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 2026-10-24T04:09:57Z in 0.787 seconds.

Showing 10 of 94366 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Telefax fra Firma Karl Glaudo Gmbh & Co KG. En vurdering av prosjektet og markedsmulighetene. Del 7, av større rapportbunke. (BV 908-915)
    id:
    0914
  2. name:
    Pallmann Maschinefabrik GmbH & co KG
    id:
    0008
  3. name:
    Markedsrådet for oppdrettsfisk . Gottfried Friedrichs KG GmbH
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    1851 (1) - Norsea Gas GmbH 1986-1989, arbeidsfil Chr. Frederik Michelet (1)
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    Hydrogen ved forgassing av brennstoff: The Power-Gas Corp.,Stocton-on-Tees, Heinrich Koppers GmbH,Essen, Shell Petroleum Co., Establissement Kuhlmann og Socite Technique d'Enterprises Chimique
    id:
    L0234
  6. name:
    Ostermann Metallwerke GmbH & Co.
    id:
    0005
  7. name:
    BAG Aluminium Gmbh & Co.
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Theodor Winkels Gmbh & Co.
    id:
    0025
  9. name:
    Lohenner Gmbh & Co., Kreutztal, Tyskland
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    6604 - Offshore Norge: Norsea Gas GmbH - Shareholders Agreement
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
94366
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Telefax fra Firma Karl Glaudo Gmbh & Co KG. En vurdering av prosjektet og markedsmulighetene. Del 7, av større rapportbunke. (BV 908-915)
    id:
    0914
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0102/0914
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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  2. urn:
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    name:
    Pallmann Maschinefabrik GmbH & co KG
    id:
    0008
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    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0467/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11d1bb41-294a-4085-aa4f-02a26afa581f
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Markedsrådet for oppdrettsfisk . Gottfried Friedrichs KG GmbH
    id:
    0001
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    AV/SAT-PA-0941/Y/Yb/L0011/0001
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2689b14-0b1b-48f3-96ee-86e07d678ed6
  4. urn:
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    name:
    1851 (1) - Norsea Gas GmbH 1986-1989, arbeidsfil Chr. Frederik Michelet (1)
    id:
    0003
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    AV/SAST-A-101251/F/Fp/L0014/0003
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  5. urn:
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    name:
    Hydrogen ved forgassing av brennstoff: The Power-Gas Corp.,Stocton-on-Tees, Heinrich Koppers GmbH,Essen, Shell Petroleum Co., Establissement Kuhlmann og Socite Technique d'Enterprises Chimique
    id:
    L0234
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Df/L0234
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    0
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  6. urn:
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    name:
    Ostermann Metallwerke GmbH & Co.
    id:
    0005
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    unit_type:
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  7. urn:
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    name:
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    unit_type:
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  8. urn:
    71e1a15c-94a1-4ab4-81a8-ee48fa44bad1
    name:
    Theodor Winkels Gmbh & Co.
    id:
    0025
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71e1a15c-94a1-4ab4-81a8-ee48fa44bad1
  9. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0003
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ade3d2ae-90e1-42bd-a684-edf93a590459
  10. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    MAPPE
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  11. urn:
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    MAPPE
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  16. urn:
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  25. urn:
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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.