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 2026-10-19T13:32:19Z in 0.268 seconds.

Showing 10 of 123541 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Storasund videregående skole
    id:
    A-1299
  2. name:
    Levanger Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0621
  3. name:
    Elverum skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 17 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-291
  4. name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
  5. name:
    Meldalsskogen AS
    id:
    OI-A-6012
  6. name:
    Storaas, Ståle
    id:
    MA-A-1311
  7. name:
    Storaker, Alma Kristine
    id:
    MA-A-1251
  8. name:
    Stora-Rokne [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    5911
  9. name:
    Søndre Sunnmøre Prostis Pastoralforening
    id:
    P-00936
  10. name:
    Karmøy kommune - Storasund sykehjem
    id:
    A-919
Show all fields in HTML
total:
123541
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    88c42aed-13b6-4552-9118-f46d122043ce
    name:
    Rogaland fylkeskommune - Storasund videregående skole
    id:
    A-1299
    path:
    IKAR/A-1299
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88c42aed-13b6-4552-9118-f46d122043ce
  2. urn:
    14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
    name:
    Levanger Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0621
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0621
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14523319-0d30-40e2-880d-2f2be28cd11a
  3. urn:
    2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
    name:
    Elverum skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 17 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-291
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-291
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d1a4dcd-6cc1-4bdc-8d81-604326b04a0c
  4. urn:
    272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
    name:
    Vang skog- og landarbeiderforening, avdeling 63 i Norsk skog- og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-436
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-436
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/272853a9-caa4-4cfb-aaa5-261e2da4c8f9
  5. urn:
    ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
    name:
    Meldalsskogen AS
    id:
    OI-A-6012
    path:
    MIST/OI-A-6012
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Museene i Sør-Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef6cdf79-8f27-4091-85c1-e46b5c37d98e
  6. urn:
    8ea32563-332a-4bd5-bbe6-3addbae5106b
    name:
    Storaas, Ståle
    id:
    MA-A-1311
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1311
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8ea32563-332a-4bd5-bbe6-3addbae5106b
  7. urn:
    be4445fe-6f1a-4f09-872d-cd757195e290
    name:
    Storaker, Alma Kristine
    id:
    MA-A-1251
    path:
    VID/MA-A-1251
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be4445fe-6f1a-4f09-872d-cd757195e290
  8. urn:
    b99a5c46-d492-4370-a17d-ec4c353d691e
    name:
    Stora-Rokne [oppmålingstegning]
    id:
    5911
    path:
    UBIT/A-0438/F/5911
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b99a5c46-d492-4370-a17d-ec4c353d691e
  9. urn:
    976a097a-2b4b-44b1-a407-6dff5e4b3c95
    name:
    Søndre Sunnmøre Prostis Pastoralforening
    id:
    P-00936
    path:
    IKAM/P-00936
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/976a097a-2b4b-44b1-a407-6dff5e4b3c95
  10. urn:
    d45e283d-8356-427a-b732-0c6736eaba3b
    name:
    Karmøy kommune - Storasund sykehjem
    id:
    A-919
    path:
    IKAR/A-919
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d45e283d-8356-427a-b732-0c6736eaba3b
  11. urn:
    8d6071d3-b346-4cbf-b4f1-d62f3e817881
    name:
    Miles Gemini LN-TAH Restoration Project
    id:
    KRS - 1009
    path:
    VAM/KRS - 1009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Agder-museet IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d6071d3-b346-4cbf-b4f1-d62f3e817881
  12. urn:
    901ef3a0-e2f4-4ef0-82d8-70577121992d
    name:
    Nord-Østerdal skog og landarbeiderforening
    id:
    NOMA-A-1081
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-1081
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/901ef3a0-e2f4-4ef0-82d8-70577121992d
  13. urn:
    de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
    name:
    Bogstad og omegn skog- og landarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1899
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1899
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de57e461-2cbf-460b-b4a1-2de231bb2f0e
  14. urn:
    461c9e8f-ba8a-4423-b068-16457ae575b1
    name:
    Rødskog AS
    id:
    A-1117
    path:
    DRMK/A-1117
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/461c9e8f-ba8a-4423-b068-16457ae575b1
  15. urn:
    6be88ba3-475a-4939-92d1-77b304c39507
    name:
    Mortenson, Magne
    id:
    SAT-PA-0186
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6be88ba3-475a-4939-92d1-77b304c39507
  16. urn:
    5a211d45-e653-4fee-ade0-4eccb5a02ee4
    name:
    Swenson, Mabel
    id:
    E-A-00040
    path:
    OAMM/E-A-00040
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Mjøsmuseet, Opplandsarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a211d45-e653-4fee-ade0-4eccb5a02ee4
  17. urn:
    19e9d998-6378-4fa8-952d-387869c74cd0
    name:
    Mortenson, Per og Magne
    id:
    NOMA-A-1037
    path:
    ANNO/NOMA-A-1037
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/19e9d998-6378-4fa8-952d-387869c74cd0
  18. urn:
    80494b3d-6f66-4753-960c-5684982c3f66
    name:
    PA-0880, Blidensol sykehjem
    id:
    A-0319
    path:
    BYST/A-0319
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80494b3d-6f66-4753-960c-5684982c3f66
  19. urn:
    14482b5a-7766-4203-864b-1108dded5817
    name:
    Arne og Molly Benson
    id:
    RA-PA-1482
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1482
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    canada
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14482b5a-7766-4203-864b-1108dded5817
  20. urn:
    51accc30-8b1f-4413-bc85-cb5c0c788506
    name:
    Morgensol barnehjem - Kringsjå barnehjem
    id:
    A-1132
    path:
    VLFK/A-1132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/51accc30-8b1f-4413-bc85-cb5c0c788506
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000182725
    name:
    Forhandlingsnemnda for endringene i fylkes- og kommuneinndelingen i Bergensområdet
    id:
    A-3766
    path:
    BBA/A-3766
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000182725
  22. urn:
    f369a2c8-7111-471b-9a84-49a05cd846bf
    name:
    Tovdal skog og landarbeiderlag
    id:
    PA-2858
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2858
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f369a2c8-7111-471b-9a84-49a05cd846bf
  23. urn:
    ddc11687-90c6-411d-8e3a-8dbc06d62431
    name:
    Norske Skog (Norske Skogindustrier ASA)
    id:
    NSMA-ARK-1074
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1074
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ddc11687-90c6-411d-8e3a-8dbc06d62431
  24. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000077755
    name:
    Pa 1076 - Sande Skog- og Landarbeiderforening
    id:
    A-2288
    path:
    VEMU/A-2288
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000077755
  25. urn:
    358ef341-57cb-4a66-8706-f73a1480538a
    name:
    Atna skog- og landarbeiderforening, avd. 121 i Norsk skog og landarbeiderforbund
    id:
    ARK-286
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-286
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/358ef341-57cb-4a66-8706-f73a1480538a
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.