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 2026-10-15T04:32:39Z in 0.859 seconds.

Showing 10 of 84140 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Stavanger kommune. Dyrevernsnemnda
    id:
    A-0253
  2. name:
    Stavanger likningskontor og folkeregister
    id:
    SAST-A-100160
  3. name:
    Stavanger sykepleierhøgskole
    id:
    SAST-A-102412
  4. name:
    PA-0395, Stavanger fredslag
    id:
    A-1446
  5. name:
    PA-0325, Stavanger og Sør-Rogaland musikklærerforening
    id:
    A-1377
  6. name:
    Pa 1680 - Stavanger Søemandsforening
    id:
    SAST-A-102277
  7. name:
    PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
    id:
    A-1419
  8. name:
    Pa 0623 - Norsk Jernbaneforbund, Stavanger Distriktsorganisasjon av
    id:
    SAST-A-100758
  9. name:
    Stavanger universitetssykehus prestekontor
    id:
    SAST-A-101822
  10. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger Distrikt
    id:
    SAST-A-100001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
84140
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    96fdb94c-db76-4e7b-b914-7c8a728f1e03
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Dyrevernsnemnda
    id:
    A-0253
    path:
    BYST/A-0253
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96fdb94c-db76-4e7b-b914-7c8a728f1e03
  2. urn:
    f22b6216-8765-4770-87a5-38ceec43c00c
    name:
    Stavanger likningskontor og folkeregister
    id:
    SAST-A-100160
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f22b6216-8765-4770-87a5-38ceec43c00c
  3. urn:
    08230995-220c-44b3-ab3e-cc39a941970c
    name:
    Stavanger sykepleierhøgskole
    id:
    SAST-A-102412
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102412
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08230995-220c-44b3-ab3e-cc39a941970c
  4. urn:
    903759f6-4a88-4a91-b23e-bc7b6ccc4131
    name:
    PA-0395, Stavanger fredslag
    id:
    A-1446
    path:
    BYST/A-1446
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/903759f6-4a88-4a91-b23e-bc7b6ccc4131
  5. urn:
    3f5afbc1-354d-4197-b8ec-9d6740a75b0a
    name:
    PA-0325, Stavanger og Sør-Rogaland musikklærerforening
    id:
    A-1377
    path:
    BYST/A-1377
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f5afbc1-354d-4197-b8ec-9d6740a75b0a
  6. urn:
    f5eddb67-5182-473b-b3e3-1dfaa147a148
    name:
    Pa 1680 - Stavanger Søemandsforening
    id:
    SAST-A-102277
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102277
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5eddb67-5182-473b-b3e3-1dfaa147a148
  7. urn:
    7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
    name:
    PA-0367, Nemnda for vern av jord og jordbruksinteresser i Stavanger og Arealvurderingsutvalget i Stavanger
    id:
    A-1419
    path:
    BYST/A-1419
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d54a86a-6084-4e3c-87a5-429a1b800895
  8. urn:
    774c96df-f9dc-4fba-bfea-da59010fb3fa
    name:
    Pa 0623 - Norsk Jernbaneforbund, Stavanger Distriktsorganisasjon av
    id:
    SAST-A-100758
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100758
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/774c96df-f9dc-4fba-bfea-da59010fb3fa
  9. urn:
    788ce044-1088-40ae-9343-e24764dc06f2
    name:
    Stavanger universitetssykehus prestekontor
    id:
    SAST-A-101822
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-101822
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/788ce044-1088-40ae-9343-e24764dc06f2
  10. urn:
    399177af-8b9c-4b13-8986-d4d5e2b88dc0
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger Distrikt
    id:
    SAST-A-100001
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/399177af-8b9c-4b13-8986-d4d5e2b88dc0
  11. urn:
    65767902-282f-44ea-971d-395ce563f3e9
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Jordstyret og jordstyrekontoret
    id:
    A-0251
    path:
    BYST/A-0251
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/65767902-282f-44ea-971d-395ce563f3e9
  12. urn:
    f51a7bb3-a9e8-4a9a-9480-d090b30c69db
    name:
    Pa 0523 - Norsk Forbund for Utviklingshemmede, Stavanger lokallag
    id:
    SAST-A-102580
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102580
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f51a7bb3-a9e8-4a9a-9480-d090b30c69db
  13. urn:
    b310a363-d878-40cd-8120-858fb5b32892
    name:
    After Dark
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SKA/A-0016/I/L0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b310a363-d878-40cd-8120-858fb5b32892
  14. urn:
    56edc3b6-6faa-45ae-a07d-b4ffe51b2cbd
    name:
    Stavanger arbeidskontor
    id:
    A-0643
    path:
    BYST/A-0643
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56edc3b6-6faa-45ae-a07d-b4ffe51b2cbd
  15. urn:
    dbc91a54-caa3-4f77-a21d-5e1bda937e33
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Fattigvesenet
    id:
    A-0019
    path:
    BYST/A-0019
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbc91a54-caa3-4f77-a21d-5e1bda937e33
  16. urn:
    bcfb99ea-b4ef-42f4-8705-6d3d2c4f3c14
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Landbrukskontoret
    id:
    A-0394
    path:
    BYST/A-0394
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcfb99ea-b4ef-42f4-8705-6d3d2c4f3c14
  17. urn:
    642ac6e7-23e3-49b8-8d88-9693455d9705
    name:
    PA-0050, Stavanger Radiolytterforening
    id:
    A-1102
    path:
    BYST/A-1102
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/642ac6e7-23e3-49b8-8d88-9693455d9705
  18. urn:
    16324cbc-c0a0-4c8e-a74f-dea24bd86616
    name:
    PA-0114, Stavanger Aktiemæglerforening
    id:
    A-1166
    path:
    BYST/A-1166
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16324cbc-c0a0-4c8e-a74f-dea24bd86616
  19. urn:
    5a41d42f-d7cf-4e89-90e8-55039a65f531
    name:
    PA-0858, Stavanger Byselskab
    id:
    A-1911
    path:
    BYST/A-1911
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a41d42f-d7cf-4e89-90e8-55039a65f531
  20. urn:
    9a885440-762b-42f9-9014-080f0caef6cc
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Vraker- og målervesen
    id:
    A-0017
    path:
    BYST/A-0017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a885440-762b-42f9-9014-080f0caef6cc
  21. urn:
    bb8b2a68-a9ab-4d9f-9627-15e1de6b6338
    name:
    Stavanger kommune. Skoletannklinikken
    id:
    A-0407
    path:
    BYST/A-0407
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb8b2a68-a9ab-4d9f-9627-15e1de6b6338
  22. urn:
    aa0573c8-9ae3-4467-a773-5accaa04b416
    name:
    A-0058. Stavanger kommunale kinematografer
    id:
    A-0058
    path:
    BYST/A-0058
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa0573c8-9ae3-4467-a773-5accaa04b416
  23. urn:
    841c75d4-815a-409a-b700-7d8be54f96dd
    name:
    A-0417. Stavanger Tekniske Aftenskole
    id:
    A-0417
    path:
    BYST/A-0417
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/841c75d4-815a-409a-b700-7d8be54f96dd
  24. urn:
    27ca0365-165b-4107-8abf-745654c4ff66
    name:
    PA-0403, Stavanger Handelsstands kvinneforening
    id:
    A-1454
    path:
    BYST/A-1454
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/27ca0365-165b-4107-8abf-745654c4ff66
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger stasjon
    id:
    SAST-A-100007
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/84103631-e3b3-407f-9c41-fc77ece38da2
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.