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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T00:23:27Z in 4.381 seconds.

Showing 10 of 124667 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Strandveien Auto AS
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Strandveien - Tordenskjolds gate
    id:
    L0020
  3. name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0035
  4. name:
    Steinberget - Strandveien
    id:
    L0028
  5. name:
    Strandveien, like nr - Sverdrups vei
    id:
    L0154
  6. name:
    Strandveien - Trolla
    id:
    L0017
  7. name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0027
  8. name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0028
  9. name:
    Steinberget - Strandveien
    id:
    L0040
  10. name:
    Strandveien Auto A/S
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
124667
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6aa8f49b-cf10-4244-93f2-00646359763f
    name:
    Strandveien Auto AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5973/2. Avlevering/H/Hb/L0016/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6aa8f49b-cf10-4244-93f2-00646359763f
  2. urn:
    f79fde1f-5e48-44d9-89c5-9619d5250b4f
    name:
    Strandveien - Tordenskjolds gate
    id:
    L0020
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fd/L0020
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f79fde1f-5e48-44d9-89c5-9619d5250b4f
  3. urn:
    f47ac2ad-0316-4d79-a2cc-3b11eca9f2c8
    name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fw/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f47ac2ad-0316-4d79-a2cc-3b11eca9f2c8
  4. urn:
    c5c9f4cb-df5e-437f-9fa0-ee8b58f2a2af
    name:
    Steinberget - Strandveien
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fy/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5c9f4cb-df5e-437f-9fa0-ee8b58f2a2af
  5. urn:
    91b10e80-a627-4f28-86cc-6f262c52ccfb
    name:
    Strandveien, like nr - Sverdrups vei
    id:
    L0154
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/G/Go/L0154
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/91b10e80-a627-4f28-86cc-6f262c52ccfb
  6. urn:
    c95d280b-39a9-4702-b964-6fe9710bb9a6
    name:
    Strandveien - Trolla
    id:
    L0017
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fr/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c95d280b-39a9-4702-b964-6fe9710bb9a6
  7. urn:
    25e3365c-5478-4c4b-9d25-bfbe2a219470
    name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0027
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fz/L0027
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25e3365c-5478-4c4b-9d25-bfbe2a219470
  8. urn:
    41948e65-e2b3-4cce-b6d8-e5276fec0b3b
    name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fæ/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41948e65-e2b3-4cce-b6d8-e5276fec0b3b
  9. urn:
    2669b3c9-b1a2-4bc0-abe8-3d172fb57084
    name:
    Steinberget - Strandveien
    id:
    L0040
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fx/L0040
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2669b3c9-b1a2-4bc0-abe8-3d172fb57084
  10. urn:
    16799e15-ed68-413d-a73c-be5d60917192
    name:
    Strandveien Auto A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fg/L0068/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16799e15-ed68-413d-a73c-be5d60917192
  11. urn:
    97266d1c-e8a7-4857-97c4-3edfd7d14e15
    name:
    Olsen, Petra Jørgine - Strandveien 66
    id:
    0025
    path:
    TRKO/A-1204/F/L0057/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97266d1c-e8a7-4857-97c4-3edfd7d14e15
  12. urn:
    2a7b6f36-d5f1-47bc-a4ef-2ad703d6455b
    name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fu/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a7b6f36-d5f1-47bc-a4ef-2ad703d6455b
  13. urn:
    10f4811d-1e67-4dd9-9764-0a6120eb5020
    name:
    Strandveien - Søndre gate
    id:
    L0041
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fx/L0041
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10f4811d-1e67-4dd9-9764-0a6120eb5020
  14. urn:
    697f978a-af9d-49dc-8e6a-e4b0c11d02c2
    name:
    Selbuveien - Strandveien
    id:
    L0019
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fd/L0019
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/697f978a-af9d-49dc-8e6a-e4b0c11d02c2
  15. urn:
    bda02989-83a3-4eca-859f-d7399e869be2
    name:
    Smiths gate - Strandveien 57-92
    id:
    L0013
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fb/L0013
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bda02989-83a3-4eca-859f-d7399e869be2
  16. urn:
    42e36c8f-28fe-4c98-8793-03d483cdbd11
    name:
    Strandveien, like nr - Sverres gate
    id:
    L0084
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fv/L0084
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42e36c8f-28fe-4c98-8793-03d483cdbd11
  17. urn:
    22d6be7e-3f7b-4a34-af62-69ca40409f8f
    name:
    Schirmers gate - Strandveien
    id:
    L0020
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fi/L0020
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22d6be7e-3f7b-4a34-af62-69ca40409f8f
  18. urn:
    ee9b9b7a-a917-42b4-8b03-a27cb15747f3
    name:
    Verdal: 36489 Verdal Auto (Bensinstasjon)
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dq/L2388/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee9b9b7a-a917-42b4-8b03-a27cb15747f3
  19. urn:
    b7f0cad8-8557-43e7-ba51-1099fef2331c
    name:
    Strandveien - Thomas Angells gate
    id:
    L0021
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fi/L0021
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7f0cad8-8557-43e7-ba51-1099fef2331c
  20. urn:
    a2f83889-208a-4515-ba75-2e08df0695d5
    name:
    Utleie av grunn til lagerbygg for Strandveien Auto A/S
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6436/0002/Dd/L0723/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2f83889-208a-4515-ba75-2e08df0695d5
  21. urn:
    f32cf67c-af20-4d27-a1fe-fe1d98d5f449
    name:
    Skansengata - Strandveien
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fo/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f32cf67c-af20-4d27-a1fe-fe1d98d5f449
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004172554
    name:
    Strandveien 20. AS Damsgårdsundet
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-1221/F/Fb/Fbf/L0006/0012
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004172554
  23. urn:
    c4a03db1-8d32-4520-bfc3-6331f356524c
    name:
    Strandveien - Ulstadløkkveien
    id:
    L0016
    path:
    TRKO/A-1610/F/Fo/L0016
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4a03db1-8d32-4520-bfc3-6331f356524c
  24. urn:
    3ac36d77-b215-4b62-aa13-fd5ae52b0b33
    name:
    Verdal Socialistiske Kretsparti
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0498
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0498
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3ac36d77-b215-4b62-aa13-fd5ae52b0b33
  25. urn:
    466ecdec-b686-4723-a613-63db0fae951d
    name:
    Stiklestad Arbeiderlag (Verdal).
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0505
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0505
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/466ecdec-b686-4723-a613-63db0fae951d
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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.