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 2026-10-17T15:43:39Z in 0.776 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3084 results in compact format.

name:
"The study of missions, bd. II, og bd. I og II: Anmeldelser"
id:
0004
name:
Menn og kvinner
id:
L1007
name:
Korrespondanse
id:
L0495
name:
Werenskiold, Werner
id:
P-00245
name:
Lokalhistoriske tema (Skien og Telemark); manus til Skiens historie bd III
id:
L0007
name:
Norgeshistorie og europeisk historie; De norske jernbaners historie bd II-III (manus)
id:
L0005
name:
NGL
id:
L0016
name:
KF 62 (Regesta Norvegica)
id:
L0023
name:
Kopibok
id:
L0010
name:
Kopibok
id:
L0012

Show all fields in HTML

total:

3084

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
09e36de7-a40e-4cdc-b0e9-abf432e7fa1b
name:
"The study of missions, bd. II, og bd. I og II: Anmeldelser"
id:
0004
path:
VID/MDA-A-1527/D/L0007/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09e36de7-a40e-4cdc-b0e9-abf432e7fa1b
urn:
d32e5a51-fa59-4c49-ab1a-d42d6345703c
name:
Menn og kvinner
id:
L1007
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/F/Fa/Fac/L1007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d32e5a51-fa59-4c49-ab1a-d42d6345703c
urn:
e3501192-2961-4760-b95c-af033a4b9d29
name:
Korrespondanse
id:
L0495
path:
AV/SAST-A-102422/03/O/L0495
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3501192-2961-4760-b95c-af033a4b9d29
urn:
45f8130e-2d78-4483-9b26-c186736f8ed8
name:
Werenskiold, Werner
id:
P-00245
path:
AV/P-00245
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Werner Werenskiold (1883-1961), geograf og geolog. Han var professor i geografi fra 1925 og bestyrer for Geografisk institutt i årene 1917-1953. Han deltok i de norske Svalbard-ekspedisjonene i årene 1918-1924 og ledet breundersøkelsene i Jotunheimen fra 1927. Werenskiold har utgitt en mengde avhan...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45f8130e-2d78-4483-9b26-c186736f8ed8
urn:
01df362a-be34-493b-8b26-a639193d982e
name:
Lokalhistoriske tema (Skien og Telemark); manus til Skiens historie bd III
id:
L0007
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1021/F/Fb/L0007
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01df362a-be34-493b-8b26-a639193d982e
urn:
4efbb36b-dbab-4fdf-8fa6-2248436a555c
name:
Norgeshistorie og europeisk historie; De norske jernbaners historie bd II-III (manus)
id:
L0005
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1021/F/Fc/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4efbb36b-dbab-4fdf-8fa6-2248436a555c
urn:
3e1c0cf1-c097-474e-a4b6-a525f785e8ed
name:
NGL
id:
L0016
path:
AV/RA-S-6117/G/Gc/L0016
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e1c0cf1-c097-474e-a4b6-a525f785e8ed
urn:
d846d4a6-3ff8-44e2-b1ec-2e8a2768ec71
name:
KF 62 (Regesta Norvegica)
id:
L0023
path:
AV/RA-S-6117/I/Ic/L0023
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d846d4a6-3ff8-44e2-b1ec-2e8a2768ec71
urn:
be173a5c-4bab-4bb6-ad2c-1076d36ec46d
name:
Kopibok
id:
L0010
path:
AV/SAO-A-11085/B/Ba/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be173a5c-4bab-4bb6-ad2c-1076d36ec46d
urn:
8028f290-e4dc-4dae-bcb2-82e436e09957
name:
Kopibok
id:
L0012
path:
AV/SAO-A-11085/B/Ba/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8028f290-e4dc-4dae-bcb2-82e436e09957
urn:
040ee260-b27f-4a3f-bb96-8c6ec0791551
name:
Kopibøker
id:
Bd
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2478/B/Bd
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/040ee260-b27f-4a3f-bb96-8c6ec0791551
urn:
12399688-5336-4163-b31b-84d13ad21514
name:
NGL
id:
L0015
path:
AV/RA-S-6117/G/Gc/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12399688-5336-4163-b31b-84d13ad21514
urn:
863d34bc-3c01-4b07-b9f3-1c8617ec7a7a
name:
KF 62 (Regesta Norvegica)
id:
L0028
path:
AV/RA-S-6117/I/Ic/L0028
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/863d34bc-3c01-4b07-b9f3-1c8617ec7a7a
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f824748f-8b23-4b29-99f5-46d5d4581259
name:
KF 62 (Regesta Norvegica)
id:
L0029
path:
