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 2026-10-21T18:28:40Z in 0.504 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108326 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk Vaktselskap AS - Gårdvakt AS
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap og AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0012
  4. name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap og AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0016
  5. name:
    AS Gårdvakt og AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0011
  6. name:
    Norsk Vaktselskap - AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0015
  7. name:
    AS Gårdvakt - Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0018
  8. name:
    Bevoktningskontrakt med Norsk Vaktselskap AS
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Avtale med AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Hønefoss og Norderhov komite for drift ved Hønefoss bruk
    id:
    0613043.2
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total:
108326
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    4308dbb3-ae9a-4089-a4a1-7c60f36316d1
    name:
    Norsk Vaktselskap AS - Gårdvakt AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0075/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4308dbb3-ae9a-4089-a4a1-7c60f36316d1
  2. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000002443
    name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-1326/D/Dc/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000002443
  3. urn:
    6b169802-1268-40b6-9a74-5c97ad93fa73
    name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap og AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0033/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b169802-1268-40b6-9a74-5c97ad93fa73
  4. urn:
    843619a7-733b-4e95-959a-43062754c555
    name:
    AS Norsk Vaktselskap og AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0064/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/843619a7-733b-4e95-959a-43062754c555
  5. urn:
    1a3e5320-5152-4b26-8eb0-98e43a635e41
    name:
    AS Gårdvakt og AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0087/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a3e5320-5152-4b26-8eb0-98e43a635e41
  6. urn:
    14081d0d-9f21-4594-875b-509daf71be24
    name:
    Norsk Vaktselskap - AS Gårdvakt
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0043/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14081d0d-9f21-4594-875b-509daf71be24
  7. urn:
    8cd47281-2f52-465c-9b84-b3aa94d77be3
    name:
    AS Gårdvakt - Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Db/L0053/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cd47281-2f52-465c-9b84-b3aa94d77be3
  8. urn:
    011fdaf8-59ac-4c46-8cd7-49f99b35ff49
    name:
    Bevoktningskontrakt med Norsk Vaktselskap AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Db/L0366/0018/0004
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/011fdaf8-59ac-4c46-8cd7-49f99b35ff49
  9. urn:
    0f8bcd53-4270-4ae6-947e-0b07ef1f9322
    name:
    Avtale med AS Norsk Vaktselskap
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0199/0002/0001
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f8bcd53-4270-4ae6-947e-0b07ef1f9322
  10. urn:
    3225eaaa-8f09-4f7d-b96e-a49e1986f93f
    name:
    Hønefoss og Norderhov komite for drift ved Hønefoss bruk
    id:
    0613043.2
    path:
    IKAK/0613043.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3225eaaa-8f09-4f7d-b96e-a49e1986f93f
  11. urn:
    2dc1cf5f-eb96-4388-9620-a5abd8c77a65
    name:
    Hønefoss sykehjem
    id:
    Gcf
    path:
    IKAK/0605545/G/Gc/Gcf
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dc1cf5f-eb96-4388-9620-a5abd8c77a65
  12. urn:
    b483f137-eff0-4127-81ff-df03388c418a
    name:
    Hønefoss stadion
    id:
    Gec
    path:
    IKAK/0605545/G/Ge/Gec
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b483f137-eff0-4127-81ff-df03388c418a
  13. urn:
    d80631a8-77e9-48ad-8823-b112f4497f3d
    name:
    Hønefoss Sveiseverksted
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0039/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d80631a8-77e9-48ad-8823-b112f4497f3d
  14. urn:
    505bf09c-1563-4eb6-919a-09ccb53d986f
    name:
    Hønefoss forliksråd
    id:
    0601811
    path:
    IKAK/0601811
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/505bf09c-1563-4eb6-919a-09ccb53d986f
  15. urn:
    a27a1e9e-68bb-44df-b74c-5c556c8217e0
    name:
    Hønefoss skole
    id:
    0605231.13
    path:
    IKAK/0605231.13
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a27a1e9e-68bb-44df-b74c-5c556c8217e0
  16. urn:
    e3ae9dda-d8a3-4ae8-a6f3-f36da9eb1de2
    name:
    Hønefoss - A/S Høka
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0181/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3ae9dda-d8a3-4ae8-a6f3-f36da9eb1de2
  17. urn:
    4b68f267-ef21-4956-835d-f2b20fd631ec
    name:
    Hønefoss hvilehjem
    id:
    0601442
    path:
    IKAK/0601442
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b68f267-ef21-4956-835d-f2b20fd631ec
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000156633
    name:
    Pa 1631- Hønefoss ferdigbetong AS
    id:
    A-2906
    path:
    VEMU/A-2906
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000156633
  19. urn:
    587a42fb-ddb6-4c4b-8af6-2ca6b26ef789
    name:
    Aspelin-Stormbull Hønefoss AS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1394/J/Jj/L0009/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/587a42fb-ddb6-4c4b-8af6-2ca6b26ef789
  20. urn:
    7d7c0c85-f065-448a-a0ba-c9b1dc5fa21d
    name:
    Hønefoss og omegns bygningsarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1954
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1954
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Stiftet den 15. desember 1923 etter at Hønefoss Trearbeiderforening og Hønefoss og Omegns sten-, jord- og sementararbeiderforening ble slått sammen til en bygningsindustriarbeiderforening for Hønefoss og Omegn. Foreningen ble kalt Hønefoss og Omegns Bygningsarbeiderforening.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d7c0c85-f065-448a-a0ba-c9b1dc5fa21d
  21. urn:
    b611a0c8-b964-4a2e-ab1b-4406f6bf48b2
    name:
    Hønefoss Karosserifabrikk A/S
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    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0039/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b611a0c8-b964-4a2e-ab1b-4406f6bf48b2
  22. urn:
    eec08a34-2508-428c-8d05-8715593500dc
    name:
    Hønefoss Konfeksjon AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1394/F/Fa/L0057/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eec08a34-2508-428c-8d05-8715593500dc
  23. urn:
    db1d8f5d-d535-42a1-9ec0-660ffdf33a39
    name:
    Bokmannen AS, Hønefoss
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1810/1/H/Hj/Hjc/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db1d8f5d-d535-42a1-9ec0-660ffdf33a39
  24. urn:
    dd9d4d63-c547-41f8-92be-4403cfd911e2
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Hønefoss kretssykekasse – også kalt sykekasse – ble etablert i 1911. Kretssykekassen var et selvstendig rettssubjekt i kommunen og ble ledet av et styre. En forretningsfører hadde det daglige ansvaret for kassen, og Riksforsikringsanstalten var det overordnede organ. I 1930 endrer kontoret navn til...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd9d4d63-c547-41f8-92be-4403cfd911e2
  25. urn:
    008a74e2-eb5c-4b93-8ee2-dc36f05e4d82
    name:
    Hønefoss politistasjon
    id:
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    path:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ringerike politikammer ble opprettet ved res 09.06.1900. Ringerike politimesterembete skulle omfatte byen Hønefoss, Ringerike og Hallingdal fogderier, og Modum -, Sigdal - og Krødsherad kommune. Kgl.res 20.02.1904 overførte rådstueskriverforretningene fra sorenskriver til politimesteren. Hønefoss f...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/008a74e2-eb5c-4b93-8ee2-dc36f05e4d82
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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