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 2026-10-16T19:22:07Z in 0.295 seconds.

Showing 10 of 11 results in compact format.

name:
E.13. Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0009
name:
C.27. Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0015
name:
Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0009
name:
Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0003
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Ansettelsessak
id:
0011
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Oppsigelsessak
id:
0013
name:
Anmeldere GREFSENHJEMMET - GULBRANDSEN
id:
L0024
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Lønn under sykdom
id:
0012
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Opprettelse av tariffavtale og medlemsliste
id:
0014
name:
Saker tilknyttet arbeidsgiver/medlemmer - Evangeliesenteret, Eugene Hansens aldershjem, Familievernkontoret, Fransiskushjelpen, Frelsesarmeen, Frogner Menighets hjem, Grefsenhjemmet, Grefsen-Kjelsås, Grefsenlia, Holmenkollen, Homansbyen Fagerborg
id:
L0005

Show all fields in HTML

total:

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

11 results

urn:
859b3019-327f-41b2-97e0-2ba9530191ca
name:
E.13. Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0009
path:
AAB/ARK-1626/D/Da/L0019/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/859b3019-327f-41b2-97e0-2ba9530191ca
urn:
5532057d-bc04-46d0-8197-77526d31f9ad
name:
C.27. Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0015
path:
AAB/ARK-1626/D/Da/L0023/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5532057d-bc04-46d0-8197-77526d31f9ad
urn:
f9626a6b-5eba-4ffc-b32b-10df0ba44bca
name:
Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0009
path:
AV/RA-S-1291/D/Db/L0138/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f9626a6b-5eba-4ffc-b32b-10df0ba44bca
urn:
c6416adf-750d-4ca1-b5de-e2c75d2086b9
name:
Grefsenhjemmet
id:
0003
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0110/0003/0003
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6416adf-750d-4ca1-b5de-e2c75d2086b9
urn:
cc1d46d7-071e-4847-8e08-a41305019718
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Ansettelsessak
id:
0011
path:
AAB/ARK-2974/D/Db/L0005/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc1d46d7-071e-4847-8e08-a41305019718
urn:
f732a642-942c-4fe1-ad05-c623948164ff
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Oppsigelsessak
id:
0013
path:
AAB/ARK-2974/D/Db/L0005/0013
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f732a642-942c-4fe1-ad05-c623948164ff
urn:
111b49d9-0a43-4b24-bdfb-9966b930120f
name:
Anmeldere GREFSENHJEMMET - GULBRANDSEN
id:
L0024
path:
AV/SAO-A-10085/G/Ga/Gah/L0024
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/111b49d9-0a43-4b24-bdfb-9966b930120f
urn:
c3622b92-58aa-4149-8f94-4eeeb24c4c44
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Lønn under sykdom
id:
0012
path:
AAB/ARK-2974/D/Db/L0005/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3622b92-58aa-4149-8f94-4eeeb24c4c44
urn:
cceac7f0-616d-482b-baa1-e385d4fa0e31
name:
Grefsenhjemmet - Opprettelse av tariffavtale og medlemsliste
id:
0014
path:
AAB/ARK-2974/D/Db/L0005/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cceac7f0-616d-482b-baa1-e385d4fa0e31
urn:
58a8f43d-7b51-43d5-adc5-da3bfe99d834
name:
Saker tilknyttet arbeidsgiver/medlemmer - Evangeliesenteret, Eugene Hansens aldershjem, Familievernkontoret, Fransiskushjelpen, Frelsesarmeen, Frogner Menighets hjem, Grefsenhjemmet, Grefsen-Kjelsås, Grefsenlia, Holmenkollen, Homansbyen Fagerborg
id:
L0005
path:
AAB/ARK-2974/D/Db/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58a8f43d-7b51-43d5-adc5-da3bfe99d834
urn:
0169ca78-f1b1-4b4d-97ed-f4b00ca0e2f3
name:
Diverse
id:
0005
path:
OBA/A-20051/Dc/L0163/0008/0005
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0169ca78-f1b1-4b4d-97ed-f4b00ca0e2f3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

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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.

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.

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