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 2026-11-13T02:19:08Z in 0.435 seconds.

Showing 10 of 166817 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    JVB Tur AS
    id:
    0025
  2. name:
    JVB Tur AS
    id:
    0026
  3. name:
    Norsk Tur AS Kristiansand
    id:
    D/1293
  4. name:
    Norsk Tur AS
    id:
    P-15429
  5. name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Person- og godstransport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Person- og godstransport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0002
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total:
166817
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    141e8b32-ffde-486a-90c7-90dd1e3b7219
    name:
    JVB Tur AS
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0086/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/141e8b32-ffde-486a-90c7-90dd1e3b7219
  2. urn:
    d4377fb4-8657-4162-8716-cb6b6acb0b34
    name:
    JVB Tur AS
    id:
    0026
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0086/0026
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4377fb4-8657-4162-8716-cb6b6acb0b34
  3. urn:
    866c9119-40d4-4fe7-af29-6bca8ce45113
    name:
    Norsk Tur AS Kristiansand
    id:
    D/1293
    path:
    AV/D/1293
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Tur AS er et firma i Kristiansand som produserer og arrangerer turer for andre firmaer. Kundene er typisk banker som inviterer pensjonister eller gode kunder på tur, eller firmaer som inviterer ansatte eller kunder på tur/seminar. Norsk Tur AS har i dag (2005) 20 fast ansatte medarbeidere samt...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/866c9119-40d4-4fe7-af29-6bca8ce45113
  4. urn:
    dd764179-eb3e-4a17-a1cf-2915bb3b26ef
    name:
    Norsk Tur AS
    id:
    P-15429
    path:
    AV/P-15429
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Norsk Tur AS er et reiseselskap (privat aksjeselskap), etablert i Kristiansand i 1984, som arrangerer turer for grupper i alle størrelser over hele verden.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd764179-eb3e-4a17-a1cf-2915bb3b26ef
  5. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016766
    name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0090/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016766
  6. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016767
    name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0090/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016767
  7. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016768
    name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0004
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0090/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016768
  8. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016769
    name:
    Person- og godstrasnsport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0090/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016769
  9. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016770
    name:
    Person- og godstransport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0091/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016770
  10. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv000000016771
    name:
    Person- og godstransport i rute. A/S Jotunheimen og Valdresruten Bilselskap JVB
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OFA/ARK/9/D/Dd/L0091/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv000000016771
  11. urn:
    a7ba93e6-19ad-464f-840b-c37d18c0f879
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7ba93e6-19ad-464f-840b-c37d18c0f879
  12. urn:
    af88b95c-2a4e-4b9c-82ab-57dc3f9899e3
    name:
    Sunndal kommune. Kulturutvalet/Kulturetaten
    id:
    K-15630.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15630.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af88b95c-2a4e-4b9c-82ab-57dc3f9899e3
  13. urn:
    a78218c8-0e0d-4c47-b3a5-6fca30eb917e
    name:
    Suldal kommune - Kulturstyret - Kulturkontoret
    id:
    A-565
    path:
    IKAR/A-565
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a78218c8-0e0d-4c47-b3a5-6fca30eb917e
  14. urn:
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    id:
    K-100757
    path:
    IKAR/K-100757
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76c4e106-6569-4e27-b594-6ec8c08982cd
  15. urn:
    b94444d2-00cb-49c6-bbc0-ec79bfd2fcc2
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    Stordal kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15260.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15260.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b94444d2-00cb-49c6-bbc0-ec79bfd2fcc2
  16. urn:
    fdede99e-006f-4327-aa6b-a3b394eb878b
    name:
    Averøy kommune. Hovedutvalg for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15540.460
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdede99e-006f-4327-aa6b-a3b394eb878b
  17. urn:
    b5b49d84-d533-4d0d-9790-bb978e6114eb
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    Smøla kommune. Hovudutval for kultur/Kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15730.460
    path:
    IKAM/K-15730.460
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5b49d84-d533-4d0d-9790-bb978e6114eb
  18. urn:
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    Norsk kulturråd i Masi/Samisk litteraturutvalg
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    SATØ-S-0163
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    AV/SATØ-S-0163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b1511f7-042d-4f8c-9729-3cacb7a8c340
  19. urn:
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  20. urn:
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    id:
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  21. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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  23. urn:
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    BBA/A-0743/U/Ua/Uab/L0002/0067
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Tur
    id:
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    path:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003145678
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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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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.