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 2026-10-23T18:20:42Z in 0.779 seconds.

Showing 10 of 1154258 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kassabøker bidrags-og ektesskapssaker
    id:
    For
  2. name:
    Fortegnelse over understøttede
    id:
    Fort
  3. name:
    Noter for instrumenter
    id:
    Hd
  4. name:
    Medlemskort for pensjonstrygden for fiskere
    id:
    Hd
  5. name:
    Kontoret for utsatte, 3. avdeling
    id:
    Hd
  6. name:
    Spesialundervisning for fremmedspråklige elever
    id:
    Hd
  7. name:
    Protokoller for forpaktningsavgiften
    id:
    Hd
  8. name:
    Forlik, utpantninger, arrest- og forbudsforretninger
    id:
    Hd
  9. name:
    Daglister for tilleggsrasjoner for skogsarbeidere
    id:
    Hd
  10. name:
    Namnelister for økonomisk kartverk for Møre og Romsdal
    id:
    Hd
Show all fields in HTML
total:
1154258
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Kassabøker bidrags-og ektesskapssaker
    id:
    For
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6376/1/For
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7071b019-16d5-400e-b5a7-5645f293fef5
  2. urn:
    12521249-14d7-4e93-8fc2-7a653d64ca7f
    name:
    Fortegnelse over understøttede
    id:
    Fort
    path:
    AAMA/KA0935-610/Fort
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12521249-14d7-4e93-8fc2-7a653d64ca7f
  3. urn:
    2d9a1331-ab22-4b59-b1d7-1a4baba356a6
    name:
    Noter for instrumenter
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    SVAM/A-1061/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Svalbard Museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d9a1331-ab22-4b59-b1d7-1a4baba356a6
  4. urn:
    0423061d-9d65-407a-b1c4-b8530dea94a2
    name:
    Medlemskort for pensjonstrygden for fiskere
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-89201/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0423061d-9d65-407a-b1c4-b8530dea94a2
  5. urn:
    59feeedb-a258-45e7-91f3-1d351b19dbe0
    name:
    Kontoret for utsatte, 3. avdeling
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    OBA/A-20045/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59feeedb-a258-45e7-91f3-1d351b19dbe0
  6. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000123519
    name:
    Spesialundervisning for fremmedspråklige elever
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    BBA/A-0082/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000123519
  7. urn:
    4bdbe8df-1ebd-4dfd-bbf5-431d607cc11e
    name:
    Protokoller for forpaktningsavgiften
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1165/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4bdbe8df-1ebd-4dfd-bbf5-431d607cc11e
  8. urn:
    2c6ca7b3-62bf-428b-894b-ae8041b9dd26
    name:
    Forlik, utpantninger, arrest- og forbudsforretninger
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    AV/SAH-FOGDO-001/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c6ca7b3-62bf-428b-894b-ae8041b9dd26
  9. urn:
    2fa19334-2130-48dd-ac80-0af2c899e2aa
    name:
    Daglister for tilleggsrasjoner for skogsarbeidere
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    TIKA/A-3620/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2fa19334-2130-48dd-ac80-0af2c899e2aa
  10. urn:
    71d9476e-abb3-424e-9ce4-0abcdf944032
    name:
    Namnelister for økonomisk kartverk for Møre og Romsdal
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    IKAM/P-00770/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71d9476e-abb3-424e-9ce4-0abcdf944032
  11. urn:
    fd43382a-8f05-4a41-950e-e006c32f763d
    name:
    Helsestasjon for ungdom
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-2269/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd43382a-8f05-4a41-950e-e006c32f763d
  12. urn:
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    id:
    Hd
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    AV/SAB-A-100447/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b53fba5-3a2b-45c2-9caa-22f26d12501a
  13. urn:
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    Personbøker for booppgjør
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10640/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4df945d7-1be6-4d34-9cce-3b2533b49455
  14. urn:
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    id:
    Hd
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    AV/SAST-A-100444/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6d40aad-e941-4915-b318-b26da26ba657
  15. urn:
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    name:
    Utpantingsbøker for brannkontingenten
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1206/1/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/85a4e275-0533-4027-bfb4-9bbbfef5f333
  16. urn:
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    name:
    Tilvekstprotokoller for skoleboksamlingen
    id:
    Hd
    path:
    TIKA/A-1500/H/Hd
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bbceb11e-c413-456b-9eff-566a7b6cfc02
  17. urn:
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    TIKA/A-1503/H/Hd
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fae1baf9-d7a0-4f4b-82a6-0c2a30fd168d
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  24. urn:
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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.

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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.