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 2026-10-23T20:44:51Z in 0.398 seconds.

Showing 10 of 106663 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Løkken Kraft AS
    id:
    OI-A-6010
  2. name:
    Oslo kommunale skorsteinsfeieres forening
    id:
    ARK-2213
  3. name:
    Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund. Avdeling 262, Kristiania skorstensfeieres fagforening
    id:
    ARK-3346
  4. name:
    Bredtveit fengsel og forvaringsanstalt (Landsfengselet for kvinner)
    id:
    RA-S-3164
  5. name:
    Pa 1485 - Maudal kraftlag/kraftverk
    id:
    SAST-A-101877
  6. name:
    Thorvald Kraft, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0598
  7. name:
    Høgefoss kraftanlegg
    id:
    PA-3241
  8. name:
    Driva kraftverk (Oppdal)
    id:
    PA-1108
  9. name:
    Herreds og Høyesterettssak/ Røldal-Suldal Kraft AS , Dom/Røldal-Suldal Kraft AS, Byrettssak
    id:
    L0076
  10. name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
Show all fields in HTML
total:
106663
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    e3c542b0-6dad-425c-bb6f-187a92ca7d32
    name:
    Løkken Kraft AS
    id:
    OI-A-6010
    path:
    MIST/OI-A-6010
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3c542b0-6dad-425c-bb6f-187a92ca7d32
  2. urn:
    b161164a-b996-4f95-acb5-eb09a5bb5a8d
    name:
    Oslo kommunale skorsteinsfeieres forening
    id:
    ARK-2213
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2213
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b161164a-b996-4f95-acb5-eb09a5bb5a8d
  3. urn:
    c56657f8-a0e2-467d-9856-418b71bf4793
    name:
    Norsk arbeidsmandsforbund. Avdeling 262, Kristiania skorstensfeieres fagforening
    id:
    ARK-3346
    path:
    AAB/ARK-3346
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c56657f8-a0e2-467d-9856-418b71bf4793
  4. urn:
    056f5c5c-585d-428c-b846-3a89d5a4359b
    name:
    Bredtveit fengsel og forvaringsanstalt (Landsfengselet for kvinner)
    id:
    RA-S-3164
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3164
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/056f5c5c-585d-428c-b846-3a89d5a4359b
  5. urn:
    9c99cbde-8b46-48e3-ad27-f22e78bbdc0b
    name:
    Pa 1485 - Maudal kraftlag/kraftverk
    id:
    SAST-A-101877
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101877
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c99cbde-8b46-48e3-ad27-f22e78bbdc0b
  6. urn:
    a6de2495-9b4d-4b3b-b303-8bfce7011c60
    name:
    Thorvald Kraft, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/0598
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0598
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a6de2495-9b4d-4b3b-b303-8bfce7011c60
  7. urn:
    cdc7cec4-4c59-48d4-93e5-274771cee32b
    name:
    Høgefoss kraftanlegg
    id:
    PA-3241
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3241
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdc7cec4-4c59-48d4-93e5-274771cee32b
  8. urn:
    94b39929-e70d-49a1-b36f-8b9a4dd27a29
    name:
    Driva kraftverk (Oppdal)
    id:
    PA-1108
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94b39929-e70d-49a1-b36f-8b9a4dd27a29
  9. urn:
    902910f1-15bc-4d30-b1e3-0791c1877723
    name:
    Herreds og Høyesterettssak/ Røldal-Suldal Kraft AS , Dom/Røldal-Suldal Kraft AS, Byrettssak
    id:
    L0076
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Dj/L0076
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/902910f1-15bc-4d30-b1e3-0791c1877723
  10. urn:
    cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
    name:
    Sevilla elektrisitetsverk (Sevilla kraftanlegg)
    id:
    NOMA-A-0070
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0070
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cab399fd-0761-4836-8021-ab628cf7894f
  11. urn:
    bf9f0498-8b62-42f4-9741-139c33277ad1
    name:
    Kr. Kraft
    id:
    SAK-D/0579
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0579
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf9f0498-8b62-42f4-9741-139c33277ad1
  12. urn:
