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 2026-10-22T03:46:32Z in 1.700 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59990 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Arendals Møbelfabrik
    id:
    PA-1769
  2. name:
    Oslo møbeltapetsererlaugs samling
    id:
    A-70463
  3. name:
    051 Møbelmeglerne
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Lillehammer Møbel og Treindustri AS
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    O. A. Nielsen Møbelforretning
    id:
    KRS - 2007
  6. name:
    Møbelindustriens arbeidsgiverforening. Møbel- og treindustriens arbeidsgiverforening
    id:
    L0052
  7. name:
    Halden Møbelsnekkerforening (Norsk Treindustriarbeiderforbund avdeling 22)
    id:
    HHSP-1054
  8. name:
    Nesjestranda Møbelfabrikk
    id:
    R.Ark.1636
  9. name:
    Skogen møbelfabrikk AS
    id:
    1263-Pa0020
  10. name:
    Norsk Rørmøbelfabrikk AS
    id:
    HHSP-1470
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59990
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    4ad94035-df13-4750-b7a7-5981bd4ae203
    name:
    Arendals Møbelfabrik
    id:
    PA-1769
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1769
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ad94035-df13-4750-b7a7-5981bd4ae203
  2. urn:
    db46c897-c766-4034-b8ca-b28bcebcd489
    name:
    Oslo møbeltapetsererlaugs samling
    id:
    A-70463
    path:
    OBA/A-70463
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db46c897-c766-4034-b8ca-b28bcebcd489
  3. urn:
    027f8a57-1a70-4e2f-bfcc-40d00a70ccba
    name:
    051 Møbelmeglerne
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1452/D/Db/L0003/0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/027f8a57-1a70-4e2f-bfcc-40d00a70ccba
  4. urn:
    3e5772ab-0d81-494a-8f07-f97ee8fe1345
    name:
    Lillehammer Møbel og Treindustri AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OAM/A-00106/E/Eb/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e5772ab-0d81-494a-8f07-f97ee8fe1345
  5. urn:
    9ec97f4c-12ab-48b3-a9f7-29668e1731f6
    name:
    O. A. Nielsen Møbelforretning
    id:
    KRS - 2007
    path:
    VAM/KRS - 2007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Agder-museet IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ec97f4c-12ab-48b3-a9f7-29668e1731f6
  6. urn:
    f3923d8f-51a0-4d45-9dff-f0c834e925b6
    name:
    Møbelindustriens arbeidsgiverforening. Møbel- og treindustriens arbeidsgiverforening
    id:
    L0052
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/H/Hc/L0052
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3923d8f-51a0-4d45-9dff-f0c834e925b6
  7. urn:
    2a874e22-ba02-4072-abfe-0e915523fc7b
    name:
    Halden Møbelsnekkerforening (Norsk Treindustriarbeiderforbund avdeling 22)
    id:
    HHSP-1054
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1054
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a874e22-ba02-4072-abfe-0e915523fc7b
  8. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000021036
    name:
    Nesjestranda Møbelfabrikk
    id:
    R.Ark.1636
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1636
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000021036
  9. urn:
    7fc27320-2eef-4252-8114-9ab86e8ecad9
    name:
    Skogen møbelfabrikk AS
    id:
    1263-Pa0020
    path:
    IKAH/1263-Pa0020
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fc27320-2eef-4252-8114-9ab86e8ecad9
  10. urn:
    23e2055b-0a7b-4530-8be4-36ca6cf222fb
    name:
    Norsk Rørmøbelfabrikk AS
    id:
    HHSP-1470
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1470
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23e2055b-0a7b-4530-8be4-36ca6cf222fb
  11. urn:
    292a4942-970d-44cc-a003-737cd1cd24c8
    name:
    Nord-Trøndelag fylke Rådgivende utvalg Tildeling av produksjons-materialer til møbel- og trevarebedrifter
    id:
    SAT-A-5198
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5198
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/292a4942-970d-44cc-a003-737cd1cd24c8
  12. urn:
    78324a53-b1df-4f78-87b8-55c3aa072db3
    name:
    Sak 1070. Møbel- og Treindustriens Arbeidsgiverforening (M.I.A.). Styremøter
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Da/L0392/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78324a53-b1df-4f78-87b8-55c3aa072db3
  13. urn:
    a2d32024-2288-4453-a837-a87e1d92f4f2
    name:
    Møbelsnekkernes A/S
    id:
    ARK-2852
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2852
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2d32024-2288-4453-a837-a87e1d92f4f2
  14. urn:
    ff3e63de-6590-4a65-8628-2a5c7aac665a
    name:
    Oslo møbelindustriarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-2285
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2285
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff3e63de-6590-4a65-8628-2a5c7aac665a
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000125799
    name:
    Fotlandsvåg Møbelarbeiderlag
    id:
    A-2022
    path:
    BBA/A-2022
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000125799
  16. urn:
    b02019af-1f86-428a-9cc9-b3b62f7e00b6
    name:
    Viken møbelfabrikk
    id:
    1263-Pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/1263-Pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b02019af-1f86-428a-9cc9-b3b62f7e00b6
  17. urn:
    88431c83-ba62-47f1-926c-05b10ce6253b
    name:
    Standal Møbelfabrikk
    id:
    P-01025
    path:
    IKAM/P-01025
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88431c83-ba62-47f1-926c-05b10ce6253b
  18. urn:
    e3576407-6d28-4d97-a4e3-491e55dbe6f6
    name:
    Møbelhandlernes Landsforbund
    id:
    NHNR-0010
    path:
    MUVE/NHNR-0010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museum Vest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3576407-6d28-4d97-a4e3-491e55dbe6f6
  19. urn:
    b4a7bb09-9e1a-45a9-9294-66258d4f17c4
    name:
    Gjøvik Møbelfabrikk A/S
    id:
    A-00034
    path:
    OAM/A-00034
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4a7bb09-9e1a-45a9-9294-66258d4f17c4
  20. urn:
    b003ff6a-8a9d-4206-9588-b173f7c4b18a
    name:
    Sandvold Møbelfabrikk
    id:
    E-A-00245
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00245
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b003ff6a-8a9d-4206-9588-b173f7c4b18a
  21. urn:
    28561ce1-3eac-4a0e-8c90-5f1c3bfc2ac2
    name:
    Gjøvik Møbelfabrikk
    id:
    E-A-00252
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00252
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28561ce1-3eac-4a0e-8c90-5f1c3bfc2ac2
  22. urn:
    f508622d-edea-4c75-ad3f-08f8ae7b29a7
    name:
    Fotlandsvåg Møbelarbeiderlag
    id:
    A-2022
    path:
    SAF/A-2022
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f508622d-edea-4c75-ad3f-08f8ae7b29a7
  23. urn:
    b93aafe3-c098-49a3-8f44-77cdeeadbcc0
    name:
    Møbelhandlernes Landsforbund
    id:
    Pa-0033
    path:
    VLFK/Pa-0033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b93aafe3-c098-49a3-8f44-77cdeeadbcc0
  24. urn:
    36eb659e-1c1a-45e3-8791-1e16f5036b56
    name:
    PA-0799, Rogaland Møbelhandlerforening
    id:
    A-1837
    path:
    BYST/A-1837
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36eb659e-1c1a-45e3-8791-1e16f5036b56
  25. urn:
    9b2e5ecb-d874-4ef5-a060-20b97dc6c4c2
    name:
    Møbelsnekkernes forening, Bergen
    id:
    ARK-2606
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2606
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b2e5ecb-d874-4ef5-a060-20b97dc6c4c2
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.

Source-specific next step

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.