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 2026-10-27T19:33:27Z in 0.676 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55011 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Masfjorden kommune. NAV Fensfjorden. Acos Sosial
    id:
    1266-e009
  2. name:
    Sveio kommune. Acos barnevern
    id:
    1216-e001
  3. name:
    Granvin herad. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1234-e003
  4. name:
    Kvam herad. Acos barnevern
    id:
    1238-e009
  5. name:
    Samnanger kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1242-e002
  6. name:
    Samnanger kommune. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1242-e007
  7. name:
    Sund kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1245-e001
  8. name:
    Fjell kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1246-e006
  9. name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1251b-e006
  10. name:
    Modalen kommune. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1252-e006
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55011
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    3050fb20-c131-4ff7-873d-b5370f8084a5
    name:
    Masfjorden kommune. NAV Fensfjorden. Acos Sosial
    id:
    1266-e009
    path:
    IKAH/1266-e009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3050fb20-c131-4ff7-873d-b5370f8084a5
  2. urn:
    4668ac57-886c-467b-9199-3850eaed0d62
    name:
    Sveio kommune. Acos barnevern
    id:
    1216-e001
    path:
    IKAH/1216-e001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4668ac57-886c-467b-9199-3850eaed0d62
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Granvin herad. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1234-e003
    path:
    IKAH/1234-e003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/791a5842-191d-45ca-b9b6-bc7d30bf3608
  4. urn:
    f8e09b64-a7e7-4174-a725-1da9ffb8c1e1
    name:
    Kvam herad. Acos barnevern
    id:
    1238-e009
    path:
    IKAH/1238-e009
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8e09b64-a7e7-4174-a725-1da9ffb8c1e1
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Samnanger kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1242-e002
    path:
    IKAH/1242-e002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/615f1ab2-268e-4955-a3af-b89a8f634a9e
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Samnanger kommune. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1242-e007
    path:
    IKAH/1242-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2f8d0307-bdf6-4c7e-af07-2a6c98f28ce0
  7. urn:
    3f114613-ca0a-4ad6-aa76-7e353ca6f35b
    name:
    Sund kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1245-e001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f114613-ca0a-4ad6-aa76-7e353ca6f35b
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Fjell kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1246-e006
    path:
    IKAH/1246-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/504219ad-0e97-4bf6-b35f-0b9574e2c492
  9. urn:
    418b1f74-4c77-4335-a565-ebd01bbbf9b9
    name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1251b-e006
    path:
    IKAH/1251b-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/418b1f74-4c77-4335-a565-ebd01bbbf9b9
  10. urn:
    e50dd86b-3bda-40c5-9ff3-71f7ef3d6ee6
    name:
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    id:
    1252-e006
    path:
    IKAH/1252-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e50dd86b-3bda-40c5-9ff3-71f7ef3d6ee6
  11. urn:
    6b1522c1-a466-4698-95ff-928073857cca
    name:
    Osterøy kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1253b-e003
    path:
    IKAH/1253b-e003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b1522c1-a466-4698-95ff-928073857cca
  12. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3d5ea70-a59f-414f-abd0-475980b79176
  13. urn:
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    IKAH/1259b-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c63c25fa-3c63-4c04-8c4c-505222e69901
  14. urn:
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    name:
    Øygarden kommune. Acos Sosial
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1259b-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b9ce3eb5-b9db-4f27-8c29-c4b8aee03309
  15. urn:
    bc7e1383-eb5a-4fc8-ac7b-92eb102ff8f1
    name:
    Radøy kommune. Acos CosDoc
    id:
    1260b-e005
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-e005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc7e1383-eb5a-4fc8-ac7b-92eb102ff8f1
  16. urn:
    18448c78-dd2a-402b-90fa-cf78f69e7322
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1263-e005
    path:
    IKAH/1263-e005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18448c78-dd2a-402b-90fa-cf78f69e7322
  17. urn:
    47e32c9e-1e07-41c4-852f-8db5ad496f7b
    name:
    Austrheim kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1264-e005
    path:
    IKAH/1264-e005
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47e32c9e-1e07-41c4-852f-8db5ad496f7b
  18. urn:
    8509a783-0653-4014-b1b6-af8a9a5291b5
    name:
    Fedje kommune. Acos Barnevern
    id:
    1265-e002
    path:
    IKAH/1265-e002
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8509a783-0653-4014-b1b6-af8a9a5291b5
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    path:
    IKAH/1265-e003
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    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f5b1f7d-f4cd-4277-85ec-75d34420a0bb
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    name:
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    id:
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    ARKIV
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    IKA Hordaland
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  21. urn:
    d31705c1-84bd-4ef5-84cb-feac23893ec0
    name:
    Masfjorden kommune. Acos Barnevern
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d31705c1-84bd-4ef5-84cb-feac23893ec0
  22. urn:
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    name:
    Eidfjord kommune. NAV. Acos sosial
    id:
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    IKAH/1232-e002
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    norge
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  23. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    link:
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    id:
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    link:
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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.

Source-specific next step

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.