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 2026-11-01T05:22:24Z in 4.163 seconds.

Showing 10 of 69083 results in compact format.

name:
Kontrakt AFK og Postrom maskiner AS
id:
0031
name:
Postrom maskiner
id:
0027
name:
Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
id:
SAT-A-5428
name:
Importutvalget for kontormaskiner
id:
A-5281
name:
Postrom i tilhengervogner
id:
0002
name:
Thune Maskiner
id:
0011
name:
2006/06942. Postrom maskin.
id:
0004
name:
Større postrom under juletrafikk
id:
0003
name:
Sak: 09/2170 Postkasseanlegg til postrom 1.etg
id:
0005
name:
Tegninger: bygninger, maskiner og utstyr
id:
L0002

Show all fields in HTML

total:

69083

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
08d3d4f5-6810-45af-bc61-4c64a6997b64
name:
Kontrakt AFK og Postrom maskiner AS
id:
0031
path:
AFK/0200001/E/El/Elb/L0022/0031
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08d3d4f5-6810-45af-bc61-4c64a6997b64
urn:
5be11d70-e7f2-4971-949f-b70ce811d711
name:
Postrom maskiner
id:
0027
path:
AV/SAST-A-102623/G/Gd/L0012/0027
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5be11d70-e7f2-4971-949f-b70ce811d711
urn:
38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
name:
Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
id:
SAT-A-5428
path:
AV/SAT-A-5428
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000275408
name:
Importutvalget for kontormaskiner
id:
A-5281
path:
BBA/A-5281
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000275408
urn:
0eedc1b3-d52f-487c-bc2a-5c4f559d412f
name:
Postrom i tilhengervogner
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-1343/D/Db/L0070/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0eedc1b3-d52f-487c-bc2a-5c4f559d412f
urn:
92023ee4-b6da-4a4d-94ea-06b75a818402
name:
Thune Maskiner
id:
0011
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0027/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92023ee4-b6da-4a4d-94ea-06b75a818402
urn:
fff0b726-1d30-48a4-ad51-b881a8090869
name:
2006/06942. Postrom maskin.
id:
0004
path:
AFK/0200128/Ea/L0002/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Akershus fylkeskommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fff0b726-1d30-48a4-ad51-b881a8090869
urn:
86c056c3-3ab0-45bf-a47d-eb4c8bf8bd3a
name:
Større postrom under juletrafikk
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-1343/D/Db/L0070/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86c056c3-3ab0-45bf-a47d-eb4c8bf8bd3a
urn:
a6c4891d-70dc-4cb3-9ec3-5e69cd566721
name:
Sak: 09/2170 Postkasseanlegg til postrom 1.etg
id:
0005
path:
IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Db/L0099/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6c4891d-70dc-4cb3-9ec3-5e69cd566721
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000112077
name:
Tegninger: bygninger, maskiner og utstyr
id:
L0002
path:
VEMU/NJM-A-1001/T/Ta/L0002
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000112077
urn:
95a478c2-f5fc-435c-a0c9-2ce73dc863e5
name:
Saksnr. 0728 Organisasjon/adm - Materiell Utstyr Maskiner
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-PA-0861/D/Db/L0004/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95a478c2-f5fc-435c-a0c9-2ce73dc863e5
urn:
309d3f4c-4ecd-4727-a7d7-bd2d848c0a51
name:
Tegninger av maskiner
id:
0002
path:
AFM/US-1009/T/Ta/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/309d3f4c-4ecd-4727-a7d7-bd2d848c0a51
urn:
64d5022a-f36f-4ea8-a249-df07b0b2e196
name:
Thune - Maskiner A/S
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0119/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64d5022a-f36f-4ea8-a249-df07b0b2e196
urn:
4c3b2d3c-1348-43db-9071-4b847f57fca9
name:
Maskiner, presser, boremaskiner, koldsager etc.
id:
0002
path:
JAMU/A-2/A-2b/R/Ri/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stiftinga Jærmuseet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c3b2d3c-1348-43db-9071-4b847f57fca9
urn:
9a4e7e34-348f-41ea-994d-77c2fc786241
name:
Materiell, transportmidler, maskiner
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-4366/D/Dc/L0004/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a4e7e34-348f-41ea-994d-77c2fc786241
urn:
0dbfdf69-e447-4cf9-b525-0185dcb953be
name:
Elektriske maskiner og anlæg
id:
0001
path:
UBIT/A-0464/G/L0001/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dbfdf69-e447-4cf9-b525-0185dcb953be
urn:
335a6ab2-4a8a-48cb-9eae-d1b8437fb176
name:
Maskiner/utstyr
id:
Fk
path:
VTM/A-1025/F/Fk
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Vest-Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/335a6ab2-4a8a-48cb-9eae-d1b8437fb176
urn:
no-MUMI_arkiv_000000000637
name:
Bygninger/maskiner/anlegg
id:
Yg
path:
MUMI/A-1001/Y/Yg
unit_type:
Serie
institution:
Museet Midt IKS - Norsk sagbruksmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-MUMI_arkiv_000000000637
urn:
0ca123cb-4cf1-4e21-b06b-517f2e5d303c
name:
Hammerfest. Interiør fra kraftstasjon med maskiner.
id:
0060
path:
AV/RA-S-4669/2/U/Ud/L0001/0060
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ca123cb-4cf1-4e21-b06b-517f2e5d303c
urn:
deba9bb6-4cac-4ee6-a6cd-540ba479d5e7
name:
Maskiner
id:
0001
path:
FRKA/P-1020/U/Ue/L0001/0001/0001
unit_type:
FOTO
institution:
Fredrikstad byarkiv
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/deba9bb6-4cac-4ee6-a6cd-540ba479d5e7
urn:
b5873507-ebc3-4d57-8802-93190e196a70
name:
Salg, lån og leie av maskiner og materiell: Salg av materiell (Oppdelt i undergrupper svarende til gruppene 05.1 - 05.132)
id:
0005
path:
NIA/A-1108/D/L0107/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5873507-ebc3-4d57-8802-93190e196a70
urn:
eca9a366-4f39-4fcc-b469-b80cd82c07a3
name:
Dørplater med tilbehør omformerstasjon Thamshavn. Maskiner Thamshavn omformer.
id:
0172
path:
MIST/OI-A-6006/T/0002/2005/0002/0172
unit_type:
TEGNING
institution:
Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eca9a366-4f39-4fcc-b469-b80cd82c07a3
urn:
13bcc261-5872-46ca-aa95-984f10bc9456
name:
Maskiner og arbeid i fabrikk
id:
0002
path:
OAM/A-01077/U/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13bcc261-5872-46ca-aa95-984f10bc9456
urn:
d1b67e36-5247-4c81-a1f3-240006de7402
name:
Maskinteknisk maskineri og apparatur: Verktøymaskiner, verkstedsutstyr
id:
0006
path:
NIA/A-1108/D/L0099/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1b67e36-5247-4c81-a1f3-240006de7402
urn:
ac5a7158-e545-4939-87f6-bc7c9d33c657
name:
Maskiner, utstyr, strøm, elektriske installasjoner, Hydro
id:
L0029
path:
FMFB/FMFB-PA-1227/E/Ea/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac5a7158-e545-4939-87f6-bc7c9d33c657

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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