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 2026-10-22T19:58:10Z in 0.966 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58111 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bodin menighetsråd
    id:
    SAT-A-0117
  2. name:
    Nordland Fylkeskommune. Bodin PPT for VGO
    id:
    NFK-22-150
  3. name:
    Nordland fylkeskommune. Bodin Videregående skole
    id:
    NFK-13-134
  4. name:
    Bodin kommune.Stemmestyre Helligvær,Landegod,Givær,Bliksvær for Bodin Menighetsråd
    id:
    K-18431.430.04
  5. name:
    Bodin kommune. Menighetsråd
    id:
    K-18431.430.01
  6. name:
    Bodin kommune. Stemmestyre i Senterkirken,Hundstad Øst (Kirkevalg til menighetsråd)
    id:
    K-18431.430.02
  7. name:
    Bodin og Bodø lokallag av Norges lærerlag
    id:
    A-19-120
  8. name:
    Bodin kommune. Folketelling
    id:
    K-18431.210
  9. name:
    Gravferd i Vallavik.
    id:
    W-0781
  10. name:
    Gravferd på Hallanger.
    id:
    W-2409
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58111
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    573a96e8-138e-4f31-9466-29dfd5da3b32
    name:
    Bodin menighetsråd
    id:
    SAT-A-0117
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-0117
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/573a96e8-138e-4f31-9466-29dfd5da3b32
  2. urn:
    b4ad7abb-e446-40c4-9e62-27ae94b1466b
    name:
    Nordland Fylkeskommune. Bodin PPT for VGO
    id:
    NFK-22-150
    path:
    AIN/NFK-22-150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4ad7abb-e446-40c4-9e62-27ae94b1466b
  3. urn:
    831ae0e8-2cc8-4141-a0ef-10d218db8866
    name:
    Nordland fylkeskommune. Bodin Videregående skole
    id:
    NFK-13-134
    path:
    AIN/NFK-13-134
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/831ae0e8-2cc8-4141-a0ef-10d218db8866
  4. urn:
    97f33d42-8305-44f2-b721-6164e41f36f3
    name:
    Bodin kommune.Stemmestyre Helligvær,Landegod,Givær,Bliksvær for Bodin Menighetsråd
    id:
    K-18431.430.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.430.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97f33d42-8305-44f2-b721-6164e41f36f3
  5. urn:
    fa26601f-8141-45d4-baca-519b3904c32e
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Menighetsråd
    id:
    K-18431.430.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.430.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa26601f-8141-45d4-baca-519b3904c32e
  6. urn:
    72a590cd-5093-4a95-8aa2-4eca10ff77f5
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Stemmestyre i Senterkirken,Hundstad Øst (Kirkevalg til menighetsråd)
    id:
    K-18431.430.02
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.430.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72a590cd-5093-4a95-8aa2-4eca10ff77f5
  7. urn:
    d03bda0f-f5a5-4e77-86ab-c3dc70caad33
    name:
    Bodin og Bodø lokallag av Norges lærerlag
    id:
    A-19-120
    path:
    AIN/A-19-120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d03bda0f-f5a5-4e77-86ab-c3dc70caad33
  8. urn:
    4e36d9f7-6bb3-43d1-8cb3-a749931f3b6a
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Folketelling
    id:
    K-18431.210
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.210
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4e36d9f7-6bb3-43d1-8cb3-a749931f3b6a
  9. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008619
    name:
    Gravferd i Vallavik.
    id:
    W-0781
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0781
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008619
  10. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011007
    name:
    Gravferd på Hallanger.
    id:
    W-2409
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2409
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011007
  11. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010785
    name:
    Gravferd i Kvammen.
    id:
    W-2626
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2626
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010785
  12. urn:
    c6af275d-1e3c-4595-a237-6366a32b5ca5
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Straumen Bibliotekfilial
    id:
    K-18431.465.01
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.465.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6af275d-1e3c-4595-a237-6366a32b5ca5
  13. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000292
    name:
    Gravferd på Bu. Våningshus, gardstun. Gravferdfylgje, dekorert båre.
    id:
    W-0487
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0487
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000292
  14. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009812
    name:
    Gravferd i gardstun på Bu.
    id:
    W-1071
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1071
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009812
  15. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000008953
    name:
    Kokker i gravferd i Røvær.
    id:
    W-0900
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0900
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000008953
  16. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000009079
    name:
    Gravferd til Ragnhild N. Bu.
    id:
    W-0968
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0968
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000009079
  17. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009582
    name:
    Gravferd i gardstun på Hallanger.
    id:
    W-1064
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1064
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000009582
  18. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000000793
    name:
    Gravferd på Halvfjerdingen,Hallanger. Gardstun.
    id:
    W-0307
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0307
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000000793
  19. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010987
    name:
    Gravferd på Ulvik kyrkjegard. Landskap.
    id:
    W-2105
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2105
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010987
  20. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010738
    name:
    Gravferd til Guro O. Nesheim.
    id:
    W-2325
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2325
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010738
  21. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010184
    name:
    Gravferd frå Vangsbygda. Seksæringar. Landskap.
    id:
    W-1866
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-1866
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000010184
  22. urn:
    8b90b6ff-09f5-4e75-908b-273e9a025015
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Bodin framhaldskole
    id:
    K-18431.510.15
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.510.15
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8b90b6ff-09f5-4e75-908b-273e9a025015
  23. urn:
    aad59ffd-75f2-4be0-8802-92eea3e929f9
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Bodin Vassverk
    id:
    K-18431.709
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.709
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aad59ffd-75f2-4be0-8802-92eea3e929f9
  24. urn:
    fe3d46d6-273a-4010-a728-58111fb53042
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Beredskapsutvalget i Bodø og Bodin
    id:
    K-18431.151.04
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.151.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fe3d46d6-273a-4010-a728-58111fb53042
  25. urn:
    754110f7-4f8a-4818-89b5-be75632e729b
    name:
    Bodin kommune. Samstyret for skoleboksamlingene i Bodin
    id:
    K-18431.511.10
    path:
    AIN/K-18431.511.10
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/754110f7-4f8a-4818-89b5-be75632e729b
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.