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 2026-10-15T06:27:18Z in 1.524 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61682 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vekst i Grenland IKS
    id:
    0806667.2-2
  2. name:
    Stranda kommune. Hovudutvalet for oppvekst og kultur/Oppvekst og kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.500
  3. name:
    Averøy kommune. Livsløpsutvalget/Oppvekstkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.500
  4. name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for oppvekst og kultur
    id:
    A-4409
  5. name:
    Kviteseid vekst AS
    id:
    AKT-1221
  6. name:
    Kyst-Vekst as
    id:
    SAT-PA-0946
  7. name:
    Vekst i Grenland AS
    id:
    AKT-48
  8. name:
    Lyngsalpan (Lyngsalpene) landskapsvernområde
    id:
    0008
  9. name:
    Balestrand Vekst
    id:
    SFF-2007015
  10. name:
    Bøfjord i vekst
    id:
    SFF-92038
Show all fields in HTML
total:
61682
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    3052fc0f-3285-4c17-a0ed-2a1ec6a6ed75
    name:
    Vekst i Grenland IKS
    id:
    0806667.2-2
    path:
    IKAK/0806667.2-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3052fc0f-3285-4c17-a0ed-2a1ec6a6ed75
  2. urn:
    f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Hovudutvalet for oppvekst og kultur/Oppvekst og kulturkontoret
    id:
    K-15250.500
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.500
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7f68512-312c-4ff0-9f94-d842f44cd732
  3. urn:
    c8ae4553-7178-4a74-8753-2174a3b90438
    name:
    Averøy kommune. Livsløpsutvalget/Oppvekstkontoret
    id:
    K-15540.500
    path:
    IKAM/K-15540.500
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c8ae4553-7178-4a74-8753-2174a3b90438
  4. urn:
    92c0cb9d-a626-4b57-9d4f-f796a7d031d5
    name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for oppvekst og kultur
    id:
    A-4409
    path:
    TIKA/A-4409
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92c0cb9d-a626-4b57-9d4f-f796a7d031d5
  5. urn:
    64363864-f5a6-40d3-898c-a041d47769d1
    name:
    Kviteseid vekst AS
    id:
    AKT-1221
    path:
    VTM/AKT-1221
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Kviteseid vekst AS vart skipa i 1997 av Vest-Telemark næringsbygg saman med kommunen og står som eigar av Veksthuset i Kviteseid. Selskapet blei fusjonert inn i VTN f.o.m. 2019.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64363864-f5a6-40d3-898c-a041d47769d1
  6. urn:
    1e9b32a6-9793-4b7b-a0ba-f1562d173fac
    name:
    Kyst-Vekst as
    id:
    SAT-PA-0946
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0946
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e9b32a6-9793-4b7b-a0ba-f1562d173fac
  7. urn:
    75c042be-5917-4d0a-b316-258f8766e379
    name:
    Vekst i Grenland AS
    id:
    AKT-48
    path:
    IKAK/AKT-48
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vekst i Grenland ble startet som en stiftelse i mai 1990. Formålet var å utvikle et næringspolitisk handlingsprogram for Grenland. Programmet skulle gi grunnlag for lønnsomme arbeidsplasser, samt skape forståelse for industriens betydning og for at Grenland er en god bo- og arbeidesregion. I desembe...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75c042be-5917-4d0a-b316-258f8766e379
  8. urn:
    7be22a91-0b62-4ee1-88db-dfec7b242ce4
    name:
    Lyngsalpan (Lyngsalpene) landskapsvernområde
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0641/2/E/Ef/L0048/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7be22a91-0b62-4ee1-88db-dfec7b242ce4
  9. urn:
    3c7ebf0d-7368-418c-b0a9-91ed88148ae5
    name:
    Balestrand Vekst
    id:
    SFF-2007015
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2007015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c7ebf0d-7368-418c-b0a9-91ed88148ae5
  10. urn:
    c77ab12d-2772-4c92-82cc-bab7aa5e8b11
    name:
    Bøfjord i vekst
    id:
    SFF-92038
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-92038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c77ab12d-2772-4c92-82cc-bab7aa5e8b11
  11. urn:
    3fa4e543-ee48-4e64-a1db-f8e4b0b7ac73
    name:
