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 2026-10-26T17:25:50Z in 0.603 seconds.

Showing 10 of 124030 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    AFF Konsulent AS
    id:
    A-7234
  2. name:
    Østlandets musikkonservatorium, avdeling Drammen
    id:
    SAO-FELT-11713
  3. name:
    Østlandets musikkonservatorium, avdeling Oslo
    id:
    SAO-FELT-11714
  4. name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
    id:
    SAKO-A-1415
  5. name:
    Skouger Herreds moderate Konservative Forening
    id:
    A-1112
  6. name:
    Fra sorenskriveren i Midt - Trøndelag: Tinglyste egenerklæringer om konsesjonsfrihet v/erverv av fast eiendom i Tydal.
    id:
    L0001
  7. name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Nord-Norge/Fiskerikonsulenten i Nordland og Troms/Fiskerikonsulenten i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1406
  8. name:
    AFF Konsulent AS
    id:
    A-7234
  9. name:
    Oslo Konserthus AS
    id:
    A-10417
  10. name:
    Kløver-Sundt Konsernet AS
    id:
    A-3307
Show all fields in HTML
total:
124030
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0b663f58-e221-4baa-b049-4dd8f3d55129
    name:
    AFF Konsulent AS
    id:
    A-7234
    path:
    SAF/A-7234
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b663f58-e221-4baa-b049-4dd8f3d55129
  2. urn:
    276afe2d-df7e-4085-8d89-ed0d3c76d767
    name:
    Østlandets musikkonservatorium, avdeling Drammen
    id:
    SAO-FELT-11713
    path:
    AV/SAO-FELT-11713
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/276afe2d-df7e-4085-8d89-ed0d3c76d767
  3. urn:
    f399e0bf-fde8-461b-9888-598ff96fff84
    name:
    Østlandets musikkonservatorium, avdeling Oslo
    id:
    SAO-FELT-11714
    path:
    AV/SAO-FELT-11714
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f399e0bf-fde8-461b-9888-598ff96fff84
  4. urn:
    6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
    name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Øst-Norge
    id:
    SAKO-A-1415
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1415
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6173648b-7702-4c80-b187-bca7c5f6b755
  5. urn:
    6075a78f-beca-48c3-a665-500b04f5ad28
    name:
    Skouger Herreds moderate Konservative Forening
    id:
    A-1112
    path:
    DRMK/A-1112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6075a78f-beca-48c3-a665-500b04f5ad28
  6. urn:
    871f49e5-0d01-463b-a70f-b1036789ed0a
    name:
    Fra sorenskriveren i Midt - Trøndelag: Tinglyste egenerklæringer om konsesjonsfrihet v/erverv av fast eiendom i Tydal.
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    TIKA/A-3729/Q/Qa/Qaa/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/871f49e5-0d01-463b-a70f-b1036789ed0a
  7. urn:
    c88bbd59-f8ec-4305-8c78-401dab11076c
    name:
    Fiskerikonsulenten i Nord-Norge/Fiskerikonsulenten i Nordland og Troms/Fiskerikonsulenten i Troms
    id:
    SATØ-S-1406
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1406
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c88bbd59-f8ec-4305-8c78-401dab11076c
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003348156
    name:
    AFF Konsulent AS
    id:
    A-7234
    path:
    BBA/A-7234
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003348156
  9. urn:
    a2e9e2e4-d3c0-4a77-ae4b-a4ab87361b20
    name:
    Oslo Konserthus AS
    id:
    A-10417
    path:
    OBA/A-10417
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2e9e2e4-d3c0-4a77-ae4b-a4ab87361b20
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532867
    name:
    Kløver-Sundt Konsernet AS
    id:
    A-3307
    path:
    BBA/A-3307
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532867
  11. urn:
    84828cf5-13d2-41e5-a547-4b094cfc9dd1
    name:
    Gårdsarkiv Konsmo, Konsmo
    id:
    SAK-D/0443
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0443
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84828cf5-13d2-41e5-a547-4b094cfc9dd1
  12. urn:
    d1dc2659-fbc6-49b3-8de4-773f3fc0ed98
