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 2026-10-21T12:26:01Z in 0.876 seconds.

Showing 10 of 439038 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Garver Sverre Hansen
    id:
    H-A-00692
  2. name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 401274. Vex Gruppen As
    id:
    0004
  3. name:
    Hansen, Harry
    id:
    HHSP-1394
  4. name:
    Hansen, Lars
    id:
    HHSP-1395
  5. name:
    Hansen, Petter Samuel
    id:
    HHSP-1396
  6. name:
    Hansen, Anders O. M.
    id:
    HHSP-1398
  7. name:
    Navnekort kvinner - Hansen, A - Hausken, A
    id:
    L0008
  8. name:
    Bybud Peder Hansen med familie
    id:
    A-21-113
  9. name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 401225. STS Gruppen AS
    id:
    0007
  10. name:
    Hansen, Jesper A.
    id:
    SATØ-P-1570
Show all fields in HTML
total:
439038
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a050b5a1-8ba6-4d7a-ac87-6b423fb2498e
    name:
    Garver Sverre Hansen
    id:
    H-A-00692
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00692
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a050b5a1-8ba6-4d7a-ac87-6b423fb2498e
  2. urn:
    457b1c1f-64a2-441b-bf8a-453d1611ea2b
    name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 401274. Vex Gruppen As
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0085/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/457b1c1f-64a2-441b-bf8a-453d1611ea2b
  3. urn:
    8f268696-a516-45e3-8c70-2e3a8690454f
    name:
    Hansen, Harry
    id:
    HHSP-1394
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1394
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f268696-a516-45e3-8c70-2e3a8690454f
  4. urn:
    6026525a-0881-4b33-bbeb-731674de1669
    name:
    Hansen, Lars
    id:
    HHSP-1395
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1395
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6026525a-0881-4b33-bbeb-731674de1669
  5. urn:
    115a6140-72e7-40d5-af7b-97dbaabc4716
    name:
    Hansen, Petter Samuel
    id:
    HHSP-1396
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1396
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/115a6140-72e7-40d5-af7b-97dbaabc4716
  6. urn:
    a917a687-dac2-4978-ba9f-87a6d68c226b
    name:
    Hansen, Anders O. M.
    id:
    HHSP-1398
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1398
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a917a687-dac2-4978-ba9f-87a6d68c226b
  7. urn:
    adc6caed-14e9-416e-b4de-af847d02b7f4
    name:
    Navnekort kvinner - Hansen, A - Hausken, A
    id:
    L0008
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101481/0002/O/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/adc6caed-14e9-416e-b4de-af847d02b7f4
  8. urn:
    32107a58-9ef3-4103-94ac-7153170a2e92
    name:
    Bybud Peder Hansen med familie
    id:
    A-21-113
    path:
    AIN/A-21-113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32107a58-9ef3-4103-94ac-7153170a2e92
  9. urn:
    3783ac56-7780-4040-b383-481806481bc6
    name:
    Avdeling 14. Bedrifts ID: 401225. STS Gruppen AS
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1641/D/Df/L0084/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3783ac56-7780-4040-b383-481806481bc6
  10. urn:
    9d44c949-8655-4de6-93ab-2d815d0bd57b
    name:
    Hansen, Jesper A.
    id:
    SATØ-P-1570
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1570
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d44c949-8655-4de6-93ab-2d815d0bd57b
  11. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018999
    name:
    Berg, Paul Hansen (f. 1924)
    id:
    R.Ark.1467
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1467
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018999
  12. urn:
    1daa568d-2203-48cf-9f68-3c39cf554b4b
    name:
    Hansen, Carl Ferdinand, infanterikaptein
    id:
    SAH-ARK-027
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-027
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1daa568d-2203-48cf-9f68-3c39cf554b4b
  13. urn:
    8dba6251-b6a5-4119-9e06-f99744c8efd3
    name:
    Navnekort kvinner - Grass, M - Hansen, A
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101481/0002/O/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8dba6251-b6a5-4119-9e06-f99744c8efd3
  14. urn:
    32241037-6cf9-4a49-9a38-36bb0247c49f
    name:
    Helland-Hansen, Bjørn - oseanograf
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0351
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0351
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32241037-6cf9-4a49-9a38-36bb0247c49f
  15. urn:
    d4c29ce0-013b-4014-8bb9-6eeda61c6fd1
    name:
    Skjævestad, Inger Hansen
    id:
    PA-3301
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3301
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4c29ce0-013b-4014-8bb9-6eeda61c6fd1
  16. urn:
    555ab37b-a3e7-4f31-957a-89b3e40f469f
    name:
    Hansen, Eilert Johan
    id:
    SATØ-P-1585
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1585
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/555ab37b-a3e7-4f31-957a-89b3e40f469f
  17. urn:
    71faad95-6db8-4a65-b2c3-f42725ad2d85
    name:
    Hansen, Tom Erik
    id:
    SATØ-P-1655
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1655
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71faad95-6db8-4a65-b2c3-f42725ad2d85
  18. urn:
    e28741dc-d010-4958-8030-3cd604ef2b1a
    name:
    Hansen & Anderssens Skipsrederi
    id:
    A-1116
    path:
    NMM/A-1116
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Norsk Maritimt Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e28741dc-d010-4958-8030-3cd604ef2b1a
  19. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000325766
    name:
    Norsk Fiskeredskapsindustri A/S (NOFI-gruppen)
    id:
    A-0673
    path:
    BBA/A-0673
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000325766
  20. urn:
    01741211-4fd3-403e-94f2-37390e963481
    name:
    Winter-Hansen, Sigurd og Gerd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1587
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1587
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01741211-4fd3-403e-94f2-37390e963481
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002931728
    name:
    Bjarne Rieber Gruppen
    id:
    A-6795
    path:
    BBA/A-6795
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - Selskapene AS Atlantis Vest (AV), AS Inventor Eiendommer (IE) og AS Inventor Shipping (IS) blir under ett betegnet som en del av Bjarne Rieber Gruppen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002931728
  22. urn:
    4f2398f2-76c8-4985-8c2f-f1e1f6519947
    name:
    Bjarne Rieber Gruppen
    id:
    A-6795
    path:
    SAF/A-6795
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    - Arkiveier er Rieber & Søn AS (tidl. AS Atlantis Vest), ArkiVest-medlem nr. 234. - Selskapene AS Atlantis Vest (AV), AS Inventor Eiendommer (IE) og AS Inventor Shipping (IS) blir under ett betegnet som en del av Bjarne Rieber Gruppen.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f2398f2-76c8-4985-8c2f-f1e1f6519947
  23. urn:
    d6c3b28b-1b2f-4099-8de8-e3fa9383c456
    name:
    PA-0345, Hansen, Svend Aage, interiørarkitekt
    id:
    A-1397
    path:
    BYST/A-1397
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6c3b28b-1b2f-4099-8de8-e3fa9383c456
  24. urn:
    65b86e96-3031-4727-b30c-9e720e3523b9
    name:
    Intervju med Tore Hansen - talsmann for og vokalist i popgruppen Unit Five. NÅ nr. 51/52 1980. Foto: Pettersen, Jørn
    id:
    10242
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0087/10242
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65b86e96-3031-4727-b30c-9e720e3523b9
  25. urn:
    e36c7dec-6202-4fc2-8690-886a705bf1ed
    name:
    Hansen, Hans Emil og Kristian August
    id:
    PA-1159
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1159
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e36c7dec-6202-4fc2-8690-886a705bf1ed
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.