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 2026-10-14T14:39:22Z in 1.696 seconds.

Showing 10 of 8555 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Military Assistance Advisory Group Norway (MAAG).
    id:
    0006
  2. name:
    Diverse Spillemidler, revision. Idrettsanlegg (arkiv)
    id:
    0060
  3. name:
    Lazard vedrørende North American Fund Ltd., Private Portfolio Fund Ltd., Latin American Fund Ltd., Japan & Pacific Basin Fund Ltd., Greater Europe Fund Ltd., International Income Fund Ltd., Global Equity Fund Ltd.
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
  5. name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    Pla-Ma Ltd.
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
8555
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    ab716040-b0bc-48f2-9fb4-27033a0bb986
    name:
    Military Assistance Advisory Group Norway (MAAG).
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2355/2/D/L0203/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab716040-b0bc-48f2-9fb4-27033a0bb986
  2. urn:
    6be2a172-b1b9-4749-b6cd-2ebb71376983
    name:
    Diverse Spillemidler, revision. Idrettsanlegg (arkiv)
    id:
    0060
    path:
    IKAR/K-100183/L/La/L0025/0060
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6be2a172-b1b9-4749-b6cd-2ebb71376983
  3. urn:
    67fe9df9-024b-46bf-bc18-0831b5fc0fa0
    name:
    Lazard vedrørende North American Fund Ltd., Private Portfolio Fund Ltd., Latin American Fund Ltd., Japan & Pacific Basin Fund Ltd., Greater Europe Fund Ltd., International Income Fund Ltd., Global Equity Fund Ltd.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Hw/Hwg/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67fe9df9-024b-46bf-bc18-0831b5fc0fa0
  4. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059359
    name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0014/0004/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059359
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059396
    name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0015/0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059396
  6. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059431
    name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0015/0003/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059431
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059467
    name:
    Taiyo Fishery Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0015/0005/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059467
  8. urn:
    f0ac00e6-6e0a-4704-a73d-fb58ca56a0b4
    name:
    Pla-Ma Ltd.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0023/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0ac00e6-6e0a-4704-a73d-fb58ca56a0b4
  9. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059403
    name:
    Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0015/0002/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059403
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059475
    name:
    Kyokuyo Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0016/0001/0004
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059475
  11. urn:
    14c10c2a-f265-4f45-bb34-4889abd3f957
    name:
    Bridge Discovery. Diverse dokumenter vedrørende Aall Investment Management (Cayman) Ltd., Aall Reality Holdings Corporation, Aall Shipping Investments Ltd.,
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1231/2-Jahre/H/Ho/Hoa/L0058/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14c10c2a-f265-4f45-bb34-4889abd3f957
  12. urn:
    8e1ff4ae-eaaf-4e04-ae67-c25424172958
    name:
    AS Norcanners Ltd.
    id:
    A-102561
    path:
    AV/A-102561
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    A/S Norcanners Ltd. var et datterselskap av Hermetikkfabrikkenes eksportutvalg, og samordnet fra 1978-1979 både eksporten og innenlandsomsetningen av all norsk krabbehermetikk.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e1ff4ae-eaaf-4e04-ae67-c25424172958
  13. urn:
    46262c71-4254-4ee7-ac8c-69199e1b30b3
    name:
    E. Sunde & Co Ltd.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0118/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46262c71-4254-4ee7-ac8c-69199e1b30b3
  14. urn:
    46bd5c45-e5e6-44b0-97a1-f824c3fe1881
    name:
    Pla-Ma Ltd, Vegsund
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0131/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46bd5c45-e5e6-44b0-97a1-f824c3fe1881
  15. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059024
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0015
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0011/0001/0015
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059024
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059089
    name:
    Taiyo Gyogyo Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0011/0004/0005
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059089
  17. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059108
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0011/0005/0014
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059108
  18. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059150
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0012/0002/0013
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059150
  19. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059193
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Co. Ltd.
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0012/0004/0013
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059193
  20. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059232
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0013/0001/0014
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059232
  21. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059265
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0014
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0013/0003/0014
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059265
  22. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059303
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0014/0001/0013
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059303
  23. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059339
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0014/0003/0011
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059339
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059372
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
    id:
    0010
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0014/0005/0010
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059372
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059406
    name:
    Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1001/G/Ge/L0015/0002/0007
    unit_type:
    Dokument
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000059406
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.