search_archives
Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).
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=0For 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=0Replace 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
Showing 8 of 8 results in compact format.
- name:
- Abbott, miss Gertrude (Balestrand)
- id:
- 0001
- name:
- Menn: Abbott Georg - Alten Erik
- id:
- L0001A
- name:
- Pentothal Natrium 500mg fra Abbott Scandinavia
- id:
- 0020
- name:
- Brev fra Boulton & Pelly, Christopher H. Blom, Weddick & Wendel, George Norman, John Abbott og Noble, Hunt, Fowler & Co m.fl.
- id:
- 0004
- name:
- John Abbott
- id:
- TGM-AKT-1127
- name:
- Samarbeidsavtaler
- id:
- 0007
- name:
- Norges Røde Kors Blodsenter 1987- 1994. (Dokumentasjon fra Blodsenteret)
- id:
- L1448
- name:
- 74 A. Brev til og fra Statsråd Niels Aall
- id:
- L0027
Show all fields in HTML
- total:
- 8
- total_exact:
- yes
- returned:
- 8
- page:
- 1
- results:
8 results
- urn:
- d5296673-cf10-4986-8f52-851cce88ac29
- name:
- Abbott, miss Gertrude (Balestrand)
- id:
- 0001
- path:
- VLFK/SFF-2013149/D/Dd/Dda/L0002/0001
- unit_type:
- MAPPE
- institution:
- Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5296673-cf10-4986-8f52-851cce88ac29
- urn:
- 815658e9-d733-487d-b81d-df387440ed9f
- name:
- Menn: Abbott Georg - Alten Erik
- id:
- L0001A
- path:
- AV/SAO-A-11715/D/Dj/L0001A
- unit_type:
- STYKKE
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/815658e9-d733-487d-b81d-df387440ed9f
- urn:
- 223f23e4-f518-465d-a101-cc15b6bc3787
- name:
- Pentothal Natrium 500mg fra Abbott Scandinavia
- id:
- 0020
- path:
- AV/RA-RAFA-5354/D/L0003/0020
- unit_type:
- MAPPE
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/223f23e4-f518-465d-a101-cc15b6bc3787
- urn:
- 4854aa99-30bc-4fd5-ac52-6635b25df091
- name:
- Brev fra Boulton & Pelly, Christopher H. Blom, Weddick & Wendel, George Norman, John Abbott og Noble, Hunt, Fowler & Co m.fl.
- id:
- 0004
- path:
- TEMU/UA-A-1001/D/Db/Dbd/L0027/0004
- unit_type:
- MAPPE
- institution:
- Telemark Museum
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4854aa99-30bc-4fd5-ac52-6635b25df091
- urn:
- 31720c8c-9adc-4396-8a4e-f5643443d153
- name:
- John Abbott
- id:
- TGM-AKT-1127
- path:
- TEMU/TGM-AKT-1127
- unit_type:
- Person
- institution:
- Telemark Museum
- country:
- STORBRIT. OG N.-IRL.
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31720c8c-9adc-4396-8a4e-f5643443d153
- urn:
- 4ef823b4-ad16-42dd-bc70-821ddc1720da
- name:
- Samarbeidsavtaler
- id:
- 0007
- path:
- SKA/A-0010/E/Ei/L0001/0007
- unit_type:
- MAPPE
- institution:
- Skeivt arkiv
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4ef823b4-ad16-42dd-bc70-821ddc1720da
- urn:
- 31433632-7f27-4717-8e15-9c56e438bf78
- name:
- Norges Røde Kors Blodsenter 1987- 1994. (Dokumentasjon fra Blodsenteret)
- id:
- L1448
- path:
- AV/RA-PA-0250/D/Dg/L1448
- unit_type:
- STYKKE
- institution:
- Nasjonalarkivet
- country:
- norge
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31433632-7f27-4717-8e15-9c56e438bf78
- urn:
- b1b636e1-979d-4b97-8fa8-018e555c1824
- name:
- 74 A. Brev til og fra Statsråd Niels Aall
- id:
- L0027
- path:
- TEMU/UA-A-1001/D/Db/Dbd/L0027
- unit_type:
- STYKKE
- institution:
- Telemark Museum
- digitized_documents:
- 0
- link:
- https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1b636e1-979d-4b97-8fa8-018e555c1824
- limit:
- 25
- offset:
- 0
- has_more_results:
- no
Will you use the result in generated code?
Is data missing or incorrect? Send feedback about this result.
Continue exploring
- Back to National Archives of Norway
- All sources in Knowledge, nature and cultural heritage
- Search for National Archives of Norway in the wiki
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
- 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.
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.
AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.