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 2026-10-19T22:06:56Z in 0.348 seconds.

Showing 10 of 98836 results in compact format.

name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag (NTL) - Avdeling 101-43 Foreningen for Forsvarets personell Hamar
id:
ARK-615
name:
Forsvaret, Hærens overkommando, Kompani Linge og øvrig personell i UK
id:
RA-RAFA-4827
name:
Changeover Unit, Battery Backup
id:
L0002
name:
Forsvaret, Personell- og organisasjonasvdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-6449
name:
Forsvaret, Sjøforsvarsstaben, Personell- og organisasjonsavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-3357
name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag. Avdeling 101-19. Forsvarets personell i Oslo
id:
ARK-2314
name:
Backup - kopi
id:
Fb
name:
Forsvaret, Head Quarter ALFN/Hærens overkommando administrasjonsktr. Tysk personell/krigsfangetj.
id:
RA-RAFA-3973
name:
Norsk Tjenestemannslag landsforening 101: Sivilt personell i forsvaret, avdeling 101-31 Bodø
id:
SATØ-P-0244
name:
Norsk Tjenestemannslag landsforening 101: Sivilt personell i forsvaret, avdeling 101-16 Skjerstad
id:
SATØ-P-0245

Show all fields in HTML

total:

98836

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
2c914619-4869-4338-b46f-2f74376f494c
name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag (NTL) - Avdeling 101-43 Foreningen for Forsvarets personell Hamar
id:
ARK-615
path:
ANNO/ARK-615
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Anno museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c914619-4869-4338-b46f-2f74376f494c
urn:
29d4a01a-8e52-4185-83b1-2bfdec27c2e4
name:
Forsvaret, Hærens overkommando, Kompani Linge og øvrig personell i UK
id:
RA-RAFA-4827
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4827
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29d4a01a-8e52-4185-83b1-2bfdec27c2e4
urn:
no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141319
name:
Changeover Unit, Battery Backup
id:
L0002
path:
VEMU/A-2712/G/Gd/L0002
unit_type:
Stykke
institution:
Vestfoldarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000141319
urn:
c4796f51-5f43-417d-8b9c-4b13dd5f0f71
name:
Forsvaret, Personell- og organisasjonasvdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-6449
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6449
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c4796f51-5f43-417d-8b9c-4b13dd5f0f71
urn:
71d8405d-314a-462a-82f3-d0388a6a4fd5
name:
Forsvaret, Sjøforsvarsstaben, Personell- og organisasjonsavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-3357
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3357
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71d8405d-314a-462a-82f3-d0388a6a4fd5
urn:
9e5f6170-8312-436a-945b-873eb1350edc
name:
Norsk tjenestemannslag. Avdeling 101-19. Forsvarets personell i Oslo
id:
ARK-2314
path:
AAB/ARK-2314
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e5f6170-8312-436a-945b-873eb1350edc
urn:
2e4f5864-dd74-4fce-9197-0b37555cab90
name:
Backup - kopi
id:
Fb
path:
AV/RA-S-6447/2/F/Fb
unit_type:
SERIE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e4f5864-dd74-4fce-9197-0b37555cab90
urn:
0e71d428-487d-4d7c-a7d4-9504afc1558e
name:
Forsvaret, Head Quarter ALFN/Hærens overkommando administrasjonsktr. Tysk personell/krigsfangetj.
id:
RA-RAFA-3973
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3973
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0e71d428-487d-4d7c-a7d4-9504afc1558e
urn:
85608ba8-4bf0-4df8-825a-6e86b290d84f
name:
Norsk Tjenestemannslag landsforening 101: Sivilt personell i forsvaret, avdeling 101-31 Bodø
id:
SATØ-P-0244
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0244
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85608ba8-4bf0-4df8-825a-6e86b290d84f
urn:
367a7af0-f5e3-4491-8982-705f0d632619
name:
Norsk Tjenestemannslag landsforening 101: Sivilt personell i forsvaret, avdeling 101-16 Skjerstad
id:
SATØ-P-0245
path:
AV/SATØ-P-0245
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/367a7af0-f5e3-4491-8982-705f0d632619
urn:
3bdfbe87-fd68-4aff-b59b-916cf01d9c12
name:
Forsvarsdepartementet, Organisasjons- og personellkontor
id:
RA-RAFA-4342
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4342
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3bdfbe87-fd68-4aff-b59b-916cf01d9c12
