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 2026-10-23T03:14:49Z in 1.262 seconds.

Showing 10 of 107496 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    AS-10786
  2. name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 10
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 11
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 19
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Gardermoen flystasjon
    id:
    RAFA-4F-11415
  6. name:
    Gardermoen barneteater
    id:
    AKT-1297
  7. name:
    Ullensaker III/5 - Gardermoen
    id:
    0037
  8. name:
    Gardermoen
    id:
    0025
  9. name:
    Gardermoen airport (OSL)
    id:
    L0030
  10. name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
107496
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    f60d68f8-a9aa-4738-bd0b-f2cfebb999b4
    name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    AS-10786
    path:
    AV/AS-10786
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gardermoen ble første gang benyttet som flystasjon i 1912 da Norges første flyger, marineløytnant Dons, fortok den første landingen her. I 1914 startet Roald Amundsen sin første solotur med fly fra Gardermoen. Tyskerne bygde under Den annen verdenskrig Gardermoen ut til storflyplass med to kryssende...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f60d68f8-a9aa-4738-bd0b-f2cfebb999b4
  2. urn:
    7b0e345c-0e3b-43fe-98b0-ff079cf24ec8
    name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 10
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b0e345c-0e3b-43fe-98b0-ff079cf24ec8
  3. urn:
    7549aa06-76df-4c43-80b9-c36e956e1a36
    name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 11
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7549aa06-76df-4c43-80b9-c36e956e1a36
  4. urn:
    a5da70e8-09a1-463b-9ff3-a7f2bcf0be9d
    name:
    Moelven Limtregruppen AS Gardermoen 19
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5da70e8-09a1-463b-9ff3-a7f2bcf0be9d
  5. urn:
    aca13a1f-845e-4edd-8df4-a04bb3ec75f9
    name:
    Gardermoen flystasjon
    id:
    RAFA-4F-11415
    path:
    AV/RAFA-4F-11415
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gardermoen har tradisjoner som militærbase siden 1740. Det var imidlertid ikke før i 1912 at Gardermoen ble innviet som flyplass av marineløytnant H.F. Dons og hans "Start". Etter tyskernes invasjon i 1940 ble en voldsom utbygging av Gardermoen startet med rullebaner, hangarer og andre anlegg. Ette...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aca13a1f-845e-4edd-8df4-a04bb3ec75f9
  6. urn:
    5e343ed8-2465-40bf-af71-bfd3e472cc58
    name:
    Gardermoen barneteater
    id:
    AKT-1297
    path:
    AFM/AKT-1297
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Gardermoen barneteater ble dannet i 1952 av Bjørg Bjørneby. Bjørneby samlet 25 barn mellom fem og åtte år for å lage forestillingen "Snøhvit og Rosenrød." Kostymene ble laget av familiene til barna. Militære på Gardermoen samt andre frivillige hjalp med å lage kulissene. Først møtes teatergruppe hje...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e343ed8-2465-40bf-af71-bfd3e472cc58
  7. urn:
    78647dbc-56ef-4f5e-8b0f-4a1e22eb2f18
    name:
    Ullensaker III/5 - Gardermoen
    id:
    0037
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11480/D/L0003/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78647dbc-56ef-4f5e-8b0f-4a1e22eb2f18
  8. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003383
    name:
    Gardermoen
    id:
    0025
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0015/0025
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003383
  9. urn:
    61c4aa7b-a2fe-488f-82c7-2bf082186136
    name:
    Gardermoen airport (OSL)
    id:
    L0030
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102660/E/Ea/L0030
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61c4aa7b-a2fe-488f-82c7-2bf082186136
  10. urn:
    dcf0599f-f231-4c20-a9d9-6de377019bbc
    name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcf0599f-f231-4c20-a9d9-6de377019bbc
  11. urn:
    7e9fd4a4-7f5d-4dd8-8ae5-cd983d622cb0
    name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e9fd4a4-7f5d-4dd8-8ae5-cd983d622cb0
  12. urn:
    f839d0bb-2e29-4d41-a537-a785dac8207f
    name:
    Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f839d0bb-2e29-4d41-a537-a785dac8207f
  13. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000003455
    name:
    Gardermoen
    id:
    0017
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/12/A/L0018/0017
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000003455
  14. urn:
    8c069326-74b3-44bc-94d2-da5ad727762f
    name:
    Kulturminneprosjekt, Gardermoen
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ub/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c069326-74b3-44bc-94d2-da5ad727762f
  15. urn:
    bfeb2148-459c-4f63-b934-d6eb547524c2
    name:
    Gardermoen Fuelling Services AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0085/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfeb2148-459c-4f63-b934-d6eb547524c2
  16. urn:
    7d04f97a-18dc-44b6-8b28-be5ce2c5548e
    name:
    Gardermoen Fuelling Services AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0085/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d04f97a-18dc-44b6-8b28-be5ce2c5548e
  17. urn:
    2a7fd5af-b42a-4680-a4e0-0fbecd076f84
    name:
    Gardermoen skolemusikk
    id:
    US-1013
    path:
    AFM/US-1013
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a7fd5af-b42a-4680-a4e0-0fbecd076f84
  18. urn:
    6e7b9065-8675-45a9-8a5b-b6019136fe61
    name:
    Gardermoen barneteater
    id:
    US-1068
    path:
    AFM/US-1068
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e7b9065-8675-45a9-8a5b-b6019136fe61
  19. urn:
    b2f2978b-3ad1-4a99-91b9-b0e6604a4cbf
    name:
    Forsvarets relokalisering Gardermoen
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Ue/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2f2978b-3ad1-4a99-91b9-b0e6604a4cbf
  20. urn:
    51ff4fcd-de03-4d7e-9b65-14983133bdc0
    name:
    Gardermoen [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1126
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1126
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51ff4fcd-de03-4d7e-9b65-14983133bdc0
  21. urn:
    18cd1190-cd86-40aa-bcfb-362c218b042a
    name:
    Advarsel K.J.A. - Rica Hotel Gardermoen AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0031/0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18cd1190-cd86-40aa-bcfb-362c218b042a
  22. urn:
    12ac5a7c-bf4b-4688-a6c3-3f851c02614e
    name:
    Diverse bilder fra Gardermoen
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Uc/L0001/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12ac5a7c-bf4b-4688-a6c3-3f851c02614e
  23. urn:
    eaa9653f-d97b-4fcf-9e26-e3f296d02759
    name:
    Diverse bilder fra Gardermoen
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Uc/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaa9653f-d97b-4fcf-9e26-e3f296d02759
  24. urn:
    1c429410-3c99-4780-b8ee-90cadfce1448
    name:
    Diverse bilder fra Gardermoen
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AFM/US-1011/U/Uc/L0001/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c429410-3c99-4780-b8ee-90cadfce1448
  25. urn:
    2eb9dd8a-a586-47ff-a4c7-6593f17d6bba
    name:
    Hangar E Gardermoen flyplass - glasspaneler - AS Velux
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fc/L0024/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2eb9dd8a-a586-47ff-a4c7-6593f17d6bba
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.