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 2026-11-14T13:14:52Z in 0.160 seconds.

Showing 10 of 71260 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kautokeino trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1570
  2. name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
  3. name:
    Snertingdal Auto A/S
    id:
    E-A-00118
  4. name:
    Johannessen, Ole-Jørgen_Mongstad og Jonstad - gamle gårder med unge navn eller unge gårder med unge navn?
    id:
    0009
  5. name:
    Classic Auto Service AS
    id:
    A-3980
  6. name:
    Auto 123 AS, Bedriftsklubb - Førde Jern og Metall, avd 165
    id:
    SFF-2007003
  7. name:
    Autokompaniet AS
    id:
    VFA-A-1169
  8. name:
    Auto-Tarifforeningen
    id:
    RA-PA-1224
  9. name:
    Rafsol Auto
    id:
    A-4574
  10. name:
    Balestrand Auto A/L
    id:
    SFF-87005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
71260
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    2cb14839-1422-4b3a-86f9-8f0fcc6030a2
    name:
    Kautokeino trygdekontor
    id:
    SATØ-S-1570
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1570
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cb14839-1422-4b3a-86f9-8f0fcc6030a2
  2. urn:
    93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
    name:
    NAF Norges Automobilforbund, avd. Kristiansand og Opland
    id:
    SAK-D/1547
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1547
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c2b157-20b8-4b62-9085-ef0334e71d51
  3. urn:
    6c02e3db-5ef7-4539-8b6b-a7d9d4a64146
    name:
    Snertingdal Auto A/S
    id:
    E-A-00118
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00118
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c02e3db-5ef7-4539-8b6b-a7d9d4a64146
  4. urn:
    b4611fe8-116a-43c2-b919-792230eca906
    name:
    Johannessen, Ole-Jørgen_Mongstad og Jonstad - gamle gårder med unge navn eller unge gårder med unge navn?
    id:
    0009
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0035/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4611fe8-116a-43c2-b919-792230eca906
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000551355
    name:
    Classic Auto Service AS
    id:
    A-3980
    path:
    BBA/A-3980
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000551355
  6. urn:
    c3b00efb-13dc-45ba-989c-f846aac46378
    name:
    Auto 123 AS, Bedriftsklubb - Førde Jern og Metall, avd 165
    id:
    SFF-2007003
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3b00efb-13dc-45ba-989c-f846aac46378
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078895
    name:
    Autokompaniet AS
    id:
    VFA-A-1169
    path:
    VEMU/VFA-A-1169
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000078895
  8. urn:
    b2528b91-ec18-4b0d-92f6-4fee82c12116
    name:
    Auto-Tarifforeningen
    id:
    RA-PA-1224
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1224
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2528b91-ec18-4b0d-92f6-4fee82c12116
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000098199
    name:
    Rafsol Auto
    id:
    A-4574
    path:
    BBA/A-4574
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000098199
  10. urn:
    30e8c20d-b309-4877-b2d8-89e0aa918c3b
    name:
    Balestrand Auto A/L
    id:
    SFF-87005
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-87005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30e8c20d-b309-4877-b2d8-89e0aa918c3b
  11. urn:
    ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
    name:
    Risør og Oplands Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    PA-2241
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2241
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef242261-2127-47e7-8318-b2a9f8edb80a
  12. urn:
    f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
    name:
    Indre Sogns Automobilselskap AS
    id:
    SFF-96095
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-96095
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9fd7097-dd2b-4e47-9010-c389b54ab721
  13. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
    name:
    Pa 1380 - Larvik og Oplands automobilselskap AS
    id:
    A-2631
    path:
    VEMU/A-2631
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000115472
  14. urn:
    e42d373d-9840-4239-8d6b-2a83ed9e51c0
    name:
    Moss - Alfsen & Gundersen; Il-O-Van Aluminiumvarefabrikk; Rolf Johansen's Auto; Kraftex A/S; Moss Gjerdefabrikk & Mekanisk Verksted A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0210/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e42d373d-9840-4239-8d6b-2a83ed9e51c0
  15. urn:
    758d1ce8-640e-4054-86d7-ad5e7e0bf9d2
    name:
    Lørenfallet Auto
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0015/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/758d1ce8-640e-4054-86d7-ad5e7e0bf9d2
  16. urn:
    f2dd2e70-0495-474c-89a1-35bc2533bf17
    name:
    Personal, Johan Jonstad
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AFK/0200096_1/D/Da/L0008/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2dd2e70-0495-474c-89a1-35bc2533bf17
  17. urn:
    5aa4a1c0-772d-4bac-afe3-29b75522c709
    name:
    Stasjonsnummer 57520 Jonstad
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1570/M/Mb/L0143/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5aa4a1c0-772d-4bac-afe3-29b75522c709
  18. urn:
    9f095640-8b84-4b09-a965-fc2a5cfb4318
    name:
    274b - 57520 Jonstad
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1570/N/Nb/L0152/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f095640-8b84-4b09-a965-fc2a5cfb4318
  19. urn:
    b01d0e8a-b2bf-4c58-9b03-b7e1b8a12bac
    name:
    PFU-klage vedr. Oddbjørn Jonstad
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1162/D/Db/L0046/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b01d0e8a-b2bf-4c58-9b03-b7e1b8a12bac
  20. urn:
    58311481-3a28-4c4f-9570-56f9dddc59f8
    name:
    LL Setesdal Automobilrutor
    id:
    PA-2289
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2289
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58311481-3a28-4c4f-9570-56f9dddc59f8
  21. urn:
    1acc858b-e220-464e-b772-9614b98640ce
    name:
    Lardals Automobilselskap
    id:
    SAKO-P-1377
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1377
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1acc858b-e220-464e-b772-9614b98640ce
  22. urn:
    84198346-b7af-46bb-9197-e407f22ee3d5
    name:
    Kautokeino Skytterlag
    id:
    SAMI-PA-1023
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84198346-b7af-46bb-9197-e407f22ee3d5
  23. urn:
    166298ce-fd51-4d0f-bee7-6843fd30393b
    name:
    Kautokeino Kraftlag A/L
    id:
    SATØ-P-0028
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/166298ce-fd51-4d0f-bee7-6843fd30393b
  24. urn:
    d20fc9ad-599f-4166-a430-22198c81a8cc
    name:
    Kautokeino idrettslag
    id:
    SATØ-P-0050
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0050
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d20fc9ad-599f-4166-a430-22198c81a8cc
  25. urn:
    3987682b-cf10-456f-959a-7d7e036d9109
    name:
    Kautokeino Lærerlag
    id:
    SATØ-P-0079
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0079
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3987682b-cf10-456f-959a-7d7e036d9109
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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.