    Kviteseid vekst
    id:
    A-1261
    path:
    VTM/A-1261
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fa4e543-ee48-4e64-a1db-f8e4b0b7ac73
  12. urn:
    d7a994de-da55-4e78-9236-eb1080185711
    name:
    Aure kommune. Oppvekst- og kulturutvalget / Oppvekst- og kulturetaten
    id:
    K-15690.510
    path:
    IKAM/K-15690.510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7a994de-da55-4e78-9236-eb1080185711
  13. urn:
    446c5cdf-c529-4f44-859d-34666d69fce0
    name:
    Åfjord kommune II, komite for vekst og utvikling
    id:
    A-00162
    path:
    TIKA/A-00162
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/446c5cdf-c529-4f44-859d-34666d69fce0
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002983213
    name:
    7111 Diverse, Plan for kulturell vekst og utvikling
    id:
    0014
    path:
    BBA/A-4615/6843/E/Ec/L0680/0014
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002983213
  15. urn:
    1c3471a2-bd42-445c-ae74-0be858bb7274
    name:
    Vekst i Grenland IKS
    id:
    AKT-49
    path:
    IKAK/AKT-49
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vekst i Grenland ble startet som en stiftelse i mai 1990. Formålet var å utvikle et næringspolitisk handlingsprogram for Grenland. Programmet skulle gi grunnlag for lønnsomme arbeidsplasser, samt skape forståelse for industriens betydning og for at Grenland er en god bo- og arbeidesregion. I desembe...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c3471a2-bd42-445c-ae74-0be858bb7274
  16. urn:
    b5a47d30-6c8f-410e-b434-7449cd2ac06e
    name:
    Vekst i Grenland AS
    id:
    0806667.1-2
    path:
    IKAK/0806667.1-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5a47d30-6c8f-410e-b434-7449cd2ac06e
  17. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000002024
    name:
    Lyngsalpane i Troms. Oljem. på lereft av Sigurd E. Undeland 1938.
    id:
    H-011
    path:
    ULHA/A-1011/U/L0002/H-011
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000002024
  18. urn:
    4af4a2e8-f1d1-43e2-a3ae-3c9a24ba9f71
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Helse, oppvekst og kulturutvalet
    id:
    K-15250.607
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.607
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4af4a2e8-f1d1-43e2-a3ae-3c9a24ba9f71
  19. urn:
    f65a8463-e1e0-475f-aefa-83b7d3a50b21
    name:
    Nyttevekstforeningen
    id:
    RA-PA-1911
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1911
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f65a8463-e1e0-475f-aefa-83b7d3a50b21
  20. urn:
    28311a4b-a43e-45ea-bdcf-5524f2a895c0
    name:
    Barndom og oppvekst
    id:
    E-A-00482
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00482
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28311a4b-a43e-45ea-bdcf-5524f2a895c0
  21. urn:
    a8986fb3-af58-4a4b-b1b2-3fe9ae9f5842
    name:
    Hadsel kommune. Oppvekstsektoren
    id:
    K-18660.499
    path:
    AIN/K-18660.499
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8986fb3-af58-4a4b-b1b2-3fe9ae9f5842
  22. urn:
    35d932e3-5ed8-452c-97a9-ea289f4cc213
    name:
    Aremark kommune. Oppvekstutvalget
    id:
    A-3567
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-3567
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35d932e3-5ed8-452c-97a9-ea289f4cc213
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004067341
    name:
    Gimle oppveksttun - barnehage
    id:
    A-8161
    path:
    BBA/A-8161
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004067341
  24. urn:
    9ceddc6f-795b-47e4-8f7e-1e9936bd5a58
    name:
    Stord kommune. Oppvekstetaten
    id:
    1221-201.1
    path:
    IKAH/1221-201.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ceddc6f-795b-47e4-8f7e-1e9936bd5a58
  25. urn:
    dcd62a02-3513-4c12-b292-cac94b3d82d5
    name:
    Os kommune. Oppvekst- og kulturkontoret
    id:
    1243-201.1
    path:
    IKAH/1243-201.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcd62a02-3513-4c12-b292-cac94b3d82d5
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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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.