urn:
f05194f9-4bf2-493d-8d44-77db14b66832
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarsstaben/Personellkontoret
id:
RA-RAFA-5018
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-5018
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f05194f9-4bf2-493d-8d44-77db14b66832
urn:
87b69660-7cbc-4bd5-8262-88bc6f9fb4f5
name:
Norsk Tjenestemannslag landsforening 101: Sivilt personell i forsvaret, avdeling 101-31 Bodø
id:
P-0244
path:
AV/P-0244
unit_type:
Business
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Avdeling 101-31 ble opprettet i 1956. Før dette var de sivilt ansatte organisert i andre forbund. Salten Tjenestemannslag, stiftet i 1949, organiserte en del sivilt ansatte vaktmenn ved Bodø Hovedflystasjon, men fra 1956 sto alle grupper sivilt ansatt personell i forsvaret i Bodø-området samlet i Sa...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87b69660-7cbc-4bd5-8262-88bc6f9fb4f5
urn:
f2b7a55b-c39e-4edb-a3ae-623bd6321130
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarets overkommando/Personellsikkerhetskontoret
id:
RA-RAFA-2306
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2306
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2b7a55b-c39e-4edb-a3ae-623bd6321130
urn:
15c47b93-aa2c-4a45-b206-ccdaad301c5b
name:
Forsvaret, Vestlandet sjøforsvarsdistrikt - Personellavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-2560
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2560
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15c47b93-aa2c-4a45-b206-ccdaad301c5b
urn:
79d489dc-92e7-45f1-8d32-47a7b21c4f92
name:
Forsvarsdepartementet, Personellutvalget for Forsvaret
id:
RA-RAFA-3600
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3600
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79d489dc-92e7-45f1-8d32-47a7b21c4f92
urn:
c844d248-a75c-494f-8319-5bf7492e42ac
name:
Forsvaret, Luftforsvarets forsyningskommando - Personellavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-3663
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3663
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c844d248-a75c-494f-8319-5bf7492e42ac
urn:
7552ab98-3d6f-4564-a45f-7710c9641a37
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarets overkommando/Personellstaben
id:
RA-RAFA-6754
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6754
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7552ab98-3d6f-4564-a45f-7710c9641a37
urn:
9e4528e2-0df7-4c6c-b48f-eb863105c448
name:
Statens utdanningssenter for helsepersonell
id:
RA-S-2998
path:
AV/RA-S-2998
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e4528e2-0df7-4c6c-b48f-eb863105c448
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3df5e7a3-e9ea-4fd6-aed5-cd9420ed2217
name:
Statens autorisasjonskontor for helsepersonell
id:
RA-S-6001
path:
AV/RA-S-6001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3df5e7a3-e9ea-4fd6-aed5-cd9420ed2217
urn:
0b0f2a89-7158-45ad-b2ee-d841f8355ca2
name:
Sekretariatet for Helsepersonell og apotekklagenemnda
id:
RA-S-6965
path:
AV/RA-S-6965
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b0f2a89-7158-45ad-b2ee-d841f8355ca2
urn:
53a9a4be-e9a4-4fba-91e7-acb804a3b2dc
name:
Forsvaret, Forsvarets tele- og datatjeneste/Personellavdelingen
id:
RA-RAFA-6752
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-6752
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53a9a4be-e9a4-4fba-91e7-acb804a3b2dc
urn:
006669c6-a4be-4bd5-96df-a10ce332c1e3
name:
Stillinger, personell
id:
L0002
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/D/Dc/Dcb/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/006669c6-a4be-4bd5-96df-a10ce332c1e3
urn:
312a8dff-f283-44d8-a517-e571faaabce2
name:
Stillinger, personell
id:
L0003
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/D/Dc/Dcb/L0003
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/312a8dff-f283-44d8-a517-e571faaabce2
urn:
c0189811-80e5-45f6-bd9f-188e2613e683
name:
Stillinger, personell
id:
L0004
path:
NMFK/NAM-1002/D/Dc/Dcb/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0189811-80e5-45f6-bd9f-188e2613e683

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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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.

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