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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-17T13:27:30Z in 1.019 seconds.

Showing 10 of 24012 results in compact format.

name:
Industrial Systems Inc.
id:
0007
name:
A/S Genship, General Ship & Industrial F.C
id:
0006
name:
Etablering med ny teknologi - ENT. Industrial Control System AS
id:
2752
name:
I.B.T. ( Industrial Bio-Test laboratories Inc.)
id:
0003
name:
Norsk System Design AS
id:
Akt-2744
name:
Liste 172 nr 51: 844 International Corporation Industrial Realtions System. Presentert Reidar Michaelsen
id:
0004
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Test og måleutstyr / Oscilloskop. Metric Industrial AS
id:
0005
name:
System Renovasjon A/S
id:
P-17232
name:
Air Ministry Industrial Reports (1942-43)
id:
L0020
name:
Air Ministry Industrial Reports (1942-43)
id:
L0019

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total:

24012

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
60463185-f0f5-4555-ac30-1cf8893e0f03
name:
Industrial Systems Inc.
id:
0007
path:
AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Eb/L0471/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60463185-f0f5-4555-ac30-1cf8893e0f03
urn:
79a6bd1b-a5f2-4c3d-a14f-e0b96fb4fb08
name:
A/S Genship, General Ship & Industrial F.C
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0036/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79a6bd1b-a5f2-4c3d-a14f-e0b96fb4fb08
urn:
cfe10f52-4767-45b5-94e5-88e983ca10d2
name:
Etablering med ny teknologi - ENT. Industrial Control System AS
id:
2752
path:
AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2752
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfe10f52-4767-45b5-94e5-88e983ca10d2
urn:
6b29c6ce-78d2-4f19-b621-709591735c6a
name:
I.B.T. ( Industrial Bio-Test laboratories Inc.)
id:
0003
path:
AV/RA-S-4257/D/Db/L0015/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b29c6ce-78d2-4f19-b621-709591735c6a
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131599
name:
Norsk System Design AS
id:
Akt-2744
path:
VEMU/Akt-2744
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Norsk System Design AS ble etablert på Nøtterøy i 1976 av Per Christian Johannessen. Norsk System Design AS utviklet IT-systemer, blant annet for helsevesenet. Ektefellen Siri Lind Johannessen drev med konsulentoppdrag, hovedsaklig innen interiør, import og salg av gaver og antikviterer, alt i regi...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000131599
urn:
04ae28cb-a5e1-4aec-a0fb-b82b09bc1e47
name:
Liste 172 nr 51: 844 International Corporation Industrial Realtions System. Presentert Reidar Michaelsen
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1728/I/L0384/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04ae28cb-a5e1-4aec-a0fb-b82b09bc1e47
urn:
7a3cc312-2f22-4237-a604-e872f49b5efe
name:
Kontrakt og tilbud. Test og måleutstyr / Oscilloskop. Metric Industrial AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0057/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a3cc312-2f22-4237-a604-e872f49b5efe
urn:
5f1fc505-c1b3-4fb9-8d05-2764875af92f
name:
System Renovasjon A/S
id:
P-17232
path:
AV/P-17232
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
System Renovasjon A/S ble oppkjøpt av Franzefoss Bruk i 1994.
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f1fc505-c1b3-4fb9-8d05-2764875af92f
urn:
7daef467-aaa5-4a28-b237-cb1e5af499c4
name:
Air Ministry Industrial Reports (1942-43)
id:
L0020
path:
NHM/FO.2/8-7/Dag/Dagc/L0020
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7daef467-aaa5-4a28-b237-cb1e5af499c4
urn:
e46145b8-181e-4e3f-a98b-4c7691ad5c38
name:
Air Ministry Industrial Reports (1942-43)
id:
L0019
path:
NHM/FO.2/8-7/Dag/Dagc/L0019
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e46145b8-181e-4e3f-a98b-4c7691ad5c38
urn:
7a9051ee-90d2-4e06-ae78-b7c7b5815d29
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 640. System life cycle test 2/3
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0334/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a9051ee-90d2-4e06-ae78-b7c7b5815d29
urn:
72b1cad4-014b-4566-99d4-6e225c114b19
name:
742: IFS Industrial Systems A/S, Hvalstad (2 mapper)
id:
0001
path:
AV/RA-S-2991/F/Fa/L0434/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72b1cad4-014b-4566-99d4-6e225c114b19
urn:
e45a170e-527b-4003-8cd8-1863448abb45
name:
Sekker: Norsk Hydro Industrial packaging (engelsk), The Portalbulk IBC system for cost effective transportation of bulk commodities
id:
0025
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AV/RA-PA-1728/X/L0061/0025
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e45a170e-527b-4003-8cd8-1863448abb45
urn:
c0b03c87-3ae2-4f6e-9729-aa6f52dbd00e
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 643. Control system function test of x-mas tree 3
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0335/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0b03c87-3ae2-4f6e-9729-aa6f52dbd00e
urn:
d94b5393-f75e-49e8-b719-ecbeb1110f46
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 644. Control system function test of x-mas tree 4
id:
0004
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0335/0004
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d94b5393-f75e-49e8-b719-ecbeb1110f46
urn:
cc77e68d-cce8-41e9-8599-6f0d7f22e10f
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 645. Control system function test of x-mas tree 5
id:
0005
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0335/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc77e68d-cce8-41e9-8599-6f0d7f22e10f
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1278dcf4-c705-4884-892d-c20631235e58
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 646. Control system function test of x-mas tree 6
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0336/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1278dcf4-c705-4884-892d-c20631235e58
urn:
396bb6f0-9294-406b-813f-d8cd7fd5f852
name:
Final report - Control system test no. 647. Control system function test of x-mas tree 7
id:
0002
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0336/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/396bb6f0-9294-406b-813f-d8cd7fd5f852
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b8d0bdf7-f66e-486b-a542-40baecf086a9
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Production control system. Control system function test of x-mas tree no. 1. Test no. 641.
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0003
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0337/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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81f83b4b-6abd-4ca5-a264-3a071e3689df
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Production control system. Hydraulic sensitivity test. Test no. 650
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0006
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0336/0006
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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9be68011-cc53-4952-a2ee-65e4a7387069
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Systems engineering analyzed, synthesized, and applied to sustainable industrial park development
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AV/SAT-A-1589/F/Fc/L0016/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0334/0001
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0334/0002
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MAPPE
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0001
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0335/0001
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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Final report - Control system test no. 640. System life cycle test 3/3. Del 2 av 2
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0002
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AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0335/0002
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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.

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