    d2bd1ba6-409d-4e32-9d14-26fe206d91cf
    name:
    Norsk elektriker- og kraftstasjonsforbund (NEKF), avd. 136 Fagernes
    id:
    ARK-620
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-620
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2bd1ba6-409d-4e32-9d14-26fe206d91cf
  13. urn:
    no-SKIK_arkiv_000000005455
    name:
    Forsøk på etablering av Follo Kraft AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SKIK/S2-1001/Acb/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Ski lokalhistoriske arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-SKIK_arkiv_000000005455
  14. urn:
    5bea4018-2f66-4924-a53c-c4583203bf0f
    name:
    AS Frolands Kvartsfelter (Gloserhei)
    id:
    PA-2081
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bea4018-2f66-4924-a53c-c4583203bf0f
  15. urn:
    6eaef5fa-2ee5-497e-8f84-aff4381f0fa7
    name:
    Lpnr. 2835 SFE Nett A/S. Diverse II. Lpnr. 2836 SFE Produksjon. Lpnr. 2873 Elektrorigg Ivarsflaten Tunnel Suldal
    id:
    L1176
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100005/F/Fa/L1176
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6eaef5fa-2ee5-497e-8f84-aff4381f0fa7
  16. urn:
    01995db4-e7cc-4161-a26f-f5b41b590706
    name:
    Sak 64/1998: SFE As - Fylkeskommunnen si konsjonskraft.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    VLFK/FK-1096/D/Da/L0246/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01995db4-e7cc-4161-a26f-f5b41b590706
  17. urn:
    3c3dc60e-fc63-4e6c-b02f-af616f573d6c
    name:
    Løkken Kraft AS
    id:
    AKT-1048
    path:
    MIST/AKT-1048
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Løkken Kraft AS var et av dattersselskapene av Chr. Salvesen og Chr. Thams Communications Aktieselskabs Løkken Kraft A/S ble tatt over av Rederi A/S Orkla 1. Mars 1979, ble fusjonert inn i Salvesen & Thams 22. Nov. 1993
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c3dc60e-fc63-4e6c-b02f-af616f573d6c
  18. urn:
    a098042d-74c3-41ad-acc9-d932f9157855
    name:
    Familien Kraft, Kristiansand
    id:
    SAK-D/1045
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1045
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a098042d-74c3-41ad-acc9-d932f9157855
  19. urn:
    2ec19b2d-72b9-415b-99dd-f185e5c347ec
    name:
    Tromsø distriktsfengsel/kretsfengsel
    id:
    SATØ-S-0267
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0267
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec19b2d-72b9-415b-99dd-f185e5c347ec
  20. urn:
    9aca3acf-e736-4ba1-8e06-cc55ba475324
    name:
    Vadsø kretsfengsel/distriktsfengsel
    id:
    SATØ-S-1505
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1505
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9aca3acf-e736-4ba1-8e06-cc55ba475324
  21. urn:
    2ceca522-3510-4778-9a5d-7bf0e0859852
    name:
    Dalane kraft AS
    id:
    A-1248
    path:
    IKAR/A-1248
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ceca522-3510-4778-9a5d-7bf0e0859852
  22. urn:
    f923691e-bad6-4085-b72c-95f5e03985b6
    name:
    Avtale vedrørende. emisjon mv. i Vestfold kraft As
    id:
    L0027
    path:
    IKAK/0719021-1/D/Db/Dba/L0027
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f923691e-bad6-4085-b72c-95f5e03985b6
  23. urn:
    c06117cf-ddb8-45c9-9741-cdf65cfa7eb8
    name:
    Herefossfestivalen
    id:
    PA-2166
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2166
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c06117cf-ddb8-45c9-9741-cdf65cfa7eb8
  24. urn:
    af7af527-bd27-4fd3-a169-ccbd733a93ed
    name:
    Botsfengslet
    id:
    RA-S-1539
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1539
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af7af527-bd27-4fd3-a169-ccbd733a93ed
  25. urn:
    c9a2009c-2b2c-48dd-a258-0f6a04c32982
    name:
    Ullersmo landsfengsel
    id:
    RA-S-5859
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5859
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9a2009c-2b2c-48dd-a258-0f6a04c32982
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.