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 2026-10-21T20:21:38Z in 1.298 seconds.

Showing 10 of 71838 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pa 0131 - Bøe, Anders
    id:
    SAST-A-100242
  2. name:
    PA-0011, O. R. Bøe
    id:
    A-1062
  3. name:
    Bøe, Gunnar
    id:
    ARK-1050
  4. name:
    Bøe, Familien
    id:
    A-00098
  5. name:
    Pa 0240 - Bøe & Sønner A/S, O. H.
    id:
    SAST-A-100364
  6. name:
    Hå kommune - PA 026 Isak Andreas Bøe
    id:
    K-102265
  7. name:
    BØE ODD ARNE
    id:
    0011
  8. name:
    Bøe, Arne - FFI/U
    id:
    0012
  9. name:
    Bøe, Arne N. (Avaldsnes)
    id:
    0007
  10. name:
    Bøe, Ola Rasmussen
    id:
    AKT-0016
Show all fields in HTML
total:
71838
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0f124523-e588-42de-8704-03eca0551a00
    name:
    Pa 0131 - Bøe, Anders
    id:
    SAST-A-100242
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100242
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f124523-e588-42de-8704-03eca0551a00
  2. urn:
    4fcf2290-b138-41e3-8489-362db941bd6a
    name:
    PA-0011, O. R. Bøe
    id:
    A-1062
    path:
    BYST/A-1062
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4fcf2290-b138-41e3-8489-362db941bd6a
  3. urn:
    b6d13ddb-101c-40d4-8a31-bf408abd04d9
    name:
    Bøe, Gunnar
    id:
    ARK-1050
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1050
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b6d13ddb-101c-40d4-8a31-bf408abd04d9
  4. urn:
    c7c59884-39e4-42e6-bf58-a2345e61d6dc
    name:
    Bøe, Familien
    id:
    A-00098
    path:
    OAM/A-00098
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7c59884-39e4-42e6-bf58-a2345e61d6dc
  5. urn:
    9869ee6e-1e9e-49ca-aa9d-55dd87234dec
    name:
    Pa 0240 - Bøe & Sønner A/S, O. H.
    id:
    SAST-A-100364
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100364
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9869ee6e-1e9e-49ca-aa9d-55dd87234dec
  6. urn:
    3710beff-b86c-4a75-a8ea-965e685d4330
    name:
    Hå kommune - PA 026 Isak Andreas Bøe
    id:
    K-102265
    path:
    IKAR/K-102265
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3710beff-b86c-4a75-a8ea-965e685d4330
  7. urn:
    016a9a47-5003-4ae0-b847-a9a8f1e0f09b
    name:
    BØE ODD ARNE
    id:
    0011
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4780/P/Pa/L0034/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/016a9a47-5003-4ae0-b847-a9a8f1e0f09b
  8. urn:
    5e2a2ecf-ec35-4c39-9ff2-bd6111021011
    name:
    Bøe, Arne - FFI/U
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5324/P/Pa/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e2a2ecf-ec35-4c39-9ff2-bd6111021011
  9. urn:
    a548998d-aa28-4fd1-a6f7-8b3f398d2c5a
    name:
    Bøe, Arne N. (Avaldsnes)
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0010/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a548998d-aa28-4fd1-a6f7-8b3f398d2c5a
  10. urn:
    623687ff-095d-4975-b2bb-c2a6d371ef59
    name:
    Bøe, Ola Rasmussen
    id:
    AKT-0016
    path:
    BYST/AKT-0016
    unit_type:
    Person
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Ola Rasmussen Bøe var født i Nærbø 17.07.1883. Ved folketellingen i 1910 var han handelsbestyrer på Klepp. Ifølge Stavanger kommunale folketelling 1913 avsluttet han forretningen i 1912, og i oktober 1912 flyttet han med familien til Stavanger. Han ble medeier i The Forsberg Sardine Factory fra apri...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/623687ff-095d-4975-b2bb-c2a6d371ef59
  11. urn:
    8d51c509-fb31-482b-a4f4-c2b1e7cfed75
    name:
    Stavanger: 79440 Arne Bøe & Sønn (Malerarbeid)