AV/RA-S-6117/I/Ic/L0029
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f824748f-8b23-4b29-99f5-46d5d4581259
urn:
4a682b86-595a-47ef-b576-ee971a7d1c24
name:
Bestand: NS19
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-PA-1308/I/Ia/L0006/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a682b86-595a-47ef-b576-ee971a7d1c24
urn:
a888b261-478c-43ca-bbbc-6364a0afd4df
name:
Lokalhistoriske tema (Skien og Telemark); Skiens historie bd II, kilder til Skiens historie V (1905-1916)
id:
L0002
path:
TEMU/TGM-A-1021/F/Fb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Telemark Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a888b261-478c-43ca-bbbc-6364a0afd4df
urn:
223a8269-90cc-4899-978e-9c070f0dc10f
name:
Manuskripter, kilder, kataloger
id:
L0013
path:
AV/SAST-A-101971/01/O/Oa/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/223a8269-90cc-4899-978e-9c070f0dc10f
urn:
4574a59d-6991-42fa-94e3-294224fea57f
name:
Koren-familien
id:
P-00337
path:
AV/P-00337
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Slekten Korens Råd ble stiftet i 1925 og har senere administrert den arkivsamlingen som Kristian Brinch Koren grunnla i forbindelse med sitt genealogiske arbeid om slekten Koren. Rådet har vært oppdragsgiver for utgivelsen av bøkene "Stamtavle over Familien Koren" (Kr. Brinch Koren, 1898) og "Slekte...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4574a59d-6991-42fa-94e3-294224fea57f
urn:
fcecadb9-f72a-401b-9eed-edfbfaa846f3
name:
Koren-slektens råd
id:
P-02137
path:
AV/P-02137
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Slekten Korens Råd ble stiftet i 1925 og har senere administrert den arkivsamlingen som Kristian Brinch Koren grunnla i forbindelse med sitt genealogiske arbeid om slekten Koren. Rådet har vært oppdragsgiver for utgivelsen av bøkene "Stamtavle over Familien Koren" (Kr. Brinch Koren, 1898) og "Slekte...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcecadb9-f72a-401b-9eed-edfbfaa846f3
urn:
bd46d257-5b98-4390-8c4e-1c495fa8e375
name:
Utgivelse av gammelnorske membranfragmenter ved førstearkivar Thorsten Eken
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L0599
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AV/RA-S-1577/E/Eb/L0599
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd46d257-5b98-4390-8c4e-1c495fa8e375
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name:
Utgivelse av gammelnorske membranfragmenter ved førstearkivar Thorsten Eken
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L0600
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AV/RA-S-1577/E/Eb/L0600
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f180d1f3-48b2-471b-ba48-505603b84274
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ffc2033a-047a-4e40-bc95-889b59fc28fd
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NGL
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L0011
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AV/RA-S-6117/G/Gc/L0011
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffc2033a-047a-4e40-bc95-889b59fc28fd
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KF 62 (Regesta Norvegica)
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L0027
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AV/RA-S-6117/I/Ic/L0027
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e2edbab-36b9-40f6-991f-b9255ed5ef35
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Kassabilag
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AV/SAST-A-100152/R/Rd/L0001
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1657ec08-166e-4a74-b615-6239408c1202
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Kassabilag
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L0002
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AV/SAST-A-100152/R/Rd/L0002
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0be2983d-8a83-4af5-9c0b-32846a6b0ef2

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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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