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 2026-11-11T14:50:56Z in 2.281 seconds.

Showing 10 of 95170 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Moss kommune. Omsorgsdistrikt Jeløy/Hjemmebaserte tjenester Vest/Rosnes bo- og servicesenter
    id:
    A-1310
  2. name:
    Verkstedklubben ved Fram Handel- og Kontorservice A/S
    id:
    BRMA-1024
  3. name:
    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD (1)
    id:
    0008
  4. name:
    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD (2)
    id:
    0001
  5. name:
    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD I
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD II
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD III
    id:
    0004
  8. name:
    National Academic Information Center
    id:
    RA-S-3694
  9. name:
    Vest-Agder Kristelig folkepartis Ungdom
    id:
    SAK-D/1663
  10. name:
    Jahre Ship Service AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1181
Show all fields in HTML
total:
95170
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    Moss kommune. Omsorgsdistrikt Jeløy/Hjemmebaserte tjenester Vest/Rosnes bo- og servicesenter
    id:
    A-1310
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1310
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c1d1ad7d-9f30-489b-bf52-7790b5b7c002
  2. urn:
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    Verkstedklubben ved Fram Handel- og Kontorservice A/S
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    BRMA-1024
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    OSTM/BRMA-1024
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    ARKIV
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    Østfoldmuseene
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    0
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    Oversikt over tegninger på CAD (1)
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    0008
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    JAMU/A-1/A-1b/H/Hc/Hce/L0003/0008
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    MAPPE
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    0
    link:
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    MAPPE
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    link:
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    MAPPE
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    MAPPE
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    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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    MAPPE
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    Stiftinga Jærmuseet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cfd416ca-4056-4ce3-af0e-c1831d1808b4
  8. urn:
    d267ee27-3d24-4fc3-898e-b863ac329fd2
    name:
    National Academic Information Center
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    RA-S-3694
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3694
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d267ee27-3d24-4fc3-898e-b863ac329fd2
  9. urn:
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    AV/SAK-D/1663
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    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea7ce19a-c342-42bb-b83a-2eb8b5ef7b50
  10. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061771
    name:
    Jahre Ship Service AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1181
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1181
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000061771
  11. urn:
    1caade4b-3681-4ea0-8c6d-685b562693b8
    name:
    Media-Service AS, DUB-kopier
    id:
    PA-2202
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1caade4b-3681-4ea0-8c6d-685b562693b8
  12. urn:
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  13. urn:
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    ARKIV
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7e39ef1-745c-43c7-b3a7-f039758a1dd1
  14. urn:
    b5890726-0c50-4be0-a67d-a16029b5238a
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    SAK-D/1562
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    AV/SAK-D/1562
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    norge
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    ARKIV
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e52f129-2b67-4556-b8bc-0c9be11646b7
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    ARKIV
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    norge
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea95de01-6773-4c82-85d9-90cc50729d5b
  17. urn:
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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.