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 2026-11-01T19:11:15Z in 2.274 seconds.

Showing 10 of 65937 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Steinkjer kommune II, sosialstyre/sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-4498
  2. name:
    Terminalutbygging Brattøra AS
    id:
    PA-1611
  3. name:
    Handelsdepartementet, Valutakontoret
    id:
    RA-S-1386
  4. name:
    Rana kommune.Helse og sosialutvalget
    id:
    K-18330.640
  5. name:
    Bømlo kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1219-311.3
  6. name:
    Stord kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1221-311.1
  7. name:
    Voss kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1235-311.2
  8. name:
    Os kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet
    id:
    1243-311.2
  9. name:
    Fjell kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1246-311.1
  10. name:
    Lindås kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1263-311.2
Show all fields in HTML
total:
65937
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    1a54d7fa-a7e8-4066-882d-636a43aa052c
    name:
    Steinkjer kommune II, sosialstyre/sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-4498
    path:
    TIKA/A-4498
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a54d7fa-a7e8-4066-882d-636a43aa052c
  2. urn:
    7f484338-2b9a-42cc-87f2-18a32b4b7dc0
    name:
    Terminalutbygging Brattøra AS
    id:
    PA-1611
    path:
    TIKA/PA-1611
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f484338-2b9a-42cc-87f2-18a32b4b7dc0
  3. urn:
    07f74e98-d429-4185-9d6a-88b53aea3ef6
    name:
    Handelsdepartementet, Valutakontoret
    id:
    RA-S-1386
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1386
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07f74e98-d429-4185-9d6a-88b53aea3ef6
  4. urn:
    80550074-9e70-48d2-9a40-d0c5685ea205
    name:
    Rana kommune.Helse og sosialutvalget
    id:
    K-18330.640
    path:
    AIN/K-18330.640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80550074-9e70-48d2-9a40-d0c5685ea205
  5. urn:
    a43e534d-d5b9-4e48-be1d-4518dc736cf5
    name:
    Bømlo kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1219-311.3
    path:
    IKAH/1219-311.3
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a43e534d-d5b9-4e48-be1d-4518dc736cf5
  6. urn:
    00af7e21-e05b-40c4-bf80-18606f0eefc9
    name:
    Stord kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1221-311.1
    path:
    IKAH/1221-311.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00af7e21-e05b-40c4-bf80-18606f0eefc9
  7. urn:
    de9efdba-48db-4105-a34e-7d5f6d649128
    name:
    Voss kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1235-311.2
    path:
    IKAH/1235-311.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de9efdba-48db-4105-a34e-7d5f6d649128
  8. urn:
    a1641440-4b3d-41b9-bf04-5b2054a52e7e
    name:
    Os kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet
    id:
    1243-311.2
    path:
    IKAH/1243-311.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a1641440-4b3d-41b9-bf04-5b2054a52e7e
  9. urn:
    6f61cf91-4347-406f-a5d7-62b9ea65e5c7
    name:
    Fjell kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1246-311.1
    path:
    IKAH/1246-311.1
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f61cf91-4347-406f-a5d7-62b9ea65e5c7
  10. urn:
    ad038398-8372-4a4a-a4e8-c2465e116521
    name:
    Lindås kommune. Sosialutvalet
    id:
    1263-311.2
    path:
    IKAH/1263-311.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad038398-8372-4a4a-a4e8-c2465e116521
  11. urn:
    cadda9e2-8ba4-4c5d-88eb-0b8f8f918b4f
    name:
    Levanger kommune, sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-4506
    path:
    TIKA/A-4506
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cadda9e2-8ba4-4c5d-88eb-0b8f8f918b4f
  12. urn:
    105ff9f8-0142-4a0e-897c-8d8f8726d141
    name:
    Hitra kommune II, personalutvalg
    id:
    A-5909
    path:
    TIKA/A-5909
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/105ff9f8-0142-4a0e-897c-8d8f8726d141
  13. urn:
    abb2c36f-0f41-48a0-b434-9f48e103753f
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    Hobøl kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalg
    id:
    A-1403
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1403
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abb2c36f-0f41-48a0-b434-9f48e103753f
  14. urn:
    1031c647-b50f-4529-be70-4d9e7706f494
    name:
    Kirke- og undervisningsdepartementet, Sentralutvalget for distriktshøgskoler
    id:
    RA-S-5476
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5476
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1031c647-b50f-4529-be70-4d9e7706f494
  15. urn:
    8b03324f-7f69-4462-b682-ee019dc04853
    name:
    Hemnes kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalget
    id:
    K-18320.640
    path:
    AIN/K-18320.640
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b03324f-7f69-4462-b682-ee019dc04853
  16. urn:
    b132333f-d125-4362-91f1-f1c4496b9129
    name:
    Rødøy kommune. Gjærøy lokalutvalg
    id:
    K-18360.110.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18360.110.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b132333f-d125-4362-91f1-f1c4496b9129
  17. urn:
    a4d0783f-aef2-44db-a638-7d2f3ea5f392
    name:
    Aremark kommune. Sosialstyret, Sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-3561
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-3561
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a4d0783f-aef2-44db-a638-7d2f3ea5f392
  18. urn:
    cc170b41-3f99-457b-b3c6-01d4effeeb7d
    name:
    Aremark kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalget
    id:
    A-3563
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-3563
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc170b41-3f99-457b-b3c6-01d4effeeb7d
  19. urn:
    3b1d2d41-3be9-447b-82d1-95ed792eb371
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    id:
    RA-PA-0402
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0402
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    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b1d2d41-3be9-447b-82d1-95ed792eb371
  20. urn:
    3d4b3d0d-7d30-4744-a523-b29074c8e8f6
    name:
    Odda kommune. Løns- og personalutvalet
    id:
    1228-055
    path:
    IKAH/1228-055
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d4b3d0d-7d30-4744-a523-b29074c8e8f6
  21. urn:
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    Granvin herad. Helse- og sosialutvalet
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1234-310
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    1242-311.2
    path:
    IKAH/1242-311.2
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c7a06d3-af88-4fd1-b9fb-5c645ec06481
  23. urn:
    3a304448-2bd7-406e-8bce-8071d8cb9638
    name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet
    id:
    1251b-311.1
    path:
    IKAH/1251b-311.1
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a304448-2bd7-406e-8bce-8071d8cb9638
  24. urn:
    a5dbb208-a1ea-47fb-b56a-4a5be95be11c
    name:
    Meland kommune. Helse- og sosialutvalet
    id:
    1256-310.1
    path:
    IKAH/1256-310.1
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a5dbb208-a1ea-47fb-b56a-4a5be95be11c
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1263-310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1e387c0-6d9b-4446-99fd-48e2af66c042
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.