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 2026-11-01T03:05:24Z in 1.783 seconds.

Showing 10 of 224747 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Lindane skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.04
  2. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Eithun skule (Eitorn)
    id:
    K-14180.520.14
  3. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Lånefjorden skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.02
  4. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Nessane skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.03
  5. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Vangsnes skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.01
  6. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Bygningsrådet
    id:
    K-10106
  7. name:
    Utdanningsforbundet Balestrand
    id:
    SFF-2019143
  8. name:
    Balestrand Raud Valallianse
    id:
    SFF-2011159
  9. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Balestrand framhaldsskule
    id:
    K-14180.521.01
  10. name:
    Balestrand kommune. Sagatun skule/Balestrand skulekrins
    id:
    K-14180.520.06
Show all fields in HTML
total:
224747
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Lindane skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.04
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.04
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7a3bc7de-bb5f-43b6-8106-2d5f1fc9e345
  2. urn:
    6bf96716-51a8-4ed0-af36-f5b6c8efb341
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Eithun skule (Eitorn)
    id:
    K-14180.520.14
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.14
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bf96716-51a8-4ed0-af36-f5b6c8efb341
  3. urn:
    aa943449-d7a1-4a6e-a0e1-656b4d150f61
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Lånefjorden skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.02
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.02
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa943449-d7a1-4a6e-a0e1-656b4d150f61
  4. urn:
    e3f51ae8-da1d-4c10-9187-c88a33c72e8f
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Nessane skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.03
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.03
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3f51ae8-da1d-4c10-9187-c88a33c72e8f
  5. urn:
    1e84a692-0963-44ed-9eb7-04901255c338
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Vangsnes skule
    id:
    K-14180.520.01
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e84a692-0963-44ed-9eb7-04901255c338
  6. urn:
    44c8f8cd-09b2-4f75-b388-0c109f2f4b22
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Bygningsrådet
    id:
    K-10106
    path:
    VLFK/K-10106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/44c8f8cd-09b2-4f75-b388-0c109f2f4b22
  7. urn:
    72a2c4e1-2a03-428f-bb3c-e0e068a62bb8
    name:
    Utdanningsforbundet Balestrand
    id:
    SFF-2019143
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2019143
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72a2c4e1-2a03-428f-bb3c-e0e068a62bb8
  8. urn:
    8444a073-a46f-4f3a-84c9-77671068ab0a
    name:
    Balestrand Raud Valallianse
    id:
    SFF-2011159
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011159
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8444a073-a46f-4f3a-84c9-77671068ab0a
  9. urn:
    d9e50163-4fa9-4047-844f-7583d603e6aa
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Balestrand framhaldsskule
    id:
    K-14180.521.01
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.521.01
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d9e50163-4fa9-4047-844f-7583d603e6aa
  10. urn:
    e552c009-9b83-4456-95d1-d83553c6dbf6
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Sagatun skule/Balestrand skulekrins
    id:
    K-14180.520.06
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.520.06
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e552c009-9b83-4456-95d1-d83553c6dbf6
  11. urn:
    fb396c9d-5d1a-4e73-87d7-226a8c6b9801
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Kommunekassen
    id:
    K-14180.340
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.340
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb396c9d-5d1a-4e73-87d7-226a8c6b9801
  12. urn:
    d19365d7-e7bc-4159-8b78-afc14ed74bcb
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Husmorvikarnemnd
    id:
    K-10103
    path:
    VLFK/K-10103
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d19365d7-e7bc-4159-8b78-afc14ed74bcb
  13. urn:
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    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Brannstyret
    id:
    K-10107
    path:
    VLFK/K-10107
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bfcf38ae-1270-4db9-bd4b-1e0ebb5f1056
  14. urn:
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    Balestrand kommune. Viltnemnda
    id:
    K-10108
    path:
    VLFK/K-10108
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07b1205f-89a6-4c15-bb80-80a3f1213630
  15. urn:
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    Balestrand kommune. Helsetunet
    id:
    K-10200
    path:
    VLFK/K-10200
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29b6d914-689e-4ee4-ab15-7b3ac6b49300
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    Balestrand kommune. PPT
    id:
    K-10201
    path:
    VLFK/K-10201
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d46de347-dcac-46f9-9901-a586bd653ee9
  17. urn:
    fb6d5eb5-19cd-4f49-be2e-e9817c293219
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    Balestrand kommune. Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-10202
    path:
    VLFK/K-10202
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb6d5eb5-19cd-4f49-be2e-e9817c293219
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    Balestrand kommune. Heimetenestene
    id:
    K-10203
    path:
    VLFK/K-10203
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    norge
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d974a948-3fcb-4f19-b7a2-0df5840be62f
  19. urn:
    de14dd2b-9192-46b7-a090-37f2c55dad71
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    Balestrand kommune. Skulekontoret
    id:
    K-10204
    path:
    VLFK/K-10204
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
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    norge
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    link:
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  20. urn:
    07c68f89-3cd3-4e79-8383-42dcff5754ab
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Helsestasjonen
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    K-10991
    path:
    VLFK/K-10991
    unit_type:
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07c68f89-3cd3-4e79-8383-42dcff5754ab
  21. urn:
    9d1331d8-28bb-43ae-8c12-7220e068442c
    name:
    Balestrand kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    K-14180.150
    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9d1331d8-28bb-43ae-8c12-7220e068442c
  22. urn:
    db21c4c6-a776-4bff-aae9-d119ff15d20d
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    Balestrand kommune. Lønsnemnda
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    path:
    VLFK/K-14180.156
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/db21c4c6-a776-4bff-aae9-d119ff15d20d
  23. urn:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    id:
    K-14180.200
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.