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 2026-10-15T10:09:44Z in 1.415 seconds.

Showing 10 of 104504 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Åssiden kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-251
  2. name:
    Åssiden sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1106
  3. name:
    Åssiden Skole
    id:
    S-1007
  4. name:
    Åssiden arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-1285
  5. name:
    Åssiden AUL
    id:
    ARK-1481
  6. name:
    Åssiden lag av NKP
    id:
    ARK-1780
  7. name:
    Åssiden bruksarbeideres sykekasse
    id:
    A-2226
  8. name:
    Åssiden arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-1285
  9. name:
    Åssiden sokneprestkontor
    id:
    AS-1245_02
  10. name:
    Åssiden videregående skole
    id:
    L0005
Show all fields in HTML
total:
104504
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    a9ebe68e-868e-4a57-95ae-2886ad62e1c9
    name:
    Åssiden kirkebøker
    id:
    SAKO-A-251
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-251
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a9ebe68e-868e-4a57-95ae-2886ad62e1c9
  2. urn:
    2f89e297-4007-433f-839a-4ed3d535fab2
    name:
    Åssiden sokneprestkontor
    id:
    SAKO-A-1106
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-1106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f89e297-4007-433f-839a-4ed3d535fab2
  3. urn:
    1c0f7cca-dc49-4027-adad-6f5871b4927a
    name:
    Åssiden Skole
    id:
    S-1007
    path:
    DRMK/S-1007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c0f7cca-dc49-4027-adad-6f5871b4927a
  4. urn:
    c34f581e-c3eb-4963-b631-f5b6a2fecc76
    name:
    Åssiden arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-1285
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1285
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c34f581e-c3eb-4963-b631-f5b6a2fecc76
  5. urn:
    01b79292-f7bf-40e2-8512-9eb3f4cfa316
    name:
    Åssiden AUL
    id:
    ARK-1481
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1481
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01b79292-f7bf-40e2-8512-9eb3f4cfa316
  6. urn:
    9a8c77cb-317d-4c3e-b0a9-bfe967e5c909
    name:
    Åssiden lag av NKP
    id:
    ARK-1780
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1780
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9a8c77cb-317d-4c3e-b0a9-bfe967e5c909
  7. urn:
    no-BU_arkiv_000000002979
    name:
    Åssiden bruksarbeideres sykekasse
    id:
    A-2226
    path:
    BU/A-2226
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Privatarkiv i Buskerud
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BU_arkiv_000000002979
  8. urn:
    396688fc-3e92-4700-a1b4-06f53cf82282
    name:
    Åssiden arbeiderlag
    id:
    ARK-1285
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1285
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Åssiden arbeiderforening ble ifølge medlemsprotokollen stiftet 19. februar 1898. Foreningen gikk inn i Lier arbeiderparti i 1911. (Se Lier Arbeiderpartis historikk) Senere ble navnet endret til Åssiden arbeiderparti, etter at Åssiden ble eget herred. Partiet ble i forbindelse med byutvidelsen i 1951...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/396688fc-3e92-4700-a1b4-06f53cf82282
  9. urn:
    c1950682-f9e3-4cdb-a035-be8bbcb31a57
    name:
    Åssiden sokneprestkontor
    id:
    AS-1245_02
    path:
    AV/AS-1245_02
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Åssiden hørte inn under Lier prestegjeld, men ble i 1774 lagt til Bragernes prestegjeld. Fra 01.01.1967 ble Åssiden eget prestegjeld.
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1950682-f9e3-4cdb-a035-be8bbcb31a57
  10. urn:
    eed2d254-1293-4639-a098-c8d28114d1c4
    name:
    Åssiden videregående skole
    id:
    L0005
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.67/C/L0005
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eed2d254-1293-4639-a098-c8d28114d1c4
  11. urn:
    c76c35f7-20e4-4b83-8ebf-3449297c9b99
    name:
    Åssiden skole
    id:
    AKT-1271
    path:
    DRMK/AKT-1271
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Drammen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Åssiden skole skriver seg fra 1827, da det ble fast skole i nyreist skolehus.Før den tid ble det holdt omgangsskole rundt omkring på gårdene. Det nåværende skolebygget ble tatt i bruk i 1927 og gjenreist i 1946 etter brannskader under krigen, med senere tilbygg. Skolen var under krigen okkupert av t...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c76c35f7-20e4-4b83-8ebf-3449297c9b99
  12. urn:
    f8d9d968-f78a-411d-88ce-b5b272f953de
    name:
    Røros kommune, Røros yrkesskole
    id:
    A-4819
    path:
    TIKA/A-4819
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8d9d968-f78a-411d-88ce-b5b272f953de
  13. urn:
    77dd0408-beef-4de3-b2ca-cc2ea2ce79c0
    name:
    Åssiden videregående skole
    id:
    0600251.67
    path:
    IKAK/0600251.67
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77dd0408-beef-4de3-b2ca-cc2ea2ce79c0
  14. urn:
    848dbe27-d845-420d-93ce-5d036ee46214
    name:
    Aetat Røros
    id:
    SAT-A-1422
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1422
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/848dbe27-d845-420d-93ce-5d036ee46214
  15. urn:
    8d676a9b-20ee-4b2c-9c52-5521c61af7b9
    name:
    Aetat Rørvik
    id:
    SAT-A-1579
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1579
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d676a9b-20ee-4b2c-9c52-5521c61af7b9
  16. urn:
    37086667-b8e1-4c48-9a52-98f7d3e7763c
    name:
    Røros bergstad, bibliotek
    id:
    A-4703
    path:
    TIKA/A-4703
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/37086667-b8e1-4c48-9a52-98f7d3e7763c
  17. urn:
    6f585534-1228-4c27-a91d-3945f8f21b0e
    name:
    Røros kommune I/II, helseråd/helsekontor
    id:
    A-6657
    path:
    TIKA/A-6657
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f585534-1228-4c27-a91d-3945f8f21b0e
  18. urn:
    90db21ea-8708-4a55-bbe1-a6433bf981cd
    name:
    Suldal kommune - PA 031 Rørviks legat
    id:
    A-1060
    path:
    IKAR/A-1060
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90db21ea-8708-4a55-bbe1-a6433bf981cd
  19. urn:
    c0be2a50-f004-44ea-aede-42575309f731
    name:
    Røros kommune II, helse- og sosialetaten
    id:
    A-4754
    path:
    TIKA/A-4754
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0be2a50-f004-44ea-aede-42575309f731
  20. urn:
    df8b927c-5ab9-4164-afaa-a00770665e8c
    name:
    Folkerørsla mot EF i Sogn og Fjordane
    id:
    SFF-2017159
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2017159
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/df8b927c-5ab9-4164-afaa-a00770665e8c
  21. urn:
    0dd1e474-fc76-4ac2-843a-207eba14cc05
    name:
    Rør- og Blikkarbeidernes Fagforening, Hamar
    id:
    ARK-143
    path:
    ANNO/ARK-143
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0dd1e474-fc76-4ac2-843a-207eba14cc05
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154726
    name:
    Rør tønner koks
    id:
    0016
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0004/0016
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154726
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154722
    name:
    Bergens gasverk rør
    id:
    0011
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0006/0011
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154722
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154719
    name:
    Bergens gasverk rør
    id:
    0012
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0006/0012
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154719
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003154720
    name:
    Bergens gasverk rør
    id:
    0013
    path:
    BBA/A-0929/U/Uc/L0006/0013
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003154720
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.