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 2026-10-27T23:40:53Z in 0.786 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59423 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
    id:
    0001
  2. name:
    Stephen Stephensens notater
    id:
    A-1105
  3. name:
    The mechanism of lysis of Halobacterium salinarium in Hypotonic Solutions.
    id:
    0013
  4. name:
    Stephansen & Eyde
    id:
    PA-1529
  5. name:
    Step 2000 1
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Step 2000 2
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    Østfold HVPU - Gjestepasienter
    id:
    SAO-A-10273g
  8. name:
    Sandane Ridesenter og Hestepensjonat A/S
    id:
    SFF-2016125
  9. name:
    Pa 0169 - Hjem for eldre veltjente tjenestepiker
    id:
    SAST-A-100278
  10. name:
    Collett Børs' Hjem for eldre tjenestepiger
    id:
    A-10400
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59423
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    c4c34757-b9ed-4790-88b9-f0aee9b9f904
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0033/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4c34757-b9ed-4790-88b9-f0aee9b9f904
  2. urn:
    d68b02d3-d18b-4d90-bb27-282279ebecfd
    name:
    Stephen Stephensens notater
    id:
    A-1105
    path:
    NMM/A-1105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d68b02d3-d18b-4d90-bb27-282279ebecfd
  3. urn:
    d3f69c71-47e7-4d61-978e-111a5d9726dc
    name:
    The mechanism of lysis of Halobacterium salinarium in Hypotonic Solutions.
    id:
    0013
    path:
    UBIT/A-0380/G/L0001/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3f69c71-47e7-4d61-978e-111a5d9726dc
  4. urn:
    5db34022-98ee-41d4-863a-d9ff678ffda7
    name:
    Stephansen & Eyde
    id:
    PA-1529
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1529
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5db34022-98ee-41d4-863a-d9ff678ffda7
  5. urn:
    6551e6a3-a39e-490c-9fb7-628b4c674127
    name:
    Step 2000 1
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101681/1/A/AF/AFa/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6551e6a3-a39e-490c-9fb7-628b4c674127
  6. urn:
    4f4b6966-6f9e-4aa6-a99b-724517c0f95a
    name:
    Step 2000 2
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101681/1/A/AF/AFa/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f4b6966-6f9e-4aa6-a99b-724517c0f95a
  7. urn:
    49e7ce28-fbfe-42e4-acc1-be69ca1db8fe
    name:
    Østfold HVPU - Gjestepasienter
    id:
    SAO-A-10273g
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10273g
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49e7ce28-fbfe-42e4-acc1-be69ca1db8fe
  8. urn:
    e6ff45ee-59de-40c7-a0d4-44c5e10e6ac9
    name:
    Sandane Ridesenter og Hestepensjonat A/S
    id:
    SFF-2016125
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2016125
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6ff45ee-59de-40c7-a0d4-44c5e10e6ac9
  9. urn:
    67fe9e34-ab18-449a-9678-e9965a6e414d
    name:
    Pa 0169 - Hjem for eldre veltjente tjenestepiker
    id:
    SAST-A-100278
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100278
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67fe9e34-ab18-449a-9678-e9965a6e414d
  10. urn:
    8fd758f6-de9b-475a-b76f-19b0acb520cc
    name:
    Collett Børs' Hjem for eldre tjenestepiger
    id:
    A-10400
    path:
    OBA/A-10400
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fd758f6-de9b-475a-b76f-19b0acb520cc
  11. urn:
    cd7b89a3-d116-44c5-a96c-13d01db190dc
    name:
    Voss kommune. Legat: Stephen A. White Voss Gamleheim
    id:
    1235-151
    path:
    IKAH/1235-151
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd7b89a3-d116-44c5-a96c-13d01db190dc
  12. urn:
    5bcdf4e3-abc8-47da-b050-8b8ee5c0ee9f
    name:
    Molde kommune. Overlege Anton Smitt og frue Astrid Smitt, født Stephansens legat til Molde kirkegård
    id:
    K-15020.156.02
    path:
    IKAM/K-15020.156.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5bcdf4e3-abc8-47da-b050-8b8ee5c0ee9f
  13. urn:
    5c07a66c-c57c-4ce6-b6ab-5dc04c782db3
    name:
    "Viscosity"/TS, "Viscosity in particle shape in colloid solutions" (no. 11)/"Evaluation of integrals"/"Viscosity of ellipsoids in solution.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0009/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c07a66c-c57c-4ce6-b6ab-5dc04c782db3
  14. urn:
    6cc6484f-06f5-471d-8c81-a9786c714611
    name:
    Kværner Concrete Solutions AS
    id:
    A-102606
    path:
    AV/A-102606
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cc6484f-06f5-471d-8c81-a9786c714611
  15. urn:
    842a24bd-77b7-40dc-a19c-2441b462e31d
    name:
    Danzas ASG Solutions AS
    id:
    0035
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0084/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/842a24bd-77b7-40dc-a19c-2441b462e31d
  16. urn:
    d2d1a73d-5ab0-4eb9-af98-c3f1bb54900b
    name:
    Cuisine Solutions Norway AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0009/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2d1a73d-5ab0-4eb9-af98-c3f1bb54900b
  17. urn:
    8fc84637-b01c-4dbf-8dda-e23b98a7315d
    name:
    Dossier Solutions AS. Databehandlaravtale
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0002/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fc84637-b01c-4dbf-8dda-e23b98a7315d
  18. urn:
    537af459-732b-439e-a21f-108eafce5d58
    name:
    Triangel Solutions AS. Databehandlaravtale
    id:
    0062
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0007/0062
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/537af459-732b-439e-a21f-108eafce5d58
  19. urn:
    b5e179c8-9dce-43fe-9a7a-7ffe30d72e6d
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    Kunder og tjenester. Synergi Solutions AS
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    0958
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    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0958
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b5e179c8-9dce-43fe-9a7a-7ffe30d72e6d
  20. urn:
    b4663aff-1e78-4b6f-8215-3ca4ede3a8ac
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Wellbore Solutions AS
    id:
    1098
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/1098
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    country:
    norge
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4663aff-1e78-4b6f-8215-3ca4ede3a8ac
  21. urn:
    055c4e38-5cd7-4091-b47c-5f7826a5794b
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Wellbore Solutions AS
    id:
    1099
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/1099
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/055c4e38-5cd7-4091-b47c-5f7826a5794b
  22. urn:
    239c874a-31da-488f-87e1-05227269d453
    name:
    Taksering av eigedomsskatt Telenor Solutions AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAH/1232-021.1/D/Da/L0023/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/239c874a-31da-488f-87e1-05227269d453
  23. urn:
    4f184693-cb9f-43f0-8418-df10d0c62dcd
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402105 - Aker Solutions AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0011/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f184693-cb9f-43f0-8418-df10d0c62dcd
  24. urn:
    4c60c5a1-2ff6-4661-aa55-aa85b0dc085a
    name:
    Avdeling 4 - Bedrifts-ID: 403069 - Generator Solutions AS
    id:
    0031
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Meco Drilling Solutions AS
    id:
    0576
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0576
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24fc83e8-72d3-405b-ba44-d16a95c37e4b
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.