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 2026-10-23T07:13:05Z in 0.222 seconds.

Showing 10 of 87654 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Herand og Mælen krinsar
    id:
    L0001
  2. name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Herand og Mælen krinsar
    id:
    L0002
  3. name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
  4. name:
    Melhus kommune III, Rosmælen skole
    id:
    A-2082
  5. name:
    Melhus kommune II, Byggenemnd for Rosmælen skole
    id:
    A-5394
  6. name:
    Mælen Maskin & Transport A/S
    id:
    0022
  7. name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
  8. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
  9. name:
    Auksjon etter Ole Jenssen Mælen
    id:
    0008
  10. name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
Show all fields in HTML
total:
87654
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    bc70b83e-3838-404f-9948-7b82c2f1ae99
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Herand og Mælen krinsar
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAH/1227-231/F/Fd/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc70b83e-3838-404f-9948-7b82c2f1ae99
  2. urn:
    4e626c89-1059-43df-80a1-54bd78548d21
    name:
    Skuleprotokoll for Herand og Mælen krinsar
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAH/1227-231/F/Fd/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e626c89-1059-43df-80a1-54bd78548d21
  3. urn:
    43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
    name:
    Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
    id:
    BRMA-1023
    path:
    OSTM/BRMA-1023
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
  4. urn:
    3685eb54-c10a-474e-a8da-b40333bc2ec2
    name:
    Melhus kommune III, Rosmælen skole
    id:
    A-2082
    path:
    TIKA/A-2082
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3685eb54-c10a-474e-a8da-b40333bc2ec2
  5. urn:
    4c5815b7-1e38-40f1-98dc-e65504592e33
    name:
    Melhus kommune II, Byggenemnd for Rosmælen skole
    id:
    A-5394
    path:
    TIKA/A-5394
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c5815b7-1e38-40f1-98dc-e65504592e33
  6. urn:
    2633bfc7-d084-4359-861f-760179318ba4
    name:
    Mælen Maskin & Transport A/S
    id:
    0022
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1646/Dc/L0398/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2633bfc7-d084-4359-861f-760179318ba4
  7. urn:
    0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
    name:
    Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
    id:
    NFK-07-101
    path:
    AIN/NFK-07-101
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
  8. urn:
    6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
    id:
    RA-S-5523
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5523
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
  9. urn:
    cb67b73f-72e9-4601-a6fc-5eb56437f84b
    name:
    Auksjon etter Ole Jenssen Mælen
    id:
    0008
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0054/F/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb67b73f-72e9-4601-a6fc-5eb56437f84b
  10. urn:
    38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
    name:
    Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
    id:
    SAT-A-5428
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5428
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
  11. urn:
    9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
    name:
    Bø maskin og teknikk AS - Bømatek
    id:
    SAKO-P-1400
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c6d16c7-4856-4c78-a3f1-11537455eafc
  12. urn:
    3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
    name:
    Sartor Maskin AS
    id:
    0016
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0009/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a037919-8be8-4bc4-b82f-263f7fd9d047
  13. urn:
    1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforenning-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0034
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1d84b57d-10e7-4260-9567-88473cf1deb6
  14. urn:
    62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
    name:
    Styreprotokoll Teknologibedriftenes Landsforening-maskin (TBL maskin)
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/A/Ab/Aba/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62f6a949-4d92-40bf-824d-33bd59e996f0
  15. urn:
    a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
    name:
    Hatterud, Tor, mekaniker og selger av landbruksmaskiner
    id:
    AS-431
    path:
    AV/AS-431
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tor Hatterud ble født på Øvre Rognstad i Veldre, Ringsaker, 17. juni 1947. Han vokste opp sammen med to brødre og måtte tidlig bidra med arbeid på garden. Etter grunnskole og framhaldskole tok han ett år med grunnleggende teknisk skole og to år på landbruksmaskinskole. Hatterud arbeidet som mekanike...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2c125e7-84b1-44fd-bcb2-b5f9940032bb
  16. urn:
    2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
    name:
    Maskin AS K. Lund
    id:
    P-16677
    path:
    AV/P-16677
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Maskin A/S K. Lund & Co er en norsk maskinforhandler og -produsent. Firmaet ble etablert i Oslo i 1898 som maskinagenturen K. Lund & Co. av de to ingeniørene Kristoffer Lund (1870-1942) og Kristian Vennemoe (1869-1933), fra Høland. Firmaet hadde i 1899 forretningsadresse i Svaneapotek-gården i Karl ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
  17. urn:
    e904138d-3398-4ac0-ab70-0b8e6ad50b6a
    name:
    H/k13 Alsaker Fjordbruk AS, Mælen
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100046/10/F/L0193/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e904138d-3398-4ac0-ab70-0b8e6ad50b6a
  18. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
    name:
    MA-serie II (maskin) - Tegninger i II-størrelse
    id:
    0041
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0041
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024523
  19. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
    name:
    MA-serie IV (maskin) - Tegninger i IV-størrelse
    id:
    0043
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0043
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024443
  20. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
    name:
    MA-serie V (maskin) - Tegninger i V-størrelse
    id:
    0044
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0044
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024453
  21. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
    name:
    MA-serie VI (maskin) - Tegninger i VI-størrelse
    id:
    0045
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0045
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024449
  22. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
    name:
    MA-serie IX (maskin) - Tegninger i IX-størrelse
    id:
    0048
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0048
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024501
  23. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
    name:
    MA-serie X (maskin) - Tegninger i X-størrelse
    id:
    0049
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0049
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024502
  24. urn:
    6ef05ba2-3744-4078-b144-59aab4fa3647
    name:
    H/k13 Fjelberg AS, Grunnvågneset/ Rossnes/ Mælen
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100046/10/F/L0194/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ef05ba2-3744-4078-b144-59aab4fa3647
  25. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
    name:
    MA-serie III (maskin) - Tegninger i III-størrelse
    id:
    0042
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1035/T/Ta/0042
    unit_type:
    Tegningsserie
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000024533
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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