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 2026-10-23T23:53:52Z in 2.236 seconds.

Showing 10 of 44531 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    KS - Diverse papirer
    id:
    L0004
  2. name:
    Gamle papirer Bergen, Drammen, Ålesund
    id:
    L0005
  3. name:
    Papirarbeidernes industrigruppe i Drammen og omegn
    id:
    ARK-1969
  4. name:
    291 Strukturanalyse av papir-engrosbransjen ved Papirindustriens Landsforening
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    KS Vestfold
    id:
    Akt-2891
  6. name:
    Drammen: 34290 Kjøbmændenes Engrosforretning A/S (Lagerarbeid)
    id:
    0010
  7. name:
    A/S Drammenselvens Papirfabrikker
    id:
    AKT-1027
  8. name:
    Kalksalpeter: KS 15,5% størkning, granulering, Kobberholdig KS, Borholdig KS,
    id:
    L0244
  9. name:
    Drammen A - H
    id:
    L0003
  10. name:
    Drammen Se - St
    id:
    L0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
44531
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ffece387-3515-48e3-865f-0fc391473be0
    name:
    KS - Diverse papirer
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    TIKA/A-4264/N/Na/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffece387-3515-48e3-865f-0fc391473be0
  2. urn:
    ac3be4ba-776a-41f8-89f5-4e6c551b6d5f
    name:
    Gamle papirer Bergen, Drammen, Ålesund
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hg/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac3be4ba-776a-41f8-89f5-4e6c551b6d5f
  3. urn:
    315c86ae-1d19-4aec-b32f-c877d05cba44
    name:
    Papirarbeidernes industrigruppe i Drammen og omegn
    id:
    ARK-1969
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1969
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Sammenslutning av papirarbeiderforeningene i Drammen og nærmeste omegn. Representanter fra 6 foreninger møtte på stiftelsesmøtet 4. april 1937.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/315c86ae-1d19-4aec-b32f-c877d05cba44
  4. urn:
    f796ef53-434f-41f9-93c0-15717b651ecf
    name:
    291 Strukturanalyse av papir-engrosbransjen ved Papirindustriens Landsforening
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1623/D/Df/L0370/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f796ef53-434f-41f9-93c0-15717b651ecf
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000156307
    name:
    KS Vestfold
    id:
    Akt-2891
    path:
    VEMU/Akt-2891
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Forløperne til KS var Norges Byforbund (stiftet i 1903) og Norges Herredsforbund (stiftet i 1923). Etter hvert ble forskjellene mellom by og herred mindre, og sammen med andre såkalte sektorforbund slo Norges Byforbund og Norges Herredsforbund seg i 1972 sammen til Norske kommuners sentralforbund (N...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000156307
  6. urn:
    f3342c98-5d58-4623-ad89-65b33f969346
    name:
    Drammen: 34290 Kjøbmændenes Engrosforretning A/S (Lagerarbeid)
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Df/L0857/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3342c98-5d58-4623-ad89-65b33f969346
  7. urn:
    e5e03d12-5c6f-4a12-99c5-82dc385ee64b
    name:
    A/S Drammenselvens Papirfabrikker
    id:
    AKT-1027
    path:
    DRMK/AKT-1027
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Et bindeledd i Drammens-distriktets tremasse- og papirindustri, var Eker Papirmølle. De introduserte vannturbinen i distriktet i 1868, og lanserte landets første papirmaskin i 1871, og det siste klutepapir i Norge ble laget på fabrikken i 1872. Da møllen brant i 1878, ble den ikke gjenoppbygget, me...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5e03d12-5c6f-4a12-99c5-82dc385ee64b
  8. urn:
    e37929bd-ca48-4e60-a1a9-d6586be07c4e
    name:
    Kalksalpeter: KS 15,5% størkning, granulering, Kobberholdig KS, Borholdig KS,
    id:
    L0244
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0244
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e37929bd-ca48-4e60-a1a9-d6586be07c4e
  9. urn:
    76aee0ac-2328-4b0f-9433-dc195247b01e
    name:
    Drammen A - H
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    DRMK/A-1134/E/Ea/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76aee0ac-2328-4b0f-9433-dc195247b01e
  10. urn:
    0383a65f-3da3-4f85-bbb2-04b6b2ddbd5f
    name:
    Drammen Se - St
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    DRMK/A-1134/E/Ea/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0383a65f-3da3-4f85-bbb2-04b6b2ddbd5f
  11. urn:
    88011be4-7390-4261-a382-6db3b4d7987a
    name:
    Drammen I - R
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    DRMK/A-1134/E/Ea/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88011be4-7390-4261-a382-6db3b4d7987a
  12. urn:
    22229d9b-3050-4a7d-b586-fd07792f4c08
