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 2026-10-21T05:29:07Z in 0.492 seconds.

Showing 10 of 191846 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Totalentreprise Avløpspumpestasjon - Xylem water solutions
    id:
    0006
  2. name:
    Xylem Water Solution Norge AS - pumpestasjon Bogsfjorden
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Pumpestasjon avløp Strandastø
    id:
    0112
  4. name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Organic inhibitors for oil/water solutions (SINTEF)
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
    id:
    L0009
  7. name:
    Structure of water and aqueous solutions. July 15-28. Marburg
    id:
    0001
  8. name:
    Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
    id:
    L0002
  9. name:
    Danzas ASG Solutions AS
    id:
    0035
  10. name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
    id:
    0012
Show all fields in HTML
total:
191846
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    52e9899f-0d27-4a80-8ca1-2f003118e691
    name:
    Totalentreprise Avløpspumpestasjon - Xylem water solutions
    id:
    0006
    path:
    IKAH/1224-501/E/Ef/L0002/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52e9899f-0d27-4a80-8ca1-2f003118e691
  2. urn:
    052fff70-9d80-41dd-959b-48a67774c772
    name:
    Xylem Water Solution Norge AS - pumpestasjon Bogsfjorden
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAR/K-100199/J/Jd/L0008/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/052fff70-9d80-41dd-959b-48a67774c772
  3. urn:
    6f248d78-586d-48c4-8316-a4b3d886c1c2
    name:
    Pumpestasjon avløp Strandastø
    id:
    0112
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ge/L0016/0112
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f248d78-586d-48c4-8316-a4b3d886c1c2
  4. urn:
    c4c34757-b9ed-4790-88b9-f0aee9b9f904
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 402184. Telenor Telecom Solutions AS
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0033/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4c34757-b9ed-4790-88b9-f0aee9b9f904
  5. urn:
    ada80a4b-4085-4c48-8500-dde46922f37a
    name:
    Organic inhibitors for oil/water solutions (SINTEF)
    id:
    0008
    path:
    UBIT/A-0359/H/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ada80a4b-4085-4c48-8500-dde46922f37a
  6. urn:
    417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
    name:
    Lisensavtale - Norge 2000 as
    id:
    L0009
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1074/J/Ja/Jaa/Jaaa/L0009
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417916b4-36fd-4a36-8595-9dac58e67da5
  7. urn:
    7eda01c2-d1b8-4a54-b71a-7ccf906cf102
    name:
    Structure of water and aqueous solutions. July 15-28. Marburg
    id:
    0001
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0005/I/Ia/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7eda01c2-d1b8-4a54-b71a-7ccf906cf102
  8. urn:
    6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
    name:
    Fretex Norge AS korrespondanse 2001 - 2003
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1525/H/Hf/Hfd/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fe0dfad-c6e7-4e9c-be70-33075c3c3862
  9. urn:
    842a24bd-77b7-40dc-a19c-2441b462e31d
    name:
    Danzas ASG Solutions AS
    id:
    0035
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1815/O/L0084/0035
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/842a24bd-77b7-40dc-a19c-2441b462e31d
  10. urn:
    1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
    name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 401393. Adecco Norge AS Gjøvik
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b954c38-2ca8-4ebf-a42f-de27afb07d48
  11. urn:
    d2d1a73d-5ab0-4eb9-af98-c3f1bb54900b
    name:
    Cuisine Solutions Norway AS
    id:
    0010
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-6374/1/E/L0009/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2d1a73d-5ab0-4eb9-af98-c3f1bb54900b
  12. urn:
    8fc84637-b01c-4dbf-8dda-e23b98a7315d
    name:
    Dossier Solutions AS. Databehandlaravtale
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0002/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fc84637-b01c-4dbf-8dda-e23b98a7315d
  13. urn:
    537af459-732b-439e-a21f-108eafce5d58
    name:
    Triangel Solutions AS. Databehandlaravtale
    id:
    0062
    path:
    IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0007/0062
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/537af459-732b-439e-a21f-108eafce5d58
  14. urn:
    40aaff7b-df56-4fbc-b624-6231b25c9ad2
    name:
    Barnes, H. & Finlayson, D.M - Estimation of lactic acid in sea water solutions and homogenates
    id:
    0055
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100272/6/001/001a/L0003/0055
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40aaff7b-df56-4fbc-b624-6231b25c9ad2
  15. urn:
    d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  16. urn:
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    Pa 1766 - Hess Norge AS
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    SAST-A-102451
    path:
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    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0b06d1b-c503-44e1-aacc-117b962c118f
  17. urn:
    2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
    name:
    Avdeling 4. Bedrifts ID: 401723. Oce Norge AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0025/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2593c919-76c0-47ba-bdda-31df02df8873
  18. urn:
    09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
    name:
    Avdeling 15. Bedrifts ID: 402258. Bravida Norge AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0094/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b04ead-b995-405e-8216-9961189e2fb8
  19. urn:
    b5e179c8-9dce-43fe-9a7a-7ffe30d72e6d
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    Kunder og tjenester. Synergi Solutions AS
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    MAPPE
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  20. urn:
    b4663aff-1e78-4b6f-8215-3ca4ede3a8ac
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    link:
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    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Wellbore Solutions AS
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    Inkubatorstipend - INK. EASY Well Solutions AS
    id:
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    country:
    norge
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    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    Taksering av eigedomsskatt Telenor Solutions AS
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    name:
    Kunder og tjenester. Meco Drilling Solutions AS
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. Ultralyd - bildedannende. Siemens AS Medical Solutions
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fab/L0009/0001
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.