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 2026-10-23T02:58:10Z in 0.756 seconds.

Showing 10 of 591175 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bergen Medikal A/S
    id:
    A-7742
  2. name:
    1663-S Søknad fra Sam. Bratten A/S om leie av lokaler i fergehallen på Laksevåg. Bergen Medikal A/S søker om leie av lokaler i fergehallen på Laksevåg. Bergen Medikal A/S søker om leie av lagerlokaler i tidligere Bamabygg.
    id:
    0021
  3. name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
  4. name:
    Elektroskap Norsk A/S
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Norsk Flyindustri A/S
    id:
    0009
  6. name:
    Norsk Hammerverk A/S
    id:
    0010
  7. name:
    A/S Norsk Kabelfabrikk
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Norsk Kjettingindustri A/S
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Norsk Stålpress A/S
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Norsk Verktøyindustri A/S
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
591175
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003847795
    name:
    Bergen Medikal A/S
    id:
    A-7742
    path:
    BBA/A-7742
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003847795
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000383869
    name:
    1663-S Søknad fra Sam. Bratten A/S om leie av lokaler i fergehallen på Laksevåg. Bergen Medikal A/S søker om leie av lokaler i fergehallen på Laksevåg. Bergen Medikal A/S søker om leie av lagerlokaler i tidligere Bamabygg.
    id:
    0021
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0104/0021
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000383869
  3. urn:
    fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
    name:
    Tiden norsk forlag A/S
    id:
    ARK-2120
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc6d26c5-567c-41a2-bc5c-7e0e8dab0ff5
  4. urn:
    bf0ccb31-4fd7-4460-a48b-75bcc64b1142
    name:
    Elektroskap Norsk A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0008/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf0ccb31-4fd7-4460-a48b-75bcc64b1142
  5. urn:
    4974e4bf-17a9-446e-b5b1-855b921211e2
    name:
    Norsk Flyindustri A/S
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0020/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4974e4bf-17a9-446e-b5b1-855b921211e2
  6. urn:
    f535fea5-270c-48d3-ad8f-ac9a52b52d75
    name:
    Norsk Hammerverk A/S
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0020/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f535fea5-270c-48d3-ad8f-ac9a52b52d75
  7. urn:
    66e24af2-0845-40c1-8a83-35dc6a1f1bea
    name:
    A/S Norsk Kabelfabrikk
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66e24af2-0845-40c1-8a83-35dc6a1f1bea
  8. urn:
    e4e2a471-13a8-413e-90ed-e847b3b3f6f8
    name:
    Norsk Kjettingindustri A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4e2a471-13a8-413e-90ed-e847b3b3f6f8
  9. urn:
    043d7867-81e6-4cd5-82e7-80afc07e3676
    name:
    Norsk Stålpress A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/043d7867-81e6-4cd5-82e7-80afc07e3676
  10. urn:
    b6ac4ffd-0911-4ffc-99e7-901b6e6fe31e
    name:
    Norsk Verktøyindustri A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6ac4ffd-0911-4ffc-99e7-901b6e6fe31e
  11. urn:
    d9ff0014-8201-473a-845e-ca028e76374d
    name:
    Norsk Viftefabrikk A/S
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9ff0014-8201-473a-845e-ca028e76374d
  12. urn:
    6923c628-642c-4f01-a794-e766f34c804d
    name:
    Norsk Backer A/S
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6923c628-642c-4f01-a794-e766f34c804d
  13. urn:
    696873f2-b9a2-407a-a9bb-cf7bee7ccfad
    name:
    A/S Norsk Ståltrådtrekkeri
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0021/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/696873f2-b9a2-407a-a9bb-cf7bee7ccfad
  14. urn:
    39445fbe-9787-4591-a7e7-5ef6d79f7e72
    name:
    Bolinders Norsk A/S
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0032/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/39445fbe-9787-4591-a7e7-5ef6d79f7e72
  15. urn:
    d4366229-6e41-4a3f-8b22-7044d5164bf5
    name:
    A/S Norsk Automobilfabrik
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0045/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4366229-6e41-4a3f-8b22-7044d5164bf5
  16. urn:
    2a7f6e7c-e529-419e-9ea8-c5909782113f
    name:
    A/S Norsk Blikvalseverk
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0045/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a7f6e7c-e529-419e-9ea8-c5909782113f
  17. urn:
    52eceb81-ad8f-4e9b-952e-fb14039403ea
    name:
    Norsk Maskinkompani A/S
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0046/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52eceb81-ad8f-4e9b-952e-fb14039403ea
  18. urn:
    f2c239fc-0472-4e98-b795-89378a3b2848
    name:
    A/S Norsk Motor
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0046/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2c239fc-0472-4e98-b795-89378a3b2848
  19. urn:
    17c9241d-ac3b-465e-b2c3-bbb3d459785b
    name:
    Elektroskap Norsk A/S
    id:
    0013
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    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0057/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17c9241d-ac3b-465e-b2c3-bbb3d459785b
  20. urn:
    33191e38-4c09-4654-8dda-258a69287f6c
    name:
    Norsk Flyindustri A/S
    id:
    0004
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    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0064/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/33191e38-4c09-4654-8dda-258a69287f6c
  21. urn:
    c06105c7-370b-4f09-89a7-6d12e970eb06
    name:
    Norsk Ståltrådtrekkeri A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0064/0005
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06105c7-370b-4f09-89a7-6d12e970eb06
  22. urn:
    66b06431-8507-48ab-86f0-eedd7dc99e12
    name:
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    unit_type:
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/66b06431-8507-48ab-86f0-eedd7dc99e12
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Norsk Blikvalseverk A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f77ff081-c11b-46f7-8b8f-d934d15f5c31
  24. urn:
    642eee08-d51e-4f23-89ff-3d197b02738b
    name:
    Norsk Jernverk A/S
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/642eee08-d51e-4f23-89ff-3d197b02738b
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/828d5e92-10f4-4345-8dd4-062b64386a9a
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.

Source-specific next step

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.