6f-db6a-421b-969b-d439d313d2b6
    name:
    Dramsevikens trelastbolag
    id:
    PA-2558
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2558
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8527ed6f-db6a-421b-969b-d439d313d2b6
  9. urn:
    f6d4d84d-17da-4f2d-900d-a25b80f99a10
    name:
    Hommelvik Trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0160
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0160
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6d4d84d-17da-4f2d-900d-a25b80f99a10
  10. urn:
    048e9cd3-9901-4f37-ba06-d656cd567b65
    name:
    Tromsø Trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    SATØ-P-0198
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0198
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/048e9cd3-9901-4f37-ba06-d656cd567b65
  11. urn:
    2d253312-ff35-4c64-adb6-159e0c183ea7
    name:
    Narvik Trelastarbeiderforening
    id:
    SATØ-P-0199
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0199
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d253312-ff35-4c64-adb6-159e0c183ea7
  12. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000003023
    name:
    Drammensvassdragets trelasthandlere
    id:
    A-1015
    path:
    BU/A-1015
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000003023
  13. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005361
    name:
    Trelasthandel Capjon
    id:
    A-2140
    path:
    BU/A-2140
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005361
  14. urn:
    5827170a-1bc1-4704-b195-97aa97404099
    name:
    Jondal trelastforretning
    id:
    1227-pa004
    path:
    IKAH/1227-pa004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5827170a-1bc1-4704-b195-97aa97404099
  15. urn:
    22a9ce25-a6d4-4c78-b9aa-6b12990db9e3
    name:
    De Forenede Trelastutsalg A/S
    id:
    A-10376
    path:
    OBA/A-10376
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22a9ce25-a6d4-4c78-b9aa-6b12990db9e3
  16. urn:
    679d3980-ad36-41d5-8c31-cf42b28c41ec
    name:
    Innkjøpskontoret for trelast D5
    id:
    S-3F-10557
    path:
    AV/S-3F-10557
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kontoret ble overført fra Forsyningsdepartementet 1.7.1950 med følgende saksområde: innkjøp, ekspedisjon og avregning av trelast til Finnmark. Samlelagrene for trelast ble avviklet 1951. Da Transportkontoret ble avviklet 31.1.1951, overtok Innkjøpskontoret uoppgjorte befraktningsoppgjør og tilskudd ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/679d3980-ad36-41d5-8c31-cf42b28c41ec
  17. urn:
    e4e06f4c-af75-45ea-8707-a59ec7e5226c
    name:
    Redere, Trelasthandlere og Kjøpmenn
    id:
    PA-1444
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1444
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4e06f4c-af75-45ea-8707-a59ec7e5226c
  18. urn:
    61ea3af6-9e8c-49ac-bb16-eb253c791001
    name:
    Erling Okkenhaug trelastagentur
    id:
    SAT-PA-0818
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0818
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61ea3af6-9e8c-49ac-bb16-eb253c791001
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003056799
    name:
    Bergen Trelastarbeider Forening
    id:
    A-6985
    path:
    BBA/A-6985
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003056799
  20. urn:
    da2d8a8d-fb9a-4562-98e7-9d19438b9813
    name:
    Linnerud & Breien, trelastforretning
    id:
    A-10078
    path:
    OBA/A-10078
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da2d8a8d-fb9a-4562-98e7-9d19438b9813
  21. urn:
    c6e92b07-0441-477b-ad9d-b3a26373abbc
    name:
    Bergen Trelastarbeider Forening
    id:
    A-6985
    path:
    SAF/A-6985
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6e92b07-0441-477b-ad9d-b3a26373abbc
  22. urn:
    5464e405-f1db-4e14-96dc-5f82fdce5b5d
    name:
    Arbeidernes trelastforretning A/S (Levanger)
    id:
    PA-1499
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1499
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5464e405-f1db-4e14-96dc-5f82fdce5b5d
  23. urn:
    9442087d-f67d-441f-8d33-e8291edf6e71
    name:
    Aust-Agder trelastnærings forening
    id:
    PA-2737
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2737
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9442087d-f67d-441f-8d33-e8291edf6e71
  24. urn:
    8c3549bb-33e3-4fca-9edd-a0911047dab4
    name:
    Tollnes Trelastarbeiderforenings arkiv
    id:
    AAT-806004
    path:
    AAT/AAT-806004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c3549bb-33e3-4fca-9edd-a0911047dab4
  25. urn:
    23c0537c-759e-4ba9-9e12-9fe6d6aa85e5
    name:
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    id:
    S-3F-10419
    path:
    AV/S-3F-10419
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I april 1946 ble det opprettet en egen trelastavdeling under konsultativ statsråds sekretariat i Oslo, Finnmarkssekretariatet. En del oppgaver ble overtatt fra Gjenreisningsdirektoratet, Landbruksdepartementet og Finnmarkskontoret. Hovedarbeidsfeltet var bestilling og transport av trelast. Trelastav...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23c0537c-759e-4ba9-9e12-9fe6d6aa85e5
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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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