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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T21:18:49Z in 0.449 seconds.

Showing 10 of 211783 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Rullestoler. Invacare AS Avd Trondheim
    id:
    0010
  2. name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 713015. Ørsta Stål AS avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0368
  4. name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 403023. Trondheim Øyelegesenter AS
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 400503. Bravida Norge 2 AS Trondheim
    id:
    0014
  6. name:
    Bare-Nord AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Nor Lines AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0065
  8. name:
    Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd
    id:
    AS-2625
  9. name:
    Avdeling 17 - oppsigelse. Bedrift 710123 Ringnes AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Stillingsendring. Uenighetsprotokoll E.H. AS Rockwool avd Trondheim
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
211783
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a3e722f4-87c2-4d2d-b379-234172feed86
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Rullestoler. Invacare AS Avd Trondheim
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0017/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3e722f4-87c2-4d2d-b379-234172feed86
  2. urn:
    350f4a08-17fc-48d6-a882-114509f96ff1
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 713015. Ørsta Stål AS avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0109/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/350f4a08-17fc-48d6-a882-114509f96ff1
  3. urn:
    b204893c-b736-4621-919c-6288855ab081
    name:
    Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0368
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0368
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b204893c-b736-4621-919c-6288855ab081
  4. urn:
    93c1661d-0442-4836-b134-cf4291882ae6
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 403023. Trondheim Øyelegesenter AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0106/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c1661d-0442-4836-b134-cf4291882ae6
  5. urn:
    413383ba-61ee-46a3-99eb-a13eb783b600
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 400503. Bravida Norge 2 AS Trondheim
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0109/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/413383ba-61ee-46a3-99eb-a13eb783b600
  6. urn:
    56e2f33a-f5a1-4e10-b8df-19540ff1c3f5
    name:
    Bare-Nord AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0084/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56e2f33a-f5a1-4e10-b8df-19540ff1c3f5
  7. urn:
    96ba75f9-bf0f-476c-8032-406fdbc5b4e7
    name:
    Nor Lines AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0065
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0065
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96ba75f9-bf0f-476c-8032-406fdbc5b4e7
  8. urn:
    7baac64e-dd76-416f-8a93-4514e111d0d7
    name:
    Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd
    id:
    AS-2625
    path:
    AV/AS-2625
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Sambandet Norge Sovjetunionen Trondheim Avd virket i Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7baac64e-dd76-416f-8a93-4514e111d0d7
  9. urn:
    0baef12e-429d-4973-8034-36ca85525617
    name:
    Avdeling 17 - oppsigelse. Bedrift 710123 Ringnes AS avd. Trondheim
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0010/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0baef12e-429d-4973-8034-36ca85525617
  10. urn:
    c182c6eb-9f52-4b4c-90b3-970625760bcd
    name:
    Stillingsendring. Uenighetsprotokoll E.H. AS Rockwool avd Trondheim
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0105/0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c182c6eb-9f52-4b4c-90b3-970625760bcd
  11. urn:
    db56baf2-9c53-4cc5-a2d3-3b04336fe173
    name:
    Avd. 8 Sør-Trøndelag - Trondheim Renhold AS
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0511/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db56baf2-9c53-4cc5-a2d3-3b04336fe173
  12. urn:
    03b3dec8-d971-43ec-ba4b-d5b69d4b2e10
    name:
    Trondheim avd. 13
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2984/D/Db/L0011/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03b3dec8-d971-43ec-ba4b-d5b69d4b2e10
  13. urn:
    162f86ad-c61e-41a8-817b-cc230af7f5cb
    name:
    Trondheim avd. 13
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2984/D/Db/L0011/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/162f86ad-c61e-41a8-817b-cc230af7f5cb
  14. urn:
    76942436-ca23-4c51-91cd-a011296bd616
    name:
    Trondheims Møbelsnekkerforening avd. 7 av NTAF
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0438
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0438
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76942436-ca23-4c51-91cd-a011296bd616
  15. urn:
    ebf69fc2-788f-4bf6-bcbd-630ce2dcd3d3
    name:
    7/81 Tegninger - Andøya flystasjon hangar H - elektro - ASEA AS avd Trondheim
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0139/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ebf69fc2-788f-4bf6-bcbd-630ce2dcd3d3
  16. urn:
    f7b5210a-6aa9-4727-a1cb-ece953fb9602
    name:
    Trondheim Dampfjærrenseri AS. Avdeling 22, Trondheim kjemiske industriarbeiderforening
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1662/D/Dd/L0319/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7b5210a-6aa9-4727-a1cb-ece953fb9602
  17. urn:
    f499322c-b4db-481c-b5ca-56aeb2cd3b75
    name:
    Norsk kjøttindustri avd. Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0541
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0541
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f499322c-b4db-481c-b5ca-56aeb2cd3b75
  18. urn:
    144b370f-6e7b-46df-91ca-996688834e13
    name:
    Meieriarbeidernes Forening, avd. 70 Trondheim
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0305
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0305
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/144b370f-6e7b-46df-91ca-996688834e13
  19. urn:
    26a0dec3-cb53-4bd6-9b04-7e53d3f1b730
    name:
    AS utvalget. Trondheim avdeling. Møtereferat
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4565/D/Da/L0004/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26a0dec3-cb53-4bd6-9b04-7e53d3f1b730
  20. urn:
    6ecc1821-41ae-4675-95ed-ab3338106386
    name:
    Avdeling 17, medlem 113257 - "Endringsoppsigelse". Bedrift 402547 Siemens AS avd. Building Technologies Trondheim. Saksnummer: 11.04.2012-16568
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0011/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ecc1821-41ae-4675-95ed-ab3338106386
  21. urn:
    60209690-78e5-4cac-b54c-6305bb4ec98a
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 401289. Maxit As Avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0103/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60209690-78e5-4cac-b54c-6305bb4ec98a
  22. urn:
    abfdcf45-b71a-4ebe-9d4d-99d604eba8e4
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 400931. AS Rockwool, avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0105/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abfdcf45-b71a-4ebe-9d4d-99d604eba8e4
  23. urn:
    f55804aa-b2f2-4b42-a9ed-8657477bbd36
    name:
    Stento ASA avd Trondheim (Medlnr. 1289)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0233/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f55804aa-b2f2-4b42-a9ed-8657477bbd36
  24. urn:
    b7069e07-34ba-4b5b-9fb8-752f44919852
    name:
    Stento ASA avd Trondheim (Medlnr. 1289)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0085/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7069e07-34ba-4b5b-9fb8-752f44919852
  25. urn:
    3c75b392-73c8-45e9-b666-f3dd747029a2
    name:
    Årsberetning for 1985. Trondheim byfornyelse AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0015/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c75b392-73c8-45e9-b666-f3dd747029a2
Will you use the result in generated code?

Open the same result as JSON

Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.

Continue exploring

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.