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 2026-10-23T18:31:41Z in 1.921 seconds.

Showing 10 of 4725 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bratteklev sag og skipsverft
    id:
    0009
  2. name:
    Bratteklev Misjonssamband
    id:
    PA-2847
  3. name:
    Bodø Skipsverft & mek.Verksted
    id:
    0012
  4. name:
    Bodø Skipsverft & mek.Verksted
    id:
    0013
  5. name:
    Voldnes Skipsverft A/S
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Arealplaner, kystsoneplaner, verneplaner - Kvæfjord, Skånland, Kystsoneprosjektet, hele regionen. Skipsverft, uttalelser
    id:
    L0007
  7. name:
    A/S Tromsø Skipsverft & Mek.Verk.
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    Tromsø Skipsverft A/S
    id:
    P-0127
  9. name:
    Voldnes Skipsverft AS
    id:
    P-00088
  10. name:
    Industri/skipsverft, håndverk/virke
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
4725
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    21bb0f05-e7ec-4c64-9115-4260d62c925e
    name:
    Bratteklev sag og skipsverft
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db09/0021/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21bb0f05-e7ec-4c64-9115-4260d62c925e
  2. urn:
    6008cf91-3eda-4856-be4c-58583a2bfe09
    name:
    Bratteklev Misjonssamband
    id:
    PA-2847
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2847
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Bratteklev Misjonssamband var et lokallag av av Norsk Luthers misjonssamband, en kristen organisasjon i statskirken. Lokallaget ble stiftet hos Bjørg og Svein Thorbjørnsen på Bratteklev, Tromøya, 2 september 1975. Misjonssambandet ble lagt ned i 2002 pga manglende rekruttering.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6008cf91-3eda-4856-be4c-58583a2bfe09
  3. urn:
    1fb1c076-7923-4b73-9ce4-f256187cfb30
    name:
    Bodø Skipsverft & mek.Verksted
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0032/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fb1c076-7923-4b73-9ce4-f256187cfb30
  4. urn:
    d10cff89-d78d-4587-bead-0e7cccb00c5b
    name:
    Bodø Skipsverft & mek.Verksted
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0032/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d10cff89-d78d-4587-bead-0e7cccb00c5b
  5. urn:
    722aef90-2c58-4ea8-a2f2-4aa016c7bfd3
    name:
    Voldnes Skipsverft A/S
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0133/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/722aef90-2c58-4ea8-a2f2-4aa016c7bfd3
  6. urn:
    333e9b75-760c-42aa-b8ce-5839ab55e8aa
    name:
    Arealplaner, kystsoneplaner, verneplaner - Kvæfjord, Skånland, Kystsoneprosjektet, hele regionen. Skipsverft, uttalelser
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1650/D/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/333e9b75-760c-42aa-b8ce-5839ab55e8aa
  7. urn:
    6e2a4c70-7477-4554-b125-93a96ddbd87c
    name:
    A/S Tromsø Skipsverft & Mek.Verk.
