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 2026-10-24T00:19:21Z in 0.873 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1761909 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kontrakt - Frivillig avtale "Trelast og byggvare" - Byggmo AS/ Bygg Sør
    id:
    0024
  2. name:
    Opsjonsavtalar. Landro Bygg og Eiendom AS
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Kjøpekontrakter. Landro Bygg og Eiendom AS
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Medlemsstatistikk og AS Bygg konkursbo
    id:
    L0011
  5. name:
    Askim: 36189 Askim Bygg og Trelast (Arbeid på opplagstomt mv.)
    id:
    0018
  6. name:
    Landskap med isforhold og snø i Teigen
    id:
    W-1853
  7. name:
    Familien Ingebjørg og Salve Salvesen i Teigen. Bunader og skaut.
    id:
    W-1888
  8. name:
    Skurlast og trelast
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Utdeling av og søknader om trelast og sement
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    Teigen skolekrets
    id:
    0633231.04-1
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total:
1761909
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    7b3f0de0-949b-4c1d-afe7-5434d5191645
    name:
    Kontrakt - Frivillig avtale "Trelast og byggvare" - Byggmo AS/ Bygg Sør
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900i-301/D/D01/L0006/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b3f0de0-949b-4c1d-afe7-5434d5191645
  2. urn:
    83d5496e-b003-4e28-8613-c16e54267aca
    name:
    Opsjonsavtalar. Landro Bygg og Eiendom AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0007/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83d5496e-b003-4e28-8613-c16e54267aca
  3. urn:
    9baa2bc0-9365-4cbb-afcf-df9d35b850dd
    name:
    Kjøpekontrakter. Landro Bygg og Eiendom AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0007/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9baa2bc0-9365-4cbb-afcf-df9d35b850dd
  4. urn:
    fca66a10-583f-448a-bf77-042cd8877c57
    name:
    Medlemsstatistikk og AS Bygg konkursbo
    id:
    L0011
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100366/D/Da/L0011
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fca66a10-583f-448a-bf77-042cd8877c57
  5. urn:
    df020c39-e1e3-46ab-8b80-8abc5b94c02b
    name:
    Askim: 36189 Askim Bygg og Trelast (Arbeid på opplagstomt mv.)
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Da/L0062/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df020c39-e1e3-46ab-8b80-8abc5b94c02b
  6. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010428
    name:
    Landskap med isforhold og snø i Teigen
    id:
    W-1853
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1853
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010428
  7. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010444
    name:
    Familien Ingebjørg og Salve Salvesen i Teigen. Bunader og skaut.
    id:
    W-1888
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1888
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010444
  8. urn:
    77dc57de-388e-44e0-a35c-18555aac0009
    name:
    Skurlast og trelast
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4463/D/Df/Dfa/L0037/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77dc57de-388e-44e0-a35c-18555aac0009
  9. urn:
    f18c06a2-d4c1-4a2e-8d8e-c212e7819dc8
    name:
    Utdeling av og søknader om trelast og sement
    id:
    0003
    path:
    ARKSOR/1001OD1230/D/Da/L0013/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f18c06a2-d4c1-4a2e-8d8e-c212e7819dc8
  10. urn:
    e2769030-6ab3-4231-ba16-eaa72e56efe6
    name:
    Teigen skolekrets
    id:
    0633231.04-1
    path:
    IKAK/0633231.04-1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2769030-6ab3-4231-ba16-eaa72e56efe6
  11. urn:
    f89a7055-74c1-4308-9543-526a20df3b88
    name:
    Hermod Teigen
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0052/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f89a7055-74c1-4308-9543-526a20df3b88
  12. urn:
    efa29c4d-4782-47c2-bd72-9793d561cbd3
    name:
    Næringskonsulenten - Rygja trelast
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAR/A-1034/Å/Da/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efa29c4d-4782-47c2-bd72-9793d561cbd3
  13. urn:
    37c402eb-5dd8-4fb3-9a20-ba414d603ca8
    name:
    Bygg og Trelast
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1071/F/Fe/Fef/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37c402eb-5dd8-4fb3-9a20-ba414d603ca8
  14. urn:
    99859c10-1a1d-4972-8808-df61df607b74
    name:
    Bygg og Trelast
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Eb/L0103/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99859c10-1a1d-4972-8808-df61df607b74
  15. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010905
    name:
    Folk frå Vangen, Hallanger,Teigen og Vallevik ved bryggehuset i Vallavik.
    id:
    W-2079
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2079
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010905
  16. urn:
    3e733b6c-5b03-4657-b958-faac919b514d
    name:
    Teigen-show, oktober 1979
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BYST/A-1817/U/Ua/Uaa/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e733b6c-5b03-4657-b958-faac919b514d
  17. urn:
    23e483e5-1ed2-4c33-899e-73f13336311a
    name:
    Tømmer- og trelast
    id:
    F
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1064/F
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/23e483e5-1ed2-4c33-899e-73f13336311a
  18. urn:
    4645f10d-85ef-478e-a835-6b433ae9025c
    name:
    Strengelvåg Bygg og Trelast
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4395/E/Eb/L0105/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4645f10d-85ef-478e-a835-6b433ae9025c
  19. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010174
    name:
    Ingebjørg f. Skeie og Salve Torin Salvesen ved huset i Teigen. Bunad og skaut.
    id:
    W-2120
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2120
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010174
  20. urn:
    734e7b32-76a3-4127-b33e-2452a65a5808
    name:
    Nidarå Tømmersalslag/Nidarå Trelast AS og Nordenfjelske Treforedling AS
    id:
    L0332
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1231/D/Dd/L0332
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/734e7b32-76a3-4127-b33e-2452a65a5808
  21. urn:
    edf7cee2-ebb0-4864-bba0-4d29c5a9b4b1
    name:
    Teigen, Ola
    id:
    ARK-1530
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1530
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ola Teigen, født 11.februar 1937, død 28. juli 1970. Magister i statsvitenskap 1963, faglig medarbeider i Arbeidernes Pressekontor til 1969, ansatt i Arbeider-Avisa i Trondheim 1969-70. Medlem av AUFs sentralstyre fra 1961, formann 1964-69. 1. vararepresentant til Stortinget fra Nordland 1965-69.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/edf7cee2-ebb0-4864-bba0-4d29c5a9b4b1
  22. urn:
    d364b0a6-d630-4f13-88b3-f568abbdbf4e
    name:
    Manusutkast for gårdsnummer 15, Teigen og Synsteikra
    id:
    0010
    path:
    OAVF/A-00003/D/Dx/L0006/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d364b0a6-d630-4f13-88b3-f568abbdbf4e
  23. urn:
    97d1d18c-d5f3-4e14-9ada-af2f5d646945
    name:
    Hd.2892 Vedr. treskjærerne Asbjørn Hylland og Halvor Teigen
    id:
    0018
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1214/Fc/L0158/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97d1d18c-d5f3-4e14-9ada-af2f5d646945
  24. urn:
    960895e1-1450-4eab-87cc-0196cd5aaa45
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Berge Sag og Trelast AS
    id:
    0075
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0075
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/960895e1-1450-4eab-87cc-0196cd5aaa45
  25. urn:
    bbc9a0f9-1c09-45cf-98d0-e9b588997ad0
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Berge Sag og Trelast AS
    id:
    0076
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0076
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbc9a0f9-1c09-45cf-98d0-e9b588997ad0
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.