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 2026-10-18T11:34:50Z in 0.743 seconds.

Showing 10 of 125495 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vest-Telemark næringspark AS
    id:
    AKT-1222
  2. name:
    Vest-Telemark næringsbygg AS
    id:
    AKT-1215
  3. name:
    Risør Næringshage AS
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Setesdal Næringshage AS
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Rjukan Næringshage AS
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    Vest-Telemark næringsutvikling AS
    id:
    A-1265
  7. name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Dalane Næringshage AS
    id:
    0160
  8. name:
    Vågå Næringshage A/S tidl.: AS Eidefoss
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Spinnerigaten, Dalane Næringshage AS
    id:
    0899
  10. name:
    Avtale mellom KK og Klæbu Næringshage AS
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
125495
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6b60ca48-0378-4dcd-8cd4-c1beb67bd3fe
    name:
    Vest-Telemark næringspark AS
    id:
    AKT-1222
    path:
    VTM/AKT-1222
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vest-Telemark næringspark AS vart skipa i 2012 av Vest-Telemark næringsbygg AS. Deira virke har blant anna vore å medvirke til bygging av Telemark næringshage i Kviteseid.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b60ca48-0378-4dcd-8cd4-c1beb67bd3fe
  2. urn:
    7734d7a9-0c05-4e9e-b125-03f0ed42bd14
    name:
    Vest-Telemark næringsbygg AS
    id:
    AKT-1215
    path:
    VTM/AKT-1215
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Vest-Telemark næringsbygg AS (VTN AS) blei stifta i Kviteseid 28.januar 1971. [...] Frå å vere eit reint byggeselskap, fekk VTN AS i samband med ei refinansiering i 1989 endra si målsetting slik at næringsutvikling og rådgjeving skulle stå i sentrum, bygningsmassa skulle over noko tid reduseras...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7734d7a9-0c05-4e9e-b125-03f0ed42bd14
  3. urn:
    35ff52a1-6ff5-4d0b-a3a1-f73d6e2ed9b6
    name:
    Risør Næringshage AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0024/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35ff52a1-6ff5-4d0b-a3a1-f73d6e2ed9b6
  4. urn:
    d85cee6b-436a-4fe5-a509-946f3f29f0ef
    name:
    Setesdal Næringshage AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAMA/KA0900-820c/D/D01/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d85cee6b-436a-4fe5-a509-946f3f29f0ef
  5. urn:
    16b4638c-e87a-48b6-8d6a-2fc2279dd909
    name:
    Rjukan Næringshage AS
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAK/0826603-2/F/L0001/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16b4638c-e87a-48b6-8d6a-2fc2279dd909
  6. urn:
    e2771a6f-f9a3-49df-9d7a-dd5e7f63528d
    name:
    Vest-Telemark næringsutvikling AS
    id:
    A-1265
    path:
    VTM/A-1265
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e2771a6f-f9a3-49df-9d7a-dd5e7f63528d
  7. urn:
    2a6c861c-01cb-4c83-9922-32f3ec2aff7f
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Dalane Næringshage AS
    id:
    0160
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0160
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2a6c861c-01cb-4c83-9922-32f3ec2aff7f
  8. urn:
    0a0f63ce-8da3-41eb-bf05-fc9e2ad42f9c
    name:
    Vågå Næringshage A/S tidl.: AS Eidefoss
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0338/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a0f63ce-8da3-41eb-bf05-fc9e2ad42f9c
  9. urn:
    a2516c0c-e81c-41cf-897f-4eb32c03f337
    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Spinnerigaten, Dalane Næringshage AS
    id:
    0899
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102673/D/Da/0899
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2516c0c-e81c-41cf-897f-4eb32c03f337
  10. urn:
    15cee391-cb74-4c56-8e56-d4796bc839d0
    name:
    Avtale mellom KK og Klæbu Næringshage AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0014/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15cee391-cb74-4c56-8e56-d4796bc839d0
  11. urn:
    e92ca19b-5a49-4527-a3fc-93f8db143f4b
    name:
    SND – ordinære lån, garantier og tilskudd. Hå næringshage AS
    id:
    2006
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-512/D/Da/2006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e92ca19b-5a49-4527-a3fc-93f8db143f4b
  12. urn:
    878f61b2-a5e7-40f8-9198-b5e7dd79482b
    name:
    Kjøpekontrakt mellom KK og Klæbu Næringshage AS - gnr. 22/2
    id:
    0003
    path:
    TRKO/A-1632/I/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/878f61b2-a5e7-40f8-9198-b5e7dd79482b
  13. urn:
    09d0da3e-95aa-432a-afaa-72a39f7f424d
    name:
    SN Eigedom AS
    id:
    AKT-1219
    path:
    VTM/AKT-1219
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    SN Eigedom vart skipa i 2016 av Vest-Telemark næringsbygg saman med Seljord kommune og lokale investorar. Selskapet kjøpte Televerksbygget som utgangspunkt for lokaler til Seljord næringshage.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09d0da3e-95aa-432a-afaa-72a39f7f424d
  14. urn:
    365f3873-0d51-4e31-b61e-c45b96f7ccec
    name:
    Fjøskontrollen i Telemark/ Telemark skogselskap/ Telemark landbruksskule m.m.
