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. 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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-14T08:25:55Z in 0.353 seconds.

Showing 10 of 113546 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vigeland Vannverk
    id:
    SAK-LINK-024
  2. name:
    Bergen kommune. Teknisk utbygging. Vann- og avløpsseksjonen
    id:
    A-6859
  3. name:
    Mortsund og Sandsund Vannverk
    id:
    A-04-115
  4. name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vannverksnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.151
  5. name:
    Klevbakkens vannforsyning (Klevbakken vannverk)
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Constructor Group AS (Medlnr. 1588)
    id:
    0009
  7. name:
    Constructor Group AS (Medlnr. 1588)
    id:
    0009
  8. name:
    Verdal kommune, vannverksnemnd/vannverkstyre/vannverkskomite
    id:
    A-1261
  9. name:
    Avdeling 10. Bedrifts ID: 712312. Constructor Norge AS Hønefoss
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712312. Nedleggelse av Constructor Norge AS A.H.
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
113546
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    Vigeland Vannverk
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    SAK-LINK-024
    path:
    AV/SAK-LINK-024
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fab6b5b9-f209-4226-ac64-d78dcdc6b413
  2. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002998933
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Teknisk utbygging. Vann- og avløpsseksjonen
    id:
    A-6859
    path:
    BBA/A-6859
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002998933
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    name:
    Mortsund og Sandsund Vannverk
    id:
    A-04-115
    path:
    AIN/A-04-115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60b047ea-7158-4297-8d10-088d22c278dd
  4. urn:
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    name:
    Vefsn kommune. Vannverksnemnda
    id:
    K-18240.151
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    AIN/K-18240.151
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0e85928-3d7f-471c-93e7-f7852071c9a5
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Klevbakkens vannforsyning (Klevbakken vannverk)
    id:
    0004
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    AV/SAH-LOKSAM-001/J/Jh/L0004/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80392fa5-a41a-4bc9-97bd-d180f5788525
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a656910-f2e6-4de7-8d1b-d308866ed60c
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    Constructor Group AS (Medlnr. 1588)
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f68df9a3-915c-4c34-9e10-7139bc869069
  8. urn:
    e18ec3fb-3b1e-4417-8935-aad06597f521
    name:
    Verdal kommune, vannverksnemnd/vannverkstyre/vannverkskomite
    id:
    A-1261
    path:
    TIKA/A-1261
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e18ec3fb-3b1e-4417-8935-aad06597f521
  9. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/384b2f9a-437a-4773-82a9-58695b15b895
  10. urn:
    32ab9893-0a02-4e58-b7d3-027eb63afeab
    name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712312. Nedleggelse av Constructor Norge AS A.H.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32ab9893-0a02-4e58-b7d3-027eb63afeab
  11. urn:
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    name:
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    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002/0006
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4acabb59-f3de-4be9-bd04-4ef5901c16a6
  12. urn:
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    Bedrifts ID: 712312. Oppsigelse - A.S. - Constructor Norge AS
    id:
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    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002/0009
    unit_type:
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20be2e37-5c3a-4844-93db-4731c87a3203
  13. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1559/2/D/Db/L0523/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3000ecbc-9ca5-4d75-927c-27f9f63794f6
  14. urn:
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    Riksmeklingsmannen. Voldgiftssaker: A/S Structor m.fl. - Norsk Hotell- og Restaurantarbeiderforbund
    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-S-1559/2/D/Db/L0525/0003
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d07e695-bc4e-4391-8a74-941fad7bbcf8
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000772170
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    Bergen Vann KF
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    A-6185
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    BBA/A-6185
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    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
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  16. urn:
    a474be45-92eb-4644-bf1a-3683111306d1
    name:
    Bedrifts ID: 712312. Lokale lønnnsforhandlinger 2008, Constructor Norge AS, avdeling 10
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a474be45-92eb-4644-bf1a-3683111306d1
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0064/0002/0005
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    link:
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  21. urn:
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  22. urn:
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    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.