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 2026-10-22T14:08:43Z in 0.307 seconds.

Showing 10 of 105735 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Flatanger kommune, Brandsmoen - omsorgsboliger
    id:
    A-00058
  2. name:
    Rosendal sykehjem og omsorgsboliger
    id:
    AKT-0697
  3. name:
    Hamnahaugen omsorgsboliger
    id:
    L0006
  4. name:
    Bostøtte, kommunale boliger, omsorgsboliger
    id:
    H
  5. name:
    Pleie og omsorg - omsorgsboliger, borettslag, diverse
    id:
    L0008
  6. name:
    14/4599-25 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - ASSESS AS
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    14/4599-23 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Asplan Viak AS
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Hof omsorgsboliger og dagsenter - FDV-dokumentasjon
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    14/4599-16 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Arkitektene AS
    id:
    0003
  10. name:
    14/4599-17 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Urba AS
    id:
    0004
Show all fields in HTML
total:
105735
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Flatanger kommune, Brandsmoen - omsorgsboliger
    id:
    A-00058
    path:
    TIKA/A-00058
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c68ef955-8d60-4d96-a5eb-f59daa629da8
  2. urn:
    220a19d9-155c-47cf-ad1f-96806d2b249b
    name:
    Rosendal sykehjem og omsorgsboliger
    id:
    AKT-0697
    path:
    BYST/AKT-0697
    unit_type:
    Virksomhet
    institution:
    Stavanger Byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    Rosendal sykehjem og omsorgsboliger ligger i Rosenli i Storhaug bydel i Stavanger. Sykehjemmet har 25 langtidsplasser fordelt på tre små sykehjemsavdelinger, "Emmaus", "Varden" og "Rosenkroken". I tillegg er det 20 omsorgsboliger for brukere som har behov for døgnkontinuerlig helse og sosialhjelp. R...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/220a19d9-155c-47cf-ad1f-96806d2b249b
  3. urn:
    4cb22ca2-30aa-448b-8c1b-150f9aed47a0
    name:
    Hamnahaugen omsorgsboliger
    id:
    L0006
    path:
    TIKA/A-3493/F/Fe/Fec/L0006
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4cb22ca2-30aa-448b-8c1b-150f9aed47a0
  4. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    H
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    IKAR/K-100152/H
    unit_type:
    SERIE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0008
    path:
    IKAK/0714311.3/D/Dd/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/266a757c-16f9-4c26-98c0-04f5113ac8a5
  6. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0025/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/54ad823f-9730-4307-8358-85fb50d9c8b5
  7. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0025/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/707b063f-fe47-4beb-b29b-a31029ae3df5
  8. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0002
    path:
    IKAK/0714541.2/2/J/Ja/Jab/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1927217e-8384-48ce-a28e-e8b4ba5d9f48
  9. urn:
    ac4aa1f9-c044-4208-9763-95311464d469
    name:
    14/4599-16 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Arkitektene AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0024/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ac4aa1f9-c044-4208-9763-95311464d469
  10. urn:
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    name:
    14/4599-17 - Arkitekttjenester omsorgsboliger Rove - Urba AS
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0024/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3f7e60c9-54dc-47c8-b822-c540517f1ea0
  11. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0026/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a5de721-76dd-4c2e-bbc2-730fa8955cf6
  12. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0026/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/af8aefae-c152-4411-889f-6732d3610412
  13. urn:
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0023/0003
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    MAPPE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ee37179f-8d10-4119-91bd-97602603d51d
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0023/0004
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68b5b30f-9e36-4d2a-a725-2da43c8a12d5
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0023/0007
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/18e3b279-efe9-40d1-b2f4-e88d26b61852
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0023/0008
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aa8cc5e0-b3a7-4d1e-82f0-47c672c97c8d
  17. urn:
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    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0024/0006
    unit_type:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e5415abc-407b-4b42-8279-fc47227434cd
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0024/0007
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    link:
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  21. urn:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0025/0003
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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    id:
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    path:
    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0025/0006
    unit_type:
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
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    id:
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    IKAK/0702021-2/1/G/L0026/0005
    unit_type:
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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.

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.