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 2026-10-24T04:59:40Z in 0.225 seconds.

Showing 10 of 111690 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Avgangsvitnesbyrdsprotokoll for Brevik og Snersrud
    id:
    L0002
  2. name:
    Pedersen/Ege AS, arkitekter
    id:
    A-3851
  3. name:
    Pedersen, Gunnar, AS
    id:
    A-4393
  4. name:
    Asbjørn Pedersen
    id:
    0440
  5. name:
    Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede menn - Pedersen, A - Pedersen, S
    id:
    L0070
  6. name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    Pedersen/Ege AS, arkitekter
    id:
    A-3851
  8. name:
    Brev fra diverse, Pedersen
    id:
    0029
  9. name:
    Pedersen, Ole
    id:
    HHSP-1478
  10. name:
    Pedersen, Rasmus
    id:
    HHSP-1479
Show all fields in HTML
total:
111690
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    f54d2155-e97a-45f3-b11e-4eed870d7ba5
    name:
    Avgangsvitnesbyrdsprotokoll for Brevik og Snersrud
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAK/0622231.08/H/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f54d2155-e97a-45f3-b11e-4eed870d7ba5
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000500335
    name:
    Pedersen/Ege AS, arkitekter
    id:
    A-3851
    path:
    BBA/A-3851
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Startet som Myklebust og Simonnæs i 1953 av arkitektene Bjørn Simonnæs (f. 1921) og Jacob Myklebust. Bjørn Simonnæs starter egen praksis året før, 1952. Simonnæs trakk seg ut i ca. 1970, og Myklebust fortsatt alene til 1972. I 1972 slo Myklebust seg sammen med Skogen. Skiftet igjen i 1983 til Mykleb...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000500335
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000164771
    name:
    Pedersen, Gunnar, AS
    id:
    A-4393
    path:
    BBA/A-4393
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000164771
  4. urn:
    50b176c0-7380-4b54-95f5-ca548a65d791
    name:
    Asbjørn Pedersen
    id:
    0440
    path:
    NHM/0440
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Pedersen deltok i hjemmefrontens sikringingstjeneste (ST), og han var en betrodd medarbeider av STs leder Sigurd Balstad. Pedersens ektefelle, Åse Grete (f. Johansen) Pedersen, var også tilknyttet STs sentrale apparat.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50b176c0-7380-4b54-95f5-ca548a65d791
  5. urn:
    1e556be2-c791-4862-89ab-150dd462e468
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - utflyttede menn - Pedersen, A - Pedersen, S
    id:
    L0070
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbb/L0070
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e556be2-c791-4862-89ab-150dd462e468
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
    name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Eb/Ebb/Ebba/L0020/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000067757
    name:
    Pedersen/Ege AS, arkitekter
    id:
    A-3851
    path:
    BBA/A-3851
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000067757
  8. urn:
    71358087-198a-4cf9-bbb7-4bc950693a7c
    name:
    Brev fra diverse, Pedersen
    id:
    0029
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1150/D/L0010/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71358087-198a-4cf9-bbb7-4bc950693a7c
  9. urn:
    ed969bfa-5ed5-4ad6-9d4b-5eb9c15394e1
    name:
    Pedersen, Ole
    id:
    HHSP-1478
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1478
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed969bfa-5ed5-4ad6-9d4b-5eb9c15394e1
  10. urn:
    3b6459d6-844f-4607-88c6-4aca97e7be45
    name:
    Pedersen, Rasmus
    id:
    HHSP-1479
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b6459d6-844f-4607-88c6-4aca97e7be45
  11. urn:
    937900e1-f363-4aea-bb27-54b9e10ca518
    name:
    Skjold renseanlegg - Astrup Pedersen AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fc/L0178/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/937900e1-f363-4aea-bb27-54b9e10ca518
  12. urn:
    29c2f5e4-2407-4353-8b5c-c0866c64ab39
    name:
    John P. Pedersen & søn
    id:
    PA-3049
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3049
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rederiet John P. Pedersen & søn ble etablert på Staubø på Tverdalsøya utenfor Tvedestrand i januar 1898 av skipsreder John P Pedersen (1830-1900) og hans sønn Christian Pedersen Staubo (1862-1951). Samme år ble svigersønnen Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen (1865-1960) fra Hvaler tatt opp som kompanjong. Etter...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29c2f5e4-2407-4353-8b5c-c0866c64ab39
  13. urn:
    ae10e599-69de-4150-b208-f86d16de6137
    name:
    Bok VIII: Pedersen - S 600.
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2081/F/Fa/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae10e599-69de-4150-b208-f86d16de6137
  14. urn:
    6432ad97-7be5-40f7-9f4f-a5a0e5c5d79e
    name:
    Eidem & Pedersen grusforretning AS (Malvik)
    id:
    PA-00426
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00426
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6432ad97-7be5-40f7-9f4f-a5a0e5c5d79e
  15. urn:
    b68585c8-489c-42dc-ac84-048d496cb0a4
    name:
    Skjold - undervisningsbygg Holmen - Astrup Pedersen AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fc/L0198/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b68585c8-489c-42dc-ac84-048d496cb0a4
  16. urn:
    1c247774-c7f3-423d-8e18-9d96eda661a4
    name:
    731.14.2 Askøy - Torleif Pedersen & Sønner AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-3601/2/J/Ja/Jaa/L0366/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c247774-c7f3-423d-8e18-9d96eda661a4
  17. urn:
    648cc045-409d-4445-8cd5-b310c1e6abf2
    name:
    Pedersen AS, Byggmester
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0344/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/648cc045-409d-4445-8cd5-b310c1e6abf2
  18. urn:
    40c96619-3ba8-4eb7-af83-e3d75bc4058a
    name:
    Pedersen Eiendom AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1772/D/Da/L0344/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40c96619-3ba8-4eb7-af83-e3d75bc4058a
  19. urn:
    ab8c9e61-d947-4b77-aa47-82869a0971a7
    name:
    Ilstad & Pedersen AS
    id:
    0021
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Ea/L0042/0021
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab8c9e61-d947-4b77-aa47-82869a0971a7
  20. urn:
    89b90c7b-9024-4576-b128-da2e215d8e87
    name:
    Oddmund Pedersen AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0037/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89b90c7b-9024-4576-b128-da2e215d8e87
  21. urn:
    d7c02818-999c-47b5-9428-00c8c4d19a22
    name:
    Aage Pedersen AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0044/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d7c02818-999c-47b5-9428-00c8c4d19a22
  22. urn:
    2f0229a8-9efe-4503-9303-2fe0657bc2fe
    name:
    Pedersen & Sønn AS
    id:
    0031
    path:
    OBA/A-10358/Da/L0080/0031
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f0229a8-9efe-4503-9303-2fe0657bc2fe
  23. urn:
    822ec6ef-9ab6-4ba6-bc12-d774ae889da3
    name:
    Snersrud skole
    id:
    0622231.07
    path:
    IKAK/0622231.07
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/822ec6ef-9ab6-4ba6-bc12-d774ae889da3
  24. urn:
    1c0583c1-5d4b-462d-9bf8-33365c06bab0
    name:
    Snersrud - Staalesen
    id:
    0004
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001KG341/L/Lc/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c0583c1-5d4b-462d-9bf8-33365c06bab0
  25. urn:
    49b8e123-fcbb-4c2b-8565-a81304974818
    name:
    Navnekort kvinner - Pedersen - Reistad
    id:
    L0025
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101446/O/L0025
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49b8e123-fcbb-4c2b-8565-a81304974818
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.