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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-13T17:23:08Z in 0.134 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58309 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Image bygda
    id:
    L0014
  2. name:
    The flower as image. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Foundation Beyeler.
    id:
    0011
  3. name:
    SAK: 91/36 PROSJEKTGRUPPEN NORGESPROFIL - ARBEIDSGRUPPE FOR FILM OG VIDEO - "ADVENTURES NORWAY" OPPNEVNT AV UD - REEL IMAGE AS - UREGISTRERT
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    Image
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    Image (3 bøker)
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Image Software
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    UNICE-Enterprise image
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Sea Image International A/S
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Kopi av Scanwise image
    id:
    0001
  10. name:
    Senterpartiets image Tabeller og kommentarer
    id:
    0017
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total:
58309
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9be6ba2c-2277-4638-94da-40225bc13bc2
    name:
    Image bygda
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    UBIT/A-0524/F/L0014
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9be6ba2c-2277-4638-94da-40225bc13bc2
  2. urn:
    41803c8d-21c5-4da2-a954-f0309b806ba0
    name:
    The flower as image. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Foundation Beyeler.
    id:
    0011
    path:
    NMFK/NG-1001/Eba/L0032/0011
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/41803c8d-21c5-4da2-a954-f0309b806ba0
  3. urn:
    no-OFA_arkiv_000000128695
    name:
    SAK: 91/36 PROSJEKTGRUPPEN NORGESPROFIL - ARBEIDSGRUPPE FOR FILM OG VIDEO - "ADVENTURES NORWAY" OPPNEVNT AV UD - REEL IMAGE AS - UREGISTRERT
    id:
    0005
    path:
    OFA/ARK/00007/D/Da/L0277/0005
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Innlandet fylkesarkiv / IKA Opplandene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-OFA_arkiv_000000128695
  4. urn:
    ae0e8b37-9fd6-4a63-9151-34ddbabdd6f6
    name:
    Image
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1229/2/X/Xa/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ae0e8b37-9fd6-4a63-9151-34ddbabdd6f6
  5. urn:
    fe709f5c-5184-4af3-a9b5-9d8fee28c77f
    name:
    Image (3 bøker)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1229/2/X/Xa/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe709f5c-5184-4af3-a9b5-9d8fee28c77f
  6. urn:
    5e87611e-f791-46d5-be73-4fa1da480c37
    name:
    Image Software
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/F/Fa/L0097/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e87611e-f791-46d5-be73-4fa1da480c37
  7. urn:
    2cee4218-72f6-43e2-ba2a-6aae0bec5721
    name:
    UNICE-Enterprise image
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/G/Gg/L0276/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2cee4218-72f6-43e2-ba2a-6aae0bec5721
  8. urn:
    82bf29a1-a425-4e91-b39b-a4022e0f8dd0
    name:
    Sea Image International A/S
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/D/Db/Dbb/L0100/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82bf29a1-a425-4e91-b39b-a4022e0f8dd0
  9. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000001413
    name:
    Kopi av Scanwise image
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BU/A-3000/U/Uf/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000001413
  10. urn:
    d611470c-3800-4e2d-a033-3a82edbecd4b
    name:
    Senterpartiets image Tabeller og kommentarer
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AIN/A-08-125/X/L0017/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d611470c-3800-4e2d-a033-3a82edbecd4b
  11. urn:
    aa3fea3b-cfed-42ba-aac3-fd448f979f95
    name:
    614.3 Postgiro, Image-prosjektet
    id:
    0013
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3440/D/L0210/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa3fea3b-cfed-42ba-aac3-fd448f979f95
  12. urn:
    f01cf555-6c7f-48d9-afaf-5f218ae7684b
    name:
    Prosjekter, image, vedlikehold, kundeservice
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4215/D/L0091/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f01cf555-6c7f-48d9-afaf-5f218ae7684b
  13. urn:
    48ce5ee8-d3a5-46cb-81dd-95a70315a4e8
    name:
    Kursendring - eller endring av "image"
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-5848/X/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/48ce5ee8-d3a5-46cb-81dd-95a70315a4e8
  14. urn:
    18d5c4bd-b04e-4a98-9b3c-1d12115ce0b6
    name:
    SINTEFs image/markedsanalyse/profil
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0025/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18d5c4bd-b04e-4a98-9b3c-1d12115ce0b6
  15. urn:
    e5221ef7-fe87-46de-8adc-3c167338857d
    name:
    SINTEFs image/markedsanalyse/profil
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0026/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5221ef7-fe87-46de-8adc-3c167338857d
  16. urn:
    bb455f4b-18a2-4cd9-be24-4e48b5a5f707
    name:
    "Image force"/1973? Unidentified
    id:
    0014
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0014/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb455f4b-18a2-4cd9-be24-4e48b5a5f707
  17. urn:
    f1df14d2-96af-45ec-b12e-950303972487
    name:
    "Image force"/1973? Unidentified
    id:
    0001
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0005/G/L0014/0014/0001
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1df14d2-96af-45ec-b12e-950303972487
  18. urn:
    d22c2357-c5e4-43b3-874a-64637d0807a7
    name:
    UNICE-Environment committee. EF/UNICE/EFS. Enterprise image. Ekteskapsbyrået
    id:
    L0276
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/G/Gg/L0276
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d22c2357-c5e4-43b3-874a-64637d0807a7
  19. urn:
    371ee343-a80e-481e-bf5c-aff2e051e386
    name:
    Datamaskinutstyr. Avtale med Honeywell Bull A/S, IMAGE-teknologi i Postgirokontoret
    id:
    L0066
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5931/D/Da/L0066
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/371ee343-a80e-481e-bf5c-aff2e051e386
  20. urn:
    04c4cd47-b583-4751-8eff-8341ac1f9bdc
    name:
    MOPIC - dokumentasjon - An implementation of MOPIC (Progressive Image Compression Algorithm)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    UBIT/Tek-0029/H/Hb/L0004/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04c4cd47-b583-4751-8eff-8341ac1f9bdc
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000269475
    name:
    Noe vedrørende prosjekter i Bergen, en del utgaver av Medical News og Image
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    BBA/A-1648/I/Id/L0007
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000269475
  22. urn:
    6095de97-0fdd-412d-84a8-f7527732cefb
    name:
    Biskop A.T. Robinson: Towards a new image of God (+Kunstnerisk v/Jarle Bø)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1322/U/Ub/L0023/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6095de97-0fdd-412d-84a8-f7527732cefb
  23. urn:
    416f1f64-e77f-4c49-b5c1-f2db74296a81
    name:
    Multiple processor machine for image processing, Volume 1, Executive summary,
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3044/X/L0264/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/416f1f64-e77f-4c49-b5c1-f2db74296a81
  24. urn:
    7488bba1-1b17-4c93-9d3f-ea133f14ecce
    name:
    Firma image 1980-1981, Storebrand/Idun 1972-1985, Markedsføring 1982
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100840/E/Ea/L0039/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7488bba1-1b17-4c93-9d3f-ea133f14ecce
  25. urn:
    5285abd4-fe3d-4723-a467-184e22328cc8
    name:
    Fagoppgave i Organizational and Managerial Communication - Image survey for administrasjonen i DNT
    id:
    0005
    path:
    NF/Ark-1071/D/Dca/L0003/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5285abd4-fe3d-4723-a467-184e22328cc8
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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.