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 2026-10-24T06:09:56Z in 2.823 seconds.

Showing 10 of 153514 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bergen Parkeringsselskap
    id:
    A-5069
  2. name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 403023. Trondheim Øyelegesenter AS
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 713015. Ørsta Stål AS avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0004
  4. name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Parkeringsanalyse for sentrumsnære områder i Trondheim
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Parkeringsanalyse for sentrumsnære områder i Trondheim
    id:
    0007
  7. name:
    Parkerings- og tilgjengelighets-undersøkelse i Trondheim sentrum
    id:
    0010
  8. name:
    Årsberetning for 1985. Trondheim byfornyelse AS
    id:
    0010
  9. name:
    Årsberetning og regnskap 1990. AS Trondheim trafikkselskap
    id:
    0011
  10. name:
    Samarbeidsavtale Bergen parkeringsselskap og Trondheim parkering KF
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
153514
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000477271
    name:
    Bergen Parkeringsselskap
    id:
    A-5069
    path:
    BBA/A-5069
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Selskapet ble stiftet i 1974. Kommunal bedrift. Fisjon i 2011. Bergen parkeringsselskap kom i drift i 1974, men allerede i 1967 fikk vi de første parkometrene i Bergen sentrum. Bergen Veivesen tok seg av disse frem til kommunesammenslutningen i 1972 da anleggsseksjonen tok over. Høsten 1974 tok Ber...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000477271
  2. urn:
    93c1661d-0442-4836-b134-cf4291882ae6
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 403023. Trondheim Øyelegesenter AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0106/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/93c1661d-0442-4836-b134-cf4291882ae6
  3. urn:
    350f4a08-17fc-48d6-a882-114509f96ff1
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 713015. Ørsta Stål AS avdeling Trondheim
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0109/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/350f4a08-17fc-48d6-a882-114509f96ff1
  4. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
    name:
    Klostergarasjen AS - parkeringsteknisk utstyr
    id:
    0006
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Eb/Ebb/Ebba/L0020/0006
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000370452
  5. urn:
    7a20fcc3-2f73-4e1d-9044-c44d7a2a0923
    name:
    Parkeringsanalyse for sentrumsnære områder i Trondheim
    id:
    0002
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0023/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a20fcc3-2f73-4e1d-9044-c44d7a2a0923
  6. urn:
    6a806ce9-cc64-4358-b9b9-25b1b23cdbd6
    name:
    Parkeringsanalyse for sentrumsnære områder i Trondheim
    id:
    0007
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0027/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a806ce9-cc64-4358-b9b9-25b1b23cdbd6
  7. urn:
    fc57ebe3-6262-4ac4-9885-4afd48667929
    name:
    Parkerings- og tilgjengelighets-undersøkelse i Trondheim sentrum
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0070/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc57ebe3-6262-4ac4-9885-4afd48667929
  8. urn:
    3c75b392-73c8-45e9-b666-f3dd747029a2
    name:
    Årsberetning for 1985. Trondheim byfornyelse AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0015/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c75b392-73c8-45e9-b666-f3dd747029a2
  9. urn:
    546d9a2c-a552-4a81-9370-66cb6b017b3e
    name:
    Årsberetning og regnskap 1990. AS Trondheim trafikkselskap
    id:
    0011
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0015/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/546d9a2c-a552-4a81-9370-66cb6b017b3e
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000379520
    name:
    Samarbeidsavtale Bergen parkeringsselskap og Trondheim parkering KF
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-5069/E/Ej/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000379520
  11. urn:
    3269a9d2-49ed-4c26-9183-de923bf66c88
    name:
    Parkerings- og tilgjengelighetsundersøkelse i Trondheim sentrum. Del 2
    id:
    0005
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0081/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3269a9d2-49ed-4c26-9183-de923bf66c88
  12. urn:
    96470d22-daee-448d-a886-d6e884b18fad
    name:
    Trondheim kommune, Parkering - valgstyre
    id:
    L0054
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4545/J/Jb/Jbf/L0054
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96470d22-daee-448d-a886-d6e884b18fad
  13. urn:
    6f786215-e1b8-4190-bd34-f237dc0192d6
    name:
    Trondheim elektrisitetsverk/Trondheim energiverk
    id:
    AKT-4096
    path:
    TIKA/AKT-4096
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trondheim Energi AS er et kraftselskap som ble stiftet i 1901 som Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei. Kraftproduksjonen kommer fra vannkraftverk i Nea-Nidelvvassdraget og Orklavassdraget. Det opprinnelig kommunalt eide Trondheim Energiverk ble i 2002 solgt til Statkraft. Selskapets navn ble i ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f786215-e1b8-4190-bd34-f237dc0192d6
  14. urn:
    c95d3391-ae13-4cb1-86d7-f0908efc5282
    name:
    Paulsen & Co AS, kjøpmannsgata 32, Trondheim
    id:
    Gc
    path:
    UBIT/A-0502/G/Gc
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c95d3391-ae13-4cb1-86d7-f0908efc5282
  15. urn:
    e4654c37-33af-43c1-8d6e-0ec6350ad29e
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Trondheim kinematografer
    id:
    A-1239
    path:
    TRKO/A-1239
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4654c37-33af-43c1-8d6e-0ec6350ad29e
  16. urn:
    00d22e27-cc0d-477f-8055-ea680727c1ea
    name:
    Strategier for en ny parkeringspolitikk. Om parkering som trafikkreduserende virkemiddel i Trondheim kommune.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fa/L0070/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00d22e27-cc0d-477f-8055-ea680727c1ea
  17. urn:
    81d89b45-67e8-4ce3-87b7-68ff1656b13a
    name:
    Ålesund parkering AS
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0207/D/Da/L0042/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81d89b45-67e8-4ce3-87b7-68ff1656b13a
  18. urn:
    428295ea-fa4e-48d8-8434-8645cbe7aaef
    name:
    Trondheim kommune, parkering og gatetun, Nedre Bakklandet
    id:
    0002
    path:
    UBIT/A-0419/F/L0019/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/428295ea-fa4e-48d8-8434-8645cbe7aaef
  19. urn:
    da5da4cf-3dc4-4562-98b3-5d7f11bb33de
    name:
    Andreas Sand AS (Trondheim)
    id:
    AKT-4998
    path:
    TIKA/AKT-4998
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Anekkeri- og bygningsforretning i Trondheim
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da5da4cf-3dc4-4562-98b3-5d7f11bb33de
  20. urn:
    413383ba-61ee-46a3-99eb-a13eb783b600
    name:
    Avdeling 17. Bedrifts ID: 400503. Bravida Norge 2 AS Trondheim
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0109/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/413383ba-61ee-46a3-99eb-a13eb783b600
  21. urn:
    382860d4-b718-455c-b8bd-17372073878a
    name:
    Trondheim Bussterminal AS
    id:
    PA-1465
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1465
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/382860d4-b718-455c-b8bd-17372073878a
  22. urn:
    c51050aa-927c-46d5-8894-882d18fb7da9
    name:
    Nye Trondheim. Prinsipper og rammebetingelser for å organisere parkerings-seksjonen samt Brann og Feiervesenet som kommunale bedrifter. Delprosjekt 3 under prosjekt Avdeling byutvikling
    id:
    0010
    path:
    TRKO/A-1255/F/Fb/L0010/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c51050aa-927c-46d5-8894-882d18fb7da9
  23. urn:
    604bd95f-1eea-40aa-8caa-7ce00a56cbcc
    name:
    Trondheim elektrisitetsverk, Trondheim Energi AS
    id:
    A-4458
    path:
    TIKA/A-4458
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/604bd95f-1eea-40aa-8caa-7ce00a56cbcc
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003325375
    name:
    6250-S Henv.fra Rolf Haraldsen vedr. Bergen Parkeringselskap. Brev dat .19.2.92 fra Bg. parkeringsselskap. brev dat.19.02.92 fra Bg. parkeringsselskap vedr. tillegsavgift nr.1005074. Henv.vedr. Danielsen Reklamebyrå AS vedr. parkeringsselskapet .
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-3382/D/L0124/0011
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003325375
  25. urn:
    2eefc14c-6a9e-4e75-b799-fff0ff336928
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Trondheim trafikkselskap A/S
    id:
    AKT-1232
    path:
    TRKO/AKT-1232
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Trondheim trafikkselskap A/S (TT) har sin opprinnelse i et kollektivtrafikkråd, som ble opprettet i 1969 og som skulle samordne kollektivtrafikken i Trondheim. Selskapet oppsto ved sammenslutning av Trondheim Sporvei og A/S Graakallbanen i 1971. Selskapet overtok i 1973 aksjene i A/S Trondheim Bilru...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2eefc14c-6a9e-4e75-b799-fff0ff336928
limit:
25
offset:
0
has_more_results:
yes
next_offset:
25
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  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.

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