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 2026-10-22T20:21:08Z in 1.948 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54795 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Sak 11924. Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (LO) mot Rørleggeren AS, Vann & Varme AS, Harstad Rørleggerforretning, Knut Dischington AS. Krav om tariffmessig erstatning for målegebyr. Arbeidsretten
    id:
    3269
  2. name:
    Sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    0005
  3. name:
    Sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    0006
  4. name:
    Trykksaker - Medlemsbladet, Fri fagbevegelse, Rørleggeren
    id:
    0010
  5. name:
    Anbud, Ominnredning Nordfløy, Røranlegg - Rørleggeren A/S
    id:
    0007
  6. name:
    Anbud, ombygging øst/midtfløy, Røranlegg - Rørleggeren A/S
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    29/84 Del 1, 2 og 3 av 3. Rørtekniske arbeider anlegg 2611. FDINH og Rørleggeren A/S, Harstad.
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Sak nr. 64 - Rørleggernes fagforening - Beretninger og regnskap t.o.m. sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    L0010
  9. name:
    Rørleggerentreprisen
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    BANKPLASSEN 2 - Rørleggerentreprise
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54795
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Sak 11924. Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (LO) mot Rørleggeren AS, Vann & Varme AS, Harstad Rørleggerforretning, Knut Dischington AS. Krav om tariffmessig erstatning for målegebyr. Arbeidsretten
    id:
    3269
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Db/3269
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/797ddb9a-db0e-4809-9496-027901bf5dc6
  2. urn:
    714d8295-882b-468f-82db-0515e038e692
    name:
    Sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2257/D/Db/L0010/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/714d8295-882b-468f-82db-0515e038e692
  3. urn:
    ed757170-43b7-4bf6-8de2-2006189e54e6
    name:
    Sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2257/D/Db/L0010/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed757170-43b7-4bf6-8de2-2006189e54e6
  4. urn:
    1b2f00c8-fa58-44b7-8fea-add8d55c6411
    name:
    Trykksaker - Medlemsbladet, Fri fagbevegelse, Rørleggeren
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0201/D/L0014/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  5. urn:
    3e84ff3b-fb57-4663-943c-d65f003cb062
    name:
    Anbud, Ominnredning Nordfløy, Røranlegg - Rørleggeren A/S
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nd/L0584/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e84ff3b-fb57-4663-943c-d65f003cb062
  6. urn:
    ba613f6e-de52-4ab8-90dc-cf2cc45d1fdd
    name:
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    id:
    0004
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba613f6e-de52-4ab8-90dc-cf2cc45d1fdd
  7. urn:
    c836b413-0998-490d-a0f8-0689beb2a1f3
    name:
    29/84 Del 1, 2 og 3 av 3. Rørtekniske arbeider anlegg 2611. FDINH og Rørleggeren A/S, Harstad.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3225/F/Fa/L0327/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c836b413-0998-490d-a0f8-0689beb2a1f3
  8. urn:
    a4864cdc-6009-4921-8683-9a9f8353a0eb
    name:
    Sak nr. 64 - Rørleggernes fagforening - Beretninger og regnskap t.o.m. sak nr. 68 - "Rørleggeren" - Redaktøren
    id:
    L0010
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2257/D/Db/L0010
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4864cdc-6009-4921-8683-9a9f8353a0eb
  9. urn:
    c102e9a0-d29d-448a-85a2-1228c52c8be1
    name:
    Rørleggerentreprisen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nj/Njk/L0720/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c102e9a0-d29d-448a-85a2-1228c52c8be1
  10. urn:
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    name:
    BANKPLASSEN 2 - Rørleggerentreprise
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-RAFA-3745/F/Fa/L0085/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8d69406-ac3a-43b0-86f6-f3cc7af6025b
  11. urn:
    db96e503-67ac-439d-a9f4-cb959627433e
    name:
    Malerarbeider, rørleggerentreprise
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4162/F/Fa/Faa/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db96e503-67ac-439d-a9f4-cb959627433e
  12. urn:
    053ab25c-4683-47c1-a417-8ff84d972227
    name:
    Underanbud nr. 3 - Rørleggerenterprise
    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-S-4628/E/Ea/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/053ab25c-4683-47c1-a417-8ff84d972227
  13. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt rørleggerentreprisen
    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aab165fc-13c8-4ced-85cf-aecacb3bf3ba
  14. urn:
    cab97bba-86b4-4772-903e-34c9c39a37e3
    name:
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    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nj/Njm/L0744/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab97bba-86b4-4772-903e-34c9c39a37e3
  15. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt rørleggerentreprise
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nj/Njm/L0744/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0ce2330-a02e-444d-9dd1-5cb41352c64a
  16. urn:
    7b3211cd-6403-4a18-b9c8-2dc3366594bf
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    Kontrakt, rørleggerentreprisen
    id:
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    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nj/Njn/L0750/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b3211cd-6403-4a18-b9c8-2dc3366594bf
  17. urn:
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    name:
    Rørleggerentreprise, 1. etappe
    id:
    0001
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    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nk/L0764/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    link:
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  18. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
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    AV/SATØ-S-0002/N/Nk/L0768/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a60dea4-1b1b-43b8-84a4-7f8ef0b5dd3f
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    bce1f37b-5825-4275-bcb5-61d16a9605b5
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bce1f37b-5825-4275-bcb5-61d16a9605b5
  20. urn:
    06a61cfc-1e1f-46ff-a453-4943371c7d9f
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06a61cfc-1e1f-46ff-a453-4943371c7d9f
  21. urn:
    eaee9632-17a2-46a2-af7e-1a9b233cee07
    name:
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    id:
    0005
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaee9632-17a2-46a2-af7e-1a9b233cee07
  22. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0eb85ee-f69e-43e7-a2ef-3db326ac253d
  23. urn:
    31810d0a-8714-4ca5-b4fb-c29f2b977906
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
    ec2c5bd3-014f-4100-ab27-1b6795298be7
    name:
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    id:
    0001
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    country:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/670209ff-9c7f-4b78-9f9a-19bf85627e5f
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.