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 2026-10-21T12:19:25Z in 1.783 seconds.

Showing 10 of 88342 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Deltasenteret
    id:
    RA-S-5976
  2. name:
    Smøla kommune. Hovudutval for næring og miljø/Landbrukskontoret
    id:
    K-15730.743
  3. name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for næring og utvikling
    id:
    A-4407
  4. name:
    Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune, næring- og sysselsettingsstyret
    id:
    A-6837
  5. name:
    Midtre Gauldal kommune, utvalg for næring, plan og miljø (NPM)
    id:
    A-6801
  6. name:
    KFO/Delta Indre Nordmøre
    id:
    P-01247
  7. name:
    Åfjord næringsforening
    id:
    PA-00112
  8. name:
    Næringsmiddeltilsynet i Gauldalsregionen (NTG)
    id:
    A-5181
  9. name:
    Hadeland Næringsselskap
    id:
    H-A-00668
  10. name:
    Tydal kommune, næringsetaten
    id:
    A-3754
Show all fields in HTML
total:
88342
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    9028629c-fb6b-424b-bd5c-55b94cb8e79f
    name:
    Deltasenteret
    id:
    RA-S-5976
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5976
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9028629c-fb6b-424b-bd5c-55b94cb8e79f
  2. urn:
    6e94c6d9-23d1-4ec5-a450-6968664cd8cc
    name:
    Smøla kommune. Hovudutval for næring og miljø/Landbrukskontoret
    id:
    K-15730.743
    path:
    IKAM/K-15730.743
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6e94c6d9-23d1-4ec5-a450-6968664cd8cc
  3. urn:
    112194c6-8e81-4296-802d-cf6d29d7c7a3
    name:
    Lierne kommune II, hovedutvalg for næring og utvikling
    id:
    A-4407
    path:
    TIKA/A-4407
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/112194c6-8e81-4296-802d-cf6d29d7c7a3
  4. urn:
    ab6d9188-6bcb-4cff-8baa-0695e7d41932
    name:
    Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune, næring- og sysselsettingsstyret
    id:
    A-6837
    path:
    TIKA/A-6837
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ab6d9188-6bcb-4cff-8baa-0695e7d41932
  5. urn:
    ac90077c-5b7d-4086-86bb-790292783766
    name:
    Midtre Gauldal kommune, utvalg for næring, plan og miljø (NPM)
    id:
    A-6801
    path:
    TIKA/A-6801
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac90077c-5b7d-4086-86bb-790292783766
  6. urn:
    8fe26bc6-e107-4bcf-a4bc-ef8647ab65b7
    name:
    KFO/Delta Indre Nordmøre
    id:
    P-01247
    path:
    IKAM/P-01247
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8fe26bc6-e107-4bcf-a4bc-ef8647ab65b7
  7. urn:
    dc68865c-4fde-46ef-bc55-2bb068cebde6
    name:
    Åfjord næringsforening
    id:
    PA-00112
    path:
    TIKA/PA-00112
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc68865c-4fde-46ef-bc55-2bb068cebde6
  8. urn:
    556f6bf4-34c9-45a6-baea-73a94aad54bf
    name:
    Næringsmiddeltilsynet i Gauldalsregionen (NTG)
    id:
    A-5181
    path:
    TIKA/A-5181
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/556f6bf4-34c9-45a6-baea-73a94aad54bf
  9. urn:
    700edef0-dc80-4040-9836-d670a6edd1ac
    name:
    Hadeland Næringsselskap
    id:
    H-A-00668
    path:
    OARM/H-A-00668
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Randsfjordmuseet AS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/700edef0-dc80-4040-9836-d670a6edd1ac
  10. urn:
    53ab3387-3fbc-4550-a2fa-3e0ff6a38dfb
    name:
    Tydal kommune, næringsetaten
    id:
    A-3754
    path:
    TIKA/A-3754
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53ab3387-3fbc-4550-a2fa-3e0ff6a38dfb
  11. urn:
    2bb54129-8b6d-4042-8198-5dd1cd1602ce
    name:
    Holtålen kommune II, næringsfondsstyret
    id:
    A-6015
    path:
    TIKA/A-6015
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2bb54129-8b6d-4042-8198-5dd1cd1602ce
  12. urn:
    d8f0034f-60a4-4ff0-bcf0-2441c8f2020d
    name:
    Næringsmiddeltilsynet for Midt-Rogaland IKS
    id:
    A-0292
    path:
    BYST/A-0292
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8f0034f-60a4-4ff0-bcf0-2441c8f2020d
  13. urn:
    0aa7a94f-feed-4ecc-aa00-30ee7508fc18
    name:
    Statens næringsmiddeltekniske høgskole
    id:
    SAT-A-4370
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-4370
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0aa7a94f-feed-4ecc-aa00-30ee7508fc18
  14. urn:
    47e236f4-f93f-460f-bb5c-eaa6abcf8c90
    name:
    Sunnfjord og Ytre Sogn kjøtt- og næringsmiddelkontroll
    id:
    K-10762
    path:
    VLFK/K-10762
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47e236f4-f93f-460f-bb5c-eaa6abcf8c90
  15. urn:
    97309e7d-6bdf-4664-9815-6cfb229699c3
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Næringsmiddeltilsynet for Indre Sunnmøre
    id:
    K-15250.651
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.651
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/97309e7d-6bdf-4664-9815-6cfb229699c3
  16. urn:
    fbec8f08-f000-4b63-808e-ecdc328f8812
    name:
    Krigsdeltagernes Kvinnegruppe
    id:
    P-01043
    path:
    IKAM/P-01043
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fbec8f08-f000-4b63-808e-ecdc328f8812
  17. urn:
    fb4183a8-efa3-46ad-bbc7-b3095a1264b3
    name:
    Forsvaret, Militært person- og organisasjonsarkiv, Krigsdeltakerforbundet
    id:
    RA-RAFA-3747
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3747
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fb4183a8-efa3-46ad-bbc7-b3095a1264b3
  18. urn:
    15578dfe-a13b-4624-9b8c-90b65572724d
    name:
    Delta
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    L0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1398/F/Fk/L0003
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/15578dfe-a13b-4624-9b8c-90b65572724d
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    no-BBA_arkiv000000027133
    name:
    Aktive Krigsdeltakeres Forening
    id:
    A-0625
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    BBA/A-0625
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    Arkiv
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000027133
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000231044
    name:
    Bengtsson, Karl, fangtsmann og polarekspedisjonsdeltaker
    id:
    A-5176
    path:
    BBA/A-5176
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    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000231044
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000469735
    name:
    MA 005 Aktive Krigsdeltakeres Forening. Innsamlet materiale
    id:
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    path:
    BBA/A-2848.005
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000469735
  22. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003156728
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Enhet for kulturformidling og deltakelse
    id:
    A-7109
    path:
    BBA/A-7109
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003156728
  23. urn:
    82c48135-9b3c-4783-878f-4acb39d68bf2
    name:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/82c48135-9b3c-4783-878f-4acb39d68bf2
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000465452
    name:
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    id:
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    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
    ea79094d-b85d-4cb4-a0a1-8069cf29e977
    name:
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    id:
    O-1020
    path:
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    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    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.

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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.