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4852/D/Dk/L1485/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d51c509-fb31-482b-a4f4-c2b1e7cfed75
  12. urn:
    fc3a9c33-f158-412e-9bde-02dd58dba989
    name:
    Sæbøe, Egil
    id:
    RA-PA-2119
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2119
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc3a9c33-f158-412e-9bde-02dd58dba989
  13. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000004925
    name:
    Hamarsbøen, Lars
    id:
    A-1442
    path:
    BU/A-1442
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000004925
  14. urn:
    1e6afb7c-0520-49d0-8e44-fd365f8515f0
    name:
    Lauritz Myrbøe A/S
    id:
    P-01037
    path:
    IKAM/P-01037
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e6afb7c-0520-49d0-8e44-fd365f8515f0
  15. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000020902
    name:
    Haukabøen, gardsarkiv
    id:
    R.Ark.1621
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1621
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020902
  16. urn:
    fd490741-694f-4457-b1e7-97604b51b785
    name:
    Bøen, Jorid
    id:
    MA-A-1239
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1239
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd490741-694f-4457-b1e7-97604b51b785
  17. urn:
    c376bfd5-d539-4832-87cd-343d1a2af253
    name:
    Albert Bøe
    id:
    0002
    path:
    TEMU/BAM-A-1004/Eb/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c376bfd5-d539-4832-87cd-343d1a2af253
  18. urn:
    9a45f870-12c1-4e89-ab21-cc914e0204ad
    name:
    Hesbøe og Hafrsfjord arbeiderparti
    id:
    ARK-1298
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1298
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a45f870-12c1-4e89-ab21-cc914e0204ad
  19. urn:
    01d059ff-b168-4a55-9d4d-501181bfb1af
    name:
    Kaarbøes Mek. Verksted AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0482
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0482
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01d059ff-b168-4a55-9d4d-501181bfb1af
  20. urn:
    cd3df09d-c7d8-46b8-adb8-19d8de13534a
    name:
    Bøe, Arne: "Kristi Herrevelde, Kristi gåver og vekst i kyrkjelyden"
    id:
    0003
    path:
    TMF/A-1006/G/Ga/L0101/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    MF vitenskapelig høyskole
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd3df09d-c7d8-46b8-adb8-19d8de13534a
  21. urn:
    8a970e7b-c050-47c2-bf15-18e31988e72c
    name:
    Aremark kommune. Bøensætre skole
    id:
    A-1988
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1988
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8a970e7b-c050-47c2-bf15-18e31988e72c
  22. urn:
    8cd78c1b-1af1-46f8-ae9e-83d8cd994865
    name:
    Odda kommune. Bygdarbøen legesenter
    id:
    1228-415.1
    path:
    IKAH/1228-415.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8cd78c1b-1af1-46f8-ae9e-83d8cd994865
  23. urn:
    296b4aa4-4336-4433-9757-2ad279b27ec8
    name:
    Årdal kommune - Kyrkjebøen skole
    id:
    K-101992
    path:
    IKAR/K-101992
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/296b4aa4-4336-4433-9757-2ad279b27ec8
  24. urn:
    d24fb521-be44-43b3-ae9a-258316de6718
    name:
    Brev fra Anders Olsen Bøe
    id:
    0002
    path:
    OAVF/A-00014/A/L0002/0001/0002
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    Valdresmusea AS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d24fb521-be44-43b3-ae9a-258316de6718
  25. urn:
    e062a443-385d-4be4-9c66-9469381b6606
    name:
    Hjelmeland kommune - Kyrkjebøen skole/ Årdal skole
    id:
    A-273
    path:
    IKAR/A-273
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e062a443-385d-4be4-9c66-9469381b6606
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.