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; 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&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit} 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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.
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&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&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&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. Through this API: default 25, maximum 100.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-01T23:33:52Z in 5.851 seconds.

Showing 10 of 60678 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Gressmelprodusentenes landsforening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0290
  2. name:
    SNJ - Gjødselproduksjonsanlegg - Maskin
    id:
    0012
  3. name:
    Gjødselproduksjon SNJ
    id:
    0003
  4. name:
    Elpro Selva AS
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
    id:
    0004
  6. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
    0003
Show all fields in HTML
total:
60678
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Gressmelprodusentenes landsforening
    id:
    SAT-PA-0290
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0290
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2591ab9-d1e9-46a0-a6d8-6984c7449de5
  2. urn:
    c0b93f3d-b709-4e06-84c2-42c7a98a39d8
    name:
    SNJ - Gjødselproduksjonsanlegg - Maskin
    id:
    0012
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Gd/L0002/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0b93f3d-b709-4e06-84c2-42c7a98a39d8
  3. urn:
    45583de0-0d55-4a06-90e5-e720654a4a04
    name:
    Gjødselproduksjon SNJ
    id:
    0003
    path:
    IKAR/A-1169/G/Ga/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/45583de0-0d55-4a06-90e5-e720654a4a04
  4. urn:
    d5c9f311-7c32-4b5f-9cd6-40fae1d2ecd0
    name:
    Elpro Selva AS
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1104/H/Hd/L0002/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5c9f311-7c32-4b5f-9cd6-40fae1d2ecd0
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
    id:
    0004
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fam/L0006/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/afedec57-a675-4771-a20b-ca05fd09e33f
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    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7e2ea19b-80eb-461f-974d-c639fc51ba8d
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    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske anlegg. Elpro AS
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fam/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/69bfc1ee-67e4-4de6-b6af-2771927d04c8
  8. urn:
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    name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fal/L0020/0001
    unit_type:
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    institution:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47974c1f-1162-4a85-8ec9-63913ce19923
  9. urn:
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    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
    0002
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fal/L0020/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7b55cb5e-cca1-460f-bcb7-590f6d79a5fb
  10. urn:
    3a2f2dc3-296f-4526-99dc-54e7df48e15a
    name:
    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fal/L0020/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a2f2dc3-296f-4526-99dc-54e7df48e15a
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    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner. Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fal/L0020/0004
    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0b2aad26-7d50-4666-921d-667c7a178e6a
  12. urn:
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fal/L0021/0001
    unit_type:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad205354-f52d-4fc3-b861-78bb2be9284e
  13. urn:
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    Kontrakt. Elektrotekniske installasjoner, Kvinne-barnsenteret. Elpro AS
    id:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de932f2f-8bcd-449b-81e5-f9853a5b031c
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    id:
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    AV/SAT-A-1581/F/Fa/Fam/L0007/0003
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    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cdb7322b-5c02-4be4-9843-b6a4254e22d4
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    id:
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    0
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  17. urn:
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  21. urn:
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    name:
    Kommunedelplan Sandviken Delprosjekt: Hovedveg. Oppsummering av notater og skisser
    id:
    0004
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  22. urn:
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    link:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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    name:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
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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.