    id:
    TGM-A-1147
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1147
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/365f3873-0d51-4e31-b61e-c45b96f7ccec
  15. urn:
    ee5f8453-0dba-4a72-be3f-2e5f58aa2398
    name:
    Øst-Telemark Brukseierforening; Fløtingsspørsmål Telemark
    id:
    L0054
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Ds/L0054
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee5f8453-0dba-4a72-be3f-2e5f58aa2398
  16. urn:
    b998d73c-a856-4c1e-a80d-6e868f5a5e86
    name:
    Asko Vestfold Telemark AS
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0047/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b998d73c-a856-4c1e-a80d-6e868f5a5e86
  17. urn:
    c558e309-b755-4dae-9d6d-84e2e6bf96ce
    name:
    Telemark/Agder samkjøringen AS
    id:
    PA-3201
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3201
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c558e309-b755-4dae-9d6d-84e2e6bf96ce
  18. urn:
    b35d6b1a-6cd0-458c-9be5-7ccfc0c2e377
    name:
    Telemark Kollektivtrafikk AS
    id:
    0029
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0029
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b35d6b1a-6cd0-458c-9be5-7ccfc0c2e377
  19. urn:
    a23a1c16-f0bc-4484-b4e0-555f8aa33e80
    name:
    Telemark Taxibusser AS
    id:
    0030
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0089/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a23a1c16-f0bc-4484-b4e0-555f8aa33e80
  20. urn:
    896a46a6-1468-4a8c-8093-17665cc2a035
    name:
    Telemark Boat AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0826602-2/H/L0018/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/896a46a6-1468-4a8c-8093-17665cc2a035
  21. urn:
    f6e3db96-d7f0-461f-9b05-a9d14112a03d
    name:
    Vest-Telemark Næringsbygg AS
    id:
    L0203
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1339/I/L0203
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6e3db96-d7f0-461f-9b05-a9d14112a03d
  22. urn:
    4c0aa079-aadd-46f7-8cb6-fda922de2a4c
    name:
    Telemark Vestfold Renhold AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1391/F/Fa/L0020/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c0aa079-aadd-46f7-8cb6-fda922de2a4c
  23. urn:
    9be6051f-c3e6-4adf-8ad8-0274e87749b0
    name:
    Telemark Farge Engro AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    IKAK/0800027.1/G/Ga/L0002/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9be6051f-c3e6-4adf-8ad8-0274e87749b0
  24. urn:
    f30f7c65-eb96-410b-9096-8e5a09083e93
    name:
    Vest-Telemark billag AS
    id:
    0015
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1029/Tb/Tbb/L0001/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f30f7c65-eb96-410b-9096-8e5a09083e93
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160204
    name:
    AS Vulcan, AS Kværner Brug, Statens vegvesen Telemark
    id:
    0001
    path:
    VEMU/A-2166/I/Ib/Ibe/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000160204
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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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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