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 2026-10-24T10:12:44Z in 1.211 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54800 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Nordisk Materialkontroll as. 1993. Do-630-QA-51559. Loc: F2-4: Kværner Installasjon a.s.: Proposal for Initial Study for Odin Abandonment Project. 1994
    id:
    0005
  2. name:
    Formalkontroll
    id:
    La
  3. name:
    Formalkontroll
    id:
    Ha
  4. name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    J
  5. name:
    Lokalkontroll
    id:
    L0005
  6. name:
    Lokalkontroll 45/11 kV
    id:
    L0004
  7. name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0001
  8. name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0002
  9. name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0003
  10. name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0004
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total:
54800
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    b0abfcfa-8241-42a9-9ec4-fef89e36ca55
    name:
    Nordisk Materialkontroll as. 1993. Do-630-QA-51559. Loc: F2-4: Kværner Installasjon a.s.: Proposal for Initial Study for Odin Abandonment Project. 1994
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/01/E/Ea/L0011/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0abfcfa-8241-42a9-9ec4-fef89e36ca55
  2. urn:
    95cf318b-28b0-4323-8906-df0a256b7445
    name:
    Formalkontroll
    id:
    La
    path:
    IKAK/0706121.2-2/L/La
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95cf318b-28b0-4323-8906-df0a256b7445
  3. urn:
    1748505a-4179-4499-9f86-0905293e0faa
    name:
    Formalkontroll
    id:
    Ha
    path:
    IKAK/0720121.1/H/Ha
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1748505a-4179-4499-9f86-0905293e0faa
  4. urn:
    75d5adce-3baf-4def-80d9-ad4a0fecf395
    name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    J
    path:
    IKAK/0818621/J
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/75d5adce-3baf-4def-80d9-ad4a0fecf395
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027329
    name:
    Lokalkontroll
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbn/L0005
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027329
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001027320
    name:
    Lokalkontroll 45/11 kV
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    BBA/A-1759/H/Hb/Hbo/L0004
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001027320
  7. urn:
    d4f54f59-e485-49dd-b5a4-5e309b739ceb
    name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    IKAK/0818621/J/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4f54f59-e485-49dd-b5a4-5e309b739ceb
  8. urn:
    2c1ac48a-dc7c-4e09-a85b-6463a2ed30be
    name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAK/0818621/J/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c1ac48a-dc7c-4e09-a85b-6463a2ed30be
  9. urn:
    073bfa54-4812-45c8-a8d4-6d67822f572d
    name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    IKAK/0818621/J/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/073bfa54-4812-45c8-a8d4-6d67822f572d
  10. urn:
    309b00a5-aa98-4157-8328-66e0f92cba25
    name:
    Potetarealkontroll
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    IKAK/0818621/J/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/309b00a5-aa98-4157-8328-66e0f92cba25
  11. urn:
    e6a262d6-0cb0-498d-9422-b03b0e1e00c3
    name:
    Arealkontroll
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TIKA/A-5194/J/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6a262d6-0cb0-498d-9422-b03b0e1e00c3
  12. urn:
    7f05002e-f96a-41f6-8bad-56d578ec39ef
    name:
    Materialkontroll
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0820841.2/D/L0013/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f05002e-f96a-41f6-8bad-56d578ec39ef
  13. urn:
    e5cd4f9e-3c19-49fb-991c-1508104452cd
    name:
    Stapo. Personalkontroll
    id:
    L0052
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/C/Cj/L0052
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5cd4f9e-3c19-49fb-991c-1508104452cd
  14. urn:
    a7f22f23-b328-4c81-949c-e63cbad7ff7d
    name:
    Stapo. Personalkontroll
    id:
    L0053
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/C/Cj/L0053
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7f22f23-b328-4c81-949c-e63cbad7ff7d
  15. urn:
    8b61a029-fa75-4a1f-82de-9b492d7312c2
    name:
    Lokalkontrollen, Rapporter
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10651/D/Da/Dab/L0055/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b61a029-fa75-4a1f-82de-9b492d7312c2
  16. urn:
    0da3ea6d-eccb-41fa-a34d-c8971d89aea0
    name:
    1920/30 - Filialkontroller
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11489/D/Db/Dba/L0006/0016
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0da3ea6d-eccb-41fa-a34d-c8971d89aea0
  17. urn:
    198ca630-0c7f-496b-a5f8-eafa073c69a3
    name:
    Arealkontroll m.v.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4537/D/Da/L0127/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/198ca630-0c7f-496b-a5f8-eafa073c69a3
  18. urn:
    71ed2f3b-334b-43aa-93e0-634cfb8f3940
    name:
    Materialkontroll og betongprøver
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0601541-2.2/D/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71ed2f3b-334b-43aa-93e0-634cfb8f3940
  19. urn:
    5460b5e7-8764-4d28-81e4-d376be52b6dc
    name:
    Lokalkontrollen for Bodø
    id:
    Ya
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6415/Y/Ya
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5460b5e7-8764-4d28-81e4-d376be52b6dc
  20. urn:
    e0de0338-178e-41a3-b426-ff9a1d40328c
    name:
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    id:
    L0017
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/C/Cj/L0017
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0de0338-178e-41a3-b426-ff9a1d40328c
  21. urn:
    a5c89fa4-4783-4a89-bfc5-d369002c8396
    name:
    Stapo. Avd. 2A. Personalkontroll
    id:
    L0054
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/C/Cj/L0054
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5c89fa4-4783-4a89-bfc5-d369002c8396
  22. urn:
    35b62ded-5501-489b-baba-5b166089bcab
    name:
    Stapo. Avd. 3A. Personalkontroll
    id:
    L0055
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1329/C/Cj/L0055
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35b62ded-5501-489b-baba-5b166089bcab
  23. urn:
    e1027aff-b927-4cf3-a8fb-476ca791830e
    name:
    Møteprotokoll - Materialkontrollkomiteen og Festkomiteen
    id:
    L0035
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0355/A/L0035
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1027aff-b927-4cf3-a8fb-476ca791830e
  24. urn:
    7b22f0d0-4c97-41c3-bfaa-d48f4541c47d
    name:
    Personalkontrollnachweisse. ZB96 (365)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5069/D/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b22f0d0-4c97-41c3-bfaa-d48f4541c47d
  25. urn:
    c4d3276a-0ece-4417-9a14-1a2341c3eb2b
    name:
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    id:
    0005
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4d3276a-0ece-4417-9a14-1a2341c3eb2b
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.