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 2026-10-27T09:04:34Z in 0.531 seconds.

Showing 10 of 54895 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    L0426
  2. name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    L0427
  3. name:
    Placell
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Placell A/S
    id:
    0004
  5. name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    0015
  6. name:
    S/S "Raceland"
    id:
    0019
  7. name:
    Spacelab-prosjekter
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    Romferger, STS 9, Spacelab
    id:
    L0224
  9. name:
    Navacelle Sauvage, 1 stk.
    id:
    0018
  10. name:
    Copacel (fra 1992)
    id:
    0002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
54895
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    624344ec-43de-4d29-abeb-bf7d686a726b
    name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    L0426
    path:
    NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0426
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/624344ec-43de-4d29-abeb-bf7d686a726b
  2. urn:
    ba63d725-6302-4e69-8a94-95fbfbd22490
    name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    L0427
    path:
    NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0427
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba63d725-6302-4e69-8a94-95fbfbd22490
  3. urn:
    e95e897c-5c21-418f-baa1-ee951e68919a
    name:
    Placell
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0736/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e95e897c-5c21-418f-baa1-ee951e68919a
  4. urn:
    ffc1f335-6efc-47fd-9f67-a5b135d213dd
    name:
    Placell A/S
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1605/2/G/L0145/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ffc1f335-6efc-47fd-9f67-a5b135d213dd
  5. urn:
    b69c10e4-8d96-40bb-80de-62e12a45a81c
    name:
    Spacelab
    id:
    0015
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3044/D/Dg/L0096/0015
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b69c10e4-8d96-40bb-80de-62e12a45a81c
  6. urn:
    8c24ea50-8bb8-4414-b5e6-25ac23b38923
    name:
    S/S "Raceland"
    id:
    0019
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3567/D/Db/L0033/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8c24ea50-8bb8-4414-b5e6-25ac23b38923
  7. urn:
    07f16ddb-1458-4482-8610-5e6336b5c67a
    name:
    Spacelab-prosjekter
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3044/D/Dh/L0114/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07f16ddb-1458-4482-8610-5e6336b5c67a
  8. urn:
    489b9354-6c81-4e42-80d5-83922621a264
    name:
    Romferger, STS 9, Spacelab
    id:
    L0224
    path:
    NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0224
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/489b9354-6c81-4e42-80d5-83922621a264
  9. urn:
    f3425f33-374c-458f-a578-6664c44184bf
    name:
    Navacelle Sauvage, 1 stk.
    id:
    0018
    path:
    AV/RA-EA-4046/F/Fb/L0049/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3425f33-374c-458f-a578-6664c44184bf
  10. urn:
    5915d418-0d2f-4a2d-89dc-47cb072e2116
    name:
    Copacel (fra 1992)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1701/D/Db/L0009/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5915d418-0d2f-4a2d-89dc-47cb072e2116
  11. urn:
    07800991-e302-4e3f-99a6-273899a2e91b
    name:
    ESRO. Spacelab programmet
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4086/D/Da/L3203/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07800991-e302-4e3f-99a6-273899a2e91b
  12. urn:
    40833535-e5f9-4aa4-a7fe-db45370bc6da
    name:
    Die Paracel Inseln
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2541/T/T02/L0063/0001/0001
    unit_type:
    KART
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40833535-e5f9-4aa4-a7fe-db45370bc6da
  13. urn:
    7d567823-75b0-4724-ad01-3c3568634e68
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulær elektrolyttkonsentrasjon i skjelettmuskulatur
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/De/L0009/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d567823-75b0-4724-ad01-3c3568634e68
  14. urn:
    96949e73-42bc-48c1-9239-bb4670dbbd94
    name:
    Scandinor/Placell, styremøter m/vedlegg
    id:
    0001
    path:
    IKAK/0826602-2/H/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96949e73-42bc-48c1-9239-bb4670dbbd94
  15. urn:
    ca981d29-ac3a-4481-8a3e-1212d380010d
    name:
    Scandinor/Placell, styremøter m/vedlegg
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0826602-2/H/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca981d29-ac3a-4481-8a3e-1212d380010d
  16. urn:
    0df08095-a63a-458a-b091-8ec4f85649cb
    name:
    Romferger, STS 9, Columbia, Spacelab, Challenger
    id:
    L0225
    path:
    NTM/A-1043/E/Ea/L0225
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Norsk Teknisk Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0df08095-a63a-458a-b091-8ec4f85649cb
  17. urn:
    eaf04b78-d7b7-4b8f-b70d-efeb1323c607
    name:
    Ad: Dreibart system for 275 nacells.
    id:
    0348
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5379/D/Da/L0003/0348
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eaf04b78-d7b7-4b8f-b70d-efeb1323c607
  18. urn:
    dd89787b-525c-447f-a687-14d9618ebe81
    name:
    Garanti nr. 22770 Nera ASA. Iusacell
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0688/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dd89787b-525c-447f-a687-14d9618ebe81
  19. urn:
    d9584451-21cf-4904-ac8e-919a5c57fb22
    name:
    Garanti nr. 22770 Nera ASA. Iusacell
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0692/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9584451-21cf-4904-ac8e-919a5c57fb22
  20. urn:
    414397db-5a61-49ca-8785-720915473c2a
    name:
    Garanti nr. 22770 Nera ASA. Iusacell
    id:
    0001
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    AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0693/0001
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/414397db-5a61-49ca-8785-720915473c2a
  21. urn:
    165646fa-e398-418a-b010-f9ff077ced42
    name:
    Regulering av intracellulær Na-konsentrasjon i purkinje-fibre
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/De/L0009/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/165646fa-e398-418a-b010-f9ff077ced42
  22. urn:
    0ac676f6-9fef-48c7-93fd-fd6a39308e03
    name:
    100: Sommerkampanje Pepsi Duracell bonuskort.
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100448/U/Ub/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    FILM
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ac676f6-9fef-48c7-93fd-fd6a39308e03
  23. urn:
    dcd7f37a-5504-4b68-b61e-f1bfe0316d0d
    name:
    Pettersen, Jacelyne Marie T - Pedersen, Kåre Oddvar
    id:
    L0450
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1561/C/Cf/L0450
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcd7f37a-5504-4b68-b61e-f1bfe0316d0d
  24. urn:
    d4b327d6-c8c9-4eb1-a41e-932c83efa515
    name:
    Garanti nr. 22770 Nera ASA. Iusacell (2 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0689/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4b327d6-c8c9-4eb1-a41e-932c83efa515
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Garanti nr. 22770 Nera ASA. Iusacell (2 mapper)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1603/4/D/Da/L0690/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a36ad861-fbdb-4dd4-a8aa-0f1276c6fe9f
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.