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 2026-10-31T21:07:52Z in 1.146 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58254 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Capto.
    id:
    0008
  2. name:
    Capto
    id:
    0003
  3. name:
    Korrespondanse, "Capto"
    id:
    L0973
  4. name:
    CAPTO (13975)
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    6/92 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Capto, slagsmål ombord
    id:
    0093
  7. name:
    2641 Capto, se Kaprino
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    20344, CAPTO, LAYE2
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    345/93 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    345/93 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58254
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    dafe2718-9ab2-4b1c-8850-9efbb561a2ea
    name:
    Capto.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1724/1/D/Da/L0436/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dafe2718-9ab2-4b1c-8850-9efbb561a2ea
  2. urn:
    d4bcd799-50e6-4197-b736-7ea0b8059d2e
    name:
    Capto
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3576/D/Dc/L0055/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4bcd799-50e6-4197-b736-7ea0b8059d2e
  3. urn:
    f1d1f49d-11d1-440f-bd1f-8b5fa2f42ca5
    name:
    Korrespondanse, "Capto"
    id:
    L0973
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1258/001/D/L0973
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1d1f49d-11d1-440f-bd1f-8b5fa2f42ca5
  4. urn:
    fdc44e23-0482-497e-9efa-28b38a4c6633
    name:
    CAPTO (13975)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L0793/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdc44e23-0482-497e-9efa-28b38a4c6633
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001008631
    name:
    6/92 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2683/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001008631
  6. urn:
    d52a0d42-dbec-4bda-ba60-3f03cff0c6d8
    name:
    Capto, slagsmål ombord
    id:
    0093
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2987/De/L0013/0093
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d52a0d42-dbec-4bda-ba60-3f03cff0c6d8
  7. urn:
    2428e98d-179a-49e3-becc-98e4c0d95e76
    name:
    2641 Capto, se Kaprino
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0185/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2428e98d-179a-49e3-becc-98e4c0d95e76
  8. urn:
    3699981d-d6bf-4a33-a4e5-483b07d7de54
    name:
    20344, CAPTO, LAYE2
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fp/L6042/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3699981d-d6bf-4a33-a4e5-483b07d7de54
  9. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001010516
    name:
    345/93 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L3033/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001010516
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001010517
    name:
    345/93 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0004
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L3033/0004
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001010517
  11. urn:
    547b449c-c442-4ca0-800b-f4b1584d0323
    name:
    2641 Kaprino, ex Capto, ex Nordkap
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fa/L0588/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/547b449c-c442-4ca0-800b-f4b1584d0323
  12. urn:
    56e39823-f4ac-4a55-b2d8-0a5e7737f28b
    name:
    15267, CAPTO (mappe 1/2), JXZK
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fe/L0474/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56e39823-f4ac-4a55-b2d8-0a5e7737f28b
  13. urn:
    e3b407fd-d63a-470b-bdc4-f8e434007715
    name:
    15267, CAPTO (mappe 2/2), JXZK
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fe/L0475/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3b407fd-d63a-470b-bdc4-f8e434007715
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001007094
    name:
    882/90 "Capto", E.H. Kongshavn
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L2351/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001007094
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001010563
    name:
    378/93 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavn Rederi
    id:
    0010
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L3048/0010
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001010563
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000001012233
    name:
    702/94 "Capto", E. H. Kongshavns Rederi
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3674/6190/D/Dc/L3269/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000001012233
  17. urn:
    76e6ea92-1aba-444b-bc2c-cac3640d9c1c
    name:
    B/N 451 D/S "Dageid og D/S "Elias Kræmmer" - ex "Capto"
    id:
    L0056
    path:
    NTM/A-1019/Ff/L0056
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76e6ea92-1aba-444b-bc2c-cac3640d9c1c
  18. urn:
    59aaf936-99c8-4907-8c4e-c59df8a47406
    name:
    Dokumenter: Athene, Benstream, Curro, Canto, Cardo, Capto
    id:
    L0909
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/1258/001/D/L0909
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59aaf936-99c8-4907-8c4e-c59df8a47406
  19. urn:
    5ceb9a45-87fc-4c63-bfe6-88bfe680de32
    name:
    Mercaptodimetur
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4257/G/Gb/L0017/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ceb9a45-87fc-4c63-bfe6-88bfe680de32
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000004186332
    name:
    A.L Dimercaptol
    id:
    0035
    path:
    BBA/A-2340/X/Xa/L0003/0001/0035
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000004186332
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002949819
    name:
    Kommunehuset Nesttun. Handicaptoalett
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fg/Fgc/Fgca/L0002/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002949819
  22. urn:
    38a3c812-ea1b-46ca-80cd-5cbd89635d53
    name:
    S/S "Capto's" torpedert (ubegrunnet rykte)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1711/2/D/Da/L0023/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/38a3c812-ea1b-46ca-80cd-5cbd89635d53
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000002949812
    name:
    529 Kommunehuset Nesttun. Handicaptoalett.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-6503/F/Fg/Fgc/Fgca/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000002949812
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003520717
    name:
    Sandviken kirke. Toalett og handicaptoalett i kjelleren.
    id:
    0023
    path:
    BBA/A-6982/U/Uc/L0001/0023
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003520717
  25. urn:
    f04e81cc-d7c5-4078-8330-11643ceb373c
    name:
    0235 Ullensaker. Handicaptoilett / handicapbrygge. Søknadsnr. 20272
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AFK/0200050/E/Eb/Eba/L0086/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Akershus fylkeskommune
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f04e81cc-d7c5-4078-8330-11643ceb373c
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.