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 2026-10-23T03:37:53Z in 0.752 seconds.

Showing 10 of 5870 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Innherred renovasjon iks
    id:
    PA-1211
  2. name:
    Innherred renovasjon iks (Levanger)
    id:
    PA-1431
  3. name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon
    id:
    0002
  4. name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0169
  6. name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0170
  7. name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0171
  8. name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Mulefyllplass
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Mulefyllplass
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Stjørdalen avfallsplass
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
5870
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a4f103b8-e8d8-4eda-8706-f31a2784dacd
    name:
    Innherred renovasjon iks
    id:
    PA-1211
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1211
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Innherred Renovasjon IKS er et interkommunalt selskap som eies av 9 kommuner, hvor eierandelene regnes ut i fra kommunenes innbyggertall: Selbu kommune (4,7% eierandel) Tydal kommune (0,9 % eierandel) Malvik kommune (14,7% eierandel) Meråker kommune (3,0% eierandel) Stjørdal ko...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4f103b8-e8d8-4eda-8706-f31a2784dacd
  2. urn:
    612f988e-a52b-4479-8c06-417c1527b02b
    name:
    Innherred renovasjon iks (Levanger)
    id:
    PA-1431
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1431
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/612f988e-a52b-4479-8c06-417c1527b02b
  3. urn:
    a149dae5-c364-4a37-a0b6-39e853008fca
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0082/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a149dae5-c364-4a37-a0b6-39e853008fca
  4. urn:
    b7a81481-bd2a-4b84-92c2-aed3f1ff43ed
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0082/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7a81481-bd2a-4b84-92c2-aed3f1ff43ed
  5. urn:
    e5d46c36-4435-4dfa-b544-d720ae24f984
    name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0169
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0169
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5d46c36-4435-4dfa-b544-d720ae24f984
  6. urn:
    c2a9d0d3-a85c-4ec3-a1ad-1d0c4332fc53
    name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0170
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0170
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2a9d0d3-a85c-4ec3-a1ad-1d0c4332fc53
  7. urn:
    06dc81df-436c-4f36-88b6-96af2de2c123
    name:
    Møtebok, Innherred samkommune
    id:
    L0171
    path:
    TIKA/A-5450/A/Aa/L0171
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06dc81df-436c-4f36-88b6-96af2de2c123
  8. urn:
    16781f75-253a-4de4-bf6b-d9686655fc50
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Mulefyllplass
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0082/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16781f75-253a-4de4-bf6b-d9686655fc50
  9. urn:
    02850c72-bba1-4030-9324-24e8e45f76d4
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Mulefyllplass
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0083/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02850c72-bba1-4030-9324-24e8e45f76d4
  10. urn:
    24513611-b3ab-4042-a4c2-8a116217db6c
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Stjørdalen avfallsplass
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0083/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24513611-b3ab-4042-a4c2-8a116217db6c
  11. urn:
    1873922f-a81d-427a-9551-67dd563b5e02
    name:
    Innherred kjøtt- og næringsmiddelkontroll iks
    id:
    AKT-2753
    path:
    TIKA/AKT-2753
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Interkommunalt selskap eid av Steinkjer, Inderøy, Leksvik, Mosvik, Snåsa, og Verran kommune. Oppløst ved overgang til statlig Mattilsyn 2004. Historikk og oppgaver: En viss kontroll med behandling av næringsmidler var hjemlet allerede i Sunnhetsloven av 1860. I 1892 regulerte lov om kommunale slakt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1873922f-a81d-427a-9551-67dd563b5e02
