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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

ParameterRequirementJSON typeDescription
queryrequiredstringFree-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
limitoptionalintegerResults per page. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-12T06:20:48Z in 0.410 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58246 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Avfallsattvinning - informasjonsbrosjyre
    id:
    0003
  2. name:
    Attvinning av avfall.
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Renovasjon - attvinging - Reksteren
    id:
    0019
  4. name:
    Attvinningsavfall og farleg avfall
    id:
    0007
  5. name:
    Attvinningsanlegg for Bos (Interkommunalt)
    id:
    0003
  6. name:
    Helsetunet, lækjarseksjonen. Varmeattvinnings- og ventilasjonsanlegg.
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Intepelasjon-attvinningsanlegg for atombrensel-Skottland
    id:
    0005
  8. name:
    Sak: 182/86 Attvinningsanlegg for atomavfall i Dounreay i Skottland
    id:
    0182
  9. name:
    Sak 89/277 Fråsegn mot forureining av Nordsjøen - attvinningsanlegg i Dounray
    id:
    0277
  10. name:
    Sak 86/289 Fråsegn mot planane om bygging av attvinningsanlegg for atomavfall ved Dounreay i Skottland
    id:
    0110
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total:
58246
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Avfallsattvinning - informasjonsbrosjyre
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1223-501/E/Ea/L0031/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c5e1292-f01a-4718-bc98-6b8ed92d9546
  2. urn:
    c541948e-9f4c-4f4f-9e75-443918f4fe21
    name:
    Attvinning av avfall.
    id:
    0001
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    IKAH/1247-021/D/Dd/L0427/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c541948e-9f4c-4f4f-9e75-443918f4fe21
  3. urn:
    35ca9722-888f-41fe-a486-984cfc9967f5
    name:
    Renovasjon - attvinging - Reksteren
    id:
    0019
    path:
    IKAH/1223-501/D/Dg/L0035/0019
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35ca9722-888f-41fe-a486-984cfc9967f5
  4. urn:
    bc356526-8bce-4bf3-9bed-b687bb63e949
    name:
    Attvinningsavfall og farleg avfall
    id:
    0007
    path:
    VLFK/K-11079/D/Db/Dba/L0098/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  5. urn:
    704a9dd4-8ac8-47f2-9ec1-2f985cdc59fa
    name:
    Attvinningsanlegg for Bos (Interkommunalt)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1232-021/D/Dbb/L0136/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/704a9dd4-8ac8-47f2-9ec1-2f985cdc59fa
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Helsetunet, lækjarseksjonen. Varmeattvinnings- og ventilasjonsanlegg.
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAH/1247-021/D/Dd/L0196/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/603c03a7-09dc-4f1e-a8b6-11a01ff4bdc1
  7. urn:
    44304a84-d822-44f1-acff-5f22f65ccf6c
    name:
    Intepelasjon-attvinningsanlegg for atombrensel-Skottland
    id:
    0005
    path:
    IKAH/1263-021/D/Db/Dbe/L0053/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44304a84-d822-44f1-acff-5f22f65ccf6c
  8. urn:
    e14cda6f-ec77-438b-be5c-110fca97e658
    name:
    Sak: 182/86 Attvinningsanlegg for atomavfall i Dounreay i Skottland
    id:
    0182
    path:
    IKAH/1265-021/A/Ad/L0008/0182
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e14cda6f-ec77-438b-be5c-110fca97e658
  9. urn:
    f6054dd5-3714-46ca-a19d-6fd3adf96d2c
    name:
    Sak 89/277 Fråsegn mot forureining av Nordsjøen - attvinningsanlegg i Dounray
    id:
    0277
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0012/0002/0277
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f6054dd5-3714-46ca-a19d-6fd3adf96d2c
  10. urn:
    bbf70182-0059-466b-8863-d4707e449a09
    name:
    Sak 86/289 Fråsegn mot planane om bygging av attvinningsanlegg for atomavfall ved Dounreay i Skottland
    id:
    0110
    path:
    IKAH/1260b-021/A/Aa/L0011/0001/0110
    unit_type:
    DOKUMENT
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbf70182-0059-466b-8863-d4707e449a09
  11. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    AIN/NFK-23-113/D/Da/L0126/0001
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d960cdd1-f17f-4a46-950b-65a785d0d660
  12. urn:
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    id:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2694440-c38b-44ac-8da0-16f387c5bf8d
  13. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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  14. urn:
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    name:
    Aksjonæravtale Haakon Koch - Otto Koch AS.
    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28820749-a8f4-4460-a946-585c89cfe081
  15. urn:
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    Utklippsbok Pyrox AS
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    L0007
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    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000164394
  16. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
    name:
    Årsberetninger AS Ørnen og AS Nor
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1048/X/L0001
    unit_type:
    Stykke
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000110797
  17. urn:
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    id:
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    AAB/ARK-1641/E/Eh/L0005/0007
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    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fea031aa-5102-48ff-b146-b7a435c3ce24
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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.