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 2026-10-18T00:36:14Z in 1.999 seconds.

Showing 10 of 9190 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk murerforening
    id:
    ARK-2507
  2. name:
    Sarpsborg og omegns Murerforening
    id:
    BRMA-1025
  3. name:
    Elverum mur og murarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-95
  4. name:
    Mur 3 - 1986
    id:
    0008
  5. name:
    Mur 3 - 1987
    id:
    0009
  6. name:
    Bærum murer- og murerarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1896
  7. name:
    Hamar Murere og Murarbeidere
    id:
    ARK-158
  8. name:
    Steinkjer Murer og Murarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0334
  9. name:
    Halden Murer & Murerarbeideres Forening
    id:
    HHSP-1359
  10. name:
    Elverum mur- og murarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-95
Show all fields in HTML
total:
9190
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    98abc5c2-f1d7-40c4-96a8-111666676b2a
    name:
    Norsk murerforening
    id:
    ARK-2507
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2507
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98abc5c2-f1d7-40c4-96a8-111666676b2a
  2. urn:
    3ba6a31f-381a-4a9c-ae78-7b5f3de72e01
    name:
    Sarpsborg og omegns Murerforening
    id:
    BRMA-1025
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1025
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ba6a31f-381a-4a9c-ae78-7b5f3de72e01
  3. urn:
    710637cc-36a2-4430-9409-2ceb18107a85
    name:
    Elverum mur og murarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-95
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-95
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/710637cc-36a2-4430-9409-2ceb18107a85
  4. urn:
    f8fe7a6d-a4b6-4c14-95c4-815d24502393
    name:
    Mur 3 - 1986
    id:
    0008
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0009/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8fe7a6d-a4b6-4c14-95c4-815d24502393
  5. urn:
    af0e5107-717f-4067-ac47-590eefacf5bc
    name:
    Mur 3 - 1987
    id:
    0009
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0009/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af0e5107-717f-4067-ac47-590eefacf5bc
  6. urn:
    3dfd158b-8323-4394-bd0e-8cc020ad896b
    name:
    Bærum murer- og murerarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1896
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1896
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3dfd158b-8323-4394-bd0e-8cc020ad896b
  7. urn:
    6107e5b7-c2c5-4504-86e8-1355474312f2
    name:
    Hamar Murere og Murarbeidere
    id:
    ARK-158
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-158
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6107e5b7-c2c5-4504-86e8-1355474312f2
  8. urn:
    d99d151f-54ca-4341-8c0e-967f81599649
    name:
    Steinkjer Murer og Murarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0334
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0334
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d99d151f-54ca-4341-8c0e-967f81599649
  9. urn:
    652a42dc-5713-4ab9-baf1-a888a1923c7b
    name:
    Halden Murer & Murerarbeideres Forening
    id:
    HHSP-1359
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1359
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/652a42dc-5713-4ab9-baf1-a888a1923c7b
  10. urn:
    4232bffa-8d13-4a52-a628-b1eacb96ba9c
    name:
    Elverum mur- og murarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-95
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-95
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Elverum mur og murarbeiderforening var tilsluttet Norsk murerforbund. Norsk murerforbund ble en del av Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund i 1976.I Norsk murerforbund hadde foreningen avdelingsnummer 94. I Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund hadde foreningen avdelingsnummer 164.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4232bffa-8d13-4a52-a628-b1eacb96ba9c
  11. urn:
    85eaea8b-50ef-46c4-9e4b-90a54edbda74
    name:
    Jernbetong, mur- og pussearbeid
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0021/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85eaea8b-50ef-46c4-9e4b-90a54edbda74
  12. urn:
    2ed60d23-e624-4a9b-8597-8aa0e131e5dd
    name:
    Jernbetong, mur- og pussearbeid
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0021/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ed60d23-e624-4a9b-8597-8aa0e131e5dd
  13. urn:
    bb23f80b-103e-4d9d-8cc0-48f9a7d68144
    name:
    Norsk murerforbund
    id:
    ARK-1669
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1669
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb23f80b-103e-4d9d-8cc0-48f9a7d68144
  14. urn:
    bc3b040f-563a-4dd0-b318-3fe909256d88
    name:
    Murarbeidernes forening
    id:
    ARK-2277
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2277
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc3b040f-563a-4dd0-b318-3fe909256d88
  15. urn:
    56070e92-f5c0-4e2b-a1a2-5a9c93d6ff30
    name:
    Murernes union
    id:
    ARK-2506
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56070e92-f5c0-4e2b-a1a2-5a9c93d6ff30
  16. urn:
    dc9ee5c9-14bd-446a-83d3-f3ba7aa5d67b
    name:
    Notodden murerforening
    id:
    AAT-807038
    path:
    AAT/AAT-807038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc9ee5c9-14bd-446a-83d3-f3ba7aa5d67b
  17. urn:
    111fa4c5-a5f2-4a1e-90f8-6fe80b0df43f
    name:
    Bodø murerforbund
    id:
    A-22-209
    path:
    AIN/A-22-209
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/111fa4c5-a5f2-4a1e-90f8-6fe80b0df43f
  18. urn:
    b84be337-058c-4317-b0fe-8f0088cb9cf8
    name:
    Kristiansand murerforening
    id:
    SAK-ARB/166
    path:
    AV/SAK-ARB/166
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b84be337-058c-4317-b0fe-8f0088cb9cf8
  19. urn:
    5aeb7319-92b7-41d7-8df0-07dd634d035d
    name:
    Kristiansand Murmesterforening
    id:
    SAK-D/1024
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5aeb7319-92b7-41d7-8df0-07dd634d035d
  20. urn:
    cbf91133-8c6c-49e1-b04f-1c31a90f62d5
    name:
    Mursvennenes Forening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0293
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0293
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cbf91133-8c6c-49e1-b04f-1c31a90f62d5
  21. urn:
    4ad4bea3-3c30-4733-a06b-c58c0de3cf14
    name:
    Bodø Murerforening
    id:
    SATØ-P-0237
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0237
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ad4bea3-3c30-4733-a06b-c58c0de3cf14
  22. urn:
    ada54f87-8899-402f-aab0-f3572a263018
    name:
    Tromsø Murerforening
    id:
    SATØ-P-0238
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0238
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ada54f87-8899-402f-aab0-f3572a263018
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003014720
    name:
    Mursvennenes boligselskap A/S
    id:
    A-6893
    path:
    BBA/A-6893
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003014720
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003051513
    name:
    Bergens Murerforretning AS
    id:
    A-6957
    path:
    BBA/A-6957
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003051513
  25. urn:
    25760b83-5dc5-4268-8e8e-168c862981cd
    name:
    Lillehammer Murerforening
    id:
    A-00696
    path:
    OAM/A-00696
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25760b83-5dc5-4268-8e8e-168c862981cd
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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