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 2026-10-16T09:07:22Z in 1.401 seconds.

Showing 10 of 540465 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger Distrikt
    id:
    SAST-A-100001
  2. name:
    Norges Statsbaner Stavanger Distrikt, Tilsynskommisjonen
    id:
    SAST-A-100002
  3. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger distrikts sykekasse
    id:
    SAST-A-100005
  4. name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger distrikt, Hjelpekassen
    id:
    SAST-A-100006
  5. name:
    Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
    id:
    A-11-142
  6. name:
    Kystverkets 3. distrikt Nord-Trøndelag, Nordøyan fyr
    id:
    SAT-A-6317
  7. name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
  8. name:
    Forsvaret, Distriktskommando-intendant/Distriktskommando Nord-Norge
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4403
  9. name:
    Faktura, Nor-Norg AS - Norske Shell (1)
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Faktura, Nor-Norg AS - Norske Shell (2)
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
540465
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. 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
  2. urn:
    a677695e-cdcb-40cd-ac7d-2e3eeae97cf7
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner Stavanger Distrikt, Tilsynskommisjonen
    id:
    SAST-A-100002
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a677695e-cdcb-40cd-ac7d-2e3eeae97cf7
  3. urn:
    d76be9ea-3847-452c-acf1-7ae1358e47c1
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger distrikts sykekasse
    id:
    SAST-A-100005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d76be9ea-3847-452c-acf1-7ae1358e47c1
  4. urn:
    76750829-28aa-43c4-a0d3-93789b8c2f7e
    name:
    Norges Statsbaner, Stavanger distrikt, Hjelpekassen
    id:
    SAST-A-100006
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/76750829-28aa-43c4-a0d3-93789b8c2f7e
  5. urn:
    77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
    name:
    Landsforeningen for hjerte og lungesyke. Distriktskontor Nord-Norge
    id:
    A-11-142
    path:
    AIN/A-11-142
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77c41a46-94f3-4d36-b3dd-d65cc2ac9aa1
  6. urn:
    3b0bd5e5-fe5c-448a-8056-dc16ad3450d3
    name:
    Kystverkets 3. distrikt Nord-Trøndelag, Nordøyan fyr
    id:
    SAT-A-6317
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6317
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b0bd5e5-fe5c-448a-8056-dc16ad3450d3
  7. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
    name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1048/X/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
  8. urn:
    bc17b644-a0aa-400a-bb0d-21789e763c5e
    name:
    Forsvaret, Distriktskommando-intendant/Distriktskommando Nord-Norge
    id:
    RA-RAFA-4403
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-4403
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc17b644-a0aa-400a-bb0d-21789e763c5e
  9. urn:
    bfb18535-7a6f-4315-9c5a-4c617b751300
    name:
    Faktura, Nor-Norg AS - Norske Shell (1)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    JAMU/A-1/A-1b/F/Fc/Fcb/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfb18535-7a6f-4315-9c5a-4c617b751300
  10. urn:
    9d8ec8b4-af6d-4463-9096-e2d6e53add9d
    name:
    Faktura, Nor-Norg AS - Norske Shell (2)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    JAMU/A-1/A-1b/F/Fc/Fcb/L0002/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d8ec8b4-af6d-4463-9096-e2d6e53add9d
  11. urn:
    7e1111ca-da0f-443f-905f-7aafd81271be
    name:
    Faktura, Nor-Norg AS - Norske Shell (3)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    JAMU/A-1/A-1b/F/Fc/Fcb/L0002/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e1111ca-da0f-443f-905f-7aafd81271be
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259638
    name:
    NOR 016 - 2006 Levering av IKT opplæringstjenester
    id:
    0005
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0006/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259638
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259639
    name:
    NOR 016 - 2006 Levering av IKT opplæringstjenester
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259639
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000260026
    name:
    NOR 035 - 2009 Research- og analysetjenester innen IKT-området
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000260026
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000260027
    name:
    NOR 035 - 2009 Research- og analysetjenester innen IKT-området
    id:
    0003
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000260027
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000259634
    name:
    NOR 016 - 2006 Levering IKT opplæringstjenester
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-5166/F/Fb/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000259634
  17. urn:
    19d4c59f-e615-46a1-94c9-18d37aa9e661
    name:
    Nordre Land distriktslege / Land distriktslege
    id:
    SAH-DLEGE-016
    path:
    AV/SAH-DLEGE-016
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19d4c59f-e615-46a1-94c9-18d37aa9e661
  18. urn:
    f5e328bf-389e-4322-80f1-1e1562862147
    name:
    Askøy distriktslege / helseråd
    id:
    SAB-A-99801
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-99801
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f5e328bf-389e-4322-80f1-1e1562862147
  19. urn:
    b17e5b93-dd89-4aeb-a5c4-efdd964e8ad0
    name:
    Åfjord kommune I, distriktslegen
    id:
    A-00124
    path:
    TIKA/A-00124
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b17e5b93-dd89-4aeb-a5c4-efdd964e8ad0
  20. urn:
    698184e5-756f-4ed0-90ba-6b88eb22325f
    name:
    Søndre Valdres distriktslege / Nord-Aurdal distriktslege
    id:
    SAH-DLEGE-017
    path:
    AV/SAH-DLEGE-017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/698184e5-756f-4ed0-90ba-6b88eb22325f
  21. urn:
    083ea253-9cc4-4ac9-8802-825c3e781537
    name:
    Nord-Norge skoginspeksjonsdistrikt
    id:
    SAT-A-4365
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4365
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/083ea253-9cc4-4ac9-8802-825c3e781537
  22. urn:
    2cf3feba-07ca-4f47-9b46-e830aeb963ec
    name:
    Nord-Norges overlosdistrikt
    id:
    SATØ-S-0028
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0028
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cf3feba-07ca-4f47-9b46-e830aeb963ec
  23. urn:
    cc87d9e8-47b2-49ef-916e-7b28afacbde3
    name:
    Forsvaret, Vernepliktsforvaltning Nord-Norge
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2409
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2409
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc87d9e8-47b2-49ef-916e-7b28afacbde3
  24. urn:
    e1a61719-145b-42a4-a63a-7e9e8a6edcc0
    name:
    Forsvaret, Distriktskommando Nord-Norge
    id:
    RA-RAFA-2510
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-2510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1a61719-145b-42a4-a63a-7e9e8a6edcc0
  25. urn:
    a7ce9c2e-2b11-4b6c-8493-a1a2f9415992
    name:
    Luftfartsverket distrikt Nord-Norge
    id:
    SAT-A-6014
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6014
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a7ce9c2e-2b11-4b6c-8493-a1a2f9415992
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.