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 2026-10-15T06:16:31Z in 1.935 seconds.

Showing 10 of 95872 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norsk Teknisk Bureau
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Elektrisk Bureau AS
    id:
    TELE.A-1106
  3. name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
  4. name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
  5. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Teknisk rådmann
    id:
    A-1739
  6. name:
    Teknisk Bureau AS
    id:
    0009
  7. name:
    Teknisk Bureau as - inn- og utvendig sanitæranlegg
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    66/78 Sola land - nytt fjernvarmeanlegg - Teknisk Bureau AS
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Elektrisk Bureau. Jerndreiernes faggruppe
    id:
    ARK-2141
  10. name:
    Elektrisk Bureau. Verkstedsklubben Elektron
    id:
    ARK-2143
Show all fields in HTML
total:
95872
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    1e0a96bd-66c9-48fd-8fe6-b8aaf84ffc72
    name:
    Norsk Teknisk Bureau
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0023/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Museene i Akershus
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e0a96bd-66c9-48fd-8fe6-b8aaf84ffc72
  2. urn:
    07e8cc00-91cf-4f2a-ad53-b70c7c264ab8
    name:
    Elektrisk Bureau AS
    id:
    TELE.A-1106
    path:
    NTM/TELE.A-1106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    country:
    albania
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07e8cc00-91cf-4f2a-ad53-b70c7c264ab8
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000327864
    name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
    path:
    BBA/A-4257
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000327864
  4. urn:
    5f03f74b-feb7-4feb-867c-80fed7db6015
    name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau Installasjon AS, Bergen
    id:
    A-4257
    path:
    SAF/A-4257
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f03f74b-feb7-4feb-867c-80fed7db6015
  5. urn:
    e9cccd8e-eb77-42da-9935-6c377f1d61c5
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Teknisk rådmann
    id:
    A-1739
    path:
    TRKO/A-1739
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e9cccd8e-eb77-42da-9935-6c377f1d61c5
  6. urn:
    98194943-abd5-4b0a-bcea-82e4899e9e63
    name:
    Teknisk Bureau AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/D/Dd/L0006/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/98194943-abd5-4b0a-bcea-82e4899e9e63
  7. urn:
    5b3a9f12-e2ee-45b9-bf5f-1809c1886603
    name:
    Teknisk Bureau as - inn- og utvendig sanitæranlegg
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jb/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b3a9f12-e2ee-45b9-bf5f-1809c1886603
  8. urn:
    bc2039a7-3d41-4002-a4d1-11d72b45ea8a
    name:
    66/78 Sola land - nytt fjernvarmeanlegg - Teknisk Bureau AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2010/1/F/Fd/L0033/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc2039a7-3d41-4002-a4d1-11d72b45ea8a
  9. urn:
    9cd5f9f2-9d97-4775-ae05-a8f9602ea410
    name:
    Elektrisk Bureau. Jerndreiernes faggruppe
    id:
    ARK-2141
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2141
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cd5f9f2-9d97-4775-ae05-a8f9602ea410
  10. urn:
    853e9450-5acd-4783-b6b9-07d37d705813
    name:
    Elektrisk Bureau. Verkstedsklubben Elektron
    id:
    ARK-2143
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2143
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/853e9450-5acd-4783-b6b9-07d37d705813
  11. urn:
    eb0781eb-ce15-4d61-84fc-be3a54acfcf4
    name:
    Montørklubben ved Elektrisk Bureau
    id:
    ARK-2222
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2222
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eb0781eb-ce15-4d61-84fc-be3a54acfcf4
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002235771
    name:
    Bureau Veritas, avdeling Bergen
    id:
    A-6470
    path:
    BBA/A-6470
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002235771
  13. urn:
    86faf81d-8ce6-4853-861e-47778ad9065f
    name:
    Strinda kommune. Teknisk rådmann
    id:
    A-2212
    path:
    TRKO/A-2212
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/86faf81d-8ce6-4853-861e-47778ad9065f
  14. urn:
    57c8d758-4ca8-4b62-b18b-3a376acb76ba
    name:
    Elektrisk Bureau
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0082/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57c8d758-4ca8-4b62-b18b-3a376acb76ba
  15. urn:
    54b4111f-4ad1-4017-926a-580b16ac953b
    name:
    Norwegian Information Bureau/Royal Norwegian Broadcasting Service
    id:
    RA-S-5927
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5927
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54b4111f-4ad1-4017-926a-580b16ac953b
  16. urn:
    841d2f27-ae86-4e18-b137-3a44305935d0
    name:
    Snillfjord kommune, hovedutvalg for teknisk sektor/Teknisk utvalg
    id:
    A-6120
    path:
    TIKA/A-6120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/841d2f27-ae86-4e18-b137-3a44305935d0
  17. urn:
    ac0b2f5f-91ad-41ba-8cf3-63cf391ef526
    name:
    Teknisk Bureau
    id:
    0045
    path:
    BYST/A-1068/W/L0001/0045
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac0b2f5f-91ad-41ba-8cf3-63cf391ef526
  18. urn:
    32687131-3229-4fce-aa41-df733e3594eb
    name:
    Teknisk Bureau
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gc/L0018/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32687131-3229-4fce-aa41-df733e3594eb
  19. urn:
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    Teknisk Bureau
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3adc1d68-c654-4232-ba9e-116114691897
  20. urn:
    b2dce27c-aa59-4fbe-a0f0-5619b18b9c58
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    MAPPE
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    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
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    norge
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  21. urn:
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    Teknisk Bureau
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    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gc/L0019/0002
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  22. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0011
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    AV/RA-S-1542/D/Da/L0301/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/895764f0-a04b-4225-8466-b4c6655b99ba
  23. urn:
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    name:
    Teknisk Bureau A/S, Stavanger
    id:
    0011
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1181858f-56dd-4364-81a0-19b1e3f77a9e
  24. urn:
    926b74ee-6895-4869-9dc4-116105c32461
    name:
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    id:
    0002
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
    b2d1b34a-6354-4001-9158-124e4d620227
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Ja/L0015/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2d1b34a-6354-4001-9158-124e4d620227
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.