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 2026-10-22T19:25:01Z in 0.642 seconds.

Showing 10 of 5612 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen iks
    id:
    0057
  2. name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    0013
  3. name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    0020
  4. name:
    Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
    id:
    AKT-4130
  5. name:
    Havnevesenets klubb - Stavanger interkommunale havn IKS, protokoller, skjema, raporter og referater
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Vestfold interkommunale næringsmiddelkontroll IKS
    id:
    0703432.2-2
  7. name:
    Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
    id:
    A-4059
  8. name:
    Vestfold interkommunale brannvesen IKS
    id:
    0722521.2
  9. name:
    Nordfjord havnevesen IKS
    id:
    0014
  10. name:
    Momskompensasjon - interkommunale selskap og IKS
    id:
    0007
Show all fields in HTML
total:
5612
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6747acd4-2d2d-46fc-8295-fa8cb6912577
    name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen iks
    id:
    0057
    path:
    IKAH/1219-021/A/Ah/L0003/0005/0057
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6747acd4-2d2d-46fc-8295-fa8cb6912577
  2. urn:
    436801cc-8361-48f5-b96a-cbf3496643cd
    name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    0013
    path:
    IKAH/1219-021/A/Ah/L0003/0005/0013
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/436801cc-8361-48f5-b96a-cbf3496643cd
  3. urn:
    f206066e-b062-4109-beb9-6833e9fdbffd
    name:
    Deltaking i karmsund interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    0020
    path:
    IKAH/1219-021/A/Ah/L0003/0005/0020
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f206066e-b062-4109-beb9-6833e9fdbffd
  4. urn:
    4cc781cd-a48e-4bbc-9eba-e407aef7f442
    name:
    Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
    id:
    AKT-4130
    path:
    TIKA/AKT-4130
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    På bakgrunn av utredningsrapport, forslag til vedtekter og Styringsgruppens vedtak av 13.06.2003, ble det i de respektive kommunestyrer (Frosta, Inderøy, Leksvik, Levanger, Mosvik, Steinkjer, Verdal og Verran) vedtatt å inngå i det interkommunale havnesamarbeid "Indre Trondheimsfjord havnevesen (ITH...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cc781cd-a48e-4bbc-9eba-e407aef7f442
  5. urn:
    f6be6174-5aac-4482-8bbd-75ca32cf8a88
    name:
    Havnevesenets klubb - Stavanger interkommunale havn IKS, protokoller, skjema, raporter og referater
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102584/E/Ea/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6be6174-5aac-4482-8bbd-75ca32cf8a88
  6. urn:
    c08560f5-2b3d-467d-b4e2-4b2f50425518
    name:
    Vestfold interkommunale næringsmiddelkontroll IKS
    id:
    0703432.2-2
    path:
    IKAK/0703432.2-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c08560f5-2b3d-467d-b4e2-4b2f50425518
  7. urn:
    787f005f-9c70-4e60-8794-98dbe526e5c7
    name:
    Indre Trondheimsfjord Havnevesen iks
    id:
    A-4059
    path:
    TIKA/A-4059
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/787f005f-9c70-4e60-8794-98dbe526e5c7
  8. urn:
    033bf3b9-c242-4da3-88a3-0f232cf99149
    name:
    Vestfold interkommunale brannvesen IKS
    id:
    0722521.2
    path:
    IKAK/0722521.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/033bf3b9-c242-4da3-88a3-0f232cf99149
  9. urn:
    0f1f7b0e-b803-4252-8897-222dfa94adf6
    name:
    Nordfjord havnevesen IKS
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VLFK/K-10911/D/Dc/Dcd/L0010/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f1f7b0e-b803-4252-8897-222dfa94adf6
  10. urn:
    5cff221d-abfd-4387-9852-be8076b9b085
    name:
    Momskompensasjon - interkommunale selskap og IKS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAMA/KA0940i-180/D/D01/L0007/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5cff221d-abfd-4387-9852-be8076b9b085
  11. urn:
    b8b6b8b0-1c67-4dbb-9686-5f42552525d3
    name:
    IKA - Øst /Øst -IKS - Interkommunale arkiv
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-SAH-001/G/Ga/Gaa/L0012/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8b6b8b0-1c67-4dbb-9686-5f42552525d3
  12. urn:
    f67d34f4-899b-47c3-8380-e4e8d854595c
    name:
    Malvik kommune, havnevesen
    id:
    A-4061
    path:
    TIKA/A-4061
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f67d34f4-899b-47c3-8380-e4e8d854595c
  13. urn:
    819a2593-a9a5-4437-9968-d091495090be
    name:
    Levanger og Verdal interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    A-4478
    path:
    TIKA/A-4478
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/819a2593-a9a5-4437-9968-d091495090be
  14. urn:
    3aa801b6-7f13-4d45-b3ba-233f2d827ef9
    name:
    Karmsund Havnedistrikt
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1217/Z/Zb/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3aa801b6-7f13-4d45-b3ba-233f2d827ef9
  15. urn:
    76ea9ce1-edaf-4a34-9dac-3260b4995484
    name:
    Interkommunale foretak: Grenland havnevesen
    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-S-3871/E/Ea/L0219/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76ea9ce1-edaf-4a34-9dac-3260b4995484
  16. urn:
    275bf1cd-a630-41ae-a0e3-9b049a5672f0
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/K-100703/E/Ea/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/275bf1cd-a630-41ae-a0e3-9b049a5672f0
  17. urn:
    b634a141-de93-4911-996f-8f6dc9835c43
    name:
    Levanger og Verdal interkommunale havnevesen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3871/E/Ea/L0666/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b634a141-de93-4911-996f-8f6dc9835c43
  18. urn:
    3f83596b-391e-4ded-a133-7b5fe95e82aa
    name:
    Tilpassing til lov om interkommunale selskap driftsassistansen i Hordaland - vann og avløp Iks
    id:
    0037
    path:
    IKAH/1241-021/A/Ac/L0058/0037
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f83596b-391e-4ded-a133-7b5fe95e82aa
  19. 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
  20. urn:
    9b9aaabc-241a-4b6d-925b-c323c35321b8
    name:
    Karmsund tingrett
    id:
    A-100311
    path:
    AV/A-100311
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Opprettet ved reskr. 20.10.1797 og utskilt fra Ryfylke sorenskriveri. Det nye Karmsund og Hesby sorenskriveri besto av skipreiene Hesby, Årdal, Idse, Høle, Aske, Hausken, Stangeland, Skåre og Avaldsnes. Hetland skipreie ble overført fra Ryfylke til Karmsund og Hesby sorenskriveri i 1810. I 1841 ble ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b9aaabc-241a-4b6d-925b-c323c35321b8
  21. urn:
    375d79d3-6bdf-445e-9081-636c38098c30
    name:
    Havnevesenets klubb - korrespondanse, møtereferater, protokoller, Stavangerregionen havn IKS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102584/E/Ea/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/375d79d3-6bdf-445e-9081-636c38098c30
  22. urn:
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    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
  23. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcbad5a2-691c-416e-a210-475e0267118a
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Kurs i ISPS-koden, kursbevis ISPS (Seamless) og registreringsskjema for ID-kort (Stavanger Interkommunale Havn IKS)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102523/E/Ed/L0071/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae0b5de1-3df3-4ffc-bb34-34ddc05c57d2
  25. urn:
    675ff8be-3e0a-4ed3-b4b5-5489c06a6ae3
    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1223-501/D/Dc/L0008/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/675ff8be-3e0a-4ed3-b4b5-5489c06a6ae3
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.

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  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.

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