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 2026-10-28T18:49:16Z in 3.641 seconds.

Showing 10 of 11995 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    District Offshore A/S (DOF ASA)
    id:
    RA-PA-1510
  2. name:
    Tysnes kommune. Dips Aocs barnevern
    id:
    1223-e001
  3. name:
    Ullensvang herad. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1231b-e007
  4. name:
    Sund kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1245-e005
  5. name:
    Vaksdal kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1251b-e007
  6. name:
    Modalen kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1252-e003
  7. name:
    Osterøy kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1253b-e004
  8. name:
    Meland kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1256-e006
  9. name:
    Lindås kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1263-e007
  10. name:
    Masfjorden kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1266-e002
Show all fields in HTML
total:
11995
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    District Offshore A/S (DOF ASA)
    id:
    RA-PA-1510
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b93aa3a-1357-4dd9-a0c8-20f080b14a2d
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Tysnes kommune. Dips Aocs barnevern
    id:
    1223-e001
    path:
    IKAH/1223-e001
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff9e86c9-148e-4b91-8fb6-a25806a2f2d0
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Ullensvang herad. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1231b-e007
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    IKAH/1231b-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1344188c-a312-43d4-b309-d2d7c0a5c1eb
  4. urn:
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    name:
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    IKAH/1245-e005
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    ARKIV
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    IKA Hordaland
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    link:
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  5. urn:
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    name:
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    IKAH/1251b-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
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    IKA Hordaland
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed19c31d-a762-4631-b393-43155083d2b9
  6. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    IKAH/1252-e003
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/100bfeaa-36a7-4162-893a-8ecb3eae6127
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Osterøy kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1253b-e004
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/96e089b3-42c9-434c-84f3-80e2a4d345a6
  8. urn:
    72898abd-9653-4ac3-9b3b-434c6233d3d3
    name:
    Meland kommune. Dips Acos Sosial
    id:
    1256-e006
    path:
    IKAH/1256-e006
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/72898abd-9653-4ac3-9b3b-434c6233d3d3
  9. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAH/1263-e007
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca033b2d-8e3f-4b95-8d41-c0f5b5032c7f
  10. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    IKAH/1266-e002
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    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1e399932-774c-4a72-9f5b-7f9be349b7f9
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    IKAH/1260b-e008
    unit_type:
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    IKA Hordaland
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  16. urn:
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    Austrheim kommune. Dips Acos Barnevern
    id:
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    IKAH/1264-e004
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a125225f-a62b-4b25-89c4-4998f73c5392
  17. urn:
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  23. urn:
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    name:
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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.

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.