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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-02T08:45:53Z in 6.104 seconds.

Showing 10 of 133195 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Haugesund maskinistskole
    id:
    SAST-A-102264
  2. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  3. name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
  4. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
  5. name:
    S. Haug A/S
    id:
    A-1105
  6. name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
  7. name:
    Haug, Nordmann (f. 1881), fotograf
    id:
    R.Ark.1642
  8. name:
    Haug, Ø.Toten, Gnr 140, bnr 1
    id:
    T-A-00092
  9. name:
    Haug behandlingshjem
    id:
    SAT-A-5274
  10. name:
    Avløpsanlegg Varhaug - Grødaland - parsell 1
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
133195
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b06769cc-5058-4706-b998-1393751c02a7
    name:
    Haugesund maskinistskole
    id:
    SAST-A-102264
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102264
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b06769cc-5058-4706-b998-1393751c02a7
  2. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  3. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  4. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  5. urn:
    5f7f7eb1-d0d1-4b5c-928b-33ab0fd27384
    name:
    S. Haug A/S
    id:
    A-1105
    path:
    DRMK/A-1105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f7f7eb1-d0d1-4b5c-928b-33ab0fd27384
  6. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  7. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000021065
    name:
    Haug, Nordmann (f. 1881), fotograf
    id:
    R.Ark.1642
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1642
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000021065
  8. urn:
    636dea00-c1b8-48b8-b64b-66db5e1ba188
    name:
    Haug, Ø.Toten, Gnr 140, bnr 1
    id:
    T-A-00092
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/636dea00-c1b8-48b8-b64b-66db5e1ba188
  9. urn:
    da93ad9e-d9ac-449e-80ba-3bb7c318f18d
    name:
    Haug behandlingshjem
    id:
    SAT-A-5274
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5274
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da93ad9e-d9ac-449e-80ba-3bb7c318f18d
  10. urn:
    1c37472d-cd94-4680-b4db-a65a574d39f8
    name:
    Avløpsanlegg Varhaug - Grødaland - parsell 1
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gf/L0021/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c37472d-cd94-4680-b4db-a65a574d39f8
  11. urn:
    407376fb-48d9-4651-8977-cad5f8b1d230
    name:
    Avløpsanlegg Varhaug - Grødaland parsell 2
    id:
    0155
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0040/0155
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/407376fb-48d9-4651-8977-cad5f8b1d230
  12. urn:
    acdd0742-b698-429a-9c47-6ac98a002012
    name:
    Underskrevet kontrakt ny vannledning mellom Fjermestad og Myrhaug
    id:
    0110
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0016/0110
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/acdd0742-b698-429a-9c47-6ac98a002012
  13. urn:
    45276039-bd40-42fd-9ba0-d2057d84d583
    name:
    Haugesund kommune - Haugesund Trygdenemnd
    id:
    A-1425
    path:
    IKAR/A-1425
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45276039-bd40-42fd-9ba0-d2057d84d583
  14. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000016109
    name:
    Haug, Håkon (f. 1907)
    id:
    R.Ark.1279
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1279
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000016109
  15. urn:
    8ec0c325-2fd1-40e8-bda0-e18547870726
    name:
    Haugesund kommune - Haugesund Arbeidskontor
    id:
    A-1428
    path:
    IKAR/A-1428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ec0c325-2fd1-40e8-bda0-e18547870726
  16. urn:
    c2d0e7f9-14ce-404a-9538-17e2b6ba02e4
    name:
    Haugesund kommune - Haugesund legedistrikt - Sunnhetskommisjonen
    id:
    A-1430
    path:
    IKAR/A-1430
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2d0e7f9-14ce-404a-9538-17e2b6ba02e4
  17. urn:
    5ac327aa-b95f-47ff-a923-a726e9c4778b
    name:
    Haugesund kommune - Haugesund stedlige arbeidstilsyn
    id:
    A-1429
    path:
    IKAR/A-1429
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ac327aa-b95f-47ff-a923-a726e9c4778b
  18. urn:
    9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
    name:
    Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
    id:
    SAKO-P-1400
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
  19. urn:
    3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
    name:
    Sartor Maskin AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0009/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
  20. urn:
    1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforenning-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
  21. urn:
    62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforening-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
  22. urn:
    a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
    name:
    Hatterud, Tor, mekaniker og selger av landbruksmaskiner
    id:
    AS-431
    path:
    AV/AS-431
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tor Hatterud ble født på Øvre Rognstad i Veldre, Ringsaker, 17. juni 1947. Han vokste opp sammen med to brødre og måtte tidlig bidra med arbeid på garden. Etter grunnskole og framhaldskole tok han ett år med grunnleggende teknisk skole og to år på landbruksmaskinskole. Hatterud arbeidet som mekanike...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
  23. urn:
    2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
    name:
    Maskin AS K. Lund
    id:
    P-16677
    path:
    AV/P-16677
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Maskin A/S K. Lund & Co er en norsk maskinforhandler og -produsent. Firmaet ble etablert i Oslo i 1898 som maskinagenturen K. Lund & Co. av de to ingeniørene Kristoffer Lund (1870-1942) og Kristian Vennemoe (1869-1933), fra Høland. Firmaet hadde i 1899 forretningsadresse i Svaneapotek-gården i Karl ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
  24. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
    name:
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    id:
    0041
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0041
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
  25. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
    name:
    MA-serie IV (maskin) - Tegninger i IV-størrelse
    id:
    0043
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0043
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
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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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