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 2026-10-31T14:48:02Z in 8.720 seconds.

Showing 10 of 110861 results in compact format.

name:
Buskerud Distribusjon
id:
P-01055
name:
EB Distribusjon A/S, Porsgrunn
id:
0007
name:
Norsk Stål Distribusjon A/S
id:
0004
name:
Norpost, postverket
id:
0004
name:
Handel & Distribusjon
id:
L0001
name:
Namdalsavisa Distribusjon AS
id:
0053
name:
Rogaland Distribusjon AS
id:
0049
name:
Sunnhordaland Distribusjon AS
id:
0018
name:
ABB Distribusjon AS
id:
0002
name:
Linje-Distribusjon AS
id:
0016

Show all fields in HTML

total:

110861

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
95a6532f-d04d-49a7-bedc-faafc935849a
name:
Buskerud Distribusjon
id:
P-01055
path:
AV/P-01055
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Buskerud Distribusjon ble opprettet i 1984, er datterselskap til Drammens Tidende - Buskeruds Blad.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95a6532f-d04d-49a7-bedc-faafc935849a
urn:
439ec3fd-1c6d-4d4d-a18a-e49a5442aa2a
name:
EB Distribusjon A/S, Porsgrunn
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0125/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/439ec3fd-1c6d-4d4d-a18a-e49a5442aa2a
urn:
ca24bcd2-ae9e-46d6-9102-c0dc793346f1
name:
Norsk Stål Distribusjon A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0147/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca24bcd2-ae9e-46d6-9102-c0dc793346f1
urn:
3db4e1ee-d595-4f81-a7a9-6b8712c30aff
name:
Norpost, postverket
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-0986/1/X/Xb/L0002/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3db4e1ee-d595-4f81-a7a9-6b8712c30aff
urn:
7fd0ea39-0388-4117-aa0a-390ea6a200d8
name:
Handel & Distribusjon
id:
L0001
path:
MUVE/NHNR-0016/G/Ga/L0001
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Museum Vest
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fd0ea39-0388-4117-aa0a-390ea6a200d8
urn:
8a7c84dd-77b5-4631-9a4f-315544481b52
name:
Namdalsavisa Distribusjon AS
id:
0053
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0053
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a7c84dd-77b5-4631-9a4f-315544481b52
urn:
b0f9ef24-3ffb-484d-ad9f-58647be18221
name:
Rogaland Distribusjon AS
id:
0049
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0088/0049
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0f9ef24-3ffb-484d-ad9f-58647be18221
urn:
8b5f5a20-ce79-4741-8637-3b6cbed478a2
name:
Sunnhordaland Distribusjon AS
id:
0018
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b5f5a20-ce79-4741-8637-3b6cbed478a2
urn:
4cb310d1-c162-47d1-b3c5-3e94abbb01be
name:
ABB Distribusjon AS
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0139/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cb310d1-c162-47d1-b3c5-3e94abbb01be
urn:
bf3dc0df-e16c-47d4-abb0-8718cbf71937
name:
Linje-Distribusjon AS
id:
0016
path:
OBA/A-10358/Da/L0123/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf3dc0df-e16c-47d4-abb0-8718cbf71937
urn:
2f6d550b-fec5-41c3-9b16-2d7960ff957f
name:
Nordisk samarbeid - Norpost 87
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-5205/H/L0257/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f6d550b-fec5-41c3-9b16-2d7960ff957f
urn:
5b37bd2d-7eec-4f0b-8c13-c044f4756f52
name:
Overenskomstforhold Sørhøy Distribusjon AS
id:
0022
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/E/Ec/L0017/0022
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b37bd2d-7eec-4f0b-8c13-c044f4756f52
urn:
afde513f-798b-46bf-9119-628b194de897
name:
Nordnorsk Distribusjon Bodø AS
id:
0061
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0087/0061
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afde513f-798b-46bf-9119-628b194de897
urn:
cb54c2a5-95f6-488f-8c86-ab1dbf7e71fb
name:
Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 400697. Ahlsell AS
id:
0017
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0086/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb54c2a5-95f6-488f-8c86-ab1dbf7e71fb
urn:
1cdcab55-5886-43cf-8389-8deaaa3a5fea
name:
DISO - Distribusjon og Data AS
id:
V-A-00428
path:
GDM/V-A-00428
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Gudbrandsdalsmusea AS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cdcab55-5886-43cf-8389-8deaaa3a5fea
urn:
9897ffc8-cf67-4df7-b376-4df995be2966
name:
Tvist Lillehammer distribusjon AS. Sak 54.2000
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1815/E/Eb/L0013/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9897ffc8-cf67-4df7-b376-4df995be2966
urn:
36c2968d-f5f4-47e7-9e55-269ffc27ef0d
name:
ABB distribusjon AS, Skien (Medlnr. 174)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0159/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36c2968d-f5f4-47e7-9e55-269ffc27ef0d
urn:
4943f39a-bda3-4a62-9e6a-0086041c0060
name:
EB Distribusjon AS, fredrikstad (Medlnr. 242)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0171/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4943f39a-bda3-4a62-9e6a-0086041c0060
urn:
4aef6461-9510-4153-ab95-c315b4338846
name:
EB Distribusjon AS, Porsgrunn (Medlnr. 34)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0171/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4aef6461-9510-4153-ab95-c315b4338846
urn:
4ef67190-a2a3-496b-8e45-c9b3bf394a5b
name:
ABB distribusjon AS, Skien (Medlnr. 174)
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0011/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ef67190-a2a3-496b-8e45-c9b3bf394a5b
urn:
4c756ad1-87ab-4602-8d1d-0e9528ef6a63
name:
EB Distribusjon AS, fredrikstad (Medlnr. 242)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0023/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c756ad1-87ab-4602-8d1d-0e9528ef6a63
urn:
72245071-8345-4768-8225-f271f285b47e
name:
EB Distribusjon AS, Porsgrunn (Medlnr. 34)
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PAX-0001/M/L0023/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72245071-8345-4768-8225-f271f285b47e
urn:
1af136a6-60e6-479b-86b7-3018be159c38
name:
Personlig Kommunikasjon Distribusjon Telecom AS - mappe 1
id:
L0149
path:
AV/RA-PA-1339/I/L0149
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1af136a6-60e6-479b-86b7-3018be159c38
urn:
b52b0b27-a462-4d08-9298-ae755c6dd594
name:
Anbud. Anbudsnummer 4/97 Alcatel distribusjon AS
id:
0013
path:
AV/RA-S-5394/2/I/Ia/L0004/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b52b0b27-a462-4d08-9298-ae755c6dd594
urn:
66cf11d0-2ef0-43cd-86ee-7dc1d129d958
name:
Anbud. Anbudsnummer 2000/6. Alcatel Distribusjon AS
id:
0014
path:
AV/RA-S-5394/2/I/Ia/L0013/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66cf11d0-2ef0-43cd-86ee-7dc1d129d958

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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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