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 2026-11-13T15:41:50Z in 0.230 seconds.

Showing 10 of 132910 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Fram Reklamebyrå AS 1976-1987
    id:
    L0072
  2. name:
    Vedrørende åpen anbudskonkurranse kjøp av skade og personalforsikring med referanse 2004 - 18381, WACO Forsikringsmegling AS
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    AS Fram
    id:
    SAK-D/0955
  4. name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    AS Fram
    id:
    D/0955
  6. name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling 2004
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    Saksarkiv Nord Forsikringsmegling
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Forsikringsmeglere, alfabetisk. Forsikringsmegling A.S.
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Fram AS
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling og forsikringer 2005
    id:
    0002
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total:
132910
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    620563e1-9dd7-4220-83fe-486e6c0061e8
    name:
    Fram Reklamebyrå AS 1976-1987
    id:
    L0072
    path:
    OBA/A-40202/D/Db/L0072
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/620563e1-9dd7-4220-83fe-486e6c0061e8
  2. urn:
    04d07c06-fd61-4501-b27d-49b6bf6901fe
    name:
    Vedrørende åpen anbudskonkurranse kjøp av skade og personalforsikring med referanse 2004 - 18381, WACO Forsikringsmegling AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0014/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04d07c06-fd61-4501-b27d-49b6bf6901fe
  3. urn:
    7f5199c2-6a60-4247-90c3-0fc7fea4ddf7
    name:
    AS Fram
    id:
    SAK-D/0955
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0955
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f5199c2-6a60-4247-90c3-0fc7fea4ddf7
  4. urn:
    3afd1921-5d52-47ea-9243-84d304ad6557
    name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3afd1921-5d52-47ea-9243-84d304ad6557
  5. urn:
    e3e9a692-617b-4161-8284-687c633ee6e9
    name:
    AS Fram
    id:
    D/0955
    path:
    AV/D/0955
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    A/S Fram ble stiftet i 1885 og oppløst 1910. Rutebåten Fram gikk i rutefart i Randesund.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3e9a692-617b-4161-8284-687c633ee6e9
  6. urn:
    88c965e9-47a6-4821-bb53-c2a2c98dc2f1
    name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling 2004
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88c965e9-47a6-4821-bb53-c2a2c98dc2f1
  7. urn:
    89e75564-069c-4214-b756-1fffa42b4f6c
    name:
    Saksarkiv Nord Forsikringsmegling
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0592/D/Db/L0577/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89e75564-069c-4214-b756-1fffa42b4f6c
  8. urn:
    41d5e7e0-0375-4bad-9b1b-61eaf8c3eac7
    name:
    Forsikringsmeglere, alfabetisk. Forsikringsmegling A.S.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3957/2/D/Da/L0288/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41d5e7e0-0375-4bad-9b1b-61eaf8c3eac7
  9. urn:
    f615d54e-2526-451f-8a83-b801c935e016
    name:
    Fram AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0050/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f615d54e-2526-451f-8a83-b801c935e016
  10. urn:
    baa9d046-c59a-4fd2-bf2d-fdb362c02ed5
    name:
    IF - forsikringsmegling og forsikringer 2005
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/baa9d046-c59a-4fd2-bf2d-fdb362c02ed5
  11. urn:
    afcbd68e-8c9c-4a04-bc0b-fb64ff47099e
    name:
    Forsikringsmegling og forsikringer f.o.m. 01.01.2005
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0009/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afcbd68e-8c9c-4a04-bc0b-fb64ff47099e
  12. urn:
    c698f17d-9a5a-4c28-af47-d2f6178c7c4c
    name:
    Fram Video AS
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ed/L0006/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c698f17d-9a5a-4c28-af47-d2f6178c7c4c
  13. urn:
    1f7efb57-4a68-4c32-8b9d-8f1bf0e8b03a
    name:
    Fram Realinvest AS
    id:
    0035
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0059/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f7efb57-4a68-4c32-8b9d-8f1bf0e8b03a
  14. urn:
    fb0adb23-1eac-4e5d-af4d-45786add091f
    name:
    Forsikringsmeglere, alfabetisk. Norsk Forsikringsmegling A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3957/2/D/Da/L0289/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb0adb23-1eac-4e5d-af4d-45786add091f
  15. urn:
    01ec44a4-40e4-4edd-b77f-986a523b9000
    name:
    Forsikringsmeglere, alfabetisk. Østfold Forsikringsmegling A/S
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3957/2/D/Da/L0289/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01ec44a4-40e4-4edd-b77f-986a523b9000
  16. urn:
    f3c9f240-689c-4bc6-b97d-cb917fb0938b
    name:
    Isberg AS-Fram Motor Kompani AS-Catena AB, Gøteborg
    id:
    0057
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0059/0057
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3c9f240-689c-4bc6-b97d-cb917fb0938b
  17. urn:
    9b582b51-aadd-4d2c-9b17-ad01fcb2a912
    name:
    Det norske livsforsikringsselskapet Fram AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1282/Y/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b582b51-aadd-4d2c-9b17-ad01fcb2a912
  18. urn:
    8fb2c85b-b7df-419f-affe-711b8a3916fe
    name:
    Kjøp av Mineralvandfabriken Fram AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-137/F/Fb/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fb2c85b-b7df-419f-affe-711b8a3916fe
  19. urn:
    ee04334d-63f0-415c-afe6-9ac2ecf52842
    name:
    MRB Bedriftsutvikling AS. Fram s-269
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6883/D/Da/L0219/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee04334d-63f0-415c-afe6-9ac2ecf52842
  20. urn:
    b4c453aa-11fb-470a-8f8d-47043e4bcfa2
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    Stord hotell AS - skjenkeløyve fram til 30.06.2004
    id:
    0042
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    IKAH/1221-021/A/Ac/L0055/0042
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4c453aa-11fb-470a-8f8d-47043e4bcfa2
  21. urn:
    e1e13194-b1e9-4659-8993-288e17a59d16
    name:
    Stord hotell AS - skjenkeløyve fram til 30.06.2008
    id:
    0053
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    IKAH/1221-021/A/Ac/L0059/0053
    unit_type:
    SAK
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1e13194-b1e9-4659-8993-288e17a59d16
  22. urn:
    ad1327fa-3d38-4b5b-b1ce-fa1f99bf5b42
    name:
    Norges statsbaner - Holmenkollbanens vogner - Fram Reklame Byrå As
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NF/Ark-1058/D/L0073/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad1327fa-3d38-4b5b-b1ce-fa1f99bf5b42
  23. urn:
    41c47cca-547c-4f45-819b-b4b00ddc91e5
    name:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41c47cca-547c-4f45-819b-b4b00ddc91e5
  24. urn:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Framnessenteret AS
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    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0050/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73a0fde4-27b8-4166-8577-ec8b6f742cb0
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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.