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 2026-10-21T16:09:41Z in 1.058 seconds.

Showing 10 of 106799 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Jacobsen Blomster AS
    id:
    AKT-02051
  2. name:
    Tegninger og pressede blomster
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    PA-0846, Jacobsen Blomster AS
    id:
    A-1899
  4. name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Faktura fra Spersrud Blomster
    id:
    0012
  8. name:
    Bergen Blomster AS
    id:
    0006
  9. name:
    Fevik Blomster AS
    id:
    0021
  10. name:
    Oasen Blomster AS
    id:
    0049
Show all fields in HTML
total:
106799
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    1772fc48-700a-4935-9c8c-f422dd9ec55f
    name:
    Jacobsen Blomster AS
    id:
    AKT-02051
    path:
    BYST/AKT-02051
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Jacobsen Blomster var en blomsterbutikk i Normanns gate 14 på Storhaug i Hetland kommune, senere Stavanger kommune. Butikken ble trolig grunnlagt i 1945 av Ella Jacobsen. Senere overtok Harald Jacobsen butikken og førte den videre i mange år, etterfulgt av sønnen og sønnesønnen. Bedriften i sin dav...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1772fc48-700a-4935-9c8c-f422dd9ec55f
  2. urn:
    767d9b94-6eeb-45a4-abe9-43a63a5048dc
    name:
    Tegninger og pressede blomster
    id:
    0003
    path:
    OAVF/A-00732/T/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/767d9b94-6eeb-45a4-abe9-43a63a5048dc
  3. urn:
    524d996e-c6b2-4a3e-b517-049f6310fea9
    name:
    PA-0846, Jacobsen Blomster AS
    id:
    A-1899
    path:
    BYST/A-1899
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/524d996e-c6b2-4a3e-b517-049f6310fea9
  4. urn:
    39853fdd-96d4-43d8-8bcd-2f18180c8935
    name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Dk/L0067/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39853fdd-96d4-43d8-8bcd-2f18180c8935
  5. urn:
    fbae418a-ed6c-493b-b392-e86c312b32e9
    name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Dk/L0068/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbae418a-ed6c-493b-b392-e86c312b32e9
  6. urn:
    6202976e-8e24-40db-bdee-e74a0724d115
    name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Dk/L0068/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6202976e-8e24-40db-bdee-e74a0724d115
  7. urn:
    d5e7038e-04bd-4811-a8fd-135a379adf3e
    name:
    Faktura fra Spersrud Blomster
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AFM/US-1003/R/Ra/L0003/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5e7038e-04bd-4811-a8fd-135a379adf3e
  8. urn:
    4f15b4f2-2dab-4037-b0e5-084f57494463
    name:
    Bergen Blomster AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0084/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f15b4f2-2dab-4037-b0e5-084f57494463
  9. urn:
    d58976f1-3d23-4ede-880b-a036d2592658
    name:
    Fevik Blomster AS
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-538/G3/L0003/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d58976f1-3d23-4ede-880b-a036d2592658
  10. urn:
    b2f1ddad-abf0-4dea-b68e-8d3953a50f74
    name:
    Oasen Blomster AS
    id:
    0049
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-538/G3/L0003/0049
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2f1ddad-abf0-4dea-b68e-8d3953a50f74
  11. urn:
    f495dab3-34df-4f66-a9ca-afde55328cf2
    name:
    Sørfold Blomster AS
    id:
    0029
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Eg/L0028/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f495dab3-34df-4f66-a9ca-afde55328cf2
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000719232
    name:
    5307 Salg av blomster
    id:
    0008
    path:
    BBA/A-0967/Df/L0223/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000719232
  13. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001342
    name:
    Kulturlandskap på Sysegjerde. Eng og blomster.
    id:
    SKG-35
    path:
    ULHA/A-1007/U/L0005/SKG-35
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001342
  14. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003082
    name:
    Kulturlandskap på Sysegjerde. Eng med blomster.
    id:
    SKG-36
    path:
    ULHA/A-1007/U/L0005/SKG-36
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003082
  15. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000003634
    name:
    Kulturlandskap. Eng med blomster på Sysegjerde.
    id:
    SKG-39
    path:
    ULHA/A-1007/U/L0005/SKG-39
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000003634
  16. urn:
    2c676b7b-df5a-4067-85d1-ddb8b3ccdc06
    name:
    Nærings og nytelsesmidler, dyrefor, blomster, planter og frø. Tekstil - Skotøy - Portefølje - Reiseeffekter - Fiskeredskaper - Tauverk
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Dk/L0069/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c676b7b-df5a-4067-85d1-ddb8b3ccdc06
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000046335
    name:
    Elever i biologiauditoriet Elever som mottar blomster
    id:
    0008
    path:
    VEMU/A-1120/U/L0002/0001/0008
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000046335
  18. urn:
    3ba0cc60-5b9d-4b9e-b7bf-a36e88388f66
    name:
    Flora Blomster AS 981 695 410
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAH/1219-127/E/Ea/L0006/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ba0cc60-5b9d-4b9e-b7bf-a36e88388f66
  19. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008502
    name:
    Portrett av kvinne i kåpe, dekorert, blomster etc..
    id:
    W-0722
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0722
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008502
  20. urn:
    34d8c191-00cb-4534-af49-94bc59272843
    name:
    Blomsterhuset AS
    id:
    0053
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-538/G5/L0002/0053
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/34d8c191-00cb-4534-af49-94bc59272843
  21. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010115
    name:
    Interiør dagligstove, blomster, stolar og bord, maleri og oljelampe.
    id:
    W-1955
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1955
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010115
  22. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001781
    name:
    Innreding stove. Bord m/blomster. Ljoslampe, planter og vindauga.
    id:
    UR-148
    path:
    ULHA/A-1033/U/L0001/UR-148
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001781
  23. urn:
    b3be40d3-c897-42c7-80d3-ed2cea5e4631
    name:
    Tørkede blomster
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1825/J/Jb/L0007/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b3be40d3-c897-42c7-80d3-ed2cea5e4631
  24. urn:
    f314ea67-ec9f-4731-a560-c5b524494943
    name:
    AS130050101: Blomster, bergformasjoner, fjellandskap
    id:
    0101
    path:
    AIN/A-05-130/810/L0003/0001/0101
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f314ea67-ec9f-4731-a560-c5b524494943
  25. urn:
    a8644a72-662d-44e5-9166-be792d767dd3
    name:
    Kvittering fra Spersrud blomsterforretning
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AFM/US-1003/R/Rb/L0001/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8644a72-662d-44e5-9166-be792d767dd3
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.

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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.