    name:
    Drammen Su - Å
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    DRMK/A-1134/E/Ea/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22229d9b-3050-4a7d-b586-fd07792f4c08
  13. urn:
    dcee4e4e-c2ce-40cc-8dd6-ae1db87cc763
    name:
    Postens sentralledelse, Postens konsulent- og kompetansesenter (KS)
    id:
    S-4F-14848
    path:
    AV/S-4F-14848
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kontoret ble opprettet i 1993 ved overgangen fra Postdirektoratet til Postens sentralledelse som et frittstående resultatsenter. Forløper: Postdirektoratet, Personal- og organisasjonsutvikling (PU). Denne enheten er ikke registrert som arkivskaper. Sakarkiv finnes sammen med sakarkiv for KS. KS va...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcee4e4e-c2ce-40cc-8dd6-ae1db87cc763
  14. urn:
    f151d7f0-c85a-4ffd-9bb2-2ee77528d860
    name:
    Drammen Havn
    id:
    AKT-1031
    path:
    DRMK/AKT-1031
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Havnefogden har vært statlig ansatt, havnestyret er kommunalt. Havnefogden ledet havnestyrets administrasjon, der de ansatte var kommunale tjenestemenn. Midlene til driften bæres i overveiende grad av kommunen. Kommunestyret reviderer og desiderer regnskapene og påtar seg ansvaret. Selv om det er st...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f151d7f0-c85a-4ffd-9bb2-2ee77528d860
  15. urn:
    no-ARS_arkiv_000000001057
    name:
    AS Jagarda & Co. KS
    id:
    ARS-Akt-1187
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-Akt-1187
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Aksjeselskapet Jagarda & Co. KS var et kommandittselskap, trolig stiftet i 1977. Selskapet var administrert av aksjeselskapet Jagarda som komplementar med flere kommandittister: Kosmos 55 %, Bulls Tankrederi AS, Anders Jahres Rederi, AS Custos, AS Kreditt-Finans, AS Selvaagbygg og James Stove Lorent...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ARS_arkiv_000000001057
  16. urn:
    80ed3af3-5bd7-42cc-9124-1628d8ffcc63
    name:
    KS II F Fremmede gruver
    id:
    T047b70
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T047/T047b/T047b70
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80ed3af3-5bd7-42cc-9124-1628d8ffcc63
  17. urn:
    bee68911-db17-4b22-8287-b4230a6c1d36
    name:
    KS II G Maskintegninger m.m.
    id:
    T047b71
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T047/T047b/T047b71
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bee68911-db17-4b22-8287-b4230a6c1d36
  18. urn:
    40efa156-d96c-4200-89e6-9f6571977cd2
    name:
    KS II L Gamle gruvekart
    id:
    T047b82
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T047/T047b/T047b82
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40efa156-d96c-4200-89e6-9f6571977cd2
  19. urn:
    7350360c-cee6-4884-ad45-1459195b6f90
    name:
    Beordringsprotokoll (KS 30.27-30.28)
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    AV/SAKO-EA-2885/I/Ia/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7350360c-cee6-4884-ad45-1459195b6f90
  20. urn:
    82f8cdb2-6782-4800-9ab8-727e9d1e07a8
    name:
    Beordringsprotokoll (KS 31.2-31.3)
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/SAKO-EA-2885/I/Ia/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82f8cdb2-6782-4800-9ab8-727e9d1e07a8
  21. urn:
    f3332a83-51f6-46a6-b171-6622b1749b13
    name:
    Beordringsprotokoll (KS 31.9-31.10)
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    AV/SAKO-EA-2885/I/Ia/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3332a83-51f6-46a6-b171-6622b1749b13
  22. urn:
    73a4492d-b84a-413a-8b96-3f8615515e55
    name:
    Assignasjonsprotokoll (KS 30.20-30.21)
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-EA-2885/J/Ja/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73a4492d-b84a-413a-8b96-3f8615515e55
  23. urn:
    55c07c58-e051-4686-b013-c03b95caed9b
    name:
    Teknisk Papir K/S A/S - Drammen
    id:
    0023
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0184/0023
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55c07c58-e051-4686-b013-c03b95caed9b
  24. urn:
    092ccbfe-29ff-4989-b603-cbd24e320ffd
    name:
    KS II H Markskeiderprotokoller og notisbøker
    id:
    T047b72
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-5930/T/T047/T047b/T047b72
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/092ccbfe-29ff-4989-b603-cbd24e320ffd
  25. urn:
    550bb4ab-0db4-465d-bf75-e4b66bcf0a59
    name:
    Inndelingsprotokoll (KS 30.13-30.16)
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-EA-2885/H/Ha/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/550bb4ab-0db4-465d-bf75-e4b66bcf0a59
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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