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, 1-100 (default 25). 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, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T03:40:53Z in 3.036 seconds.

Showing 10 of 225085 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen helsesenter - helsesystertenesta
    id:
    K-10783
  2. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Hauge helsesenter - helsesystertenesta
    id:
    K-10186
  3. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Overformynderiet
    id:
    K-14381.850
  4. name:
    Folkeuniversitetet i Bremanger
    id:
    SFF-2011105
  5. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Skulekontoret
    id:
    K-10183
  6. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Spesialundervisningsnemnda
    id:
    K-10185
  7. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-10188
  8. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    K-14381.150
  9. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Skulestyret
    id:
    K-14381.510
  10. name:
    Bremanger kommune. Fattigstyret
    id:
    K-14381.610
Show all fields in HTML
total:
225085
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0d2ae734-cfee-4f29-ad8b-8162404aa705
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen helsesenter - helsesystertenesta
    id:
    K-10783
    path:
    VLFK/K-10783
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d2ae734-cfee-4f29-ad8b-8162404aa705
  2. urn:
    9c2007c8-a25b-4e52-b088-e9ec239c442a
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Hauge helsesenter - helsesystertenesta
    id:
    K-10186
    path:
    VLFK/K-10186
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c2007c8-a25b-4e52-b088-e9ec239c442a
  3. urn:
    0aab51c7-e78d-4938-8557-8ab65e071bef
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Overformynderiet
    id:
    K-14381.850
    path:
    VLFK/K-14381.850
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0aab51c7-e78d-4938-8557-8ab65e071bef
  4. urn:
    d4b2e216-6422-498c-ac50-9dbaf0c07755
    name:
    Folkeuniversitetet i Bremanger
    id:
    SFF-2011105
    path:
    VLFK/SFF-2011105
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d4b2e216-6422-498c-ac50-9dbaf0c07755
  5. urn:
    5b1e01f4-8ed4-4184-a287-2d77d6806432
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Skulekontoret
    id:
    K-10183
    path:
    VLFK/K-10183
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b1e01f4-8ed4-4184-a287-2d77d6806432
  6. urn:
    d6b58f7f-3c29-46aa-b76f-3b096e33f712
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Spesialundervisningsnemnda
    id:
    K-10185
    path:
    VLFK/K-10185
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6b58f7f-3c29-46aa-b76f-3b096e33f712
  7. urn:
    8e816bd3-994c-4154-9d8e-d04e19bab0c0
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Sosialkontoret
    id:
    K-10188
    path:
    VLFK/K-10188
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8e816bd3-994c-4154-9d8e-d04e19bab0c0
  8. urn:
    e0e47644-0510-4cd2-bba4-27b5955dbc4c
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Formannskapet
    id:
    K-14381.150
    path:
    VLFK/K-14381.150
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e0e47644-0510-4cd2-bba4-27b5955dbc4c
  9. urn:
    7c74e8cb-e04a-4dd3-aa39-9fd5a7a09f01
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Skulestyret
    id:
    K-14381.510
    path:
    VLFK/K-14381.510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c74e8cb-e04a-4dd3-aa39-9fd5a7a09f01
  10. urn:
    10151c6e-6d7a-44aa-a0f9-3744c904b438
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Fattigstyret
    id:
    K-14381.610
    path:
    VLFK/K-14381.610
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/10151c6e-6d7a-44aa-a0f9-3744c904b438
  11. urn:
    ba76677f-bb67-40ea-a506-bbc1d151c770
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Edruskapsnemnd
    id:
    K-14381.613
    path:
    VLFK/K-14381.613
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba76677f-bb67-40ea-a506-bbc1d151c770
  12. urn:
    4a8b6e7e-c886-4bd8-94ad-5c42d81f8c07
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen skule
    id:
    K-10184
    path:
    VLFK/K-10184
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a8b6e7e-c886-4bd8-94ad-5c42d81f8c07
  13. urn:
    bac767f5-30f7-4fcc-96ea-2cb1bbfca7b4
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Davik legekontor
    id:
    K-10769
    path:
    VLFK/K-10769
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bac767f5-30f7-4fcc-96ea-2cb1bbfca7b4
  14. urn:
    6fb31576-ea33-4022-a2d1-c3aefd3997e5
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen omsorgssenter
    id:
    K-10996
    path:
    VLFK/K-10996
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6fb31576-ea33-4022-a2d1-c3aefd3997e5
  15. urn:
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    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen bu- og servicesenter
    id:
    K-10997
    path:
    VLFK/K-10997
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/395e2736-2924-4a56-ba99-d75ecdf7db82
  16. urn:
    55d180c3-a0a8-4666-baa6-77bbd289d159
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Svelgen helsesenter, legetenesta
    id:
    K-10782
    path:
    VLFK/K-10782
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55d180c3-a0a8-4666-baa6-77bbd289d159
  17. urn:
    6ad0cb3f-6f43-465e-af8a-132f4ff0bc11
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Pedagogisk psykologisk tenestekontor (PPT)
    id:
    K-10187
    path:
    VLFK/K-10187
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6ad0cb3f-6f43-465e-af8a-132f4ff0bc11
  18. urn:
    95f28042-9cfd-4130-898b-b251f6a40f6d
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Open omsorg, Davik (Heimetenesta)
    id:
    K-10998
    path:
    VLFK/K-10998
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95f28042-9cfd-4130-898b-b251f6a40f6d
  19. urn:
    c49f1e3f-5c05-4ba3-8284-839f81ddc4fb
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    id:
    SFFf-100175
    path:
    VLFK/SFFf-100175
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c49f1e3f-5c05-4ba3-8284-839f81ddc4fb
  20. urn:
    ff7b06b1-4ab8-4c85-a1e2-3964787192f2
    name:
    Bremanger kommune. Teknisk kontor
    id:
    K-11206
    path:
    VLFK/K-11206
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff7b06b1-4ab8-4c85-a1e2-3964787192f2
  21. urn:
    f8e88bb5-491a-461a-9916-a463e512a700
    name:
    Bremanger distriktslege / helseråd
    id:
    SAB-A-100453
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100453
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f8e88bb5-491a-461a-9916-a463e512a700
  22. urn:
    04b87ec3-2134-47a9-9dcb-f9c5adee4eda
    name:
    Bremanger kommune, bygdebokarbeidet
    id:
    SFFf-100042
    path:
    VLFK/SFFf-100042
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/04b87ec3-2134-47a9-9dcb-f9c5adee4eda
  23. urn:
    9754d174-03fb-4a82-adad-fc5a1bd1ab72
    name:
    Bremanger kommune 1965-
    id:
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    path:
    VLFK/K-14380
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    1. januar 1964 vart gardane Husefest og Breivik overført til nye Flora kommune. I 1965 vart gamle Bremanger kommune slegen saman med store delar av gamle Davik kommune. Alt på sørsida av Nordfjorden med unntak av øyane Risøy, Gangsøy, Grindøy, Husevågøy og Klovningen vart slått saman med Bremanger. ...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9754d174-03fb-4a82-adad-fc5a1bd1ab72
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cd2ef9b-08f8-4b7f-9bd4-7111bb15cae9
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1700/M/L0074/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9efb046c-ef2c-4204-b27a-a000fdbca917
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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.