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 2026-10-22T11:09:13Z in 0.993 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54821 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Haukeland Sykehus, Byggerådet
    id:
    A-2050.03a
  2. name:
    Universitetet i Oslo. Byggeråd
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Byggeråd, bakteriologisk institutt. 2 mapper
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    Bilag til kontrakt RH`s byggeråd og Elektrisk Bureau
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Ekeberg byggeråd - veier, vann og kloakk. Tegninger og profiler
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    U9 - Byggerådet
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Byggerådet.
    id:
    0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54821
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000265567
    name:
    Haukeland Sykehus, Byggerådet
    id:
    A-2050.03a
    path:
    BBA/A-2050.03a
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000265567
  2. urn:
    ab396b0b-7c90-432f-8519-6f942d939e14
    name:
    Universitetet i Oslo. Byggeråd
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0686/F/Fb/L0009/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab396b0b-7c90-432f-8519-6f942d939e14
  3. urn:
    b58188ff-4d5c-466a-a0a1-0944b3566a38
    name:
    Byggeråd, bakteriologisk institutt. 2 mapper
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4134/F/Fd/L0329/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b58188ff-4d5c-466a-a0a1-0944b3566a38
  4. urn:
    2cc7b820-e05f-495c-8538-79debf7d4da4
    name:
    Bilag til kontrakt RH`s byggeråd og Elektrisk Bureau
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4134/Y/L0909/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cc7b820-e05f-495c-8538-79debf7d4da4
  5. urn:
    7e32d8ed-d56e-45f3-8f12-9699c079f61a
    name:
    Ekeberg byggeråd - veier, vann og kloakk. Tegninger og profiler
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BKO/0219016/D/De/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Bærum kommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e32d8ed-d56e-45f3-8f12-9699c079f61a
  6. urn:
    7daacda0-6bb8-4c47-832e-3fae2e229de6
    name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbi/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7daacda0-6bb8-4c47-832e-3fae2e229de6
  7. urn:
    800fa1c6-954f-4ea9-b0d2-b04693c74f05
    name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1005/D/Db/Dbi/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/800fa1c6-954f-4ea9-b0d2-b04693c74f05
  8. urn:
    fc3d1d36-63b0-4e31-8c91-fe60345db8c5
    name:
    U9 - Byggerådet
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/Q/Qb/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc3d1d36-63b0-4e31-8c91-fe60345db8c5
  9. urn:
    004d7f8f-cef4-4b03-b454-ad2ef886e0b7
    name:
    Byggerådet
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3022/E/Eb/L0153/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/004d7f8f-cef4-4b03-b454-ad2ef886e0b7
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000745171
    name:
    Byggerådet.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-0511/E/L0003/0005
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000745171
  11. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000744826
    name:
    Byggerådet.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-0511/E/L0011/0001
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000744826
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000482019
    name:
    Byggerådsbeslutninger
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-0514/E/L0001/0002
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000482019
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000795325
    name:
    Byggerådets brevjournal
    id:
    Ca
    path:
    BBA/A-2050.03a/Ca
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000795325
  14. urn:
    0946bd43-92d0-4d3f-8e54-b317e316f809
    name:
    Byggerådet kopibok
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/Q/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0946bd43-92d0-4d3f-8e54-b317e316f809
  15. urn:
    c67d9fe9-4f88-4ea4-88db-24870045675f
    name:
    Byggerådet Korrespondanse
    id:
    L0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/Q/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c67d9fe9-4f88-4ea4-88db-24870045675f
  16. urn:
    a994b0c9-57a2-4e33-bc91-61d235f930ab
    name:
    Byggerådet Korrespondanse
    id:
    L0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/Q/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a994b0c9-57a2-4e33-bc91-61d235f930ab
  17. urn:
    1595e976-cabc-4d67-b6fa-2adc36cb98c3
    name:
    Byggerådet Korrespondanse
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/Q/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1595e976-cabc-4d67-b6fa-2adc36cb98c3
  18. urn:
    4cdf2465-50a7-4887-9266-8568fe041a50
    name:
    Stempel Byggerådet
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/W/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cdf2465-50a7-4887-9266-8568fe041a50
  19. urn:
    468d91bd-3172-438a-9e3c-044d2b60acb0
    name:
    U9 - Byggerådet, referatprotokoll
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/Q/Qb/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/468d91bd-3172-438a-9e3c-044d2b60acb0
  20. urn:
    fddb6886-95ab-4c9b-968d-74775917c5e3
    name:
    Byggerådet, tilsynsrådene
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1276/D/Db/L0030/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fddb6886-95ab-4c9b-968d-74775917c5e3
  21. urn:
    8acfe287-10e5-4890-9ed4-eeb01a7c7365
    name:
    Byggerådet - Allment
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0215/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8acfe287-10e5-4890-9ed4-eeb01a7c7365
  22. urn:
    fec2e5d5-b2e5-49c0-9952-943ac375aa9b
    name:
    Byggerådet - Møtereferat
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1534/1/D/Da/L0215/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fec2e5d5-b2e5-49c0-9952-943ac375aa9b
  23. urn:
    76b09ee4-8d5d-4e5d-9ea0-7f92e898bc58
    name:
    Byggerådet. 6 mapper
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4134/F/Fd/L0328/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76b09ee4-8d5d-4e5d-9ea0-7f92e898bc58
  24. urn:
    0268945a-4f48-4a10-a961-6d07b90fce21
    name:
    Rikshospitalet: byggerådssaker
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4165/D/Db/L0080/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0268945a-4f48-4a10-a961-6d07b90fce21
  25. urn:
    1592d103-b1d0-4fe6-bef2-b2fe55002c59
    name:
    Rikshospitalet: byggerådsprotokoll
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4165/D/Db/L0080/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1592d103-b1d0-4fe6-bef2-b2fe55002c59
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.