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 2026-10-22T10:50:51Z in 2.666 seconds.

Showing 10 of 73848 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hansen, Petter Samuel
    id:
    HHSP-1396
  2. name:
    "Til topps i klatremasten med 17000 volt. Pelle vil overleve". Ole Petter (Pelle), Agneta og Eigil R. Dahl, Gerd og Jan Roseth, Høyspentmast. Brannsår, brannskader. NÅ nr. 48, 1973
    id:
    7581
  3. name:
    Pettersen, Petter A.
    id:
    PA-2707
  4. name:
    Trondsen, Petter
    id:
    SATØ-P-1574
  5. name:
    Pa 86 - Pettersen, Johan Petter. Skomaker
    id:
    A-1102
  6. name:
    Dahl, Nikolay (f. 1880)
    id:
    R.Ark.1411
  7. name:
    Dahl, Margareta (f. 1859)
    id:
    R.Ark.1355
  8. name:
    E. C. Dahls stiftelse
    id:
    SAT-PA-0225
  9. name:
    Petter Larsen Lastad, Søgne
    id:
    SAK-D/0522
  10. name:
    Lossius, Ole-Petter
    id:
    RA-PA-1885
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total:
73848
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    115a6140-72e7-40d5-af7b-97dbaabc4716
    name:
    Hansen, Petter Samuel
    id:
    HHSP-1396
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1396
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/115a6140-72e7-40d5-af7b-97dbaabc4716
  2. urn:
    f6b6418b-baa1-4371-9167-527caa5f0949
    name:
    "Til topps i klatremasten med 17000 volt. Pelle vil overleve". Ole Petter (Pelle), Agneta og Eigil R. Dahl, Gerd og Jan Roseth, Høyspentmast. Brannsår, brannskader. NÅ nr. 48, 1973
    id:
    7581
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0797/U/Ud/L0064/7581
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6b6418b-baa1-4371-9167-527caa5f0949
  3. urn:
    0a8aea72-8a8e-4e07-9fc7-da13091ddb9e
    name:
    Pettersen, Petter A.
    id:
    PA-2707
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2707
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a8aea72-8a8e-4e07-9fc7-da13091ddb9e
  4. urn:
    14d7d273-faff-4a06-b87a-ff5a33d6883c
    name:
    Trondsen, Petter
    id:
    SATØ-P-1574
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1574
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14d7d273-faff-4a06-b87a-ff5a33d6883c
  5. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000008101
    name:
    Pa 86 - Pettersen, Johan Petter. Skomaker
    id:
    A-1102
    path:
    VEMU/A-1102
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000008101
  6. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018041
    name:
    Dahl, Nikolay (f. 1880)
    id:
    R.Ark.1411
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1411
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018041
  7. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018074
    name:
    Dahl, Margareta (f. 1859)
    id:
    R.Ark.1355
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1355
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018074
  8. urn:
    a9d2c93b-c14a-4ce3-8983-b3bf6918c706
    name:
    E. C. Dahls stiftelse
    id:
    SAT-PA-0225
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0225
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9d2c93b-c14a-4ce3-8983-b3bf6918c706
  9. urn:
    236bf9dc-5173-48c8-839b-8d7f0db10d8e
    name:
    Petter Larsen Lastad, Søgne
    id:
    SAK-D/0522
    path:
    AV/SAK-D/0522
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/236bf9dc-5173-48c8-839b-8d7f0db10d8e
  10. urn:
    de707bf5-e462-4c25-9181-74b0a90d10aa
    name:
    Lossius, Ole-Petter
    id:
    RA-PA-1885
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1885
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de707bf5-e462-4c25-9181-74b0a90d10aa
  11. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000018047
    name:
    Dahl, Hans George (f. 1856), bokhandler
    id:
    R.Ark.1412
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1412
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000018047
  12. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017294
    name:
    Dahl, Peter Fredrik (f.1854)
    id:
    R.Ark.1353
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1353
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017294
  13. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017627
    name:
    Dahl, Bastian Friis (f.1796)
    id:
    R.Ark.1354
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1354
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017627
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000199990
    name:
    Dahl, Anna Aars
    id:
    A-4802
    path:
    BBA/A-4802
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000199990
  15. urn:
    7982e714-73b9-4f67-8a3b-fe4f8037185e
    name:
    Mohn, Petter
    id:
    MA-A-1472
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1472
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7982e714-73b9-4f67-8a3b-fe4f8037185e
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000052978
    name:
    Thor Dahl AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1011
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1011
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000052978
  17. urn:
    a4264af5-541b-4ecd-8a20-231e60665105
    name:
    Dahl, Sigurd
    id:
    SATØ-P-1584
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1584
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4264af5-541b-4ecd-8a20-231e60665105
  18. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017762
    name:
    Bækkelund, Ingeborg Dahl (f. 1887)
    id:
    R.Ark.1381
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1381
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017762
  19. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017278
    name:
    Dahl, Louise (f. 1824 ) og Humlehaven
    id:
    R.Ark.1352
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1352
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017278
  20. urn:
    74119dfb-10ad-4ffe-ad20-500961e295e5
    name:
    Larsen, Petter
    id:
    ARK-1227
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1227
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74119dfb-10ad-4ffe-ad20-500961e295e5
  21. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000015546
    name:
    Dahl, Bjarne (f. 1922 ), bokhandler
    id:
    R.Ark.1254
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1254
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000015546
  22. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000017272
    name:
    Dahl, Nicolay Peter (f. 1824)
    id:
    R.Ark.1351
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1351
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000017272
  23. urn:
    9a8e82b9-3c0c-4a86-8d02-e8d2722f3190
    name:
    Dahl, Jak K. R.
    id:
    SATØ-P-1593
    path:
    AV/SATØ-P-1593
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a8e82b9-3c0c-4a86-8d02-e8d2722f3190
  24. urn:
    6ef468e0-94bb-4f8e-afc1-7cddf5d76e79
    name:
    Jens Petter Søraa
    id:
    FA-0042
    path:
    UBIT/FA-0042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ef468e0-94bb-4f8e-afc1-7cddf5d76e79
  25. urn:
    6d2a9bc0-c162-40cc-b01f-cc7d19c8fb5c
    name:
    Gleditsch, Nils Petter
    id:
    RA-DA-0007
    path:
    AV/RA-DA-0007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6d2a9bc0-c162-40cc-b01f-cc7d19c8fb5c
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.

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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.