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 2026-10-22T16:44:10Z in 2.565 seconds.

Showing 10 of 313640 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Fredrikshalds Stuerkontor AS
    id:
    HHSP-1163
  2. name:
    LANGANGENS STUER- OG LAERFORENING
    id:
    A-805120
  3. name:
    Toldbodens stuer og losseforening
    id:
    A-5991
  4. name:
    Fredrikstad stuerarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1936
  5. name:
    Lillesands Stuerlag
    id:
    PA-2093
  6. name:
    HERRE STUERLAG
    id:
    A-814014
  7. name:
    Barnas Fritidsstuer
    id:
    RA-PA-0698
  8. name:
    Larvik rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-799
  9. name:
    Tønsberg rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-800
  10. name:
    Skien rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-801
Show all fields in HTML
total:
313640
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    0bf506a2-dc11-4c11-84e6-614a6a54fc8b
    name:
    Fredrikshalds Stuerkontor AS
    id:
    HHSP-1163
    path:
    OSTM/HHSP-1163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0bf506a2-dc11-4c11-84e6-614a6a54fc8b
  2. urn:
    2090d4da-4be2-4eb4-9de7-aced95b88011
    name:
    LANGANGENS STUER- OG LAERFORENING
    id:
    A-805120
    path:
    AAT/A-805120
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2090d4da-4be2-4eb4-9de7-aced95b88011
  3. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000664954
    name:
    Toldbodens stuer og losseforening
    id:
    A-5991
    path:
    BBA/A-5991
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000664954
  4. urn:
    8f08737c-f4d3-4a11-ba4a-5928da9f7bbf
    name:
    Fredrikstad stuerarbeiderforening
    id:
    ARK-1936
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1936
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f08737c-f4d3-4a11-ba4a-5928da9f7bbf
  5. urn:
    9b986d9c-3ffa-43a1-a798-81063206d186
    name:
    Lillesands Stuerlag
    id:
    PA-2093
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2093
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9b986d9c-3ffa-43a1-a798-81063206d186
  6. urn:
    c3b8b6a0-2a07-4f74-ae85-629b0636f379
    name:
    HERRE STUERLAG
    id:
    A-814014
    path:
    AAT/A-814014
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3b8b6a0-2a07-4f74-ae85-629b0636f379
  7. urn:
    a3dc7b43-3eff-4a8b-8ed3-caeeedc41b02
    name:
    Barnas Fritidsstuer
    id:
    RA-PA-0698
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0698
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3dc7b43-3eff-4a8b-8ed3-caeeedc41b02
  8. urn:
    5f1de1fa-e70d-4aa2-96ff-c365a8df208a
    name:
    Larvik rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-799
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-799
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f1de1fa-e70d-4aa2-96ff-c365a8df208a
  9. urn:
    6a97be89-1bd3-4a07-9652-8347438017be
    name:
    Tønsberg rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-800
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-800
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a97be89-1bd3-4a07-9652-8347438017be
  10. urn:
    e6374828-999d-4293-883f-f937191b2fe7
    name:
    Skien rådstuerett
    id:
    SAKO-A-801
    path:
    AV/SAKO-A-801
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e6374828-999d-4293-883f-f937191b2fe7
  11. urn:
    3035a438-43c9-4cd3-9e9c-8b52207edc22
    name:
    Fredrikshald rådstuerett
    id:
    SAO-A-11129
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11129
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3035a438-43c9-4cd3-9e9c-8b52207edc22
  12. urn:
    02983386-6f54-4fc9-8c40-44aa47426bc3
    name:
    Christiania rådstuerett
    id:
    SAO-A-11132
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11132
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/02983386-6f54-4fc9-8c40-44aa47426bc3
  13. urn:
    11988b0a-45c0-467a-856a-a059506fff9b
    name:
    Fredrikstad rådstuerett
    id:
    SAO-A-11547
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-11547
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/11988b0a-45c0-467a-856a-a059506fff9b
  14. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000130247
    name:
    Sundts Systuer A/S
    id:
    A-0132.4
    path:
    BBA/A-0132.4
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000130247
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000480597
    name:
    Bergens Stuertforening
    id:
    A-5573
    path:
    BBA/A-5573
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000480597
  16. urn:
    862db5ff-e4c9-4b1b-b30b-68965cda703d
    name:
    Bergens Stuertforening
    id:
    A-5573
    path:
    SAF/A-5573
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/862db5ff-e4c9-4b1b-b30b-68965cda703d
  17. urn:
    dbc78b5d-ad82-4383-a2cf-57a0b72eb165
    name:
    Skiensfjordens Stuerkontor
    id:
    TGM-A-1017
    path:
    TEMU/TGM-A-1017
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Telemark Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbc78b5d-ad82-4383-a2cf-57a0b72eb165
  18. urn:
    e07a060f-4518-4f83-8385-6859416c92ca
    name:
    Bøle stuerlags arkiv
    id:
    AAT-806114
    path:
    AAT/AAT-806114
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e07a060f-4518-4f83-8385-6859416c92ca
  19. urn:
    83329072-4a89-4525-9965-f569ca55fa8c
    name:
    Tromsø kokk- og stuertskole
    id:
    SATØ-S-1537
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1537
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/83329072-4a89-4525-9965-f569ca55fa8c
  20. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000467575
    name:
    Bergen Kokk- og Stuertskole
    id:
    A-2380
    path:
    BBA/A-2380
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000467575
  21. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000479869
    name:
    Bergens Stuertforenings understøttelsesfond
    id:
    A-5563
    path:
    BBA/A-5563
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000479869
  22. urn:
    03144d14-7c4b-4640-b8a8-ae4b3f1d9532
    name:
    Bergens Stuertforenings understøttelsesfond
    id:
    A-5563
    path:
    SAF/A-5563
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/03144d14-7c4b-4640-b8a8-ae4b3f1d9532
  23. urn:
    56693780-ce64-4e66-8ef3-fda781609994
    name:
    Skien Stuerforenings arkiv
    id:
    AAT-806113
    path:
    AAT/AAT-806113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv i Telemark
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56693780-ce64-4e66-8ef3-fda781609994
  24. urn:
    35ca31f9-345f-4212-a9b0-ddf4c74bad75
    name:
    Ålesund kommune. Ålesund arbeidsstuer
    id:
    K-15010.471.03
    path:
    IKAM/K-15010.471.03
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/35ca31f9-345f-4212-a9b0-ddf4c74bad75
  25. urn:
    31b3dd23-197d-45c5-9d38-bdd5d22ed4de
    name:
    Ullern arbeidsstuer for barn
    id:
    A-1033
    path:
    OMUS/A-1033
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo Museum
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/31b3dd23-197d-45c5-9d38-bdd5d22ed4de
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.