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 2026-11-03T02:28:57Z in 3.527 seconds.

Showing 10 of 65575 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Vedr. Finnbur Gruber: Sammendrag av korrespondansen mellom F. Sivertsen og Det norske AS for Elektrokemisk Industri 1914-16
    id:
    5105
  2. name:
    Jakta Fiskeoppdrett AS - endra lokalitet
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    Bremnes Seashore AS - søknad om utviding og endra plassering av oppdrettslokalitet i Vesle Gausvik.
    id:
    0016
  4. name:
    Sammendrag av kjente fakta om Skjækerdalen Ni-grube, Verdalen
    id:
    5041
  5. name:
    Kort sammendrag av geologien i området Løvsjøen - Strivatn
    id:
    5012
  6. name:
    Sammendrag av rapporter fra: Samordnet geologisk undersøkelsesprogram for Nord-Trøndelag og Fosen utgitt 1984-1991.
    id:
    5355
  7. name:
    Sel (Otta) 1966: Sammendrag av tidligere rapporter og undersøkelser sommeren 1966
    id:
    5103
  8. name:
    Endra statsskatt
    id:
    L0046
  9. name:
    Endra skatt
    id:
    L0002
  10. name:
    Endra lunsjtid.
    id:
    0008
Show all fields in HTML
total:
65575
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    Vedr. Finnbur Gruber: Sammendrag av korrespondansen mellom F. Sivertsen og Det norske AS for Elektrokemisk Industri 1914-16
    id:
    5105
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0524/5105
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b8dc6185-351a-48aa-aaf0-42de4fe6dae4
  2. urn:
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    name:
    Jakta Fiskeoppdrett AS - endra lokalitet
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    0002
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    IKAH/1253b-021/D/Db/L0155/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57e8f687-709b-4a9a-9f7a-08cd801cccb4
  3. urn:
    6bf1a9db-edc8-4bf5-811e-92f1c8b3215a
    name:
    Bremnes Seashore AS - søknad om utviding og endra plassering av oppdrettslokalitet i Vesle Gausvik.
    id:
    0016
    path:
    IKAH/1224-021/A/Ac/L0100/0001/0016
    unit_type:
    SAK
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6bf1a9db-edc8-4bf5-811e-92f1c8b3215a
  4. urn:
    ce43b8fa-9c87-4808-bb9d-31bcc8a5d89c
    name:
    Sammendrag av kjente fakta om Skjækerdalen Ni-grube, Verdalen
    id:
    5041
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0522/5041
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ce43b8fa-9c87-4808-bb9d-31bcc8a5d89c
  5. urn:
    b985c18a-34c7-48a0-89fb-ea8cfd4275c1
    name:
    Kort sammendrag av geologien i området Løvsjøen - Strivatn
    id:
    5012
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0522/5012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b985c18a-34c7-48a0-89fb-ea8cfd4275c1
  6. urn:
    be8f30bc-fa58-45f2-9edb-0a6ba4928fc4
    name:
    Sammendrag av rapporter fra: Samordnet geologisk undersøkelsesprogram for Nord-Trøndelag og Fosen utgitt 1984-1991.
    id:
    5355
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0538/5355
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/be8f30bc-fa58-45f2-9edb-0a6ba4928fc4
  7. urn:
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    name:
    Sel (Otta) 1966: Sammendrag av tidligere rapporter og undersøkelser sommeren 1966
    id:
    5103
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1562/F/L0524/5103
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
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  8. urn:
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    name:
    Endra statsskatt
    id:
    L0046
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-34001/0009/L0046
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d2474f35-1bb0-443a-a9eb-40558402addc
  9. urn:
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    Endra skatt
    id:
    L0002
    path:
    IKAR/K-101602/F/Ff/Ffa/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00e56862-c43b-469d-be1c-17788ac2e2c1
  10. urn:
    1a2f8a94-5cb8-4e38-af9b-52946a95b362
    name:
    Endra lunsjtid.
    id:
    0008
    path:
    IKAH/1247-021/D/Dc/L0037/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1a2f8a94-5cb8-4e38-af9b-52946a95b362
  11. urn:
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    id:
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    IKAR/K-101383/D/Dcc/L0004/0033
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/81955dcb-aaa7-4ba7-897b-7735c0f224af
  12. urn:
    fcc70916-cb10-4254-81bd-6dbe550782d3
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    Endra reguleringsplan
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    path:
    VLFK/K-10704/D/Da/L0017/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcc70916-cb10-4254-81bd-6dbe550782d3
  13. urn:
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    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/269927f0-8f13-4c54-9d79-040bdef2ad2b
  14. urn:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc35918b-2eb2-4601-b92f-8417d4195e24
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    TIKA/A-4667/E/Ed
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    SERIE
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    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/528cb834-9f2f-4c72-90ac-8c29f3ecf87f
  16. urn:
    a66dd544-07fb-4540-9d94-4090008e6004
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    id:
    0033
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    IKAH/1211-021/D/Dc/L0021/0033
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a66dd544-07fb-4540-9d94-4090008e6004
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    IKAH/1232-021.1/D/Da/L0072/0006
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    IKAH/1238-021/D/Dbc/L0007/0024
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    IKAH/1259b-055/D/Da/L0004/0036
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de9ea8eb-c9cc-4634-a3e9-c24b1346ca72
  20. urn:
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    link:
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  21. urn:
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    VLFK/FK-1092/D/Df/L0004/0023
    unit_type:
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    link:
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  22. urn:
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    unit_type:
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    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  23. urn:
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    link:
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  25. urn:
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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.

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.