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 2026-10-15T06:16:02Z in 0.347 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58181 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401075 - Møller Romeriket AS
    id:
    0015
  2. name:
    Lys og brensel
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselsrådet
    id:
    RA-S-2429
  4. name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselsutvalget
    id:
    RA-S-2450
  5. name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselskontoret
    id:
    RA-S-3646
  6. name:
    Romeriket Trelast A/S
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Mo kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    K-18031.926
  8. name:
    Norsk Brenselimport A/S
    id:
    RA-S-1622
  9. name:
    Agder Brenselsentral
    id:
    SAK-D/0746
  10. name:
    Stavanger kommune. Brenselskomiteen
    id:
    A-0652
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58181
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d4d33491-d412-4f09-96e9-4b94a5de0f28
    name:
    Bedrifts-ID: 401075 - Møller Romeriket AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0008/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4d33491-d412-4f09-96e9-4b94a5de0f28
  2. urn:
    59b01df2-2022-42b4-9c7d-2366724a003a
    name:
    Lys og brensel
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AIN/K-18331.510/D/Da/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59b01df2-2022-42b4-9c7d-2366724a003a
  3. urn:
    0f10977a-2716-472d-a8d0-23be83c9bca9
    name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselsrådet
    id:
    RA-S-2429
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2429
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f10977a-2716-472d-a8d0-23be83c9bca9
  4. urn:
    76854b48-374d-45b4-b094-9bfff53b8b3c
    name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselsutvalget
    id:
    RA-S-2450
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2450
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76854b48-374d-45b4-b094-9bfff53b8b3c
  5. urn:
    63a1ed6e-be82-4a37-8777-f1ef7e6e1d8b
    name:
    Forsyningsdepartementet, Brenselskontoret
    id:
    RA-S-3646
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3646
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/63a1ed6e-be82-4a37-8777-f1ef7e6e1d8b
  6. urn:
    81f3219b-2d1d-4b0a-a0de-e27ad859c176
    name:
    Romeriket Trelast A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/E/Ea/Eab/L0018/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81f3219b-2d1d-4b0a-a0de-e27ad859c176
  7. urn:
    6e7c50bb-3c1f-44c4-8a37-7ea95845148f
    name:
    Mo kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    K-18031.926
    path:
    AIN/K-18031.926
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e7c50bb-3c1f-44c4-8a37-7ea95845148f
  8. urn:
    6260bb04-6b97-4907-a55d-18f779abab0d
    name:
    Norsk Brenselimport A/S
    id:
    RA-S-1622
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1622
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6260bb04-6b97-4907-a55d-18f779abab0d
  9. urn:
    2378f2b2-267d-4536-b5a3-bc92f45c5f0f
    name:
    Agder Brenselsentral
    id:
    SAK-D/0746
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0746
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2378f2b2-267d-4536-b5a3-bc92f45c5f0f
  10. urn:
    8e4c7c42-e666-4afc-916e-2cb15d51dd74
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Brenselskomiteen
    id:
    A-0652
    path:
    BYST/A-0652
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e4c7c42-e666-4afc-916e-2cb15d51dd74
  11. urn:
    8c077c7c-83d3-4926-978d-bfc0969dc81d
    name:
    Brenselsentralens arbeider og funksjonærforening
    id:
    ARK-2125
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2125
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c077c7c-83d3-4926-978d-bfc0969dc81d
  12. urn:
    cdeb6a07-95db-4762-8032-7d2f91ff5e00
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    Vega kommune. Brenselsutvalget
    id:
    K-18150.770
    path:
    AIN/K-18150.770
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdeb6a07-95db-4762-8032-7d2f91ff5e00
  13. urn:
    1fb861ba-dbd9-4f2e-9d38-2feb2b9e5a5b
    name:
    Lurøy kommune. Brenselsnemnd
    id:
    K-18340.926
    path:
    AIN/K-18340.926
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fb861ba-dbd9-4f2e-9d38-2feb2b9e5a5b
  14. urn:
    cecb449c-7f68-46d5-8aa6-5183195ce01a
    name:
    Hadsel kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    K-18660.726
    path:
    AIN/K-18660.726
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cecb449c-7f68-46d5-8aa6-5183195ce01a
  15. urn:
    be2a4460-2d4b-4454-a747-6584540173b7
    name:
    Nordland fylkes Brenselsutvalg
    id:
    S002-926
    path:
    AIN/S002-926
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be2a4460-2d4b-4454-a747-6584540173b7
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000120768
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    A-0239
    path:
    BBA/A-0239
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000120768
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000110045
    name:
    Fana kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    A-0274
    path:
    BBA/A-0274
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000110045
  18. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000495528
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Brenselsutvalget
    id:
    A-0416
    path:
    BBA/A-0416
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000495528
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000549585
    name:
    Laksevåg kommunale brenselshandel
    id:
    A-1547
    path:
    BBA/A-1547
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000549585
  20. urn:
    715aa7e1-9346-4231-9038-3c0e0ddd1d45
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Brenselnemnda
    id:
    1263-841.1
    path:
    IKAH/1263-841.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/715aa7e1-9346-4231-9038-3c0e0ddd1d45
  21. urn:
    03bdf4da-1306-4777-a356-6af416f1236c
    name:
    Edøy kommune. Brenselsnemnda
    id:
    K-15731.926
    path:
    IKAM/K-15731.926
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03bdf4da-1306-4777-a356-6af416f1236c
  22. urn:
    ae4b8495-8732-4d85-907e-4da59443acce
    name:
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    id:
    A-619
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    IKAR/A-619
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae4b8495-8732-4d85-907e-4da59443acce
  23. urn:
    aaf139db-e0bf-40ba-abf8-c140a7b2ea2a
    name:
    Ogna kommune - Brenselsnemda
    id:
    K-100944
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aaf139db-e0bf-40ba-abf8-c140a7b2ea2a
  24. urn:
    8fde6c98-e899-42ba-a9c0-797b4d91afde
    name:
    Diverse brensel
    id:
    0001
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    ARKSOR/1001OD1230/D/Da/L0008/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fde6c98-e899-42ba-a9c0-797b4d91afde
  25. urn:
    7b5125a7-f0ae-403a-8f7d-a157e827dad9
    name:
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    id:
    K-18340.901.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18340.901.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b5125a7-f0ae-403a-8f7d-a157e827dad9
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.