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 2026-10-21T17:42:06Z in 0.882 seconds.

Showing 10 of 381354 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Ensto og Norsk Teknisk Porselen (NTP)
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    M/S " Nordkapp 2 ", Norges Rederforbund, Norges Sjøkartverk, Norsk Sprenstoffindustri, Nybak & Nygårdsgt. 102.
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Rodenstock Norge
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Aqua Nor
    id:
    SAT-PA-0801
  5. name:
    Besetningsstoff. Norsk sengeutstyr. Kettenstolvarer.
    id:
    L0113
  6. name:
    Ni, Au and PGE exploration in the Karasjok Greenstone Belt, Northern Norway, 2007
    id:
    4955
  7. name:
    Handelsavtaler - Tankmarkedet Hensto. til Norges Rederforbund
    id:
    0009
  8. name:
    Overenstomster med Norsk Skotøyarbeiderforbund og Skotøyarbeidernes Forening
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
    id:
    L0239
  10. name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
    id:
    L0240
Show all fields in HTML
total:
381354
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Ensto og Norsk Teknisk Porselen (NTP)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2057/G/Gd/L0005/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e81791e0-2d86-4115-bc2b-a953fe5997c5
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003140029
    name:
    M/S " Nordkapp 2 ", Norges Rederforbund, Norges Sjøkartverk, Norsk Sprenstoffindustri, Nybak & Nygårdsgt. 102.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/D/Db/L0053/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003140029
  3. urn:
    83cf47f9-5019-4abf-83a1-a471634e85cb
    name:
    Rodenstock Norge
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0248/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83cf47f9-5019-4abf-83a1-a471634e85cb
  4. urn:
    19a4595d-0699-4c36-87f0-c5366b08af14
    name:
    Aqua Nor
    id:
    SAT-PA-0801
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0801
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19a4595d-0699-4c36-87f0-c5366b08af14
  5. urn:
    23aaf59e-0fe0-4ae1-ba43-f5c2cbfa7c1b
    name:
    Besetningsstoff. Norsk sengeutstyr. Kettenstolvarer.
    id:
    L0113
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1620/D/Da/L0113
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23aaf59e-0fe0-4ae1-ba43-f5c2cbfa7c1b
  6. urn:
    be2a5292-005a-4a1d-a954-308cdd64133f
    name:
    Ni, Au and PGE exploration in the Karasjok Greenstone Belt, Northern Norway, 2007
    id:
    4955
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0519/4955
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be2a5292-005a-4a1d-a954-308cdd64133f
  7. urn:
    8bab570a-9844-4b30-87aa-046b09f8070c
    name:
    Handelsavtaler - Tankmarkedet Hensto. til Norges Rederforbund
    id:
    0009
    path:
    NMM/A-1201/D/Da/L0048/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bab570a-9844-4b30-87aa-046b09f8070c
  8. urn:
    b4416fbf-b733-44e4-82c5-224f31101539
    name:
    Overenstomster med Norsk Skotøyarbeiderforbund og Skotøyarbeidernes Forening
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OBA/A-70427/O/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4416fbf-b733-44e4-82c5-224f31101539
  9. urn:
    4a53fc4d-c600-4122-be12-9c983e09c153
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
    id:
    L0239
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0239
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a53fc4d-c600-4122-be12-9c983e09c153
  10. urn:
    ee0819cd-80fb-48fc-b828-30cf8d46bc4e
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
    id:
    L0240
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0240
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee0819cd-80fb-48fc-b828-30cf8d46bc4e
  11. urn:
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    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
    id:
    L0241
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0241
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d7e9286-6704-47c5-a577-ab04ce1982f6
  12. urn:
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    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Nor-Nor
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    L0242
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0242
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c04b70e2-27c3-44c7-b265-29cc3097c553
  13. urn:
    e3508061-6a3e-48c5-9414-9fdf0643f782
    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    UBIT/A-0494/H/Ha/L0003/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3508061-6a3e-48c5-9414-9fdf0643f782
  14. urn:
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    Ensto NTP
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/748cd188-08f1-467d-a7e8-80f39717f139
  15. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0618/6866
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b33556c8-d2a5-4191-895a-70090d39417d
  16. urn:
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    Ensto NTP, Fredrikstad. Avdeling 14, Porselensarbeidernes forening
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0245/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  17. urn:
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    Møtebok - Aqua-Nor 1985 og Aqua-Nor 1989
    id:
    0001
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    link:
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    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0238
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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  20. urn:
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  21. urn:
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    link:
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  23. urn:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    country:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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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.