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.

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=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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-21T07:03:05Z in 2.497 seconds.

Showing 10 of 108497 results in compact format.

name:
Lise Kristine Lindbäck, f. Elken
id:
H-A-00639
name:
Utsira kommune - Arbeidstilsynet
id:
A-219
name:
Kristine Håkonsen - løse dokumenter
id:
SAK-D/0052
name:
Pa 0252 - Amerikabrev fra Torgeir Steinsen Kjølvik og Kristine Steinsdatter Kjølvik
id:
SAST-A-100379
name:
Endrerud, Kristine
id:
RA-PA-1774
name:
Ellinor Guttorm Utsi arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1168
name:
Utsira kommune - Formannskap/Rådmann
id:
A-929
name:
Hanna Kristine Aa
id:
A-1031
name:
Bonnevie, Kristine
id:
RA-PA-1151
name:
Pa 0658 - Mellemstrand, Kristine
id:
SAST-A-100787

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total:

108497

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
9b587b19-b2a8-4bac-8166-51aacf272f36
name:
Lise Kristine Lindbäck, f. Elken
id:
H-A-00639
path:
OARM/H-A-00639
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Randsfjordmuseet AS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b587b19-b2a8-4bac-8166-51aacf272f36
urn:
18eaa3ab-1fd5-4da2-b6f8-6448124d1af0
name:
Utsira kommune - Arbeidstilsynet
id:
A-219
path:
IKAR/A-219
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18eaa3ab-1fd5-4da2-b6f8-6448124d1af0
urn:
83d7876a-51ab-4381-8e4e-56854e25f81a
name:
Kristine Håkonsen - løse dokumenter
id:
SAK-D/0052
path:
AV/SAK-D/0052
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83d7876a-51ab-4381-8e4e-56854e25f81a
urn:
810fc918-2fe6-476f-aca4-dada1d13596a
name:
Pa 0252 - Amerikabrev fra Torgeir Steinsen Kjølvik og Kristine Steinsdatter Kjølvik
id:
SAST-A-100379
path:
AV/SAST-A-100379
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/810fc918-2fe6-476f-aca4-dada1d13596a
urn:
a10af9c0-54ec-40b3-9e9d-f5412145b466
name:
Endrerud, Kristine
id:
RA-PA-1774
path:
AV/RA-PA-1774
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a10af9c0-54ec-40b3-9e9d-f5412145b466
urn:
c7ab7559-90cb-47b9-a62b-5891688f5931
name:
Ellinor Guttorm Utsi arkiiva
id:
SAMI-PA-1168
path:
AV/SAMI-PA-1168
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c7ab7559-90cb-47b9-a62b-5891688f5931
urn:
f0744f0e-33d7-4ea4-97ef-6ceefda5b0e2
name:
Utsira kommune - Formannskap/Rådmann
id:
A-929
path:
IKAR/A-929
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0744f0e-33d7-4ea4-97ef-6ceefda5b0e2
urn:
64653626-8bb9-445d-8d52-e0d24b2d068f
name:
Hanna Kristine Aa
id:
A-1031
path:
SVAM/A-1031
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Svalbard Museum
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64653626-8bb9-445d-8d52-e0d24b2d068f
urn:
fdb1d46b-aff0-4fed-a41c-49add7457748
name:
Bonnevie, Kristine
id:
RA-PA-1151
path:
AV/RA-PA-1151
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdb1d46b-aff0-4fed-a41c-49add7457748
urn:
f896748b-6682-4c69-a4c2-47b17f67d13e
name:
Pa 0658 - Mellemstrand, Kristine
id:
SAST-A-100787
path:
AV/SAST-A-100787
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f896748b-6682-4c69-a4c2-47b17f67d13e
urn:
87f6ceeb-f3de-4e34-b7fc-ee273e075160
name:
Lesund, Ella Kristine V.
id:
A-70361
path:
OBA/A-70361
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/87f6ceeb-f3de-4e34-b7fc-ee273e075160
urn:
be4445fe-6f1a-4f09-872d-cd757195e290
name:
Storaker, Alma Kristine
id:
MA-A-1251
path:
VID/MA-A-1251
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be4445fe-6f1a-4f09-872d-cd757195e290
urn:
08f031f4-9fda-494e-a3ab-53eb84daf35c
name:
Ante Utsi
id:
AKT-0437
