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 2026-10-15T09:13:36Z in 1.187 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55084 results in compact format.

name:
Visma Unique AS. Avtale innføring av Unique Ansatt Lokal forhandling
id:
0016
name:
Visma Unique AS. Rettar overdras frå Webcenter Unique ASA
id:
0019
name:
Bømlo kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1219-e003
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1224-e002
name:
Askøy kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1247-e007
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1224-e008
name:
Kvam herad. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1238-e007
name:
Austevoll kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1244-e003
name:
Sund kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1245-e003
name:
Osterøy kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1253b-e007

Show all fields in HTML

total:

55084

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
a0fe0a31-f0c5-4a72-95f3-6bc754589e39
name:
Visma Unique AS. Avtale innføring av Unique Ansatt Lokal forhandling
id:
0016
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0016
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0fe0a31-f0c5-4a72-95f3-6bc754589e39
urn:
725bdf90-a683-4fe7-8a61-dbe26e55b332
name:
Visma Unique AS. Rettar overdras frå Webcenter Unique ASA
id:
0019
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0019
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/725bdf90-a683-4fe7-8a61-dbe26e55b332
urn:
2d23f5f5-dcea-4e2b-a110-33cf1ad144a8
name:
Bømlo kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1219-e003
path:
IKAH/1219-e003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d23f5f5-dcea-4e2b-a110-33cf1ad144a8
urn:
350d217e-3b2b-4afb-b62e-caa3017fcb27
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1224-e002
path:
IKAH/1224-e002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/350d217e-3b2b-4afb-b62e-caa3017fcb27
urn:
eda10a43-a719-4fc8-9f0a-99342133cba3
name:
Askøy kommune. Unique (Visma) Humanus
id:
1247-e007
path:
IKAH/1247-e007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eda10a43-a719-4fc8-9f0a-99342133cba3
urn:
7fd8dd01-ee8d-4531-a83e-cd7ab62f0221
name:
Kvinnherad kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1224-e008
path:
IKAH/1224-e008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7fd8dd01-ee8d-4531-a83e-cd7ab62f0221
urn:
13ea8193-03fd-4a20-9ce2-8fdcb87b689e
name:
Kvam herad. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1238-e007
path:
IKAH/1238-e007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/13ea8193-03fd-4a20-9ce2-8fdcb87b689e
urn:
32754daa-1028-48bd-9141-c3083830ce90
name:
Austevoll kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1244-e003
path:
IKAH/1244-e003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/32754daa-1028-48bd-9141-c3083830ce90
urn:
7233a890-0bd6-499a-8a05-02e36ecee64f
name:
Sund kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1245-e003
path:
IKAH/1245-e003
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7233a890-0bd6-499a-8a05-02e36ecee64f
urn:
da7a240d-3709-4141-babd-6fa648cc76f3
name:
Osterøy kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1253b-e007
path:
IKAH/1253b-e007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da7a240d-3709-4141-babd-6fa648cc76f3
urn:
67d856d3-fc14-46a7-bcaf-593d10677be1
name:
Meland kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1256-e005
path:
IKAH/1256-e005
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/67d856d3-fc14-46a7-bcaf-593d10677be1
urn:
a2882655-b507-4cf6-b9a1-260b5601ec32
name:
Øygarden kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1259b-e012
path:
IKAH/1259b-e012
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a2882655-b507-4cf6-b9a1-260b5601ec32
urn:
0691e1ef-bae9-4e5b-acce-4a71674a7a25
name:
Radøy kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1260b-e007
path:
IKAH/1260b-e007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0691e1ef-bae9-4e5b-acce-4a71674a7a25
urn:
1599f29f-fc01-4896-8991-99808e233d60
name:
Lindås kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1263-e006
path:
IKAH/1263-e006
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1599f29f-fc01-4896-8991-99808e233d60
urn:
6541b891-f01d-47a7-8488-bc4e1fd2c717
name:
Austrheim kommune. Unique (Visma) PPI
id:
1264-e008
path:
IKAH/1264-e008
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6541b891-f01d-47a7-8488-bc4e1fd2c717
urn:
31d2b899-cc74-4fde-b342-2335aa426b2a
name:
Etne kommune. Unique (Visma) Omsorg
id:
1211-e002
path:
IKAH/1211-e002
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31d2b899-cc74-4fde-b342-2335aa426b2a
urn:
fc17e00c-5d91-4ab0-b90c-198b6779fa1c
name:
Visma Enterprise økonomi og HRM
id:
0213
path:
IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0058/0213
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc17e00c-5d91-4ab0-b90c-198b6779fa1c
urn:
bc7cd607-486c-441d-9b60-855cd10dec4e
name:
Visma Unique AS tidl.: Hiadata AS
id:
0005
path:
AV/SAH-INN-001/D/De/Dea/L0337/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc7cd607-486c-441d-9b60-855cd10dec4e
urn:
bd773e96-8b58-4f38-a819-6c9f552d5e0f
name:
Visma Unique AS. Brukarstøtte- og vedlikehaldsavtale
id:
0018
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0018
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd773e96-8b58-4f38-a819-6c9f552d5e0f
urn:
c60b4cb6-be5c-4e4e-9582-8c9739c21efb
name:
Visma Unique AS. Avtale om web-kompetanse
id:
0014
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0014
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c60b4cb6-be5c-4e4e-9582-8c9739c21efb
urn:
40345df4-6681-4591-95c5-ac4c973639d8
name:
Sak: 04/34 Visma Uniqe As – standart programvare
id:
0004
path:
IKAH/1259b-021/D/Df/L0028/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40345df4-6681-4591-95c5-ac4c973639d8
urn:
3db833e1-36ec-46df-854a-ebe598e55e88
name:
Visma Unique AS. Avtaleintegrasjon mellom Ansatt og Min Vakt
id:
0015
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3db833e1-36ec-46df-854a-ebe598e55e88
urn:
0257533f-782e-4c0a-a272-068ddd657a8c
name:
Sak: 06/2137 MS-Sql Interface til Visma Unique as
id:
0009
path:
IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Da/L0010/0009
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0257533f-782e-4c0a-a272-068ddd657a8c
urn:
bcfc6213-b16b-4099-ab0c-e695b749d594
name:
Sak: 11/1354. Tilbod elektronisk journalsystem for pleie og omsorg. Visma Unique AS
id:
0002
path:
IKAH/1259b-021.1/D/Dc/L0001/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcfc6213-b16b-4099-ab0c-e695b749d594
urn:
8d2c419c-807b-4a5b-834e-928774dce6df
name:
Visma Unique ASA. Oppdragsavtale
id:
0017
path:
IKAH/1256-022/F/Fa/L0008/0017
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
IKA Hordaland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d2c419c-807b-4a5b-834e-928774dce6df

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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