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 2026-10-22T01:53:11Z in 1.736 seconds.

Showing 10 of 109585 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sak 97/278 Halvorsen grave/transportservice As
    id:
    0030
  2. name:
    Sak: 06/643 HGT - Finansiering av erstatningskrav Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice AS
    id:
    0014
  3. name:
    Sak: 04/737 Garanti for voldgiftssak – HGT Halvorsen grave- og transportservice AS
    id:
    0041
  4. name:
    Halvorsen grave- og transportservice
    id:
    0018
  5. name:
    Halvorsen Grave-/Transportservice A/S - Kokstad
    id:
    0009
  6. name:
    Kokstadvegen 31 - Halvorsen grave- og transportservice
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Sak 98/666 Halvorsen grave/transportservice – voldgiftssak
    id:
    0027
  8. name:
    Avtale - Øygarden kommune og Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice
    id:
    0019
  9. name:
    Avtale om steinuttak, Ljøsnesbukta Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice
    id:
    0021
  10. name:
    Sak: 01/120 Kjøp av areal i Ljøsnesbukta frå HGT – Halvorsen grave/transportservice
    id:
    0040
Show all fields in HTML
total:
109585
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    cc6431e6-e6a0-4322-a646-b30e225db669
    name:
    Sak 97/278 Halvorsen grave/transportservice As
    id:
    0030
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0033/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc6431e6-e6a0-4322-a646-b30e225db669
  2. urn:
    508a4d04-4c46-4a89-a20c-8429ae197891
    name:
    Sak: 06/643 HGT - Finansiering av erstatningskrav Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice AS
    id:
    0014
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Da/L0027/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/508a4d04-4c46-4a89-a20c-8429ae197891
  3. urn:
    886afe27-d738-4dd3-8f67-3d26d400a836
    name:
    Sak: 04/737 Garanti for voldgiftssak – HGT Halvorsen grave- og transportservice AS
    id:
    0041
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Df/L0015/0041
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/886afe27-d738-4dd3-8f67-3d26d400a836
  4. urn:
    0f424dac-31f2-4f72-910a-cc91afd0a2f2
    name:
    Halvorsen grave- og transportservice
    id:
    0018
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Dd/L0058/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f424dac-31f2-4f72-910a-cc91afd0a2f2
  5. urn:
    dc6b61e5-33f7-4204-8c51-d535effdfa84
    name:
    Halvorsen Grave-/Transportservice A/S - Kokstad
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0241/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc6b61e5-33f7-4204-8c51-d535effdfa84
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004076845
    name:
    Kokstadvegen 31 - Halvorsen grave- og transportservice
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-3909/J/Jk/L0124/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004076845
  7. urn:
    239a9503-67c9-46f7-8223-1124b9cc93c3
    name:
    Sak 98/666 Halvorsen grave/transportservice – voldgiftssak
    id:
    0027
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0033/0027
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/239a9503-67c9-46f7-8223-1124b9cc93c3
  8. urn:
    3065e010-c074-409d-b536-5dfa6c3a93d8
    name:
    Avtale - Øygarden kommune og Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Dd/L0057/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3065e010-c074-409d-b536-5dfa6c3a93d8
  9. urn:
    6ecd2abe-6466-4a39-8b46-6c9f71473dd0
    name:
    Avtale om steinuttak, Ljøsnesbukta Halvorsen Grave og Transportservice
    id:
    0021
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Dd/L0057/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ecd2abe-6466-4a39-8b46-6c9f71473dd0
  10. urn:
    393793c4-71e0-44d1-8372-489e69474f26
    name:
    Sak: 01/120 Kjøp av areal i Ljøsnesbukta frå HGT – Halvorsen grave/transportservice
    id:
    0040
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/Df/L0025/0040
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/393793c4-71e0-44d1-8372-489e69474f26
  11. urn:
    04e0ee1d-c4ac-4a02-9338-9d52ddeeba9f
    name:
    Sak 97/290 Uttak av stein avtale Halvorsen grave/transportserv. As
    id:
    0029
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0033/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04e0ee1d-c4ac-4a02-9338-9d52ddeeba9f
  12. urn:
    864ecb00-e787-4d32-beec-52cd2ad5eeca
    name:
    Terax Transportservice AS
    id:
    0031
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0031
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/864ecb00-e787-4d32-beec-52cd2ad5eeca
  13. urn:
    6234eb3c-c004-468b-93e8-f36d02817d9d
    name:
    Transportservice Rana AS
    id:
    0037
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0037
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6234eb3c-c004-468b-93e8-f36d02817d9d
  14. urn:
    e4db4f03-2cbd-474d-8d90-00e9ba94ebe5
    name:
    Transportservice Trøndelag AS
    id:
    0038
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4db4f03-2cbd-474d-8d90-00e9ba94ebe5
  15. urn:
    9f5c7b44-6bcd-4a6e-92cc-4af63dc4e590
    name:
    Kvitseid Transportservice AS
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0010/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f5c7b44-6bcd-4a6e-92cc-4af63dc4e590
  16. urn:
    2e2f14ec-48ee-4138-9403-139dbab695ee
    name:
    Sande Transportservice AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2055/01/D/Dh/L0013/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2f14ec-48ee-4138-9403-139dbab695ee
  17. urn:
    d26ed94f-9e7b-4159-a0d5-0bd864d5c79c
    name:
    Oppsigelsessak Transportservice Trøndelag AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0013/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d26ed94f-9e7b-4159-a0d5-0bd864d5c79c
  18. urn:
    ae447808-c09d-4dd9-9edf-3dd8e6834b86
    name:
    Oppsigelsessak Transportservice Trøndelag AS
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0013/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae447808-c09d-4dd9-9edf-3dd8e6834b86
  19. urn:
    21c494ee-50ec-4277-91ec-eee9c022670e
    name:
    Overenskomstforhold DFDS Transportservice AS
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0014/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21c494ee-50ec-4277-91ec-eee9c022670e
  20. urn:
    0b1fe199-1f21-41a9-b1b0-bfe6b89fa220
    name:
    Overenskomstforhold Frosta Transportservice AS
    id:
    0023
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0014/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b1fe199-1f21-41a9-b1b0-bfe6b89fa220
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003636187
    name:
    Skjold kirke / Skjold fortettingsområde
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fe/Fec/Fecb/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003636187
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003636188
    name:
    Skjold kirke. Veikryss Fanavegen - ny Harald Skjolds vei
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fe/Fec/Fecb/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003636188
  23. urn:
    6e8f3752-3d0c-4f70-b5b2-0a272cbaf42a
    name:
    Aasmund Grave
    id:
    AKT-1090
    path:
    VTM/AKT-1090
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aasmund Grave var landhandlar.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e8f3752-3d0c-4f70-b5b2-0a272cbaf42a
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160502
    name:
    Familien Halvorsen
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    VEMU/A-2922/U/Ub/L0002
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160502
  25. urn:
    912c7a38-1423-4735-8973-eadda10d3bb3
    name:
    Sak 00/187 Avtale – Øygarden kommune – HGT Halvorsen Grave og Transportserv.
    id:
    0026
    path:
    IKAH/1259b-021/D/De/L0033/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/912c7a38-1423-4735-8973-eadda10d3bb3
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.