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 2026-10-14T10:58:34Z in 2.487 seconds.

Showing 10 of 101296 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Mannskoret Skala
    id:
    ARK-2599
  2. name:
    Skaland Grafittverk AS
    id:
    A-1841
  3. name:
    Kapp Melkefabrikk: Nestlé / AS De Norske Melkefabrikker
    id:
    T-A-00093
  4. name:
    Skaland Grafitverk
    id:
    A24-293
  5. name:
    Skaland grafittverk
    id:
    SATØ-P-0621
  6. name:
    Mannskoret Skalas arkiv
    id:
    A-1220
  7. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Skaland folkeskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.31
  8. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Skaland fattigkrets
    id:
    K-18240.610.08
  9. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Stemmestyret i Skaland krets
    id:
    K-18240.112.06
  10. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Helfjell og Skaland folkeskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.30
Show all fields in HTML
total:
101296
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    5495940a-7a00-4094-8e34-301615a716d5
    name:
    Mannskoret Skala
    id:
    ARK-2599
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2599
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5495940a-7a00-4094-8e34-301615a716d5
  2. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000005258
    name:
    Skaland Grafittverk AS
    id:
    A-1841
    path:
    BU/A-1841
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000005258
  3. urn:
    b476ade3-c020-4097-a2f6-bffdcb89a5b3
    name:
    Kapp Melkefabrikk: Nestlé / AS De Norske Melkefabrikker
    id:
    T-A-00093
    path:
    OAMM/T-A-00093
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b476ade3-c020-4097-a2f6-bffdcb89a5b3
  4. urn:
    b000a610-610f-4aca-b215-90be63db59b4
    name:
    Skaland Grafitverk
    id:
    A24-293
    path:
    AIN/A24-293
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b000a610-610f-4aca-b215-90be63db59b4
  5. urn:
    f032e14e-6dc2-4058-aab4-9d273ae9cfc3
    name:
    Skaland grafittverk
    id:
    SATØ-P-0621
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f032e14e-6dc2-4058-aab4-9d273ae9cfc3
  6. urn:
    402c3a90-8daf-4815-aa73-2ad7d60b5246
    name:
    Mannskoret Skalas arkiv
    id:
    A-1220
    path:
    NIA/A-1220
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/402c3a90-8daf-4815-aa73-2ad7d60b5246
  7. urn:
    f21041a2-38a8-4fdd-9625-202c4f4d4e69
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Skaland folkeskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.31
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.31
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f21041a2-38a8-4fdd-9625-202c4f4d4e69
  8. urn:
    0496a275-0bc0-4524-b506-98826ddb4e8a
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Skaland fattigkrets
    id:
    K-18240.610.08
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.610.08
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0496a275-0bc0-4524-b506-98826ddb4e8a
  9. urn:
    b1099a04-8bf0-47d2-a0b1-a5f4d017ab9d
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Stemmestyret i Skaland krets
    id:
    K-18240.112.06
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.112.06
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1099a04-8bf0-47d2-a0b1-a5f4d017ab9d
  10. urn:
    7849f77b-1a69-492f-a12d-48dad0b3f41e
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Helfjell og Skaland folkeskole
    id:
    K-18240.510.30
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.30
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7849f77b-1a69-492f-a12d-48dad0b3f41e
  11. urn:
    98e95253-75d1-4a2a-bca9-55584e7ff20c
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Straum, Helfjell og Skaland skole
    id:
    K-18240.510.29
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.510.29
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98e95253-75d1-4a2a-bca9-55584e7ff20c
  12. urn:
    22072997-469e-4b58-93bb-e504ff1f8534
    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Tilsynsutvalget i Helfjell, Haukland og Skaland kretser
    id:
