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 2026-10-24T06:24:33Z in 1.108 seconds.

Showing 10 of 57723 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bedrift 402630 - A til Å Entreprenør AS
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Entreprenør Thor R. Drechsler, Brevik
    id:
    BH-A-1090
  3. name:
    Glåmdal Skogentreprenørforening
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1089
  4. name:
    Bergen Entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1058
  5. name:
    Bergen Entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1058
  6. name:
    V & H Entreprenør A/S
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Støens entreprenørforretning, Torbjørn
    id:
    NOMA-A-0012
  8. name:
    Fylkesentreprenørnemnda i Aust-Agder
    id:
    SAK-2901-0002
  9. name:
    Den private entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1034
  10. name:
    Den private entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1034
Show all fields in HTML
total:
57723
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
    name:
    Bedrift 402630 - A til Å Entreprenør AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/118ef620-e3c9-4996-a455-8c65ff8c835f
  2. urn:
    bd73e316-770c-450f-97d9-1454043da2e3
    name:
    Entreprenør Thor R. Drechsler, Brevik
    id:
    BH-A-1090
    path:
    TEMU/BH-A-1090
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd73e316-770c-450f-97d9-1454043da2e3
  3. urn:
    fa224c8a-2c1b-4ad5-8a80-3df90d7ab76c
    name:
    Glåmdal Skogentreprenørforening
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1089
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1089
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa224c8a-2c1b-4ad5-8a80-3df90d7ab76c
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000544803
    name:
    Bergen Entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1058
    path:
    BBA/A-1058
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000544803
  5. urn:
    73172136-e24b-4dc1-9d5e-d4372351cd43
    name:
    Bergen Entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1058
    path:
    SAF/A-1058
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73172136-e24b-4dc1-9d5e-d4372351cd43
  6. urn:
    1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
    name:
    V & H Entreprenør A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0068/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d85921c-bb99-4699-949b-89ad7b80cc5b
  7. urn:
    d01ea651-ff55-48fd-8503-57cc5594eb89
    name:
    Støens entreprenørforretning, Torbjørn
    id:
    NOMA-A-0012
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d01ea651-ff55-48fd-8503-57cc5594eb89
  8. urn:
    748fbd49-d03c-4aae-855c-672946df9212
    name:
    Fylkesentreprenørnemnda i Aust-Agder
    id:
    SAK-2901-0002
    path:
    AV/SAK-2901-0002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/748fbd49-d03c-4aae-855c-672946df9212
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000561842
    name:
    Den private entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1034
    path:
    BBA/A-1034
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000561842
  10. urn:
    6a08cda0-a83e-41aa-b8a7-5c7a303cff57
    name:
    Den private entreprenørforening
    id:
    A-1034
    path:
    SAF/A-1034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a08cda0-a83e-41aa-b8a7-5c7a303cff57
  11. urn:
    af52c30d-b51b-4cf1-a0d4-30bf9f9c1027
    name:
    Trondhjems cementstøberi og entreprenørforretning
    id:
    A-0290
    path:
    UBIT/A-0290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af52c30d-b51b-4cf1-a0d4-30bf9f9c1027
  12. urn:
    243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
    name:
    Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Østlandet
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1855/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/243fb559-2564-45a9-bb70-4b69b5204d6d
  13. urn:
    15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
    name:
    Lokal innehaver og entreprenør avtaler - regionskontoret i Tromsø og Hamar
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dk/L1858/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15f17c91-0316-488a-ac76-b3a1b830ee5d
  14. urn:
    c489dc5a-b221-49cd-b49b-364e564e489e
    name:
    Hamco
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbd/L0005/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c489dc5a-b221-49cd-b49b-364e564e489e
  15. urn:
    7ffaa312-1afe-4758-9b9d-4988555425da
    name:
    Hamco Industri A/S
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fe/Feb/L0018/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ffaa312-1afe-4758-9b9d-4988555425da
  16. urn:
    97640cb9-0630-490a-bd02-3f7e17600eaf
    name:
    Hamco Industri
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0323/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97640cb9-0630-490a-bd02-3f7e17600eaf
  17. urn:
    18fa54e9-51a2-47bc-ad20-77231e971467
    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0258/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18fa54e9-51a2-47bc-ad20-77231e971467
  18. urn:
    e96ed11b-37e2-405c-9279-8b3f8eb4c15d
    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0303/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e96ed11b-37e2-405c-9279-8b3f8eb4c15d
  19. urn:
    35d21a40-5a1a-48b6-ab52-687dcc14ea62
    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0316/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35d21a40-5a1a-48b6-ab52-687dcc14ea62
  20. urn:
    f627815d-9c14-4a38-906b-a6e71cc73fb5
    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S
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    0007
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    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0332/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f627815d-9c14-4a38-906b-a6e71cc73fb5
  21. urn:
    2e0f962f-791b-459f-8b07-1395d31fd222
    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S
    id:
    0002
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    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0351/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e0f962f-791b-459f-8b07-1395d31fd222
  22. urn:
    666d8132-a222-4c6f-977f-f5adb39f713f
    name:
    Hamco Bygg, Rossfjordstraumen
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2621/Eb/L0019/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/666d8132-a222-4c6f-977f-f5adb39f713f
  23. urn:
    61b52eaf-9f16-4fda-b325-fc436adca0f5
    name:
    Hamco Industri A/S, Kapp
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/1/D/Da/Dab/L0018/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61b52eaf-9f16-4fda-b325-fc436adca0f5
  24. urn:
    cf4e8db4-a344-46f3-8eda-98dead10dae8
    name:
    Lenvik, Hamco-Lenvik fiskeindustri
    id:
    L0046
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    AV/SATØ-S-1506/2/E/Eg/Egc/L0046
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    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf4e8db4-a344-46f3-8eda-98dead10dae8
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Kapp - Hamco Industri A/S; Kapp Verksteder A/S
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0271/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f01753a5-3081-477e-a49b-94048ca039e9
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.