  12. urn:
    0222c9a9-84dc-446e-9420-3497b4ccff00
    name:
    Innherred sykepleierhøgskole
    id:
    AS-5190
    path:
    AV/AS-5190
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Innherred sykepleierhøgskole etablert i 1940 under navnet Innherred sykehus sykepleieskole. Skolen var tilknyttet Innherred sykehus, der man også før 1940 utdannet sykepleiere. I 1940 ble utdanningen utskilt som en egen enhet ved skolen, Innherred sykehus sykepleieskole. I 1963 ble det ved lov best...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0222c9a9-84dc-446e-9420-3497b4ccff00
  13. urn:
    6e69f455-916a-4e81-8832-2aed8b56fda2
    name:
    Offentlige fyllplasser, Innherred renovasjon. Stjørdalen avfallsplass. Diverse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6871/D/Dc/L0083/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e69f455-916a-4e81-8832-2aed8b56fda2
  14. urn:
    82066f49-c7ef-494f-b696-0ab3b72eaa60
    name:
    Kontrollutvalgssekretariatet i Buskerud IKS
    id:
    0600031.31
    path:
    IKAK/0600031.31
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82066f49-c7ef-494f-b696-0ab3b72eaa60
  15. urn:
    2ea01158-ded5-41a3-aa94-ab178dc4a723
    name:
    Avtale med Innherred renovasjon om drift av Mule fyllplass
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-0498/4/D/Dd/L0056/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ea01158-ded5-41a3-aa94-ab178dc4a723
  16. urn:
    420c7896-41d0-4c28-ac8a-205dae298d93
    name:
    Midt-Telemark Næringsfond IKS
    id:
    0819044-2
    path:
    IKAK/0819044-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/420c7896-41d0-4c28-ac8a-205dae298d93
  17. urn:
    fcbad5a2-691c-416e-a210-475e0267118a
    name:
    Midt-Telemark Næringsfond IKS
    id:
    0822044
    path:
    IKAK/0822044
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcbad5a2-691c-416e-a210-475e0267118a
  18. urn:
    d256a58c-1153-4b09-8b86-535e11c14fcf
    name:
    Miljørettet helsevern på Fosen IKS
    id:
    PA-5344
    path:
    TIKA/PA-5344
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d256a58c-1153-4b09-8b86-535e11c14fcf
  19. urn:
    6b998220-267b-41ff-99e1-b264ce76019d
    name:
    Diverse IKS. -Setpro AS -Setesdal Renovasjons selskap -PPT -Setesdalsmuseet
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/KA0940i-180/E/E02/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b998220-267b-41ff-99e1-b264ce76019d
  20. urn:
    ba2b3867-ed7a-4582-bdd5-c22b4ec2d03c
    name:
    7/6 88/0091 Innherred renovasjon - Valg av medlemmer til representantskapet og styret
    id:
    0002
    path:
    TIKA/A-1010/D/Dd/L0039/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba2b3867-ed7a-4582-bdd5-c22b4ec2d03c
  21. urn:
    2a69d3b2-75b5-4ea6-9af0-16d67c8b1c67
    name:
    Klasse M: Renovasjon - Felles.
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021.1/D/Da/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a69d3b2-75b5-4ea6-9af0-16d67c8b1c67
  22. urn:
    f15f66d5-879f-414e-ad0a-b0b7f6c7d952
    name:
    Vann, avløp, renovasjon, brann- og feietjeneste
    id:
    L0185
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2797 /D/Dc/L0185
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f15f66d5-879f-414e-ad0a-b0b7f6c7d952
  23. urn:
    51bbe42a-643a-4f83-a00e-ab5499d25e5b
    name:
    Hallingdal og Valdres, Kommunerevisjon IKS.
    id:
    0618131.2
    path:
    IKAK/0618131.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51bbe42a-643a-4f83-a00e-ab5499d25e5b
  24. urn:
    a144917b-d75b-44e8-b632-856afbc1ec82
    name:
    Representantskapet i pp tjenesten Inderøy og leksvik IKS
    id:
    G
    path:
    TIKA/A-1538/G
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a144917b-d75b-44e8-b632-856afbc1ec82
  25. urn:
    30b07050-b70f-4deb-9c14-9ae46ee61b79
    name:
    Renovasjon
    id:
    L0059
    path:
    TRKO/A-1449/D/Db/L0059
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30b07050-b70f-4deb-9c14-9ae46ee61b79
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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