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 2026-10-30T12:58:42Z in 7.046 seconds.

Showing 10 of 58403 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hentro AS - tidsbegrenset frambud av næringsmidler
    id:
    0020
  2. name:
    Teknisk infrastruktur - entro energi - analyse.
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    Centromor
    id:
    0008
  4. name:
    Centronor
    id:
    0008
  5. name:
    Centronor
    id:
    0001
  6. name:
    Tricentrol
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    Trentropp
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    Trentropp A
    id:
    0001
  9. name:
    Centromor
    id:
    0002
  10. name:
    Pasientrom
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
58403
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    d5a72e3d-d304-4906-97dc-e342cf36bb91
    name:
    Hentro AS - tidsbegrenset frambud av næringsmidler
    id:
    0020
    path:
    AAMA/KA0904-619a/D/D03/L0009/0020
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5a72e3d-d304-4906-97dc-e342cf36bb91
  2. urn:
    ef30c17e-4941-44c1-bb29-647acac29d9f
    name:
    Teknisk infrastruktur - entro energi - analyse.
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0411/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef30c17e-4941-44c1-bb29-647acac29d9f
  3. urn:
    a8608b2e-90ee-4418-a447-1caf574a07cd
    name:
    Centromor
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAMA/PA-2247/E/E02/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a8608b2e-90ee-4418-a447-1caf574a07cd
  4. urn:
    9e0a6d4f-a9e9-49ce-bc6e-f38b98120d23
    name:
    Centronor
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0943/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9e0a6d4f-a9e9-49ce-bc6e-f38b98120d23
  5. urn:
    62e66121-d0e5-404e-8376-04d8d4879c29
    name:
    Centronor
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1190/E/Ea/L0944/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/62e66121-d0e5-404e-8376-04d8d4879c29
  6. urn:
    f2d28035-c9de-4c2e-82e5-766e9385d75a
    name:
    Tricentrol
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-1728/D/Da/L0693/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f2d28035-c9de-4c2e-82e5-766e9385d75a
  7. urn:
    70457857-ec90-46cc-b30a-3c47fdd84954
    name:
    Trentropp
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3584/F/Fd/L0125/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/70457857-ec90-46cc-b30a-3c47fdd84954
  8. urn:
    f3a3d798-c346-4ad0-8c32-1c7a0cc613e6
    name:
    Trentropp A
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3658/F/Fa/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f3a3d798-c346-4ad0-8c32-1c7a0cc613e6
  9. urn:
    40fae3e8-b972-458d-b0c4-0cd56e26c964
    name:
    Centromor
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAKO-P-1081/I/Ib/Ibc/Ibca/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/40fae3e8-b972-458d-b0c4-0cd56e26c964
  10. urn:
    8f77380e-06c7-4e0a-acc4-912a500bf831
    name:
    Pasientrom
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1581/D/Da/L0456/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8f77380e-06c7-4e0a-acc4-912a500bf831
  11. urn:
    43c38c30-6d68-47c6-a9a9-7536febb4b7a
    name:
    Pentrozolsjokkbehandling
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6372/G/L0031/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/43c38c30-6d68-47c6-a9a9-7536febb4b7a
  12. urn:
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    AV/SATØ-S-0339/2/D/Dd/L0028/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ccde5261-78a6-4bcc-ac0f-196b96a78ec5
  13. urn:
    c51ab9a7-d7cc-4c48-9750-1b8f9855506d
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    Kristentro og kristenliv
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    L0008
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    TIKA/TIKA-6667/F/Fd/L0008
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c51ab9a7-d7cc-4c48-9750-1b8f9855506d
  14. urn:
    07d613aa-3cb0-4280-8bc6-9076d87f28c6
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    0003
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    AAB/ARK-1342/D/L0002/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07d613aa-3cb0-4280-8bc6-9076d87f28c6
  15. urn:
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    Centromor, O/nr. 411.13
    id:
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    AAMA/PA-2247/I/I01/L0010/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4d3b765f-018c-49ea-a5ee-9e3ea35d5cc6
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    AAMA/PA-2247/I/I01/L0010/0006
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    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/abc91ec7-d4a8-4cec-a07e-2c33b11845b0
  17. urn:
    28864390-f105-4b87-a553-392fdc15d5f0
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    AAMA/PA-2247/I/I01/L0010/0007
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    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/28864390-f105-4b87-a553-392fdc15d5f0
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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.