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.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number 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.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-30T22:36:23Z in 3.216 seconds.

Showing 10 of 61164 results in compact format.

name:
Doktor Bryns legat for tjenestepiger
id:
0604036.09-1
name:
Doktor Sand (Orkdal)
id:
PA-1115
name:
Doktor Øystein Baardvik - Privatpraktiserende lege i Steinkjer
id:
PA-007
name:
Doktor Einar Martens og hustru Lilly Martens legat
id:
A-0200
name:
Organiserte doktorgradsstudier - den enkelte doktorgradsstudent
id:
0001
name:
Doktor Alexander Møllers Minde, Tyholmen [oppmålingstegning av Bjørløw, Øystein]
id:
L0391
name:
Doktor Alexander Møllers Minde, Tyholmen [oppmålingstegning av Bjørløw, Øystein]
id:
4487
name:
Menn: Ahmed Razzaq - Akram Mohammad
id:
L0004
name:
Menn: Akram Mohammad - Albertsen Gerhard
id:
L0005
name:
Fritatt og slettet personell - Årsklasse 1953 Anundskås Magnus - Bayati Akram
id:
L0002

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total:

61164

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
0ed56758-07c4-4300-bdeb-14c4a31b9d81
name:
Doktor Bryns legat for tjenestepiger
id:
0604036.09-1
path:
IKAK/0604036.09-1
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Kongsberg
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0ed56758-07c4-4300-bdeb-14c4a31b9d81
urn:
e633c1e5-1e8d-4613-be58-48e071136346
name:
Doktor Sand (Orkdal)
id:
PA-1115
path:
TIKA/PA-1115
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e633c1e5-1e8d-4613-be58-48e071136346
urn:
9e91f5ec-8ed6-4fc4-9419-eb2e635a518e
name:
Doktor Øystein Baardvik - Privatpraktiserende lege i Steinkjer
id:
PA-007
path:
TIKA/PA-007
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
IKA Trøndelag
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e91f5ec-8ed6-4fc4-9419-eb2e635a518e
urn:
no-BBA_arkiv000000032742
name:
Doktor Einar Martens og hustru Lilly Martens legat
id:
A-0200
path:
BBA/A-0200
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Bergen byarkiv
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000032742
urn:
cd58f41b-5544-42fb-a069-d52ba718c2a0
name:
Organiserte doktorgradsstudier - den enkelte doktorgradsstudent
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAT-A-3933/D/L0057/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd58f41b-5544-42fb-a069-d52ba718c2a0
urn:
5d55b3f6-50e7-4555-baa8-4d8f00e5e940
name:
Doktor Alexander Møllers Minde, Tyholmen [oppmålingstegning av Bjørløw, Øystein]
id:
L0391
path:
UBIT/A-0439/F/L0391
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5d55b3f6-50e7-4555-baa8-4d8f00e5e940
urn:
a13e284a-b110-43e8-a795-dcdcbbb33ef6
name:
Doktor Alexander Møllers Minde, Tyholmen [oppmålingstegning av Bjørløw, Øystein]
id:
4487
path:
UBIT/A-0438/F/4487
unit_type:
DOKUMENT
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a13e284a-b110-43e8-a795-dcdcbbb33ef6
urn:
a3dd6c5d-4579-48f9-a970-5ae8af335157
name:
Menn: Ahmed Razzaq - Akram Mohammad
id:
L0004
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/D/Dl/L0004
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3dd6c5d-4579-48f9-a970-5ae8af335157
urn:
2374c35f-788c-446c-b162-30a0ac826dc0
name:
Menn: Akram Mohammad - Albertsen Gerhard
id:
L0005
path:
AV/SAO-A-11715/D/Dl/L0005
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2374c35f-788c-446c-b162-30a0ac826dc0
urn:
4a254b87-bd0a-4007-a00f-35582ec4a689
name:
Fritatt og slettet personell - Årsklasse 1953 Anundskås Magnus - Bayati Akram
id:
L0002
path:
AV/RA-RAFA-4740/P/Pf/L0002
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4a254b87-bd0a-4007-a00f-35582ec4a689
urn:
f1cbc219-6500-4943-b3db-19acde8e5e21
name:
Eiendommer - eiendomsforvaltning. Utleie, lokaler. Forespørsel ved Muhammad Akram Butt
id:
0005
path:
BKO/0219009/D/Da/L0005/0005
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Bærum kommune
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f1cbc219-6500-4943-b3db-19acde8e5e21
urn:
73302f85-bd66-4a94-a055-93e9ef5ea186
name:
Kloakrammeplan
id:
0002
path:
AAMA/KA0902-772/D/D02/L0003/0002
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73302f85-bd66-4a94-a055-93e9ef5ea186
urn:
6a786963-b20a-4d9e-9cbf-ddef34f3e083
name:
V 3: Fadervaar og Sakramenterne
id:
0004
path:
AAMA/PA-1936b/1/F/L0006/0004
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a786963-b20a-4d9e-9cbf-ddef34f3e083
urn:
88109bd5-c0e4-4775-8c69-2277686a43ff
name:
Ord og sakrament
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0012
