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 2026-10-19T14:43:38Z in 0.600 seconds.

Showing 10 of 100906 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
  2. name:
    Vitenskapsmuseets venner
    id:
    A-0479
  3. name:
    Sandnes kommune - Redskapsnemnda
    id:
    K-100402
  4. name:
    REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0730
  5. name:
    APS-negativer til Cutty Shark (Nr. 6)
    id:
    0012
  6. name:
    Dictionnaire_Mic dictionar al apelativelor utilizate in toponimia Romãneascã
    id:
    0038
  7. name:
    TM0044: Prediction of Marine Growth on Pipeline. Prediction of Well Stream and Corrosivity in Subsea Station
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    Nordisk ministerråd. Kreftbildet i år 2000 og år 2010 (KiN). Prediction of cancer incidence and mortality in the years 2000 and 2010. 1a. Prediction of cancer incidence
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Nordisk ministerråd. Kreftbildet i år 2000 og år 2010 (KiN). Prediction of cancer incidence and mortality in the years 2000 and 2010. 1b. Prediction of cancer mortality
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Benedictionals
    id:
    0004
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total:
100906
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Norges fiskeredskapsimport
    id:
    SAB-A-100235
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100235
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ab13e2b-b45b-4bc7-a222-f99f801a8561
  2. urn:
    732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
    name:
    Vitenskapsmuseets venner
    id:
    A-0479
    path:
    UBIT/A-0479
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/732558b4-5b12-45d6-9686-89aa122472e3
  3. urn:
    1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
    name:
    Sandnes kommune - Redskapsnemnda
    id:
    K-100402
    path:
    IKAR/K-100402
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b604284-b9e3-4def-a663-9d188f8381af
  4. urn:
    f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
    name:
    REFA (Fiskernes redskapsfabrikk) AS
    id:
    SATØ-P-0730
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-0730
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9f979a1-74db-4876-8c63-079fb3aec785
  5. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003810847
    name:
    APS-negativer til Cutty Shark (Nr. 6)
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/U/Ua/L0001/0012
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003810847
  6. urn:
    efb45ba0-5592-4736-be4e-418783d5f1ec
    name:
    Dictionnaire_Mic dictionar al apelativelor utilizate in toponimia Romãneascã
    id:
    0038
    path:
    SPR/A-0003/L/L0010/0038
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/efb45ba0-5592-4736-be4e-418783d5f1ec
  7. urn:
    fc2fd3cc-feed-45fb-ab44-b4454905f6ae
    name:
    TM0044: Prediction of Marine Growth on Pipeline. Prediction of Well Stream and Corrosivity in Subsea Station
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102320/01/E/Ec/Ecb/L0059/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc2fd3cc-feed-45fb-ab44-b4454905f6ae
  8. urn:
    1a4845c9-2fc9-4ece-9635-0ed59ebf2ba0
    name:
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    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6000/D/De/L0010/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a4845c9-2fc9-4ece-9635-0ed59ebf2ba0
  9. urn:
    17769815-7446-4b21-8e8c-e890ffd07abe
    name:
    Nordisk ministerråd. Kreftbildet i år 2000 og år 2010 (KiN). Prediction of cancer incidence and mortality in the years 2000 and 2010. 1b. Prediction of cancer mortality
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6000/D/De/L0010/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17769815-7446-4b21-8e8c-e890ffd07abe
  10. urn:
    64fab643-8569-4158-9b69-5cb02a9977bb
    name:
    Benedictionals
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1332/F/L0002/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64fab643-8569-4158-9b69-5cb02a9977bb
  11. urn:
    60c5cd8c-9e05-4be5-9edc-bfc93e885a3e
    name:
    Dictionarium museologicum
    id:
    0008
    path:
    NF/Ark-1053/E/L0006/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk folkemuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/60c5cd8c-9e05-4be5-9edc-bfc93e885a3e
  12. urn:
    dd638768-f12b-4a2f-b937-df4bf0ebac1d
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    Lyse Klosters Jurisdiction
    id:
    0002
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    AV/RA-EA-4046/I/L0006/0006/0004/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd638768-f12b-4a2f-b937-df4bf0ebac1d
  13. urn:
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    a19. generalchirurgens juridisdiction
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    0019
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    AV/RA-RAFA-1772/X/L001a/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77011085-9665-444c-86c2-db91291025d5
  14. urn:
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    (The) Dictionary of Art.
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    NMFK/NG-1000/I/Ia/L0002/0016
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/421f737f-e405-422d-827e-2e657957a98f
  15. urn:
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    Bohnhoff: dictionnaire duru
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    VID/MA-A-1031/X/L0001/0003
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    MAPPE
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    link:
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  16. urn:
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    Dictionnaire Mbum - Francais.
    id:
    0004
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    VID/MA-A-1066/X/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2e2ae7c7-1528-434e-baf7-383bb993677d
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    VID/MA-A-1066/X/L0001/0005
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    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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  18. urn:
    c94e0579-2c9b-4bd0-9eb7-48cf9ac926e4
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    Chinese-English Dictionary.
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    VID/MA-A-1141/Y/L0002/0003
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  20. urn:
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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.