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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-19T16:06:19Z in 0.307 seconds.

Showing 10 of 497725 results in compact format.

name:
Woodconsult Maskin A/S
id:
0009
name:
Bergs Maskin A/S
id:
0005
name:
Åkermans Maskin A/S
id:
0008
name:
Kolbotn - Volvo BM Maskin A/S
id:
0013
name:
Maskin A/S Pay & Brinck
id:
0005
name:
Busch Maskin + Montering A/S
id:
0004
name:
Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
id:
BRMA-1023
name:
Åkermans Maskin A/S fra M-60
id:
0009
name:
Landbruk Maskin A/S
id:
0001
name:
Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
id:
NFK-07-101

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total:

497725

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
1076895a-decf-4843-b26f-c479947c6f1a
name:
Woodconsult Maskin A/S
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0069/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1076895a-decf-4843-b26f-c479947c6f1a
urn:
663be36d-881e-44a7-b3d6-9cf54429b9fb
name:
Bergs Maskin A/S
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0073/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/663be36d-881e-44a7-b3d6-9cf54429b9fb
urn:
d0621083-a568-4c09-85ea-20457b6e5f77
name:
Åkermans Maskin A/S
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0144/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0621083-a568-4c09-85ea-20457b6e5f77
urn:
2656966b-b79c-4f37-8a87-741468ff8d0c
name:
Kolbotn - Volvo BM Maskin A/S
id:
0013
path:
AAB/ARK-1659/E/L0491/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2656966b-b79c-4f37-8a87-741468ff8d0c
urn:
e0640871-ca39-4b8e-8b9a-d89e899ac088
name:
Maskin A/S Pay & Brinck
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0100/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0640871-ca39-4b8e-8b9a-d89e899ac088
urn:
f41c308e-9787-4371-a30c-4fb08e8de918
name:
Busch Maskin + Montering A/S
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0134/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f41c308e-9787-4371-a30c-4fb08e8de918
urn:
43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
name:
Busch Maskin og Montering Verkstedklubb
id:
BRMA-1023
path:
OSTM/BRMA-1023
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43f9cc28-2929-49fc-b276-cf3effee141f
urn:
0b9fcb60-1b6a-438a-97e5-b99465829377
name:
Åkermans Maskin A/S fra M-60
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0144/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b9fcb60-1b6a-438a-97e5-b99465829377
urn:
3536dcbb-43a4-4847-9866-2035abe33d73
name:
Landbruk Maskin A/S
id:
0001
path:
AFM/FIA-1089/D/Dc/L0015/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Museene i Akershus
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3536dcbb-43a4-4847-9866-2035abe33d73
urn:
0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
name:
Maskinførerskolen for landbruk
id:
NFK-07-101
path:
AIN/NFK-07-101
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arkiv i Nordland
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f96d71b-ea04-4370-8305-fe07e90d628c
urn:
6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
name:
Norges Statsbaner, Maskinavdelingen
id:
RA-S-5523
path:
AV/RA-S-5523
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bbac295-80b8-4905-9e23-88b6b86efd23
urn:
325d7513-16c4-46f4-93d9-fc8382cd7385
name:
Bedrifts-ID: 1205721 - Volvo Maskin AS
id:
0016
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Dg/L0013/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/325d7513-16c4-46f4-93d9-fc8382cd7385
urn:
9d43a0b6-4601-4feb-882d-840b59cbbe30
name:
Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 1205721. Volvo Maskin AS
id:
0007
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d43a0b6-4601-4feb-882d-840b59cbbe30
urn:
55ffe05f-24d8-4e74-8852-20aaa6394710
name:
Uenighet om overtidsbetaling, F.M., Volvo Maskin AS
id:
0001
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55ffe05f-24d8-4e74-8852-20aaa6394710
urn:
85d0aefc-a9df-4e36-a4e8-4fb00acf4512
name:
Opprettelse av overenskomst for N.J. Volvo Maskin AS, avdeling 4
id:
0002
path:
AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0035/0007/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85d0aefc-a9df-4e36-a4e8-4fb00acf4512
urn:
38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
name:
Norges Tekniske Høyskole - NTH - Institutt for marint maskineri
id:
SAT-A-5428
path:
AV/SAT-A-5428
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38c9419f-c0ac-47e9-9a6e-dbc672481fad
urn:
d61bb3fe-ea07-4faf-ad39-9720bf6e3588
name:
Bil og bilverksted
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-S-4463/D/Dh/Dhe/L0006/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d61bb3fe-ea07-4faf-ad39-9720bf6e3588
urn:
037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
name:
Maskin A/S K. Lund
id:
RA-PA-1811
path:
AV/RA-PA-1811
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/037be43b-242d-4904-80e1-5ff09f635517
urn:
fc133d8d-5d15-438f-bd77-ab1526b29659
name:
Diverse avtaler: Svingen pukkverk 2009, slettinger Røyneberg 2011, grunneiere 2008-2012, Volvo Maskin 2008, HeidelbergCement AG og Norstone 2011, Maintech 2011.
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAST-A-00026/02/D/Da/L0034/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc133d8d-5d15-438f-bd77-ab1526b29659
urn:
2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
name:
Maskin AS K. Lund
id:
P-16677
path:
AV/P-16677
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Maskin A/S K. Lund & Co er en norsk maskinforhandler og -produsent. Firmaet ble etablert i Oslo i 1898 som maskinagenturen K. Lund & Co. av de to ingeniørene Kristoffer Lund (1870-1942) og Kristian Vennemoe (1869-1933), fra Høland. Firmaet hadde i 1899 forretningsadresse i Svaneapotek-gården i Karl ...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1e1fae-d360-4c41-89a8-e5b9d6dcec4c
urn:
8fffb32b-288d-4716-b106-bbe421bd1982
name:
Traktor og gravemaskin. BM Volvo T600 1968
id:
0013
path:
IKAH/1251b-501/D/Da/L0211/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fffb32b-288d-4716-b106-bbe421bd1982
urn:
1462face-0c34-429a-8161-3934a70a4496
name:
Norsk Volvo A/S. Fusjon mellom Norsk Volvo A/S og Volvo BM Norge
id:
0018
path:
AV/RA-S-1415/D/Da/L0042/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1462face-0c34-429a-8161-3934a70a4496
urn:
b255a159-521d-4981-86a0-0a1ef1fae239
name:
Volvo BM skogsmaskin 980 "kvistare-kapare" (kopiert brosjyre)
id:
0002
path:
ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1078/F/Fa/L0010/0005/0002
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b255a159-521d-4981-86a0-0a1ef1fae239
urn:
62c05949-7cfc-4111-b8f4-7a267cb48276
name:
Volvo's tegnekonkurranse - 1980-bilen. Kjell Lynau. Odd Syvertsen - informasjonssjef i Volvo Norge A/S. Jan Wilsgaard - sjefsdesigner i Volvo. NÅ nr. ?, 1974
id:
7677
path:
AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0065/7677
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62c05949-7cfc-4111-b8f4-7a267cb48276
urn:
52495aaa-7bef-4d4b-9204-90b2118854e4
name:
Kontrakt/Ordre 70-2257S om leveranse av inspeksjonsbåt til Sjøforsvaret - Fjord Holiday DC med Volvo Penta Aq 1307250.
id:
0005
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3378/F/Fa/L0006/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52495aaa-7bef-4d4b-9204-90b2118854e4

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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