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 2026-10-29T00:14:34Z in 3.913 seconds.

Showing 10 of 743213 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102477
  2. name:
    MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
    id:
    PA-1607
  3. name:
    Trondheim Contracting A/S
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0370
  4. name:
    Pa 0906 - Norwegian Contractors, Arbeidsmannsklubben
    id:
    SAST-A-100038
  5. name:
    Pa 1253 - Norwegian Contractors-bedriftslegen
    id:
    SAST-A-101359
  6. name:
    Pa 1287 - Aker Offshore Contracting
    id:
    SAST-A-101586
  7. name:
    Proposal to act as surveying contractor to Amoco Norwegian Oil Company for the Hod template installation
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    'Hamar contra Lillehammer'
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT)
    id:
    L0009
  10. name:
    Pro et contra
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
743213
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
    name:
    Pa 1775 - Norwegian Contractors AS
    id:
    SAST-A-102477
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102477
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f7bb7f89-d0de-404a-a58f-eb629a99b3e2
  2. urn:
    c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
    name:
    MIDNORDIC CONTRACTORS AS (MIDCON)
    id:
    PA-1607
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1607
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0afd389-0f99-4d1e-9d72-8963b62afe78
  3. urn:
    5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
    name:
    Trondheim Contracting A/S
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0370
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0370
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b4bdbeb-d80e-42d1-b354-a12ded7b1060
  4. urn:
    b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
    name:
    Pa 0906 - Norwegian Contractors, Arbeidsmannsklubben
    id:
    SAST-A-100038
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100038
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b23411a4-9f0e-431d-bbbf-ccbee00ec92d
  5. urn:
    e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
    name:
    Pa 1253 - Norwegian Contractors-bedriftslegen
    id:
    SAST-A-101359
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101359
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e353529e-f697-4305-a397-28b9464aa44e
  6. urn:
    2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
    name:
    Pa 1287 - Aker Offshore Contracting
    id:
    SAST-A-101586
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101586
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a93815f-5d4c-46a4-a75a-cfffc6f29a28
  7. urn:
    06507e7c-8ba8-44fc-bd19-d92713c04288
    name:
    Proposal to act as surveying contractor to Amoco Norwegian Oil Company for the Hod template installation
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102405/11/E/Ea/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06507e7c-8ba8-44fc-bd19-d92713c04288
  8. urn:
    61c85764-d53c-4278-8f1b-14b1e43d69dd
    name:
    'Hamar contra Lillehammer'
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/J/Je/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/61c85764-d53c-4278-8f1b-14b1e43d69dd
  9. urn:
    9252db62-93fa-4994-aed0-6ad48af6358b
    name:
    Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT)
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/H/Hc/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9252db62-93fa-4994-aed0-6ad48af6358b
  10. urn:
    d8c1bf3b-5eb5-47ee-ae40-4a902b723f6d
    name:
    Pro et contra
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AIN/NA052/D/Dj/L0014/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8c1bf3b-5eb5-47ee-ae40-4a902b723f6d
  11. urn:
    3fa0a865-ba0b-4b0f-8c8c-d8ebef90a5ed
    name:
    Pro & Contra KV-NJ
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fg/L0026/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fa0a865-ba0b-4b0f-8c8c-d8ebef90a5ed
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
    name:
    Lido AS og Pronto AS
    id:
    A-3335
    path:
    BBA/A-3335
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000532865
  13. urn:
    fb05531a-11bb-43dd-b771-300bec1686d6
    name:
    Livet på Jotun 2001 (Pro og contra)
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ud/L0001/0015
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb05531a-11bb-43dd-b771-300bec1686d6
  14. urn:
    bb4b6864-beeb-4229-ba37-cfef8186bed0
    name:
    Bedrifter, Pre-Pro
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2477/D/Da/L0114/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb4b6864-beeb-4229-ba37-cfef8186bed0
  15. urn:
    8fdb2474-a9bb-48ba-ae46-3bf8cd57cff9
    name:
    Pro & contra-oppgjør mellom A/S Kngsberg Våpenfabrikk og Norsk Jetmotor A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-170/F/Fg/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fdb2474-a9bb-48ba-ae46-3bf8cd57cff9
  16. urn:
    d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
    name:
    Hadeland og omegn produsentlag BA
    id:
    H-A-00685
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00685
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8f82f5e-65f7-441b-ab49-92042d159c25
  17. urn:
    470d9ca0-75c0-459c-9c11-f7160b5e08d7
    name:
    Div. regnskap; bl.a. avstemming, salgsoppgjør, pro et contra, div. adresser
    id:
    0001
    path:
    OBA/A-10003/R/Ra/L0004/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/470d9ca0-75c0-459c-9c11-f7160b5e08d7
  18. urn:
    cc8c02cf-4787-47ec-8106-0aac948adf38
    name:
    ST 05 C35074: Contract Statoil - AS Tangen verft Kragerø covering Welding procedures. ST 05 C35075: Contract STatoil - Oil Industy services AS covering Welding procedures. ST 05 C35076: Contract Statoil - Kværner Brug AS covering Welding procedures
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0697/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc8c02cf-4787-47ec-8106-0aac948adf38
  19. urn:
    10782d29-14fa-47f5-ad0d-edca21619598
    name:
    Aker Contracting as.: Odin Gas Field Development Project. Proposal for project servicescontractor. Volume 1.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0012/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10782d29-14fa-47f5-ad0d-edca21619598
  20. urn:
    de397385-997c-41d9-aba3-8735e4509558
    name:
    Aker Contracting as.: Odin Gas Field Development Project. Proposal for project servicescontractor. Volume 2.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/01/D/Da/L0012/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de397385-997c-41d9-aba3-8735e4509558
  21. urn:
    ccd3b948-60e0-465a-ac97-3ab511758fd3
    name:
    Ukjent - Contract C-37 Prosjektplan AS. Contract Documents
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0728/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccd3b948-60e0-465a-ac97-3ab511758fd3
  22. urn:
    160a97d0-521e-44fd-9173-9440243ce4d2
    name:
    ST 05 C35077: Contract Statoil - Aker Stord AS covering Welding procedures. ST 05 C35078: Contract STatoil - AS Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder covering Welding procedures
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0697/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/160a97d0-521e-44fd-9173-9440243ce4d2
  23. urn:
    6b9c45d3-ed9a-41ba-bb2b-5cbe5329e08b
    name:
    ST 05 C35116 GFB project: Contract covering Rental of power generation equipment, Statoil - Aggreko Norway AS. ST 05 C35117 GFB project: Kontrakt. ST 05 C35118 Gullfaks B project:Contract for Temporary offices M-12 (del 1 av 2)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101656/0001/D/Dla/L0711/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b9c45d3-ed9a-41ba-bb2b-5cbe5329e08b
  24. urn:
    c0d3210a-d3b5-4b3a-8a7a-a0583463ac55
    name:
    Ukjent - 50 Contractors Monthly Progess (Nord Offshore AS), C6.54.16.00 - 50 Contractors Monthly Progress 02 (BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted)), Ukjent - Manifest of Uninstalled Equipment
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0581/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0d3210a-d3b5-4b3a-8a7a-a0583463ac55
  25. urn:
    58c3d880-8705-436f-a99a-b51a696a2624
    name:
    Agerhuus Stiftsoverrets Doms Act udi Sagen Proprietaire Hans Omsted contra Consul E.Rohde samt sidstnævnte og Bergmester Strøm contra Proprietaire Hans Omstsed
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0157/G/Gc/L0161/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58c3d880-8705-436f-a99a-b51a696a2624
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.

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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.