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 2026-10-20T04:05:11Z in 0.543 seconds.

Showing 10 of 55187 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Kriegsmarine Norwegen, Marineflakabteilungen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5100
  2. name:
    Waldemar Sefland Dahl
    id:
    FMA-10095
  3. name:
    Kontrakt, Prosjekterende/Rådgiver (Helge Lindeflaten AS)
    id:
    0004
  4. name:
    Oppdrag 51327 Ørland Hovedflystasjon - modernisering beflaskaserne ventilasjonsteknsike arbeider -Ventialsjonsteam AS
    id:
    0003
  5. name:
    NSB-kond. 70.19 XVIII Gaaseflaa (tnr. 13-14). Gaaseflaa st. Pel: 3882-4006
    id:
    0573
  6. name:
    Prøveflateskjema
    id:
    Faa
  7. name:
    Sosialsjeflaget
    id:
    L0015
  8. name:
    Ludefladen
    id:
    0042
  9. name:
    Ludeflaten 28
    id:
    0014
  10. name:
    Tåteflasker
    id:
    0034
Show all fields in HTML
total:
55187
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Kriegsmarine Norwegen, Marineflakabteilungen
    id:
    RA-RAFA-5100
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-5100
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dc28754e-3354-43db-8dad-38dfb92c049c
  2. urn:
    e96124c2-1ca6-45fe-bdf3-7d73a8c46708
    name:
    Waldemar Sefland Dahl
    id:
    FMA-10095
    path:
    OSTM/FMA-10095
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Østfoldmuseene
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e96124c2-1ca6-45fe-bdf3-7d73a8c46708
  3. urn:
    47bf14ea-4a95-489e-94a8-054958b85334
    name:
    Kontrakt, Prosjekterende/Rådgiver (Helge Lindeflaten AS)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAH/1224-501/E/Eb/L0084/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47bf14ea-4a95-489e-94a8-054958b85334
  4. urn:
    b0d6e6fa-6b31-4e5c-9d64-fa55aeb4f5d2
    name:
    Oppdrag 51327 Ørland Hovedflystasjon - modernisering beflaskaserne ventilasjonsteknsike arbeider -Ventialsjonsteam AS
    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-RAFA-6092/F/Fa/L0407/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b0d6e6fa-6b31-4e5c-9d64-fa55aeb4f5d2
  5. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0573
    path:
    AV/RA-S-1619/1/T/Tb/T053ba12/0573
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/231683e5-58a9-4c58-924b-866021388c18
  6. urn:
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    name:
    Prøveflateskjema
    id:
    Faa
    path:
    AV/RA-S-5895/F/Fa/Faa
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8d82e4da-2311-4d9b-8c82-7acbbd51e4c4
  7. urn:
    921fb0eb-6928-4b7d-b76d-4b87acb974cf
    name:
    Sosialsjeflaget
    id:
    L0015
    path:
    ARKSOR/1018SØ613/A/Ad/L0015
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/921fb0eb-6928-4b7d-b76d-4b87acb974cf
  8. urn:
    056aa8d8-3bac-4cea-b279-8ddad0c54f64
    name:
    Ludefladen
    id:
    0042
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0020/0042
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/056aa8d8-3bac-4cea-b279-8ddad0c54f64
  9. urn:
    326969de-2ba0-40f1-9670-4638f4844186
    name:
    Ludeflaten 28
    id:
    0014
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0021/0014
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/326969de-2ba0-40f1-9670-4638f4844186
  10. urn:
    7548c70d-575d-4fe7-91e6-0d662dfdf441
    name:
    Tåteflasker
    id:
    0034
    path:
    AAMA/PA-3150/U/U01/U01b/L0113/0034
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7548c70d-575d-4fe7-91e6-0d662dfdf441
  11. urn:
    07f80396-3555-4d6e-8453-65f5a9b74718
    name:
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    id:
    0022
    path:
    AIN/A-12-139/D/Da/Daa/L0029/0022
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/07f80396-3555-4d6e-8453-65f5a9b74718
  12. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd6943ef-ea6c-4508-9f74-227d820bae85
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/286486b7-d49f-4796-86a6-51b2f8770429
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    name:
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    id:
    0004
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    ARKSOR/1014VN772/Dg/L0029/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f0875c3c-504e-4a21-a35d-1302ecea95e8
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f579f14e-1f66-4f71-a858-64fbbcfcb111
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    ARKSOR/1014VN772/Dg/L0033/0010
    unit_type:
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    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/826bd502-27f9-424f-aa6c-1150c63211b7
  17. urn:
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    ARKSOR/1014VN772/Dg/L0034/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f1554e8-399b-4ab6-a299-8142de06dcd8
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    Arkivsenter Sør
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    link:
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  24. urn:
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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.