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 2026-10-21T10:51:36Z in 0.604 seconds.

Showing 10 of 56866 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nesgrenda maskinlag
    id:
    DA-1311
  2. name:
    Misværmarkens maskinlag
    id:
    A-14-150
  3. name:
    Hol maskinlag
    id:
    A-2262
  4. name:
    Surnadal Maskinlag
    id:
    P-01237
  5. name:
    Nes Maskinlag (Bjugn)
    id:
    A0291
  6. name:
    Småland maskinlag (Frosta)
    id:
    A0731
  7. name:
    Haltdalen maskinlag (Holtålen)
    id:
    PA-0054
  8. name:
    Øvre Valldal maskinlag
    id:
    P-00230
  9. name:
    Nesset maskinlag (Levanger)
    id:
    PA-1495
  10. name:
    Klakken/Sæther Maskinlag (Bjugn)
    id:
    A0283
Show all fields in HTML
total:
56866
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    02cc27a1-35b1-4c20-8dbc-a0d6014c314e
    name:
    Nesgrenda maskinlag
    id:
    DA-1311
    path:
    AAMA/DA-1311
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02cc27a1-35b1-4c20-8dbc-a0d6014c314e
  2. urn:
    4ed74a41-f6ae-4655-a131-75b89959ec78
    name:
    Misværmarkens maskinlag
    id:
    A-14-150
    path:
    AIN/A-14-150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ed74a41-f6ae-4655-a131-75b89959ec78
  3. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007220
    name:
    Hol maskinlag
    id:
    A-2262
    path:
    BU/A-2262
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007220
  4. urn:
    cdbbe4e8-7e13-4c9e-8bfa-470e111d416f
    name:
    Surnadal Maskinlag
    id:
    P-01237
    path:
    IKAM/P-01237
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdbbe4e8-7e13-4c9e-8bfa-470e111d416f
  5. urn:
    893dc95f-ec23-433d-ad60-897628625b02
    name:
    Nes Maskinlag (Bjugn)
    id:
    A0291
    path:
    PAT/A0291
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/893dc95f-ec23-433d-ad60-897628625b02
  6. urn:
    435031d7-8187-435b-8282-b075c0a86011
    name:
    Småland maskinlag (Frosta)
    id:
    A0731
    path:
    PAT/A0731
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/435031d7-8187-435b-8282-b075c0a86011
  7. urn:
    17cfdca9-23b2-47e1-9c5e-81445b6889c0
    name:
    Haltdalen maskinlag (Holtålen)
    id:
    PA-0054
    path:
    TIKA/PA-0054
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17cfdca9-23b2-47e1-9c5e-81445b6889c0
  8. urn:
    5b7a3d4a-2b45-4e02-9883-8113d79c7e5b
    name:
    Øvre Valldal maskinlag
    id:
    P-00230
    path:
    IKAM/P-00230
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b7a3d4a-2b45-4e02-9883-8113d79c7e5b
  9. urn:
    d6cca7dc-aa1c-4ef9-b521-d579efb1da3b
    name:
    Nesset maskinlag (Levanger)
    id:
    PA-1495
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1495
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6cca7dc-aa1c-4ef9-b521-d579efb1da3b
  10. urn:
    5aeded6c-7936-42b2-a060-b20808e76c48
    name:
    Klakken/Sæther Maskinlag (Bjugn)
    id:
    A0283
    path:
    PAT/A0283
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5aeded6c-7936-42b2-a060-b20808e76c48
  11. urn:
    34b9e4b2-b90e-4281-9ace-32ddbf50f32d
    name:
    Larvikittprodusentenes Innkjøps- og Maskinlag A/L (Laprima A/L)
    id:
    RA-PA-2073
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2073
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34b9e4b2-b90e-4281-9ace-32ddbf50f32d
  12. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078669
    name:
    Pa 1098 - Holmestrand transportsentral - Lastebileiernes maskinlag
    id:
    A-2313
    path:
    VEMU/A-2313
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078669
  13. urn:
    ab452716-99b0-4a54-b979-3c566fe75ec1
    name:
    Nesgrenda maskinlag
    id:
    PA-2113
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2113
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Nesgrenda maskinlag ble dannet den 17. februar 1949, og det hørte hjemme i kretsene Nes-Ausel og Holt. Jordbrukere på disse stedene kunne opptas som medlemmer. Lagets vedtekter var: Normalvedtekter for maskinlag. Det første styret besto av følgende medlemmer: Johan Olstad, Hallvard Lilleholt, Ragnar...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab452716-99b0-4a54-b979-3c566fe75ec1
  14. urn:
    d8edba1e-81d8-42f9-a194-ce6c620c8993
    name:
    Slektshistorie om Trygve Hjelle og Dorthea Skaalerud (f. Hjelle)
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OAVF/A-00732/H/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8edba1e-81d8-42f9-a194-ce6c620c8993
  15. urn:
    161e624b-1882-4818-b984-420c7b4c2e98
    name:
    Hjelle, Toralv
    id:
    SFF-91084
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-91084
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/161e624b-1882-4818-b984-420c7b4c2e98
  16. urn:
    5af658bd-dde0-427a-8aef-2eda516bacdf
    name:
    Skreia Treskemaskinlag
    id:
    T-A-00782
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00782
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5af658bd-dde0-427a-8aef-2eda516bacdf
  17. urn:
    ce169105-1220-4ee5-92c7-26babf05e21e
    name:
    Byafossen såmaskinlag (Egge)
    id:
    A0422
    path:
    PAT/A0422
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce169105-1220-4ee5-92c7-26babf05e21e
  18. urn:
    693ea2e3-3a45-48d4-9bac-183235b02948
    name:
    Larvikittprodusentenes Innkjøps- og Maskinlag A/L (Laprima A/L)
    id:
    P-17137
    path:
    AV/P-17137
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Larvikittprodusentenes Innkjøps- og Maskinlag A/L, kalt Laprima A/L, er et andelslag for å lette innkjøp og bruk av maskiner til stenindustrien i regionen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/693ea2e3-3a45-48d4-9bac-183235b02948
  19. urn:
    a163085a-92f9-4ae0-8b7b-f8d2de3830f7
    name:
    Stryn kommune. Hjelle skule
    id:
    K-14491.520.02
    path:
    VLFK/K-14491.520.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a163085a-92f9-4ae0-8b7b-f8d2de3830f7
  20. urn:
    c9637183-e688-4027-890e-8b899807e727
    name:
    Hjelle, gardsarkiv gnr. 109
    id:
    SFF-90181
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-90181
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9637183-e688-4027-890e-8b899807e727
  21. urn:
    61cb958f-30e9-4d48-99e6-8005f5f7283f
    name:
    Arvid Hagen/ Anne Regine Hjelle
    id:
    T-A-00502
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00502
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61cb958f-30e9-4d48-99e6-8005f5f7283f
  22. urn:
    62fbf1cd-d3e9-45f9-b69e-f97e396d1f72
    name:
    dagbok for Hjelle skule
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    VLFK/K-14491.520.02/543/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62fbf1cd-d3e9-45f9-b69e-f97e396d1f72
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000048419
    name:
    Hjellestad skole
    id:
    A-4123
    path:
    BBA/A-4123
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000048419
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003415944
    name:
    Hjellestad Notlag
    id:
    A-7286
    path:
    BBA/A-7286
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003415944
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003415951
    name:
    Hjellestad Forbruksforening
    id:
    A-7287
    path:
    BBA/A-7287
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003415951
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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