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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-18T15:11:38Z in 0.883 seconds.

Showing 10 of 30210 results in compact format.

name:
Pa 0863 - Nordic Bulk AS
id:
SAST-A-102653
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
A-10419
name:
Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (NIME)
id:
MA-A-1133
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
name:
Gáldu - Kompetansesenteret for urfolks rettigheter.
id:
SAMI-OA-1004
name:
Nordic Fabrikker A/S
id:
0012
name:
Nordic VSI A/S
id:
0004
name:
Nordic Bulk AS
id:
A-102776
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
AS-10419
name:
Low Temperature (LT) & Nordic solid state.
id:
0384

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total:

30210

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e0a21765-861e-4e53-9cf4-39723fbb001c
name:
Pa 0863 - Nordic Bulk AS
id:
SAST-A-102653
path:
AV/SAST-A-102653
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0a21765-861e-4e53-9cf4-39723fbb001c
urn:
64b68fff-aaba-4746-8e97-6bd85191a73b
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
A-10419
path:
OBA/A-10419
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64b68fff-aaba-4746-8e97-6bd85191a73b
urn:
4f9003ea-1390-4867-8ad4-58d38335994e
name:
Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research (NIME)
id:
MA-A-1133
path:
VID/MA-A-1133
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f9003ea-1390-4867-8ad4-58d38335994e
urn:
c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
name:
MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
id:
PA-1607
path:
TIKA/PA-1607
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
urn:
4d8b8daf-660b-430b-b5ea-1ccaadf43755
name:
Gáldu - Kompetansesenteret for urfolks rettigheter.
id:
SAMI-OA-1004
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1004
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d8b8daf-660b-430b-b5ea-1ccaadf43755
urn:
fb3ad660-6f1d-404a-bf7f-6b299ada6488
name:
Nordic Fabrikker A/S
id:
0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0044/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb3ad660-6f1d-404a-bf7f-6b299ada6488
urn:
b4f510a4-386a-4edd-83c6-716aedd91872
name:
Nordic VSI A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0140/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4f510a4-386a-4edd-83c6-716aedd91872
urn:
e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
name:
Nordic Bulk AS
id:
A-102776
path:
AV/A-102776
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Rogalandsbedriften Nordic Bulk AS ble etablert i 1993 og er blant de desidert største leverandørene av anlegg til bergindustrien i Norge. Bedriften leverer anlegg til både pukk og grustak, smelteverk, gjenvinningsanlegg og gruvedrift, også i flere europeiske land. Flere av de store aktørene innen be...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6613d84-7eaa-4ed0-a301-bec2cd89c330
urn:
ad4621ba-8ecb-4e58-8285-04fbf4213985
name:
Nordic Black Theatre
id:
AS-10419
path:
OBA/AS-10419
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Initiativtakere til stiftelsen Nordic Black Theatre var Cliff Moustache og Jarl Solberg, som ble henholdsvis kunstnerisk leder og daglig leder. Teatret holdt til i Parkteatret gamle kino på Grünerløkka fram til mars 2002. Nå holder det til på kulturbåten Innvik som ligger ved Langkaia i Bjørvika. Bå...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad4621ba-8ecb-4e58-8285-04fbf4213985
urn:
557073ab-ef3a-49a1-8d6b-027cdd3d31b9
name:
Low Temperature (LT) & Nordic solid state.
id:
0384
path:
UBIT/A-0381/K/L0005/0384
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/557073ab-ef3a-49a1-8d6b-027cdd3d31b9
urn:
7ed8dae5-585b-47ab-839e-b1728f77c4f4
name:
Avdeling 13. Bedrifts ID: 402737. Sibelco Nordic AS
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0074/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ed8dae5-585b-47ab-839e-b1728f77c4f4
urn:
f74f6eec-0543-4a29-817c-b2731d95883e
name:
Kompetanseheving som næring. Nordic Energy Services AS, tidligere Extended Reach Technology
id:
1154
path:
AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/1154
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f74f6eec-0543-4a29-817c-b2731d95883e
urn:
f7772914-de87-4da2-8325-38cac7abe3b1
name:
C. M. Devine - Third Quarter 1998 operating earnings. Nordic Project 1998. Competitor review 1998. BP/Amoco merger key points 1998. Norwegian fiscal regime competitiveness 1996-1997.
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-102024/4/D/Da/L0181/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7772914-de87-4da2-8325-38cac7abe3b1
urn:
61fd5c50-f8b4-4af4-8b48-7235412be73c
name:
Simensen, Erik_The Old Nordic lexicon
id:
0009
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0065/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61fd5c50-f8b4-4af4-8b48-7235412be73c
urn:
1717a7ba-8ae0-4321-a7de-ebe8ca41f515
name:
Leistad, Geirr I. (m.fl.)_Online Prosopography: The Plan for Nordic Medieval Data Bases
id:
0028
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0004/0028
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1717a7ba-8ae0-4321-a7de-ebe8ca41f515
urn:
61a66746-69a1-4469-b0ed-d8367fd42b70
name:
Simensen, Erik_The Old Nordic lexicon
id:
0028
path:
SPR/A-0003/L/L0055/0028
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61a66746-69a1-4469-b0ed-d8367fd42b70
urn:
78e5c9a3-cc1b-4a33-a2e8-af60d8b90e11
name:
Nordic Peace
id:
L0527
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dd/L0527
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/78e5c9a3-cc1b-4a33-a2e8-af60d8b90e11
urn:
05d94b90-8b1d-4a10-a313-ecd7049f1f5b
name:
Nordic Film Festival
id:
0006
path:
TRKO/A-1239/D/L0013/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Trondheim byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05d94b90-8b1d-4a10-a313-ecd7049f1f5b
urn:
8b498752-59b0-41ff-8df5-2a283c272848
name:
Sentral-Amerika og Mellom-Amerika,. Felles Nordisk utviklingsprosjekt (The joint Nordic Projects).
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Df/L0643/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b498752-59b0-41ff-8df5-2a283c272848
urn:
0c526d26-d59c-435e-9a08-3b086b3c3d40
name:
Nordic Council of Ministers
id:
0023
path:
UBIT/A-0389/D/L0006/0019/0023
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c526d26-d59c-435e-9a08-3b086b3c3d40
urn:
97ea30ac-d8f7-4991-89c8-328583e8f6c4
name:
Norsk Kompensasjonsselskap AS/Norkompens AS
id:
RA-PA-1289
path:
AV/RA-PA-1289
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97ea30ac-d8f7-4991-89c8-328583e8f6c4
urn:
447fcdcd-3aec-497d-ac06-287d046e2e7c
name:
Nordic Council of Ministers
id:
0022
path:
UBIT/A-0389/D/L0006/0019/0022
unit_type:
DOKUMENTSERIE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/447fcdcd-3aec-497d-ac06-287d046e2e7c
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000001005886
name:
1885 "Nordic", Nordic Rederi AB
id:
0017
path:
BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Db/L0015/0017
unit_type:
Mappe
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001005886
urn:
0a838127-86bc-4368-8d6d-37abaf4342cb
name:
PAT Nordic Peace
id:
L0526
path:
AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dd/L0526
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a838127-86bc-4368-8d6d-37abaf4342cb
urn:
9228c160-bbfd-4ed0-a383-ddb44ceea598
name:
Sandfallet kompetansesenter/Nordnorsk kompetansesenter/Statped Nord
id:
SATØ-S-1001
path:
AV/SATØ-S-1001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9228c160-bbfd-4ed0-a383-ddb44ceea598

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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