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 2026-10-21T12:17:29Z in 1.271 seconds.

Showing 10 of 96026 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Afghanistankomiteen i Norge
    id:
    ARK-2969
  2. name:
    Afghanistankomiteen i Lillehammer
    id:
    A-00656
  3. name:
    Den norske afghanistanhjelpen
    id:
    ARK-2180
  4. name:
    Kvinner for Afghanistan
    id:
    A-00659
  5. name:
    Edlands pensjonat / Vashus pensjonat
    id:
    JÆP258
  6. name:
    Hamarøy Pensjonistforening
    id:
    A-14-130
  7. name:
    Norsk folketrygd og pensjonistforbund/Alderstrygdede og pensjonisters landsforbund (Steinkjer)
    id:
    PA-1310
  8. name:
    Landsorganisasjonens pensjonistlag
    id:
    ARK-2885
  9. name:
    Russenes pensjonistforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1116
  10. name:
    Billefjord pensjonistforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1117
Show all fields in HTML
total:
96026
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6e7e183a-fcde-4354-aa33-8220516f751c
    name:
    Afghanistankomiteen i Norge
    id:
    ARK-2969
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2969
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e7e183a-fcde-4354-aa33-8220516f751c
  2. urn:
    6f72f803-fdb0-472c-b187-0185f12a96a4
    name:
    Afghanistankomiteen i Lillehammer
    id:
    A-00656
    path:
    OAM/A-00656
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f72f803-fdb0-472c-b187-0185f12a96a4
  3. urn:
    4b57acd9-1de1-43ab-bd76-41b3c36abd6e
    name:
    Den norske afghanistanhjelpen
    id:
    ARK-2180
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b57acd9-1de1-43ab-bd76-41b3c36abd6e
  4. urn:
    a97c3b8f-b70c-47d8-9a14-68705e7159fe
    name:
    Kvinner for Afghanistan
    id:
    A-00659
    path:
    OAM/A-00659
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a97c3b8f-b70c-47d8-9a14-68705e7159fe
  5. urn:
    902d2a38-618d-4078-ad5e-b27b29f6c878
    name:
    Edlands pensjonat / Vashus pensjonat
    id:
    JÆP258
    path:
    JAMU/JÆP258
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/902d2a38-618d-4078-ad5e-b27b29f6c878
  6. urn:
    c6f63ef3-ea5a-4bc4-bb22-539544eddc82
    name:
    Hamarøy Pensjonistforening
    id:
    A-14-130
    path:
    AIN/A-14-130
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6f63ef3-ea5a-4bc4-bb22-539544eddc82
  7. urn:
    405fe447-0684-4e8a-9a51-16799e6c68b8
    name:
    Norsk folketrygd og pensjonistforbund/Alderstrygdede og pensjonisters landsforbund (Steinkjer)
    id:
    PA-1310
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/405fe447-0684-4e8a-9a51-16799e6c68b8
  8. urn:
    d41e7d1f-fc4e-494a-bb79-90d780b71263
    name:
    Landsorganisasjonens pensjonistlag
    id:
    ARK-2885
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2885
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d41e7d1f-fc4e-494a-bb79-90d780b71263
  9. urn:
    300ddac6-bd2b-429b-a257-0ac40bbf8391
    name:
    Russenes pensjonistforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1116
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1116
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/300ddac6-bd2b-429b-a257-0ac40bbf8391
  10. urn:
    5e094015-5b96-4ce9-82ca-b5f7234be1ec
    name:
    Billefjord pensjonistforening
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1117
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1117
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e094015-5b96-4ce9-82ca-b5f7234be1ec
  11. urn:
    3dbecdb2-80b1-4d6a-a019-ad5c12c89bb3
    name:
    Norsk pensjonistforbund Finnmark
    id:
    FMFB-PA-1115
    path:
    FMFB/FMFB-PA-1115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Finnmark fylkesbibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    1
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3dbecdb2-80b1-4d6a-a019-ad5c12c89bb3
  12. urn:
    6f310285-4a8f-48c0-a554-bcf6cb8970f2
    name:
    Seljord Pensjonistlag
    id:
    A-1064
    path:
    VTM/A-1064
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Vest-Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f310285-4a8f-48c0-a554-bcf6cb8970f2
  13. urn:
    f6df112e-2b43-4a07-ba4f-8f2309c55210
    name:
    Landsforbundet for offentlige pensjonister (LOP)
    id:
    RA-PA-2078
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-2078
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6df112e-2b43-4a07-ba4f-8f2309c55210
  14. urn:
    c5202681-b0d0-4f05-9ace-293cc10a3a8f
    name:
    Trondheim og omegn pensjonistforening av Det norske Arbeiderparti (DNA)
    id:
    SAT-AAT-0270
    path:
    AV/SAT-AAT-0270
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5202681-b0d0-4f05-9ace-293cc10a3a8f
  15. urn:
    f569e048-76c4-4603-b68f-9bf87a1582c0
    name:
    Rikstrygdeverket, Pensjonsavdelingen, 4. pensjonskontor
    id:
    RA-S-4498
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4498
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f569e048-76c4-4603-b68f-9bf87a1582c0
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062019
    name:
    Aksjeselskapet Kosmos´ pensjonsfond
    id:
    ARS-A-1198
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1198
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000062019
  17. urn:
    dc16db27-eae8-4913-adc1-0949467632f0
    name:
    Korrespondanse vedrørende pensjon
    id:
    0008
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-1549/D/Db/L0226/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc16db27-eae8-4913-adc1-0949467632f0
  18. urn:
    e1668e0d-7ea9-4850-b09b-665647bfa019
    name:
    Pensjon
    id:
    Ep
    path:
    NAVA/A-0217/E/Ep
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e1668e0d-7ea9-4850-b09b-665647bfa019
  19. urn:
    4bc46b54-bda3-4f65-bde6-45232854f9c3
    name:
    Pensjon
    id:
    Ep
    path:
    NAVA/A-0239/E/Ep
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bc46b54-bda3-4f65-bde6-45232854f9c3
  20. urn:
    7c523d32-ad62-47ee-a504-72d327dd13bd
    name:
    Pensjon og sosiale forhold
    id:
    0030
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-200/D/Db/L0029/0030
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c523d32-ad62-47ee-a504-72d327dd13bd
  21. urn:
    79a72f8a-e72b-4828-98c9-b764b7dcc441
    name:
    Innfordringsprotokoll for Jordafgiftsfondet, Pensjonsfondet og fondet for geistlige enker samt Prestegårdsfondet
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAH-FOGDO-006/R/Ra/L0004/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/79a72f8a-e72b-4828-98c9-b764b7dcc441
  22. urn:
    68a4f77b-765f-4615-acc2-b06e71346769
    name:
    Pensjon mv filmkort
    id:
    Mf
    path:
    NAVA/Ø-0123/M/Mf
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    NAV Øst-Viken Dokumententer - Nord
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68a4f77b-765f-4615-acc2-b06e71346769
  23. urn:
    364a010d-80da-47ab-90c7-bceccae74899
    name:
    055.3 - Lønns- og arbeidsvilkår - pensjon, trygder, personforsikringer
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0041/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/364a010d-80da-47ab-90c7-bceccae74899
  24. urn:
    14d3453b-8a62-4e93-92e9-9511261ec0f6
    name:
    055.3 - Lønns- og arbeidsvilkår - pensjon, trygder, personforsikringer
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0071/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14d3453b-8a62-4e93-92e9-9511261ec0f6
  25. urn:
    1b3ef56c-152a-4555-a1e4-48b5c2585a7e
    name:
    055.3 - Lønns- og arbeidsvilkår - pensjon, trygder, personforsikringer
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0171/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b3ef56c-152a-4555-a1e4-48b5c2585a7e
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.