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 2026-10-24T15:59:31Z in 0.835 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54771 results in compact format.

name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Verktøy for fremdriftsstyring. Metier Scandinavia AS
id:
0001
name:
Cap Gemini. Gartner Group. Andersen Consulting. Metier. Attributet. Telenor Mobil. Mercury Interactive. Nicator Norge, IBM, Mintra AS, Siamo, Component Software
id:
0002
name:
Metier Drugs A/S
id:
0007
name:
Drammen: 2395 Dropsfabrikken Metier (Dropsfabrikk)
id:
0002
name:
Contract no. 80/1019 Metier Management Systems
id:
0009
name:
Contract no. 80/1019 Metier Management Systems
id:
0010
name:
455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
id:
0002
name:
455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
id:
0003
name:
455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
id:
0004
name:
455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
id:
0001

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total:

54771

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

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name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Verktøy for fremdriftsstyring. Metier Scandinavia AS
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0001
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AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0098/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Cap Gemini. Gartner Group. Andersen Consulting. Metier. Attributet. Telenor Mobil. Mercury Interactive. Nicator Norge, IBM, Mintra AS, Siamo, Component Software
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AV/RA-S-1536/F/Fb/L0004/0002
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MAPPE
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Metier Drugs A/S
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Nasjonalarkivet
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name:
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MAPPE
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name:
Contract no. 80/1019 Metier Management Systems
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0009
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Dc/L0008/0009
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ed1c2a1-c3ea-4278-89a3-083667959859
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3b8fd68c-59cc-4db9-92e0-54bd97822a41
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Contract no. 80/1019 Metier Management Systems
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0010
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AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Dc/L0008/0010
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
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Nasjonalarkivet
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455.7010.30 - Metier management systems Ltd.
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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System for framdriftsplanlegging k00739, k00818 Metier - 94/00139
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0008
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AV/RA-S-4262/D/L0034/0008
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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MAPPE
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Sak nr. 157 mellom Schoutbynacht Hendrich, greve og kammerråd Johan Mohrsen kontra Joachim von der LIppe, Daniel og Hendrich Crometier
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Bedrifter
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STYKKE
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Drammen byarkiv
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Bodø - Nymo Maskin AS - Norsk sikteduk AS - Norsk Haukultur AS - Nord Norges Salgslag AS - Norlandsbryggeriet AS - Nordland Betongindustri AS - Max Mat AS - Margarinfabrikken Norge - Løvolds industri AS - Landego Fiske - K.S Helligværfisk - Fiskekroken AS
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AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
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MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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AV/RA-PA-1488/E
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Nasjonalarkivet
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Aksjonæravtale Haakon Koch - Otto Koch AS.
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MAPPE
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Arkiv i Nordland
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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As 5
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0008
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Norsk luftfartsmuseum
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Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
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Vestfoldarkivet
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Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
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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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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.

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