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet/Generalkonsulatet i Gøteborg, Sverige
    id:
    RA-S-1726
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1726
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1dc2659-fbc6-49b3-8de4-773f3fc0ed98
  13. urn:
    db53e7a5-0ddb-41ce-a71e-947a59cfa4e5
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet/konsulatet i Santander, Spania
    id:
    RA-S-3759
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3759
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db53e7a5-0ddb-41ce-a71e-947a59cfa4e5
  14. urn:
    2c4db473-be46-409c-961f-f6bb3238e62d
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet/konsulatet i St. Paul, USA
    id:
    RA-S-4129
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c4db473-be46-409c-961f-f6bb3238e62d
  15. urn:
    c1c4e0f5-00fb-495d-a7e3-ff18da77ef1a
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Visekonsulatet/Konsulatet i Trelleborg, Sverige
    id:
    RA-S-7101
    path:
    AV/RA-S-7101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1c4e0f5-00fb-495d-a7e3-ff18da77ef1a
  16. urn:
    d7b07ff2-d4e2-4575-b422-79d04677b5a5
    name:
    Pa 1557 - A/S Norske Oljekonsum
    id:
    SAST-A-102009
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7b07ff2-d4e2-4575-b422-79d04677b5a5
  17. urn:
    725b4ea9-4554-495e-b1fc-4881342571e9
    name:
    Haakons-koret
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2678/D/Db/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/725b4ea9-4554-495e-b1fc-4881342571e9
  18. urn:
    89456328-7a95-4bc9-b723-98f6b742489e
    name:
    Det svenske konsulatet i Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/1278
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1278
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89456328-7a95-4bc9-b723-98f6b742489e
  19. urn:
    7fc26d45-b976-44a3-b918-15e63f7b8214
    name:
    Konsmo kommune - Konsmo Skole
    id:
    1027KO554
    path:
    ARKSOR/1027KO554
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fc26d45-b976-44a3-b918-15e63f7b8214
  20. urn:
    b8261eb8-0ec7-4560-89f1-078a73f43273
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Generalkonsulatet i St. Petersburg, Russland
    id:
    RA-S-3674
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3674
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8261eb8-0ec7-4560-89f1-078a73f43273
  21. urn:
    940b8e35-26d2-46f7-babc-714ee5c11330
    name:
    Utenriksstasjonene, Konsulatet/Generalkonsulatet i Genova, Italia
    id:
    RA-S-2644
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2644
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/940b8e35-26d2-46f7-babc-714ee5c11330
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532868
    name:
    Kløver-Sundt Konsernet AS
    id:
    A-3307
    path:
    BBA/A-3307
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tekstilfirma som ble etablert i 1970 som en fusjon av Kløverhuset AS og Sundt & Co. sin detaljhandel. De to handelshusene samarbeidet allerede fra 1964, og forstatte som to seperate selskaper etter at Kløver-Sundet konsernet AS ble lagt ned i 1985. Begge varehusene eksisterer forsatt i 2018.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532868
  23. urn:
    65325280-0a49-461a-8cf3-1112a3a77e78
    name:
    A/S Konserv
    id:
    SAT-PA-0677
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0677
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65325280-0a49-461a-8cf3-1112a3a77e78
  24. urn:
    8cb78c78-bca1-4497-acad-a49a4b5a359d
    name:
    Håkonshall, A/L
    id:
    T-A-00123
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cb78c78-bca1-4497-acad-a49a4b5a359d
  25. urn:
    86cdba98-9c23-45f8-b4aa-d6fd138c69ba
    name:
    A/S Konserv
    id:
    PA-1019
    path:
    TRKO/PA-1019
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86cdba98-9c23-45f8-b4aa-d6fd138c69ba
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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.