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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-31T10:15:52Z in 4.846 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105866 results in compact format.

name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - MR laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0002
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - MR avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0005
name:
Kontrakt 130-2006 laboratorieinnredning Nevrosenteret - Scan Modul Labflex a/s
id:
0016
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - korr. Laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0001
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - korr. Avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - div. Laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - div. Avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0008
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - mr laboratorieinnredning, forsyninggsenteret, fase 2 - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
name:
Kontrakt 240-2006 korr. Laboratorieinnredning Kvinne-Barnsenteret - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0006
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - korr. Laboratorieinnredning, Forsyningssenteret, fase 2 - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0003

Show all fields in HTML

total:

105866

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
5a3fe288-a02a-4b86-b00f-a63304701d6a
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - MR laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0297/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a3fe288-a02a-4b86-b00f-a63304701d6a
urn:
38cf9619-f2e7-4cb4-a5e5-46481e4f26ed
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - MR avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0297/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38cf9619-f2e7-4cb4-a5e5-46481e4f26ed
urn:
b894a2f8-1df9-4198-b863-a7f385a01c9b
name:
Kontrakt 130-2006 laboratorieinnredning Nevrosenteret - Scan Modul Labflex a/s
id:
0016
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0238/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b894a2f8-1df9-4198-b863-a7f385a01c9b
urn:
10e8f842-e2d3-44cd-9e22-89c445c5764e
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - korr. Laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0297/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10e8f842-e2d3-44cd-9e22-89c445c5764e
urn:
795c562c-1d00-41d6-816c-272e1d2d6251
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - korr. Avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0297/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/795c562c-1d00-41d6-816c-272e1d2d6251
urn:
9f5fdbd0-491f-4f54-8a2e-31301e123bb4
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - div. Laboratorieinnredning - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0298/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9f5fdbd0-491f-4f54-8a2e-31301e123bb4
urn:
e4f0d702-3fd5-4ba7-9feb-9c596f64f7b7
name:
Kontrakt 230-3009 - div. Avtrekksskap - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0298/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4f0d702-3fd5-4ba7-9feb-9c596f64f7b7
urn:
12cb8589-36de-4f3f-b523-98e79a537f1e
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - mr laboratorieinnredning, forsyninggsenteret, fase 2 - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0004
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0392/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12cb8589-36de-4f3f-b523-98e79a537f1e
urn:
4f2d125b-70eb-480a-8103-350c641ea3c9
name:
Kontrakt 240-2006 korr. Laboratorieinnredning Kvinne-Barnsenteret - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0006
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0363/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f2d125b-70eb-480a-8103-350c641ea3c9
urn:
017178dc-64dd-49a1-9c00-332e465821d0
name:
Kontrakt 230-2006 - korr. Laboratorieinnredning, Forsyningssenteret, fase 2 - Scan Modul Labflex
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0392/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/017178dc-64dd-49a1-9c00-332e465821d0
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81678440-e16e-4777-a4cc-0ab2d7c0d8ab
name:
Scan Lys A/S
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0148/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81678440-e16e-4777-a4cc-0ab2d7c0d8ab
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000007234
name:
Pa 95 - Scanrope AS
id:
A-1111
path:
VEMU/A-1111
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000007234
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161660
name:
Pa 1666 - Scanox AS
id:
A-2949
path:
VEMU/A-2949
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161660
urn:
0050649d-fdee-4ab2-9465-7640d7742631
name:
Scandianvian Online AS
id:
TELE.A-1102
path:
NTM/TELE.A-1102
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0050649d-fdee-4ab2-9465-7640d7742631
urn:
477c4756-fcc0-460e-b5d6-07da36d13020
name:
Scandinavian Seminar
id:
A-00490
path:
OAM/A-00490
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/477c4756-fcc0-460e-b5d6-07da36d13020
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000023925
name:
Sa 15 - Minnesamling Scanrope
id:
A-1867
path:
VEMU/A-1867
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000023925
urn:
4f83189a-21a2-4159-8f48-46176014d2b9
name:
Pa 0594 - Scana Stål A/S
id:
SAST-A-100736
path:
AV/SAST-A-100736
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f83189a-21a2-4159-8f48-46176014d2b9
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000022041
name:
Pa 131 - Scanrope. Fritidsklubben
id:
A-1174
path:
VEMU/A-1174
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000022041
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161655
name:
Pa 1661 - AS Scandia Kjemiske
id:
A-2944
path:
VEMU/A-2944
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000161655
urn:
ac0697ff-06c1-4d6d-b963-7446986202b3
name:
Scandinavian Earthquake Archive
id:
RA-PA-1314
path:
AV/RA-PA-1314
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac0697ff-06c1-4d6d-b963-7446986202b3
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000003486575
name:
Scanvest Brukergruppa Vest
id:
A-7423
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BBA/A-7423
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003486575
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e1b1c851-7d27-48fc-98b1-7f754043b45b
name:
Fjell kommune. Pascanikomiteen
id:
1246-279.01
path:
IKAH/1246-279.01
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1b1c851-7d27-48fc-98b1-7f754043b45b
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Scanvest Brukergruppa Vest
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A-7423
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SAF/A-7423
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ARKIV
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ArkiVest
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/831c09f3-ebc4-4b17-afce-76d0a7d845b4
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Norges fiskeredskapsimport
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SAB-A-100235
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AV/SAB-A-100235
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ARKIV
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
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732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
name:
Vitenskapsmuseets venner
id:
A-0479
path:
UBIT/A-0479
unit_type:
ARKIV
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NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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