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0028/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e2a4c70-7477-4554-b125-93a96ddbd87c
  8. urn:
    88cea0da-2233-4fd3-ab69-9d9d3ac6bd96
    name:
    Tromsø Skipsverft A/S
    id:
    P-0127
    path:
    AV/P-0127
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Tromsø Skibsværfts Interessentskab ble stiftet i 1848. Det kom i virksomhet fra 1849. I 1917 ble Tromsø skipsverft omdannet fra interessentskap til aksjeselskap. Fra nå av gikk verftet under navnet A/S Tromsø Skibsverft & Mek. Verksted. Verftet hadde nå omlag 120 arbeidere. I krigsårene ble skipsver...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88cea0da-2233-4fd3-ab69-9d9d3ac6bd96
  9. urn:
    0c2208a2-b877-432e-935d-684e4d45eaad
    name:
    Voldnes Skipsverft AS
    id:
    P-00088
    path:
    IKAM/P-00088
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Voldnes skipsverft vart etablert i 1962 som ein del av Gerh. Voldnes A/S, og som eige aksjeselskap i 1973. Planen var å nytte produksjonsfolka frå fiskeridelen også i skipsbygginga. Særleg på bygg 1 - "Gevobulk" var dette tilfellet. Dei første åra vart ein hall på GEVO-anlegget i Fosnavåg sentrum ny...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c2208a2-b877-432e-935d-684e4d45eaad
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000036146
    name:
    Industri/skipsverft, håndverk/virke
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-2933/U/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000036146
  11. urn:
    7794fd4a-d3e9-4719-bf4e-2d0806f916a2
    name:
    Stiftelsen
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dg/L1467/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7794fd4a-d3e9-4719-bf4e-2d0806f916a2
  12. urn:
    5fc3b3ab-6492-4974-a079-0cd6d96163e0
    name:
    Bratteklev Misjonssamband
    id:
    PA-2855
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2855
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5fc3b3ab-6492-4974-a079-0cd6d96163e0
  13. urn:
    6bb14a5f-300a-45b2-b8af-e88fd720ba5e
    name:
    Stiftelsen for ørkengjenvinning I
    id:
    0003
    path:
    UBIT/A-0313/H/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bb14a5f-300a-45b2-b8af-e88fd720ba5e
  14. urn:
    7edb82be-d47e-4246-bb1a-670480a05637
    name:
    Bratteklev
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db09/0021/0007
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7edb82be-d47e-4246-bb1a-670480a05637
  15. urn:
    3fb75709-5763-4cd8-8cbc-f066d1e83dd3
    name:
    Stiftelsen Aktuell
    id:
    L0025
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2984/D/Da/L0025
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3fb75709-5763-4cd8-8cbc-f066d1e83dd3
  16. urn:
    bd574e50-7190-4b4a-94e9-868a793105ba
    name:
    Stiftelsen Nasjonalmuseet for kunst. Vedtekter, etc.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    NMFK/NAM-1002/D/Da/Daa/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd574e50-7190-4b4a-94e9-868a793105ba
  17. urn:
    52e2b26e-c06c-4a46-aea0-33c453ee6f2e
    name:
    Stiftelsen Norsk Forum
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OAVF/A-00351/N/L0367/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52e2b26e-c06c-4a46-aea0-33c453ee6f2e
  18. urn:
    11bf6db1-542e-4496-afa0-a18ed71625ba
    name:
    Utskiftningsforretning Bratteklev
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAMA/KA0921-PK/08/L0037/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11bf6db1-542e-4496-afa0-a18ed71625ba
  19. urn:
    e3a3a319-d673-450e-97b0-31be3f933d9a
    name:
    Bratteklev Skibsverft
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2065/E03/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3a3a319-d673-450e-97b0-31be3f933d9a
  20. urn:
    227798fa-66bc-428e-a29f-881d3133062d
    name:
    Bratteklev, Tromøy
    id:
    0344
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2421/U01/L0009/0344
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/227798fa-66bc-428e-a29f-881d3133062d
  21. urn:
    c90d4274-256d-4e4c-b0c8-d77a99cdd878
    name:
    Bratteklev skipsbyggeri
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db09/0021/0011
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c90d4274-256d-4e4c-b0c8-d77a99cdd878
  22. urn:
    ddf55a47-7c49-4f1d-a0c5-88f5bba31d8f
    name:
    Bratteklev skipsbyggeri
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db09/0021/0012
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddf55a47-7c49-4f1d-a0c5-88f5bba31d8f
  23. urn:
    ffe7b0d4-02a2-4f63-acaf-c8c07f03c4cf
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    DRMK/A-1131/Y/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffe7b0d4-02a2-4f63-acaf-c8c07f03c4cf
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000642088
    name:
    Stiftelsen Mjølfjell ungdomsherberge, L-680 f. tid 1952-1995
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-2987/E/Ea/L0011/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000642088
  25. urn:
    7ec630e4-5b74-4784-9471-6ff7aa8ec6b6
    name:
    5/8 Bratteklev
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-494/T/T12/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ec630e4-5b74-4784-9471-6ff7aa8ec6b6
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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