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 2026-10-23T20:31:19Z in 0.491 seconds.

Showing 10 of 107231 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bergen Tomteselskap 2 AS
    id:
    A-7006
  2. name:
    Ymse korrespondanse. Sotra Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Skien tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0806665-2
  4. name:
    Austevoll tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1244-pa0012
  5. name:
    Sandnes kommune - Sandnes tomteselskap
    id:
    AKT-817
  6. name:
    AS Kongsvinger Tomteselskap
    id:
    0402-Pa0008
  7. name:
    316 Rælingen Tomteselskap AS - selvbyggervirksomhet
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Askøy tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1247-Pa0001
  9. name:
    Bergen tomteselskap AS
    id:
    A-3102
  10. name:
    Os tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1243-pa0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
107231
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003071122
    name:
    Bergen Tomteselskap 2 AS
    id:
    A-7006
    path:
    BBA/A-7006
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Fisjonert med Bergen Tomteselskap.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003071122
  2. urn:
    d59621fb-dafa-4ac8-98dd-dc367bc0a0f1
    name:
    Ymse korrespondanse. Sotra Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1246-527/D/Da/L0003/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d59621fb-dafa-4ac8-98dd-dc367bc0a0f1
  3. urn:
    05067400-e431-4c29-a64e-b4a75a8535c8
    name:
    Skien tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0806665-2
    path:
    IKAK/0806665-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/05067400-e431-4c29-a64e-b4a75a8535c8
  4. urn:
    77b9e55d-21e7-46ed-9ed7-c6117c222ee7
    name:
    Austevoll tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1244-pa0012
    path:
    IKAH/1244-pa0012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77b9e55d-21e7-46ed-9ed7-c6117c222ee7
  5. urn:
    3c2a4456-f6af-4d21-a879-f00b12fab824
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - Sandnes tomteselskap
    id:
    AKT-817
    path:
    IKAR/AKT-817
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Sandnes tometselskap KF ble stiftet 1. januar 2000 og ble avviklet ved utgangen av mai 2005. Bystyret vedtok i 2005 å avvikle Sandnes tomteselskap KF og omdannet dette til et heleid kommunalt aksjeselskap. Sandnes tomteselskap AS ble etabler pr. 1. juni 2005. På generalforsamling i april 2008 ble de...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c2a4456-f6af-4d21-a879-f00b12fab824
  6. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000170719
    name:
    AS Kongsvinger Tomteselskap
    id:
    0402-Pa0008
    path:
    OFA/0402-Pa0008
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000170719
  7. urn:
    no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005766
    name:
    316 Rælingen Tomteselskap AS - selvbyggervirksomhet
    id:
    0001
    path:
    RAEL/RMK6/D/L0049/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Rælingen kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-RAEL_arkiv_000000005766
  8. urn:
    1c280971-db2f-49ec-be9c-f1dd98f0e82c
    name:
    Askøy tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1247-Pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/1247-Pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c280971-db2f-49ec-be9c-f1dd98f0e82c
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000070870
    name:
    Bergen tomteselskap AS
    id:
    A-3102
    path:
    BBA/A-3102
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000070870
  10. urn:
    0e4b63db-ad21-43dc-ba8a-a5932c8dacab
    name:
    Os tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1243-pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/1243-pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e4b63db-ad21-43dc-ba8a-a5932c8dacab
  11. urn:
    22deede0-453e-4c94-9f2c-ab8a9b5d8360
    name:
    Meland tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1256-pa0006
    path:
    IKAH/1256-pa0006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/22deede0-453e-4c94-9f2c-ab8a9b5d8360
  12. urn:
    81e93ec7-aced-4a47-98c4-515d3c8c7515
    name:
    Sotra tomteselskap AS
    id:
    4626-pa0001
    path:
    IKAH/4626-pa0001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81e93ec7-aced-4a47-98c4-515d3c8c7515
  13. urn:
    b213e2d1-af3d-4fa5-8812-237223e16612
    name:
    Stjørdal tomteselskap AS
    id:
    PA-00282
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00282
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b213e2d1-af3d-4fa5-8812-237223e16612
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003071124
    name:
    Bergen Tomteselskap 2 AS
    id:
    A-7006
    path:
    BBA/A-7006
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003071124
  15. urn:
    53bf8c5c-6fa0-4973-95b7-87526b5e064c
    name:
    Askim Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    A-1851
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1851
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53bf8c5c-6fa0-4973-95b7-87526b5e064c
  16. urn:
    c40b0274-5e6b-426e-a7a3-db98c41ad528
    name:
    Bømlo tomteselskap AS
    id:
    1219-Pa0015
    path:
    IKAH/1219-Pa0015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c40b0274-5e6b-426e-a7a3-db98c41ad528
  17. urn:
    fe7db4bc-ed36-4646-a5b6-0f662c00fd9c
    name:
    Sotra tomteselskap AS
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAH/4626-pa0001/E/Eb/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe7db4bc-ed36-4646-a5b6-0f662c00fd9c
  18. urn:
    58b60657-6141-4f3a-aa80-8a42a44b42e3
    name:
    Sotra tomteselskap AS
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAH/4626-pa0001/E/Eb/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58b60657-6141-4f3a-aa80-8a42a44b42e3
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000298574
    name:
    As Bergen Tomteselskap
    id:
    0024
    path:
    BBA/A-0990/D/Dd/Dda/L0005/0024
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000298574
  20. urn:
    94921b2b-e773-43df-8b7f-dbe3ecbafa52
    name:
    Austevold Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    IKAH/1243-131.1/E/Eb/L0001/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94921b2b-e773-43df-8b7f-dbe3ecbafa52
  21. urn:
    368b4f21-ba7e-4366-8fb9-a5e1af1dc26f
    name:
    Ringerike tomteselskap
    id:
    0601665-2
    path:
    IKAK/0601665-2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/368b4f21-ba7e-4366-8fb9-a5e1af1dc26f
  22. urn:
    a2dec136-81b7-420c-812e-4e48a759268e
    name:
    Saksarkiv AS Moland tomteselskap
    id:
    D01
    path:
    AAMA/KA0918a-907/D01
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2dec136-81b7-420c-812e-4e48a759268e
  23. urn:
    46fdbb52-244f-4ee7-86fe-e4afde842d54
    name:
    Originaldokumenter Sotra Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAH/4626-pa0001/E/Eb/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46fdbb52-244f-4ee7-86fe-e4afde842d54
  24. urn:
    d3f661c5-1874-40f1-86a1-8fb91574a997
    name:
    Aksjebrev. Meland tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0009
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0001/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d3f661c5-1874-40f1-86a1-8fb91574a997
  25. urn:
    a4309fd2-db47-4791-9fce-52d6569d796d
    name:
    Aksjekapitalutviding - Lindås Tomteselskap AS
    id:
    0051
    path:
    IKAH/1263-021/A/Af/L0007/0051
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4309fd2-db47-4791-9fce-52d6569d796d
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.