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 2026-10-16T17:24:56Z in 0.632 seconds.

Showing 10 of 86683 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Paul, F - Peder, F
    id:
    L0043
  2. name:
    Personalmapper. F
    id:
    0002
  3. name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0001
  4. name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus , bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0002
  5. name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0005
  6. name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0006
  7. name:
    F
    id:
    0007
  8. name:
    H.78 1961 E.1-15 og 19-20, H.78 1961 F. 2-17
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    Korrespondanse F-H
    id:
    L0044
  10. name:
    "Inv. nr. F - F Taarnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
86683
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    fcea3a56-86ab-40b0-9a64-14652cd75f34
    name:
    Hovedregisterkort - omskrevne kort, kvinner og menn - Paul, F - Peder, F
    id:
    L0043
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100160/K/Kb/Kbf/L0043
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fcea3a56-86ab-40b0-9a64-14652cd75f34
  2. urn:
    f37b3d59-f3df-44ff-b31a-1a99fb853187
    name:
    Personalmapper. F
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ARKIVO/A-1234/P/Pa/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkiv Øst IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f37b3d59-f3df-44ff-b31a-1a99fb853187
  3. urn:
    ea7b62ae-0b62-41c6-83df-da2ba36c46d5
    name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0007/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ea7b62ae-0b62-41c6-83df-da2ba36c46d5
  4. urn:
    e3191a4a-20a1-4419-8b76-3b0de17449c5
    name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus , bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0002
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0007/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e3191a4a-20a1-4419-8b76-3b0de17449c5
  5. urn:
    bb6bcce9-f16f-4a78-abf3-c22c11f4ac55
    name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0005
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0007/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb6bcce9-f16f-4a78-abf3-c22c11f4ac55
  6. urn:
    973d0b3c-c67f-4146-a79f-033fa61272c3
    name:
    "Inv. Nr. F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0006
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0007/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/973d0b3c-c67f-4146-a79f-033fa61272c3
  7. urn:
    d0478e26-f88d-4e82-9fc2-5173a4ea3704
    name:
    F
    id:
    0007
    path:
    OAM/A-01077/DI/L0005/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d0478e26-f88d-4e82-9fc2-5173a4ea3704
  8. urn:
    fd3a0ce5-bbd4-4625-9ed0-ad246098c34c
    name:
    H.78 1961 E.1-15 og 19-20, H.78 1961 F. 2-17
    id:
    0004
    path:
    IKAK/0829541/U/Ub/Uba/Ubac/L0001/0004
    unit_type:
    FOTOSERIE
    institution:
    IKA Kongsberg
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fd3a0ce5-bbd4-4625-9ed0-ad246098c34c
  9. urn:
    925fafd0-0443-4fa4-894c-08dd32de2a74
    name:
    Korrespondanse F-H
    id:
    L0044
    path:
    UBIT/A-0075/3/F/L0044
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/925fafd0-0443-4fa4-894c-08dd32de2a74
  10. urn:
    bd5fb7eb-f339-463d-930c-0375ecf7b265
    name:
    "Inv. nr. F - F Taarnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0001
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0006/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bd5fb7eb-f339-463d-930c-0375ecf7b265
  11. urn:
    7cf86ec7-d87e-4231-8497-555ae0185776
    name:
    "Inv. nr. F - F Tårnhus, bygningsarbeider"
    id:
    0002
    path:
    NIA/A-1107/TD/T/L0006/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Norsk industriarbeidermuseum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7cf86ec7-d87e-4231-8497-555ae0185776
  12. urn:
    c01d5f0c-7fcf-4eba-8c5f-797a88340ae2
    name:
    F.2.2. Ekserpt, oppskrifter og brev om eldbjørgdagen m.m.
    id:
    0018
    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0001/0018
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c01d5f0c-7fcf-4eba-8c5f-797a88340ae2
  13. urn:
    95d60624-e5d3-456a-ada2-909bde12f298
    name:
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    id:
    0007
    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0002/0007
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/95d60624-e5d3-456a-ada2-909bde12f298
  14. urn:
    47059c1e-a2b8-4e94-ba5e-de104853ce1b
    name:
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    id:
    0008
    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0002/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/47059c1e-a2b8-4e94-ba5e-de104853ce1b
  15. urn:
    6c4fe288-40bf-4a9c-878a-60a01e05debf
    name:
    F.4.3. Ølbollerim. Protokollar
    id:
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    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0002/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c4fe288-40bf-4a9c-878a-60a01e05debf
  16. urn:
    5b239c93-54e5-40b0-8a55-8e867c9cbead
    name:
    F.5.1. Artiklar om kastrøyser
    id:
    0001
    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0003/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b239c93-54e5-40b0-8a55-8e867c9cbead
  17. urn:
    c6ec8a20-6e3f-46cc-9019-f72188bff3ce
    name:
    F.5.2. Ekserpt om kastrøyser m.m.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    SPR/A-1004/F/L0003/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Språksamlingane Universitetsbiblioteket, UIB
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c6ec8a20-6e3f-46cc-9019-f72188bff3ce
  18. urn:
    fab70da1-fbe0-4e85-8ec4-dd585d00d9a5
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    L0018
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    AV/SAST-A-102461/01/D/Dc/Dcaa/L0018
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    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fab70da1-fbe0-4e85-8ec4-dd585d00d9a5
  19. urn:
    9017ef73-14fe-4fc6-b7c6-984b9d094a26
    name:
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    id:
    L0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2148/U/Ub/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
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  20. urn:
    b7e9ad2d-2a39-4cf6-af0b-31e07db107b8
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    id:
    L1358
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b7e9ad2d-2a39-4cf6-af0b-31e07db107b8
  21. urn:
    2d675689-1853-4e43-af79-f5464b94a439
    name:
    Kartotekkort for utstedte passersedler, A - F
    id:
    L0001
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10055/K/Kd/L0001
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2d675689-1853-4e43-af79-f5464b94a439
  22. urn:
    6882a00f-3bb5-4f37-8e90-a8f7cde50e4d
    name:
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    id:
    L0002
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    AV/SAO-A-10070/H/Ha/Had/L0002
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6882a00f-3bb5-4f37-8e90-a8f7cde50e4d
  23. urn:
    80b47a01-0d44-48d8-9e20-f16fec304e22
    name:
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    id:
    L0004
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    AV/SAO-A-10551/N/Nf/L0004
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80b47a01-0d44-48d8-9e20-f16fec304e22
  24. urn:
    4656e13c-e1f2-4d23-86c7-b761fc2bba62
    name:
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    id:
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    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4656e13c-e1f2-4d23-86c7-b761fc2bba62
  25. urn:
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    name:
    Navnekort kvinner - A - F
    id:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a82c4ad5-0f04-4a53-bf92-855b1ade1816
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.