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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T21:39:17Z in 0.977 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58611 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Etterlatte dokumenter tilhørt Kari-Lise Reinertsen
    id:
    Ybd
  2. name:
    Reinertsen, Vidar
    id:
    BH-AKT-1061
  3. name:
    Reinertsen Engineering: Tilbud på forprosjekt.
    id:
    0004
  4. name:
    R. Reinertsen - Hareide 1966
    id:
    0013
  5. name:
    Lura avløpspumpestasjon - Nytt overløp
    id:
    0009
  6. name:
    Uavhengig kontroll rammevtale
    id:
    0176
  7. name:
    13/831-6 - Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    14/1247-31 - Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    AS Reinertsen
    id:
    AS-4712
  10. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1510102. Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58611
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000285836
    name:
    Etterlatte dokumenter tilhørt Kari-Lise Reinertsen
    id:
    Ybd
    path:
    BBA/A-2772/Y/Yb/Ybd
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000285836
  2. urn:
    38efd9c7-43ed-40f3-b9d7-0dae51bfa3a0
    name:
    Reinertsen, Vidar
    id:
    BH-AKT-1061
    path:
    TEMU/BH-AKT-1061
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Reinertsen var en stor samler av gammelt. Samlet på alt mulig; gjenstander, bøker, arkiver m.m Testamenterte samlingen sin til Porsgrunn kommune som igjen overlot forvaltningsansvaret til Porsgrunn Bymuseum, Brevik Bymuseum og Telemark Museum.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38efd9c7-43ed-40f3-b9d7-0dae51bfa3a0
  3. urn:
    a7879991-0a99-4bf3-be63-f2a2c7009038
    name:
    Reinertsen Engineering: Tilbud på forprosjekt.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1006/E/L0003/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7879991-0a99-4bf3-be63-f2a2c7009038
  4. urn:
    a29cd9d1-4b66-4938-9cbc-ffde96230808
    name:
    R. Reinertsen - Hareide 1966
    id:
    0013
    path:
    TMF/A-1031/D/L0007/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a29cd9d1-4b66-4938-9cbc-ffde96230808
  5. urn:
    ca4dd194-b30e-4340-b739-af03423ed88d
    name:
    Lura avløpspumpestasjon - Nytt overløp
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca4dd194-b30e-4340-b739-af03423ed88d
  6. urn:
    9cf5123e-ea46-4db5-9c38-7c96bccdd88d
    name:
    Uavhengig kontroll rammevtale
    id:
    0176
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0047/0176
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cf5123e-ea46-4db5-9c38-7c96bccdd88d
  7. urn:
    0ee19b95-f391-499e-9436-ea481bb4415e
    name:
    13/831-6 - Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ee19b95-f391-499e-9436-ea481bb4415e
  8. urn:
    949162e3-c60b-4ead-ae76-973ab69b4716
    name:
    14/1247-31 - Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/949162e3-c60b-4ead-ae76-973ab69b4716
  9. urn:
    e33aeea3-ed75-4fd4-93aa-b393d010aa60
    name:
    AS Reinertsen
    id:
    AS-4712
    path:
    AV/AS-4712
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e33aeea3-ed75-4fd4-93aa-b393d010aa60
  10. urn:
    1cecaa57-9202-432a-9713-5416c62d928e
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1510102. Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0031/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1cecaa57-9202-432a-9713-5416c62d928e
  11. urn:
    b5a8d298-1f46-4801-aacc-49d25e0c5f4a
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 401990. Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0105/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5a8d298-1f46-4801-aacc-49d25e0c5f4a
  12. urn:
    6304dc5e-403f-4cf0-9bc7-835ad647e177
    name:
    Plastic Export & Ltd. AS - Arne R. Reinertsen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/1/F/Fa/L0005/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6304dc5e-403f-4cf0-9bc7-835ad647e177
  13. urn:
    8c8e5429-ae71-4eb3-b0f5-75390d66892c
    name:
    Kontraktforlengelse - Prosjektadministrativ bistand - Reinertsen Engeneering as
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Faa/L0001/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c8e5429-ae71-4eb3-b0f5-75390d66892c
  14. urn:
    c774d0ff-73c4-4021-a703-43bb0bd372b5
    name:
    Kontrakt og tilbud. Tredjepartskontroll, prosjektering.RIB. Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0097/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c774d0ff-73c4-4021-a703-43bb0bd372b5
  15. urn:
    f622af25-c3bb-4f22-a9bf-5f30f0367a57
    name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 402934. Reinertsen AS Avdeling Bergen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0081/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f622af25-c3bb-4f22-a9bf-5f30f0367a57
  16. urn:
    4c68d314-b2ba-47f5-b89c-aafa72937333
    name:
    Kontrakt 1 av 13, I. Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c68d314-b2ba-47f5-b89c-aafa72937333
  17. urn:
    1fe2c933-cf94-485a-b273-caa8eef72baa
    name:
    Kontrakt 1 av 13, II. Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fe2c933-cf94-485a-b273-caa8eef72baa
  18. urn:
    80af21f9-60f7-4ef9-ab27-2bbd28d98669
    name:
    Kontrakt 2 av 13. Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80af21f9-60f7-4ef9-ab27-2bbd28d98669
  19. urn:
    e2f61b0a-68e7-4522-9111-19804963f57a
    name:
    Kontrakt 5 av 13 (I av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0003/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2f61b0a-68e7-4522-9111-19804963f57a
  20. urn:
    602df28c-c639-4b4e-8272-cea89ca7d564
    name:
    Kontrakt 5 av 13 (II av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/602df28c-c639-4b4e-8272-cea89ca7d564
  21. urn:
    a29c3f9f-1565-4198-b714-02b325994742
    name:
    Kontrakt. 7 av 13 (I av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a29c3f9f-1565-4198-b714-02b325994742
  22. urn:
    4548ec60-5a1b-47db-bfb8-a2f8e2851d6d
    name:
    Kontrakt, 7 av 13 (II av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0005/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4548ec60-5a1b-47db-bfb8-a2f8e2851d6d
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. 9 av 13 (I av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fai/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9b4b936-2a50-4672-bf1e-c1da24a359e1
  24. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. 9 av 13 (II av II). Hovedentreprise bygg, Nevrosenteret. Reinertsen Anlegg AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e6ed680-139d-4655-8cca-3183c2bb241e
  25. urn:
    b5305704-d2c5-4409-8793-0c44e1b7a92d
    name:
    15/256-100 - Rammeavtale rådgivningstjenester VA-BA-VEI - Reinertsen AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0032/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5305704-d2c5-4409-8793-0c44e1b7a92d
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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.