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 2026-10-21T18:28:15Z in 1.362 seconds.

Showing 10 of 654 results in compact format.

name:
Sivesindtajet Blikkenslageri (Aksel Sivesindtajet)
id:
T-A-00318
name:
Sivesind gård
id:
T-A-00337
name:
Sivesind, Camilla
id:
T-A-00490
name:
Sivesind, Pål, Romshus, Eina
id:
T-A-00327
name:
Lapin Lääninhallitus
id:
0011
name:
Lapin Lääninhallitus
id:
0007
name:
Le lapin et la famine
id:
0005
name:
Friberg, Permer, Lapinski, Lapinska
id:
0008
name:
Tienumerokartta LAPIN TIEPIIRI 14
id:
0125
name:
Historiebøker - Ernst Lapin
id:
0001

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total:

654

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
45353112-5e70-4e61-a26c-67fb45f393d9
name:
Sivesindtajet Blikkenslageri (Aksel Sivesindtajet)
id:
T-A-00318
path:
OAMM/T-A-00318
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45353112-5e70-4e61-a26c-67fb45f393d9
urn:
7ad674d4-336c-4086-8e26-1095eb73e69e
name:
Sivesind gård
id:
T-A-00337
path:
OAMM/T-A-00337
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ad674d4-336c-4086-8e26-1095eb73e69e
urn:
1f7a4298-aa43-421e-88ff-b86fc5703cc1
name:
Sivesind, Camilla
id:
T-A-00490
path:
OAMM/T-A-00490
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f7a4298-aa43-421e-88ff-b86fc5703cc1
urn:
df72900f-66dc-48a9-91db-19f2b5a9c2d9
name:
Sivesind, Pål, Romshus, Eina
id:
T-A-00327
path:
OAMM/T-A-00327
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df72900f-66dc-48a9-91db-19f2b5a9c2d9
urn:
46a3ebe2-5c37-4756-8bdc-bb7bbe29f3a9
name:
Lapin Lääninhallitus
id:
0011
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Da/L0043/0011
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/46a3ebe2-5c37-4756-8bdc-bb7bbe29f3a9
urn:
13dc8023-a468-4113-9e51-e18f40a6398d
name:
Lapin Lääninhallitus
id:
0007
path:
AV/SAMI-OA-1002/D/Da/L0047/0007
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13dc8023-a468-4113-9e51-e18f40a6398d
urn:
2ae7bb9d-312b-402e-94a9-70cc38b617c9
name:
Le lapin et la famine
id:
0005
path:
VID/MA-A-1066/H/L0006/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ae7bb9d-312b-402e-94a9-70cc38b617c9
urn:
081336d9-a17b-42cb-9a62-b8421c04b2c1
name:
Friberg, Permer, Lapinski, Lapinska
id:
0008
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0697/F/L0009/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/081336d9-a17b-42cb-9a62-b8421c04b2c1
urn:
8539d72d-66ad-4c70-8f04-ee7f790abdef
name:
Tienumerokartta LAPIN TIEPIIRI 14
id:
0125
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/T/T04/0125
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8539d72d-66ad-4c70-8f04-ee7f790abdef
urn:
20c894f1-3ba4-4bea-a13c-7b716b46dcd6
name:
Historiebøker - Ernst Lapin
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAST-A-101711/2/D/Da/L0208/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20c894f1-3ba4-4bea-a13c-7b716b46dcd6
urn:
2783f0a8-3b83-4245-a6fb-e8fe33df71b3
name:
Tienumerokartta LAPIN PIIRI 14, TVH 713161
id:
0014
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/T/T04/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2783f0a8-3b83-4245-a6fb-e8fe33df71b3
urn:
50e456a8-bfaa-4202-8776-3361e566bec1
name:
Tienumerokartta LAPIN PIIRI 14, TIEL 713161
id:
0016
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/T/T04/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/50e456a8-bfaa-4202-8776-3361e566bec1
urn:
c2ffc1a8-0b3c-4c95-9b85-4ac61eb03830
name:
Guiness, Frydenlund, Lapin Kulta, Jubileum, Diverse
id:
L0011
path:
NTM/A-1020/I/Iaa/L0011
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Norsk Teknisk Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c2ffc1a8-0b3c-4c95-9b85-4ac61eb03830
urn:
24ff93d0-224d-416a-85fc-a938518851b4
name:
Lapin kullan kimallus (Lapplands skinnende gull)
id:
0004
path:
AV/RA-S-6140/E/Ea/L0044/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/24ff93d0-224d-416a-85fc-a938518851b4
urn:
0c0033fc-ed18-4edf-9f71-d9baccbdf6c8
name:
Rakel Lapin: "Bygger trafikksikkerhetsarbeidet på myter?", Ås 1981.
id:
0017
path:
AV/SAST-A-100269/X/Xa/L0005/0017
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c0033fc-ed18-4edf-9f71-d9baccbdf6c8
urn:
8ff04768-cd83-42f9-ac2b-54abe2a7ffd0
name:
Korrespondanse etter Rakel Lapin og Bernt-Erik Heid
id:
L0015
path:
AV/SAST-A-100269/E/L0015
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ff04768-cd83-42f9-ac2b-54abe2a7ffd0
urn:
241ad137-da0c-494f-8408-ac8308820963
name:
Erverv av grunn til felt y nordre Lura (Lapin)
id:
0002
path:
IKAR/K-100188/E/Eh/L0036/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/241ad137-da0c-494f-8408-ac8308820963
urn:
530b4a7b-8e93-4e8a-aca9-fe2423c5a2dd
name:
Roj Friberg, Litografi og tegning / Anna K. Lapinska, Skulptur / Andrzej Lapinski, Maleri, 03.03.-17.03.1981
id:
0010
path:
BYST/A-1693/F/Fa/L0024/0010
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Stavanger Byarkiv
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norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/530b4a7b-8e93-4e8a-aca9-fe2423c5a2dd
urn:
a988559f-4089-47d1-b5e7-c35e7d1308e4
name:
Tidsskrift: Ottar 6/1986 Samiske rettighetsspørsmål, Saamelaiset sovinnolliset sopeutujat, bok: Lapin kierros 2
id:
0002
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1030/SI-Dutkan/Z/Z03/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a988559f-4089-47d1-b5e7-c35e7d1308e4
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5b8e4ae4-4abb-4a50-b4a0-44161fc8bede
name:
Seminarinnledninger
id:
L0008
path:
AV/RA-S-1164/D/Da/L0008
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b8e4ae4-4abb-4a50-b4a0-44161fc8bede
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357cd228-4b2f-476f-9152-24741774582a
name:
Seminarinvitasjon
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0003
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AV/RA-S-4333/H/Ha/L0027/0003
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MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/357cd228-4b2f-476f-9152-24741774582a
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04a81c67-1aac-49ba-9fbf-fc150a96be3b
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FOREDRAG SEMINARINNLEGG
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L
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AV/RA-S-5893/L
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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norge
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04a81c67-1aac-49ba-9fbf-fc150a96be3b
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Foredrag, Seminarinnlegg
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La
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AV/RA-S-5893/L/La
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SERIE
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Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
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0
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Kurs og seminarinnbydelser
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AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0040
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STYKKE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4aae0d6d-1303-4f8c-9108-06098415c2fe
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name:
Kurs og seminarinnbydelser
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L0042
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AAB/ARK-1646/Da/L0042
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STYKKE
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Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b83f3844-3772-4836-a9da-4497c8389ea4

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.

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