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 2026-10-28T11:33:07Z in 1.104 seconds.

Showing 10 of 56498 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Materiale/råstoffinnkjøp
    id:
    L0013
  2. name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0013
  5. name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Klevfos' stoffinnløp
    id:
    0014
  7. name:
    Tørrstoffinnhold i poteter
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    "Tørrstoffinnhold i kaffeekstrakt"
    id:
    0030
  9. name:
    Stoffinnløp/ vireparti Voith
    id:
    0006
  10. name:
    Mappe 24.1: Stoffinnkjøp.
    id:
    0022
Show all fields in HTML
total:
56498
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000653020
    name:
    Materiale/råstoffinnkjøp
    id:
    L0013
    path:
    BBA/A-0091/H/Ha/L0013
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000653020
  2. urn:
    8fd8f03e-204c-42a4-af99-566c514bc1b6
    name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0003
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/D/Db/L0046/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fd8f03e-204c-42a4-af99-566c514bc1b6
  3. urn:
    1e256a15-0df6-4f57-b243-f1b0aa82790a
    name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/D/Db/L0047/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e256a15-0df6-4f57-b243-f1b0aa82790a
  4. urn:
    183cbc4d-d315-47be-b4c7-8afdc6b2e692
    name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0013
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/D/Db/L0047/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/183cbc4d-d315-47be-b4c7-8afdc6b2e692
  5. urn:
    ed28ed7c-34f1-4c33-9430-fc689692d60f
    name:
    Stoffinnløp-vireparti
    id:
    0004
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/D/Db/L0048/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed28ed7c-34f1-4c33-9430-fc689692d60f
  6. urn:
    d330309f-9b43-419e-8f83-e956077fee3c
    name:
    Klevfos' stoffinnløp
    id:
    0014
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1072/2/E/Eb/L0009/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d330309f-9b43-419e-8f83-e956077fee3c
  7. urn:
    16ec5d20-09a9-4375-ab1d-49c9917d2216
    name:
    Tørrstoffinnhold i poteter
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAH-BIO-007/F/Fc/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16ec5d20-09a9-4375-ab1d-49c9917d2216
  8. urn:
    b33d69c5-fe97-4a4d-8cba-c64c8bd11039
    name:
    "Tørrstoffinnhold i kaffeekstrakt"
    id:
    0030
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00093/K/0030
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b33d69c5-fe97-4a4d-8cba-c64c8bd11039
  9. urn:
    92103fce-7b3f-4535-87b7-54178ea0699f
    name:
    Stoffinnløp/ vireparti Voith
    id:
    0006
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/D/Db/L0048/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92103fce-7b3f-4535-87b7-54178ea0699f
  10. urn:
    e4e37c20-9a24-4510-8a98-06bdf91c52e1
    name:
    Mappe 24.1: Stoffinnkjøp.
    id:
    0022
    path:
    OBA/A-10006/D/Db/L0001/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4e37c20-9a24-4510-8a98-06bdf91c52e1
  11. urn:
    ef6945eb-7b05-4d6a-b019-cd71c56399f1
    name:
    Metrologiske nedbørens kvelstoffinnhold på Rjukan.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NIA/A-1108/D03/L0186/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6945eb-7b05-4d6a-b019-cd71c56399f1
  12. urn:
    f79deaad-80d6-4673-b240-78f32d55880e
    name:
    Tegningsnr. 83238 - Vireparti og stoffinnløp (Tegningsfortegnelse)
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tb/L0020/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f79deaad-80d6-4673-b240-78f32d55880e
  13. urn:
    fd263137-bb67-46ad-8f03-b87243c991dc
    name:
    Tegningsnr. 41849 - Stoffinnløpskasse (Pillgram - Larsens patent)
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1817/T/Tb/L0016/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd263137-bb67-46ad-8f03-b87243c991dc
  14. urn:
    e4c2c9bb-65b7-4750-b262-0d6cc71e02ee
    name:
    Notevarp, Olav - Variasjoner i Fett- og Tørrstoffinnholdet i vintersild
    id:
    0032
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0052/0032
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4c2c9bb-65b7-4750-b262-0d6cc71e02ee
  15. urn:
    89f8f089-ae0e-4c4f-9fe2-3d9a5e3f2f12
    name:
    Protokoll inneh. oversikt over svovelvannstoffinnh. i norske fjorder
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0720/F/Fa/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89f8f089-ae0e-4c4f-9fe2-3d9a5e3f2f12
  16. urn:
    746f36fa-a1bb-4636-9d54-64bfa502979c
    name:
    Prosjekt: Ytre Romsdal og Nordmøre forsøksring - "Bestemmelse av tørrstoffinnhold og næringsinnhold i storfegjødsel"
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4350/F/Fa/L0007/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/746f36fa-a1bb-4636-9d54-64bfa502979c
  17. 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
  18. urn:
    b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
    name:
    Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
    id:
    E
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1488/E
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
  19. urn:
    6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
    name:
    Avlevert fra Takeda AS 2017 (flere aktører)
    id:
    Ea
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1488/E/Ea
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6343c273-4af5-4064-9743-6928d4ae0380
  20. urn:
    28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
    name:
    Aksjonæravtale Haakon Koch - Otto Koch AS.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AIN/A-19-180/F/Fa/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
  21. urn:
    fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
    name:
    Avdeling 9, medlem 12337 - yrkesskade. Bedrift 710969 Ringnes AS Arendal Bryggeri. Saksnummer: 19.02.2007-13628
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
  22. urn:
    4db12553-b9d5-4731-bd0b-532ef93efccf
    name:
    Avdeling 9, medlem 12337 - yrkesskade. Bedrift 710969 Ringnes AS Arendal Bryggeri. Saksnummer: 19.02.2007-13628
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4db12553-b9d5-4731-bd0b-532ef93efccf
  23. urn:
    70227be2-076f-4d10-a143-6315111f8fe2
    name:
    Avdeling 88 - "Drøfting av kriterier for ansiennitetsprinsippet". Bedrift 712562 Weifa AS. Saksnummer: 09.01.2012-16424
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0027/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70227be2-076f-4d10-a143-6315111f8fe2
  24. urn:
    nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
    name:
    As 5
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NLM/As-1001/03/D/L0014/0008
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Norsk luftfartsmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/nb-NLM_arkiv000000004702
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
    name:
    Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    VEMU/A-2939/Z/Ze/L0007
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
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.