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 2026-10-21T20:25:38Z in 1.313 seconds.

Showing 10 of 160848 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Maskin A/S K. Lund
    id:
    RA-PA-1811
  2. name:
    Maskin AS K. Lund
    id:
    P-16677
  3. name:
    E. Lund Maskinforretning A/S
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  5. name:
    Pa 0695 - K. Lund Offshore A/S
    id:
    A-100438
  6. name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
  7. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
  8. name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
  9. name:
    Lund kommune - Lund framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-101770
  10. name:
    Lund, Augusta
    id:
    RA-PA-0955
Show all fields in HTML
total:
160848
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
    name:
    Maskin A/S K. Lund
    id:
    RA-PA-1811
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1811
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
  2. urn:
    2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
    name:
    Maskin AS K. Lund
    id:
    P-16677
    path:
    AV/P-16677
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Maskin A/S K. Lund & Co er en norsk maskinforhandler og -produsent. Firmaet ble etablert i Oslo i 1898 som maskinagenturen K. Lund & Co. av de to ingeniørene Kristoffer Lund (1870-1942) og Kristian Vennemoe (1869-1933), fra Høland. Firmaet hadde i 1899 forretningsadresse i Svaneapotek-gården i Karl ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
  3. urn:
    fc5ca75a-883a-4226-a57a-95f56ac3ccf5
    name:
    E. Lund Maskinforretning A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc5ca75a-883a-4226-a57a-95f56ac3ccf5
  4. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  5. urn:
    caf19db9-9e7c-4fcb-9aaf-ff4c60149f9f
    name:
    Pa 0695 - K. Lund Offshore A/S
    id:
    A-100438
    path:
    AV/A-100438
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    K. Lund A/S ble grunnlagt i 1898 av Kristoffer og Kristian Vennemoe. Produktene var isolasjon av damprør og kjeler. Senere kom kilestål, akselstål med tilhørende remskiver, kuplinger og drivremmer. Etter 1900 kom maskiner inn i sortimentet, og firmaet ble norsk forhandler for Ingersoll Rands produkt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/caf19db9-9e7c-4fcb-9aaf-ff4c60149f9f
  6. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  7. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  8. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  9. urn:
    181b06c9-3876-4c2e-a54f-ec3e5550d24b
    name:
    Lund kommune - Lund framhaldsskole
    id:
    K-101770
    path:
    IKAR/K-101770
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/181b06c9-3876-4c2e-a54f-ec3e5550d24b
  10. urn:
    05f0aac7-2652-4452-bc85-df7720cb598a
    name:
    Lund, Augusta
    id:
    RA-PA-0955
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0955
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05f0aac7-2652-4452-bc85-df7720cb598a
  11. urn:
    ddba8ae8-6dbb-4fb2-bbe8-d9aebfe76e9f
    name:
    Steigen kommune. Lund og Åsfjord skole
    id:
    K-18480.510.32
    path:
    AIN/K-18480.510.32
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddba8ae8-6dbb-4fb2-bbe8-d9aebfe76e9f
  12. urn:
    48c40c56-4023-413a-a7d5-bee3dbbf0a8c
    name:
    Solund kommune. Sjukeheim "Solundheimen"
    id:
    K-11059
    path:
    VLFK/K-11059
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48c40c56-4023-413a-a7d5-bee3dbbf0a8c
  13. urn:
    d458ffc3-fb1e-4a84-942f-cdcdaa2f6593
    name:
    Saksarkiv maskiner, ingeniørene Sigurd Lund og Asbjørn, Aass (Oslo)
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1151/D/Dh/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d458ffc3-fb1e-4a84-942f-cdcdaa2f6593
  14. urn:
    eec10297-965c-472f-abef-a2fe4188f8d5
    name:
    Kåre Lund
    id:
    A-12-132
    path:
    AIN/A-12-132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eec10297-965c-472f-abef-a2fe4188f8d5
  15. urn:
    a1c84aaa-82eb-4cbc-8e8a-19aec9f8ab0d
    name:
    Maskin AS K. Lund & Co
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0009/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1c84aaa-82eb-4cbc-8e8a-19aec9f8ab0d
  16. urn:
    8c138b26-b28a-4db6-af95-3f70b4002892
    name:
    Lund Maskin AS K.
    id:
    0019
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0015/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c138b26-b28a-4db6-af95-3f70b4002892
  17. urn:
    ead82ed2-eb24-425f-8b69-f556bf5b61f7
    name:
    Lund Maskin AS K.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0033/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ead82ed2-eb24-425f-8b69-f556bf5b61f7
  18. urn:
    315772e6-05a3-4cb3-8d83-af06c39acbbd
    name:
    PA-0516, Lund, Julie. Fotoarkiv
    id:
    A-1566
    path:
    BYST/A-1566
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/315772e6-05a3-4cb3-8d83-af06c39acbbd
  19. urn:
    4b069747-59a3-4d8b-8a6b-ccffe9ac8be7
    name:
    Lund kommune - Lund musikkskole
    id:
    A-1386
    path:
    IKAR/A-1386
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b069747-59a3-4d8b-8a6b-ccffe9ac8be7
  20. urn:
    0945bdc5-9948-4b22-9f68-0385b1254d85
    name:
    Lunde kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-282
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-282
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0945bdc5-9948-4b22-9f68-0385b1254d85
  21. urn:
    ddffb9b1-e885-4151-853c-52b7555d54fe
    name:
    Lund kommune - PA 001 Lund Skytterlag
    id:
    K-101818
    path:
    IKAR/K-101818
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddffb9b1-e885-4151-853c-52b7555d54fe
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000699941
    name:
    C. Sundts gate 26 - utvidelse av butikk, E. Lund Maskin A/S
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/F/Fb/Fba/L0005/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000699941
  23. urn:
    2c7d516f-c521-4816-ba14-6a7dd4489074
    name:
    Lund kommune - Røyland skolekrets
    id:
    K-101768
    path:
    IKAR/K-101768
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c7d516f-c521-4816-ba14-6a7dd4489074
  24. urn:
    814cd7e2-d61a-40b5-87f4-b9787620aba0
    name:
    Arnt Ludvig Lund/ Amandus Lund
    id:
    BAM-A-1073
    path:
    TEMU/BAM-A-1073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/814cd7e2-d61a-40b5-87f4-b9787620aba0
  25. urn:
    636d11ab-7e6b-4494-8676-1115952216fd
    name:
    Maskin K. Lund. Maritime Hydraulics AS. AS Løwener Mohn. Link AS. Leif Kølner Ingeniørfirma AS.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0002/E/Ea/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/636d11ab-7e6b-4494-8676-1115952216fd
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.