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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T04:30:44Z in 0.213 seconds.

Showing 10 of 70326 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
  2. name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
  3. name:
    Brønnøysund kommune. kommuneingeniør
    id:
    K-18011.703
  4. name:
    Ingier-familien
    id:
    RA-PA-0723
  5. name:
    Uavhengig folkevalgte
    id:
    A-2431
  6. name:
    Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
    id:
    SAST-A-102536
  7. name:
    Uavhengige fagforeningers forum
    id:
    ARK-2553
  8. name:
    SKIENS UAVHENGIGE KOMMUNISTPARTI
    id:
    A-806176
  9. name:
    Elverum Uavhengige Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-7
  10. name:
    Askøy kommune. Grunntingingsnemnda
    id:
    1247-081
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total:
70326
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000750789
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    BBA/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000750789
  2. urn:
    f7a318fc-28ce-4f01-8be8-65477e78bfe3
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    SAF/A-6151
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7a318fc-28ce-4f01-8be8-65477e78bfe3
  3. urn:
    1175f91d-b9ec-4aa4-b347-87b24665f15d
    name:
    Brønnøysund kommune. kommuneingeniør
    id:
    K-18011.703
    path:
    AIN/K-18011.703
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1175f91d-b9ec-4aa4-b347-87b24665f15d
  4. urn:
    d45f8b33-ba57-47ec-a171-8199422d3e79
    name:
    Ingier-familien
    id:
    RA-PA-0723
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0723
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d45f8b33-ba57-47ec-a171-8199422d3e79
  5. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000007560
    name:
    Uavhengig folkevalgte
    id:
    A-2431
    path:
    BU/A-2431
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000007560
  6. urn:
    9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
    name:
    Pa 0175 - Kværner Engineering
    id:
    SAST-A-102536
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102536
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b16919b-5639-4b92-87f8-420f351e4dc9
  7. urn:
    e8ccf0d0-64e9-479a-9fef-c6f024eefcc4
    name:
    Uavhengige fagforeningers forum
    id:
    ARK-2553
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2553
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8ccf0d0-64e9-479a-9fef-c6f024eefcc4
  8. urn:
    89a3c1a9-df2e-4b46-ab4f-7ddc131f0578
    name:
    SKIENS UAVHENGIGE KOMMUNISTPARTI
    id:
    A-806176
    path:
    AAT/A-806176
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89a3c1a9-df2e-4b46-ab4f-7ddc131f0578
  9. urn:
    a323922f-361b-4064-af44-631e60f085f0
    name:
    Elverum Uavhengige Arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-7
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-7
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a323922f-361b-4064-af44-631e60f085f0
  10. urn:
    9e93e12e-b446-4fea-8be9-22c1ee50716b
    name:
    Askøy kommune. Grunntingingsnemnda
    id:
    1247-081
    path:
    IKAH/1247-081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e93e12e-b446-4fea-8be9-22c1ee50716b
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003486593
    name:
    Ikke navngitt særfond ved Bergensmeieriet
    id:
    A-7440
    path:
    BBA/A-7440
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486593
  12. urn:
    9d3c29b4-6136-479d-af1b-ce808428f015
    name:
    Ikke navngitt særfond ved Bergensmeieriet
    id:
    A-7440
    path:
    SAF/A-7440
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d3c29b4-6136-479d-af1b-ce808428f015
  13. urn:
    86f37fdf-9a1a-45fa-ae11-4bfc30248226
    name:
    PA-0475, Norwegian Engineers Society of New York
    id:
    A-1526
    path:
    BYST/A-1526
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    u s a
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86f37fdf-9a1a-45fa-ae11-4bfc30248226
  14. urn:
    3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
    name:
    Forsvaret, P6037 uavhengige miner, Prosjektdok SEK/VSD
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5877
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5877
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bff7087-0810-4f45-88c1-d05b11c96dae
  15. urn:
    fefc2703-0a8a-4753-9e59-17cf8b85bd6f
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / Fuengirola (Costa del Sol, Spania)
    id:
    SAB-PA-0133
    path:
    AV/SAB-PA-0133
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    spania
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fefc2703-0a8a-4753-9e59-17cf8b85bd6f
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000749295
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    BBA/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Produserer diesel- og gassmotorer for skip og generatorsett. Opphavet er Bergen Mekaniske Verksted som i 1946 etablerte en egen motorfabrikk. Eid av Ulsteingruppen i perioden 1985-1999, og fabrikken fikk navnet Bergen Diesel AS. Motorfabri...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000749295
  17. urn:
    43517c30-9541-44d6-a196-af7043f1ffe4
    name:
    Bergen Engines AS
    id:
    A-6151
    path:
    SAF/A-6151
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Bergen Engines AS, ArkiVest-medlem nr. 215. - Produserer diesel- og gassmotorer for skip og generatorsett. Opphavet er Bergen Mekaniske Verksted som i 1946 etablerte en egen motorfabrikk. Eid av Ulsteingruppen i perioden 1985-1999, og fabrikken fikk navnet Bergen Diesel AS. Motorfabri...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43517c30-9541-44d6-a196-af7043f1ffe4
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132180
    name:
    Trosvik Engineering AS, Horten Shipyard AS, m.m.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-2543/Z/Zb/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000132180
  19. urn:
    d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
    name:
    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
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  20. urn:
    9cf5123e-ea46-4db5-9c38-7c96bccdd88d
    name:
    Uavhengig kontroll rammevtale
    id:
    0176
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0047/0176
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cf5123e-ea46-4db5-9c38-7c96bccdd88d
  21. urn:
    c667a231-45da-4978-9b34-f7e161cf31da
    name:
    Uavhengig kontroll rammevtale
    id:
    0178
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0048/0178
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c667a231-45da-4978-9b34-f7e161cf31da
  22. urn:
    f3a704b2-9a01-4cab-96fa-0209b1da1976
    name:
    Rammeavtale for uavhengig kontroll
    id:
    0224
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0064/0224
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3a704b2-9a01-4cab-96fa-0209b1da1976
  23. urn:
    2dbc0e92-330d-4d0d-94dd-37832082791f
    name:
    Anskaffelse uavhengig kontroll tjenester HRProsjekt
    id:
    0215
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0059/0215
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2dbc0e92-330d-4d0d-94dd-37832082791f
  24. urn:
    d591381e-6ccf-4ca6-92c3-85f89932590a
    name:
    Rehabilitering av Lieråsentunnelen. Uavhengig vurdering
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-355/E/Ea/L0094/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d591381e-6ccf-4ca6-92c3-85f89932590a
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118839
    name:
    Selvangivelser og årsberetninger
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1018/R/Rc/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000118839
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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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