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 2026-11-01T06:19:52Z in 3.318 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59053 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Pa 1217 - Partsrederiet Iver Heron
    id:
    A-2438
  2. name:
    Coucheron-Aamot, Gudrun (f. 1908, pikenavn: Høstmark)
    id:
    R.Ark.1469
  3. name:
    Coucheron-Aamot, William (1868-1948) og Sigrid (f. Pehrson 1870-1967)
    id:
    R.Ark.1170
  4. name:
    Prosjekt Greina, Samarbeid Granskogen - HERO asylmottak
    id:
    L0007
  5. name:
    Hero Norge AS, Dale mottak 1/2
    id:
    0002
  6. name:
    Hero Norge AS, Dale mottak 2/2
    id:
    0003
  7. name:
    Reguleringsplaner, Bergen sentrum - Sandviken: Breiviken 1, Pronova Biocare AS Hero - Eiendommer, Neumann Bygg, Sandviksveien.
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    C6.54.16.00 - 03.007 Accounting. Four Monthly Accounting Reports (Much BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted))
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Ukjent - 03.008 Accounting. Inventories, C6.54.16.00 - 03.009 Accounting. Taxes and Duties (BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted))
    id:
    0004
  10. name:
    Hero
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59053
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000094293
    name:
    Pa 1217 - Partsrederiet Iver Heron
    id:
    A-2438
    path:
    VEMU/A-2438
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000094293
  2. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000019007
    name:
    Coucheron-Aamot, Gudrun (f. 1908, pikenavn: Høstmark)
    id:
    R.Ark.1469
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1469
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000019007
  3. urn:
    no-ROMS_arkiv000000013379
    name:
    Coucheron-Aamot, William (1868-1948) og Sigrid (f. Pehrson 1870-1967)
    id:
    R.Ark.1170
    path:
    ROMS/R.Ark.1170
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Romsdalsmuseet
    country:
    Norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000013379
  4. urn:
    12f68815-99f9-44bc-b6d8-e292bd7aca5b
    name:
    Prosjekt Greina, Samarbeid Granskogen - HERO asylmottak
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    TRKO/A-1002/M/Mb/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12f68815-99f9-44bc-b6d8-e292bd7aca5b
  5. urn:
    7c2ff7d4-bd52-4d4e-b267-efa3176322ff
    name:
    Hero Norge AS, Dale mottak 1/2
    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAR/A-1108/D/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7c2ff7d4-bd52-4d4e-b267-efa3176322ff
  6. urn:
    f091300c-5395-4d01-bd64-ffb21b4b7373
    name:
    Hero Norge AS, Dale mottak 2/2
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAR/A-1108/D/L0006/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f091300c-5395-4d01-bd64-ffb21b4b7373
  7. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000552638
    name:
    Reguleringsplaner, Bergen sentrum - Sandviken: Breiviken 1, Pronova Biocare AS Hero - Eiendommer, Neumann Bygg, Sandviksveien.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/5488/D/Da/L0039/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000552638
  8. urn:
    97355612-eaa7-4608-bf84-d146d589fb17
    name:
    C6.54.16.00 - 03.007 Accounting. Four Monthly Accounting Reports (Much BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted))
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0572/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97355612-eaa7-4608-bf84-d146d589fb17
  9. urn:
    21699836-cfbf-4202-9258-f4085f8deda3
    name:
    Ukjent - 03.008 Accounting. Inventories, C6.54.16.00 - 03.009 Accounting. Taxes and Duties (BOMEK AS (Bodø Mekaniske Verksted))
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-102024/02/D/Da/L0572/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21699836-cfbf-4202-9258-f4085f8deda3
  10. urn:
    8318aedf-e74e-4ba7-a52e-aacea6d5e365
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gg/L0114/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8318aedf-e74e-4ba7-a52e-aacea6d5e365
  11. urn:
    c5dbdf8a-ec33-4527-b222-568e127afeb3
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2081/G/Gh/L0024/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5dbdf8a-ec33-4527-b222-568e127afeb3
  12. urn:
    ca85b7b3-6ab3-4bad-8ee5-caa44655b2af
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2113/Db/L0271/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca85b7b3-6ab3-4bad-8ee5-caa44655b2af
  13. urn:
    808ef5e5-3d78-45fd-bcef-cbaed4d24c1f
    name:
    Hero
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    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2120/Fba/L0170/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/808ef5e5-3d78-45fd-bcef-cbaed4d24c1f
  14. urn:
    92b9346b-6528-4672-933d-1fac2070469e
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2122/Fb/L0451/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92b9346b-6528-4672-933d-1fac2070469e
  15. urn:
    30a4259a-8dfe-4e3d-9a0a-6f177992ecb8
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0025
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2124/Ds/L0124/0025
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/30a4259a-8dfe-4e3d-9a0a-6f177992ecb8
  16. urn:
    ed4e0ea2-ac29-431e-baf2-553126d28d99
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0007
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2124/Ea/L0015/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed4e0ea2-ac29-431e-baf2-553126d28d99
  17. urn:
    1c8a6a5c-8f54-4d76-9e00-416736c8cef2
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2131/F/Fa/L0029/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1c8a6a5c-8f54-4d76-9e00-416736c8cef2
  18. urn:
    cce27a91-960b-4496-ac9e-a185b620b96e
    name:
    Hero
    id:
    0039
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2153/Da/L0010/0039
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cce27a91-960b-4496-ac9e-a185b620b96e
  19. urn:
    894da291-4749-45bc-8fb7-465c75575b8a
    name:
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    id:
    0004
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    AV/RA-S-3567/D/Db/L0029/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/894da291-4749-45bc-8fb7-465c75575b8a
  20. urn:
    bb279096-ac1a-4e56-9822-5b946170525c
    name:
    D/S "Hero"
    id:
    0024
    path:
    AV/RA-S-3567/D/Db/L0053/0024
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb279096-ac1a-4e56-9822-5b946170525c
  21. urn:
    0cfe7dfb-fbad-4649-ad37-ba9a22755e22
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    Hero
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    AV/RA-S-4998/F/Fb/L1004/0001
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0cfe7dfb-fbad-4649-ad37-ba9a22755e22
  22. urn:
    b79abefc-49a8-4a3e-8aac-3ad20ca050ee
    name:
    Dagbok "Hero"
    id:
    L0055
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1158/04/L0055
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b79abefc-49a8-4a3e-8aac-3ad20ca050ee
  23. urn:
    c3ab7731-5070-44ad-bf33-2d9d6ff7e30d
    name:
    Dagbok "Hero"
    id:
    L0056
    path:
    AAMA/PA-1158/04/L0056
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3ab7731-5070-44ad-bf33-2d9d6ff7e30d
  24. urn:
    8f4150b9-c136-40db-a629-cf6ffabd7f81
    name:
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    id:
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    path:
    AAMA/PA-1158/04/L0057
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f4150b9-c136-40db-a629-cf6ffabd7f81
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0562
    path:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9960aa0e-9dcc-419a-b149-512cf1d9ac87
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.