path:
AV/RA-PA-0855/H/L0006/0012
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88109bd5-c0e4-4775-8c69-2277686a43ff
urn:
9beb1724-2e92-4823-ae50-065a1a5a79bd
name:
113 Sakramentforvaltningen
id:
0003
path:
AV/SAO-A-10378/D/Df/L0012/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9beb1724-2e92-4823-ae50-065a1a5a79bd
urn:
0f55f9f2-a39a-4958-bc9a-dea5579766aa
name:
113 Sakramentforvaltningen
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10378/D/Df/L0056/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f55f9f2-a39a-4958-bc9a-dea5579766aa
urn:
ed157a8c-9ca2-4e24-ba9b-98807cde4cd8
name:
113 Sakramentsforvaltningen
id:
0001
path:
AV/SAO-A-10987/D/L0047/0001
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ed157a8c-9ca2-4e24-ba9b-98807cde4cd8
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5cd9a0bc-7078-4fde-b8a4-10a957a45ff9
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Indrebø, R. - Sakramenti.
id:
0020
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TMF/A-1001/Z/L0014/0020
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MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5cd9a0bc-7078-4fde-b8a4-10a957a45ff9
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659936d3-8874-4c19-948c-7daa3fa61968
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Ord og sakrament
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0024
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TMF/A-1002/E/L0030/0024
unit_type:
MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/659936d3-8874-4c19-948c-7daa3fa61968
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6eda3a88-425d-456a-b945-590e4f7313a1
name:
Ord og sakrament
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0003
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TMF/A-1002/Y/L0043/0003
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MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6eda3a88-425d-456a-b945-590e4f7313a1
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d8948b0f-ed5f-4cc2-8fc4-e7822cf00c16
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"Sakramenta i katekismen"
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0013
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VID/MA-A-1433/D/L0020/0013
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MAPPE
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Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d8948b0f-ed5f-4cc2-8fc4-e7822cf00c16
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2c3c2b8c-1a71-4fda-9276-0301d6bedb26
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Korrespondanse. Aakram-Andreasen
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L0130
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AV/RA-PA-0806/2/E/Ea/L0130
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STYKKE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2c3c2b8c-1a71-4fda-9276-0301d6bedb26
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ff64d2e1-6b55-413e-8c53-ae36d87e0048
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Årsstatistikk: Fra sakramentsforvaltere
id:
0003
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AV/SAH-BISKOP-001/D/Db/L0018/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
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Nasjonalarkivet
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0
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https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ff64d2e1-6b55-413e-8c53-ae36d87e0048
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a064ca7f-ec8e-45f5-8800-b7f02b2a0007
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Dåpen som "botssakrament"
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0006
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TMF/A-1002/Y/L0024/0006
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MAPPE
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MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a064ca7f-ec8e-45f5-8800-b7f02b2a0007
urn:
3c4c6b69-2935-4796-b872-dbda7ddf20e3
name:
Om sakramentene 1932-1964
id:
0003
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TMF/A-1022/Y/L0005/0003
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
MF vitenskapelig høyskole
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3c4c6b69-2935-4796-b872-dbda7ddf20e3

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
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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