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 2026-10-19T03:01:09Z in 0.530 seconds.

Showing 10 of 99391 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hverven i Stange, gnr. 31/1, gårds- og slektshistorie (Store Hverven og Lille Hverven), ved major Gulbrand Gjestvang
    id:
    0185
  2. name:
    Hverven [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    2603
  3. name:
    Diderik Hvervens dagbok 1852-1918, avskrift ved Ole Gjestvang
    id:
    0140
  4. name:
    Hovudbygningen og drengstuebygningen (?) på Hverven [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1540
  5. name:
    Strinda kommune. Revisjon
    id:
    A-1541
  6. name:
    Klæbu kommune. Revisjonen
    id:
    A-1628
  7. name:
    Distriktsrevisjon i Røros distrikt
    id:
    A-6998
  8. name:
    Ølen kommune - Heradsrevisjon
    id:
    K-101064
  9. name:
    Hverven, Stange
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Tysvær kommune - Kommunerevisjonen
    id:
    K-100709
Show all fields in HTML
total:
99391
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    1aa80f16-419a-4fc8-8ab3-bf0accc895ba
    name:
    Hverven i Stange, gnr. 31/1, gårds- og slektshistorie (Store Hverven og Lille Hverven), ved major Gulbrand Gjestvang
    id:
    0185
    path:
    AV/SAH-MANSAM-001/F/Fa/L0053/0185
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1aa80f16-419a-4fc8-8ab3-bf0accc895ba
  2. urn:
    ccdac67f-3fb6-4b01-9322-5cdd0e270bd1
    name:
    Hverven [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    2603
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/2603
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccdac67f-3fb6-4b01-9322-5cdd0e270bd1
  3. urn:
    c6511487-bf42-448d-acb6-4711f40f9317
    name:
    Diderik Hvervens dagbok 1852-1918, avskrift ved Ole Gjestvang
    id:
    0140
    path:
    AV/SAH-MANSAM-001/F/Fa/L0037/0140
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6511487-bf42-448d-acb6-4711f40f9317
  4. urn:
    884bd6fe-4ecb-4328-a6e1-1984dea2bfc0
    name:
    Hovudbygningen og drengstuebygningen (?) på Hverven [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    1540
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/1540
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/884bd6fe-4ecb-4328-a6e1-1984dea2bfc0
  5. urn:
    b946abb2-6dd7-4b71-8d99-657a13a579af
    name:
    Strinda kommune. Revisjon
    id:
    A-1541
    path:
    TRKO/A-1541
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b946abb2-6dd7-4b71-8d99-657a13a579af
  6. urn:
    ad03cf9f-d601-4db2-9e5b-921b3f2e5ded
    name:
    Klæbu kommune. Revisjonen
    id:
    A-1628
    path:
    TRKO/A-1628
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad03cf9f-d601-4db2-9e5b-921b3f2e5ded
  7. urn:
    56536a16-8c64-4a1f-a4cf-2d6800ebb52b
    name:
    Distriktsrevisjon i Røros distrikt
    id:
    A-6998
    path:
    TIKA/A-6998
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56536a16-8c64-4a1f-a4cf-2d6800ebb52b
  8. urn:
    40da098c-34fd-41ac-99f0-065fbaf4f73d
    name:
    Ølen kommune - Heradsrevisjon
    id:
    K-101064
    path:
    IKAR/K-101064
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40da098c-34fd-41ac-99f0-065fbaf4f73d
  9. urn:
    6a844f7b-f2d1-47af-88f3-8e4ce375c920
    name:
    Hverven, Stange
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAH-ARK-095/I/Ia/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a844f7b-f2d1-47af-88f3-8e4ce375c920
  10. urn:
    417cc894-7d1d-4cfb-ac13-9c1e25f001bd
    name:
    Tysvær kommune - Kommunerevisjonen
    id:
    K-100709
    path:
    IKAR/K-100709
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417cc894-7d1d-4cfb-ac13-9c1e25f001bd
  11. urn:
    dc946b05-0a6d-47ef-8331-7906954da5cb
    name:
    Sauda kommune - Kommunerevisjon
    id:
    K-100780
    path:
    IKAR/K-100780
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc946b05-0a6d-47ef-8331-7906954da5cb
  12. urn:
    87b39dd5-2eac-4e80-94db-661809e3f5c0
    name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Fylkesrevisjon
    id:
    A-1103
    path:
    IKAR/A-1103
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87b39dd5-2eac-4e80-94db-661809e3f5c0
  13. urn:
    0c341951-4b3c-4816-8a6a-411c3d8ba827
    name:
    Lov om tomtefeste (innløsning av festetomt) - Gbnr 1/1 Hverven-Våle søker Sigrunn Bull eier Kristian Hverven
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-714/D/Db/L0479/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c341951-4b3c-4816-8a6a-411c3d8ba827
  14. urn:
    418da0a7-f199-4e27-a18e-b727ecba3dbb
    name:
    Gildeskål kommune. Dessisjonesnemnd
    id:
    K-18380.350
    path:
    AIN/K-18380.350
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/418da0a7-f199-4e27-a18e-b727ecba3dbb
  15. urn:
    b62bd576-2f83-41f7-b5a2-9a9eb335c5d9
    name:
    Revisjonsprotokoll- Lab
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1231/R/Ra/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b62bd576-2f83-41f7-b5a2-9a9eb335c5d9
  16. urn:
    cdb07da0-6b3e-4544-b313-cba0d800cdd4
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db04/0016/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdb07da0-6b3e-4544-b313-cba0d800cdd4
  17. urn:
    e8d30aad-94c7-43ab-bad9-220b29b2f7d0
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0013/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e8d30aad-94c7-43ab-bad9-220b29b2f7d0
  18. urn:
    e392aba5-478f-4246-82ac-6203af00259d
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0016
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db04/0016/0016
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e392aba5-478f-4246-82ac-6203af00259d
  19. urn:
    2b926e59-580b-460f-9c5c-755d6dcda4b3
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db04/0016/0017
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENTSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2b926e59-580b-460f-9c5c-755d6dcda4b3
  20. urn:
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    name:
    Hverven
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    AV/RA-S-6224/D/Db/Db06/0013/0024
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/362af827-0f8a-481f-b5e8-e9904d874945
  21. urn:
    bd569921-474d-47ba-b6c1-c3893e8d9410
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb04/Tb04a/0011/0003
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd569921-474d-47ba-b6c1-c3893e8d9410
  22. urn:
    570b4ee3-8d27-468e-a08c-81d2ca09c2ac
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb04/Tb04e/0010/0002
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/570b4ee3-8d27-468e-a08c-81d2ca09c2ac
  23. urn:
    8bb8e087-d9d7-4abe-a511-d7c60efd268c
    name:
    Hverven
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6224/T/Tb/Tb06/Tb06a/0009/0006
    unit_type:
    TEGNINGSSERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8bb8e087-d9d7-4abe-a511-d7c60efd268c
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000633882
    name:
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    Rc
    path:
    BBA/A-2106/4558/R/Rc
    unit_type:
    Serie
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000633882
  25. urn:
    29459ebe-efcb-40c1-be0e-48ce38c630ab
    name:
    Hverven, Gilmar
    id:
    0010
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/P/Pa/L0015/0010
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29459ebe-efcb-40c1-be0e-48ce38c630ab
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.