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 2026-10-14T14:38:04Z in 3.705 seconds.

Showing 10 of 146594 results in compact format.

name:
Vest-Agder Arbeiderparti - distriktsstudienemnda
id:
SAK-ARB/511
name:
Statens distriktsarkitekt for Aust-Agder
id:
SAK-2901-0001
name:
Agder distriktshøgskole
id:
SAK-1131-0001
name:
Agder ingeniør- og distriktshøgskole
id:
SAK-1131-0003
name:
Norsk Folkehjelp - Vest-Agder distrikt
id:
SAK-ARB/228
name:
Landsorganisasjonens distriktskontor Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-ARB/152
name:
Forsvaret, Agder forsvarsdistrikt/Agder infanteriregiment nr. 7
id:
RA-RAFA-2977
name:
Prisdirektoratets distriktskontor i Aust-Agder og Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-2331-0001
name:
Aust-Agder Kraftverk
id:
KA0900-910
name:
Agder politidistrikt
id:
SAK-1243-0013

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total:

146594

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
42624999-4796-4a71-b123-7b3b440a5005
name:
Vest-Agder Arbeiderparti - distriktsstudienemnda
id:
SAK-ARB/511
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/511
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42624999-4796-4a71-b123-7b3b440a5005
urn:
dad1e911-3f66-4c15-aeea-a0c19b002488
name:
Statens distriktsarkitekt for Aust-Agder
id:
SAK-2901-0001
path:
AV/SAK-2901-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dad1e911-3f66-4c15-aeea-a0c19b002488
urn:
35a1c455-c8e5-4819-b67d-c8067904d774
name:
Agder distriktshøgskole
id:
SAK-1131-0001
path:
AV/SAK-1131-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35a1c455-c8e5-4819-b67d-c8067904d774
urn:
92103c9a-f498-4645-b726-6b1596492a93
name:
Agder ingeniør- og distriktshøgskole
id:
SAK-1131-0003
path:
AV/SAK-1131-0003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92103c9a-f498-4645-b726-6b1596492a93
urn:
443a3e5a-1b80-4621-b8e3-1d7f7079eaee
name:
Norsk Folkehjelp - Vest-Agder distrikt
id:
SAK-ARB/228
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/228
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/443a3e5a-1b80-4621-b8e3-1d7f7079eaee
urn:
7af7bb1e-b369-46aa-9638-c2542220d581
name:
Landsorganisasjonens distriktskontor Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-ARB/152
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/152
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7af7bb1e-b369-46aa-9638-c2542220d581
urn:
9252fdd8-29e2-423f-9717-8eb61c821924
name:
Forsvaret, Agder forsvarsdistrikt/Agder infanteriregiment nr. 7
id:
RA-RAFA-2977
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-2977
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9252fdd8-29e2-423f-9717-8eb61c821924
urn:
cf52cc08-1f77-42b0-ae71-d8142daefbe1
name:
Prisdirektoratets distriktskontor i Aust-Agder og Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-2331-0001
path:
AV/SAK-2331-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf52cc08-1f77-42b0-ae71-d8142daefbe1
urn:
08078138-86fe-4408-b2c4-5eb61725e605
name:
Aust-Agder Kraftverk
id:
KA0900-910
path:
AAMA/KA0900-910
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08078138-86fe-4408-b2c4-5eb61725e605
urn:
c9ae5a98-7e91-4e68-8758-9a3bba87c04a
name:
Agder politidistrikt
id:
SAK-1243-0013
path:
AV/SAK-1243-0013
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c9ae5a98-7e91-4e68-8758-9a3bba87c04a
urn:
417afa31-0924-4f51-8c8f-a74ead17dd59
name:
Agder tolldistrikt
id:
SAK-1351-0001
path:
AV/SAK-1351-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/417afa31-0924-4f51-8c8f-a74ead17dd59
urn:
bf8da13a-6778-4012-a79a-8420a33e0025
name:
Forsvaret, Agder HV-distrikt 07
id:
RA-RAFA-3320
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-3320
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf8da13a-6778-4012-a79a-8420a33e0025
urn:
36d07fb3-2d49-4f2f-99af-e15c9e869b39
name:
Televerket Agder teledistrikt
id:
SAK-1841-0001
path:
AV/SAK-1841-0001
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/36d07fb3-2d49-4f2f-99af-e15c9e869b39
urn:
e879cc58-e009-4a45-9335-81793c009fb2
name:
Norges Handikapforbund Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-D/0899G
path:
AV/SAK-D/0899G
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e879cc58-e009-4a45-9335-81793c009fb2
urn:
a9f3c7d4-4d5d-48b4-b3bf-b4158f6f551d
name:
Norges Handikapforbund Aust-Agder
id:
SAK-D/0899H
path:
AV/SAK-D/0899H
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9f3c7d4-4d5d-48b4-b3bf-b4158f6f551d
urn:
585ee244-409a-49ba-b159-d434ce24716d
name:
Vest-Agder Kristelig folkeparti
id:
SAK-D/1651
path:
AV/SAK-D/1651
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/585ee244-409a-49ba-b159-d434ce24716d
urn:
3e52f129-2b67-4556-b8bc-0c9be11646b7
name:
SV i Vest-Agder
id:
SAK-ARB/031
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e52f129-2b67-4556-b8bc-0c9be11646b7
urn:
a8df792e-683a-4fec-acd3-8b63451aaa98
name:
Fellesforbundet Distriktskontor Aust-Agder
id:
ARK-2608
path:
AAB/ARK-2608
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8df792e-683a-4fec-acd3-8b63451aaa98
urn:
b2cca560-dac0-40e9-9865-6833aca44332
name:
Fellesforbundet Distriktskontor Vest-Agder
id:
ARK-2623
path:
AAB/ARK-2623
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2cca560-dac0-40e9-9865-6833aca44332
urn:
d4fa5a1c-e8c1-493c-a144-0ee212bf88e7
name:
Vest-Agder distriktslag av AUF
id:
ARK-2645
path:
AAB/ARK-2645
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4fa5a1c-e8c1-493c-a144-0ee212bf88e7
urn:
b7e39ef1-745c-43c7-b3a7-f039758a1dd1
name:
Vest-Agder Pelsdyrfôrlag A/L
id:
SAK-D/1397B
path:
AV/SAK-D/1397B
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7e39ef1-745c-43c7-b3a7-f039758a1dd1
urn:
6cd08117-e784-4ce8-9779-8aa7eff0e20a
name:
Aust-Agder distriktslag Norsk Folkehjelp
id:
PA-1564
path:
AAMA/PA-1564
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cd08117-e784-4ce8-9779-8aa7eff0e20a
urn:
0483c4d5-45e5-4c5b-8cf1-38fc26221ce9
name:
Agder Arbeidsmandsforbund
id:
SAK-ARB/180
path:
AV/SAK-ARB/180
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0483c4d5-45e5-4c5b-8cf1-38fc26221ce9
urn:
4542530a-b25a-4861-8251-807899890219
name:
Pa 0413 - Høyres Distriktsorganisasjon for kjøpstedene i Vest-Agder og Rogaland
id:
SAST-A-100608
path:
AV/SAST-A-100608
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4542530a-b25a-4861-8251-807899890219
urn:
d35e2468-7f89-447f-b95f-44f6f9dfb3f1
name:
Aust-Agder Legeforening
id:
PA-2645
path:
AAMA/PA-2645
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d35e2468-7f89-447f-b95f-44f6f9dfb3f1

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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