path:
SKA/AKT-0437
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Skeivt arkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
I et intervju med Skeivt arkiv (2018) forteller Utsi om oppveksten i Masi, et samisk miljø sterkt preget av læstadiansk liv og lære. Han forteller blant annet om da han 20 år gammel stod fram for kollegaer på jobben i et allmøte. Utsi snakker også om hvordan han har opplevd varierende grader av akse...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08f031f4-9fda-494e-a3ab-53eb84daf35c
urn:
01227104-9f7b-4f8f-bf3a-8c452efdf9c6
name:
Hamre, Anne Kristine og før avdød mann Osmunds fellesbo (Anne Kristine Hamre død 19/1-1948)
id:
L0003b
path:
AV/SAST-A-101415/02/G/Gh/Gha/L0003b
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01227104-9f7b-4f8f-bf3a-8c452efdf9c6
urn:
1ff17216-e5dc-4fa3-aa3f-2bcf98243b2c
name:
Utsi, Berit Kristine Eira Bjørn
id:
AS-1534_01
path:
AV/AS-1534_01
unit_type:
Person
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1ff17216-e5dc-4fa3-aa3f-2bcf98243b2c
urn:
94a5f776-943a-465f-abe7-8477f553dd5d
name:
Utsira kommune - Utsira vannverksnemnd
id:
A-1249
path:
IKAR/A-1249
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/94a5f776-943a-465f-abe7-8477f553dd5d
urn:
0c2bb23e-dfe3-4b8e-9871-486c86e70a03
name:
Utsira kommune - Utsira skole
id:
K-102080
path:
IKAR/K-102080
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0c2bb23e-dfe3-4b8e-9871-486c86e70a03
urn:
4e0dcfe0-135f-4bfc-bf46-07a5cd3e8614
name:
Utsira kommune - PA 031 Utsira Fiskeindustri AS
id:
A-877
path:
IKAR/A-877
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e0dcfe0-135f-4bfc-bf46-07a5cd3e8614
urn:
6c518d6e-977e-4c44-b763-e275e826e796
name:
Utsira kommune - Utsira kommunale fryseri
id:
K-102084
path:
IKAR/K-102084
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c518d6e-977e-4c44-b763-e275e826e796
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42b0375b-3ac2-42a2-884b-ba2a6f138611
name:
Utsira kommune - PA 006 Utsira ishuslag
id:
K-102201
path:
IKAR/K-102201
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/42b0375b-3ac2-42a2-884b-ba2a6f138611
urn:
a3929c7c-00ee-4887-aec2-7994f5c4b624
name:
Kristine Misje, del 1
id:
0005
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VLFK/A-1055/U/Ua/L0001/0005
unit_type:
LYD
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3929c7c-00ee-4887-aec2-7994f5c4b624
urn:
d39646e2-1bdf-47b3-b6ae-118bebc6f250
name:
Kristine Misje, del 2
id:
0006
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VLFK/A-1055/U/Ua/L0001/0006
unit_type:
LYD
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Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d39646e2-1bdf-47b3-b6ae-118bebc6f250
urn:
25608c53-e27f-4574-8254-ee9c0d2a6684
name:
Anne Kristine
id:
0002
path:
AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L2017/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/25608c53-e27f-4574-8254-ee9c0d2a6684
urn:
77f1865a-458a-4f2a-bbd1-26b34a69be71
name:
Anne Kristine Kyvik
id:
0015
path:
AV/RA-S-1711/2/D/Da/L0239/0015
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77f1865a-458a-4f2a-bbd1-26b34a69be71
urn:
9ca6e2fa-750e-4eca-9537-9d5388583bc8
name:
Haugestad, Anne Kristine
id:
0006
path:
AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbj/Dbjc/L0573/0006
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9ca6e2fa-750e-4eca-9537-9d5388583bc8

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

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.

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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.

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