    K-18240.530.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18240.530.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22072997-469e-4b58-93bb-e504ff1f8534
  13. urn:
    a08e9a66-488e-4dde-9058-06be02f65d3a
    name:
    Tønset Torvstrøfabrikk AS
    id:
    NOMA-A-0116
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-0116
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a08e9a66-488e-4dde-9058-06be02f65d3a
  14. urn:
    f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
    name:
    REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0730
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0730
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
  15. urn:
    81977f8a-731c-4e7c-82d0-972071bd0435
    name:
    Mannskoret Skala
    id:
    ARK-2599
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2599
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Koret ble stiftet første gang 3. februar 1882 under navnet Sagene Arbeidersamfunds Sangforening. Virksomheten varte fra 1882 til 1884. Sangforeningen ble stiftet på nytt den 2. mars 1894. I 1940 vedtok foreningen å løsrive seg fra Sagene Arbeidersamfunn. Koret ble da reetablert, med ny stiftelses...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81977f8a-731c-4e7c-82d0-972071bd0435
  16. urn:
    01c188af-1762-4afc-88ec-35d9c0895a54
    name:
    Stavanger næringsliv, om Kvernelands Fabrikk
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    JAMU/A-1/A-1b/Y/Yb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01c188af-1762-4afc-88ec-35d9c0895a54
  17. urn:
    fb6a4a5f-5880-4db8-a7a5-8df3e85ee070
    name:
    Kvernelands Fabrikk AS
    id:
    AKT-1
    path:
    JAMU/AKT-1
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    I 1879 grunnla Ole Gabriel Kverneland det som ble hetende O.G Kvernelands Fabrik. Det startet som en smie der Ole Gabriel og broren Tønnes satte i gang en omfattende produksjon av ljåer og sigder. De første årene ble det produsert nærmere 8000 ljåer årlig. Etter hvert ble det også produsert tollekni...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb6a4a5f-5880-4db8-a7a5-8df3e85ee070
  18. urn:
    41c47cca-547c-4f45-819b-b4b00ddc91e5
    name:
    Fram Aktieolieklædefabrikk
    id:
    A25-219
    path:
    AIN/A25-219
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41c47cca-547c-4f45-819b-b4b00ddc91e5
  19. urn:
    222cedb4-3441-4b0d-81ba-1445f5e80cef
    name:
    Bertnes Ullvarefabrikk
    id:
    NA005
    path:
    AIN/NA005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/222cedb4-3441-4b0d-81ba-1445f5e80cef
  20. urn:
    936dc90c-8050-4b17-a52c-ecebc84692e4
    name:
    Randsfjord papirfabrikk
    id:
    ARK-2108
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/936dc90c-8050-4b17-a52c-ecebc84692e4
  21. urn:
    53cf7552-66ec-43d0-88e6-f99d1880ff11
    name:
    Gjesdal kommune - Ålgård Fabrikkers bruksskole
    id:
    K-101397
    path:
    IKAR/K-101397
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53cf7552-66ec-43d0-88e6-f99d1880ff11
  22. urn:
    8b9f29b7-c53f-48b6-9396-0c9b31738bf0
    name:
    Gjesdal Kommune - PA 020 De forenede ullvarefabrikker (DFU)
    id:
    A-1368
    path:
    IKAR/A-1368
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b9f29b7-c53f-48b6-9396-0c9b31738bf0
  23. urn:
    807b34ec-22ba-4386-b07a-09a88de5e1d4
    name:
    Folla fabrikker/Folla tresliperi
    id:
    PA-1543
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1543
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/807b34ec-22ba-4386-b07a-09a88de5e1d4
  24. urn:
    7d531cf5-00be-4859-862f-71f6e25c587c
    name:
    Pa 0568 - Figgjo Trikotasjefabrikk
    id:
    SAST-A-102553
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102553
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d531cf5-00be-4859-862f-71f6e25c587c
  25. urn:
    742521b2-de8d-4c9b-9e8d-80e613291f16
    name:
    Ny fabrikk ved Seut, Glemmen
    id:
    0043
    path:
    FRKA/P-1044/T/Tb/L0002/0043
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Fredrikstad byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/742521b2-de8d-4c9b-9e8d-80e613291f16
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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