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 2026-10-23T23:44:43Z in 1.277 seconds.

Showing 10 of 295 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen FAFO
    id:
    0004
  2. name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo
    id:
    0001
  3. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (94/2195)
    id:
    0005
  4. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (95/2326)
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    Samarbeidsprosjekt med Fafo. Baltikum
    id:
    0006
  6. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0002
  7. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0003
  8. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0004
  9. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0005
  10. name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0001
Show all fields in HTML
total:
295
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    b17f880a-12db-4b6b-b216-acf6119a556f
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen FAFO
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0066/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b17f880a-12db-4b6b-b216-acf6119a556f
  2. urn:
    1f29ffed-8205-4c93-8220-693cfaa3ec6b
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen Fafo
    id:
    0001
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1064/E/Ee/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1f29ffed-8205-4c93-8220-693cfaa3ec6b
  3. urn:
    de3416d4-4744-44e7-9b39-a8b915d41141
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (94/2195)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0014/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/de3416d4-4744-44e7-9b39-a8b915d41141
  4. urn:
    7d08873d-9a6b-43e4-a3a5-e0ec41d196c6
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (95/2326)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0014/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7d08873d-9a6b-43e4-a3a5-e0ec41d196c6
  5. urn:
    fc3dcb48-8979-4ea1-b9b1-b008ed5bcb7f
    name:
    Samarbeidsprosjekt med Fafo. Baltikum
    id:
    0006
    path:
    SKA/A-0010/I/Id/L0001/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Skeivt arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fc3dcb48-8979-4ea1-b9b1-b008ed5bcb7f
  6. urn:
    52e1650f-e32b-459d-99bd-180107b9f377
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0015/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/52e1650f-e32b-459d-99bd-180107b9f377
  7. urn:
    88bcaaad-e928-4654-9d95-7066c9201d4d
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0015/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/88bcaaad-e928-4654-9d95-7066c9201d4d
  8. urn:
    1522fc81-65ac-4f92-9b62-26c294a7b807
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0015/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1522fc81-65ac-4f92-9b62-26c294a7b807
  9. urn:
    195fa791-d341-41a5-b5c6-922bdedbda50
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0015/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/195fa791-d341-41a5-b5c6-922bdedbda50
  10. urn:
    4720ab96-b31e-4ed8-9695-729364117857
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0016/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4720ab96-b31e-4ed8-9695-729364117857
  11. urn:
    9c455000-6d52-474c-a2c0-fb9f3f5a9f5a
    name:
    FAFO - Fagbevegelsens senter for forskning (97/3445)
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1639/D/Db/Dbe/L0016/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c455000-6d52-474c-a2c0-fb9f3f5a9f5a
  12. urn:
    d22a5617-bca9-4c25-88f9-2cdedb259234
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen Sanitetskvinne
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0577/E/L0273/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d22a5617-bca9-4c25-88f9-2cdedb259234
  13. urn:
    413ea3f4-60be-407a-ac9e-54e587cc18a4
    name:
    FORUT, Forskningsstiftelsen ved UiTØ
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2918/D/Dc/Dce/Dceg/L0245/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/413ea3f4-60be-407a-ac9e-54e587cc18a4
  14. urn:
    9c7dff3a-7a7f-48a2-820e-bb29e899c4b5
    name:
    FOSFOR - Forskningsstiftelsen i Osloregionen
    id:
    0009
    path:
    AV/RA-S-4801/D/Da/L0026/0009
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c7dff3a-7a7f-48a2-820e-bb29e899c4b5
  15. urn:
    3013bbfd-d1e0-404a-bed9-ee9faf3a3425
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen FoU OG FORUT
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1444/D/Db/L0246/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3013bbfd-d1e0-404a-bed9-ee9faf3a3425
  16. urn:
    5f77775b-79bb-4ab1-9da3-bebe76202a91
    name:
    Rationaliseringskonferens i Ronneby. Forskningsstiftelsen Skogsarbeten
    id:
    0002
    path:
    ANNO/NSMA-ARK-1062/Y/Ya/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Anno museum
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5f77775b-79bb-4ab1-9da3-bebe76202a91
  17. urn:
    277b163d-b5dd-4024-a78c-676e5f64663a
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen i Oslo-regionen, FOSFOR
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2920/D/Dc/Dck/Dckh/L0476/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/277b163d-b5dd-4024-a78c-676e5f64663a
  18. urn:
    59502c9c-571f-49be-98ff-bed699961755
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen i Oslo-regionen (FOSFOR)
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6311/D/Da/L0016/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/59502c9c-571f-49be-98ff-bed699961755
  19. urn:
    99a5f3ef-6787-4ee7-a60a-47221d354671
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen for Møre og Romsdal
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0782/1/D/Da/L0268/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/99a5f3ef-6787-4ee7-a60a-47221d354671
  20. urn:
    a3587653-f413-446e-98ae-ebac9aa5ab75
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen ved Universitetet i Tromsø
    id:
    0012
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0111/D/Di/L0093/0012
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a3587653-f413-446e-98ae-ebac9aa5ab75
  21. urn:
    26a2eb1d-d80f-4447-ac2f-c84a23d00256
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen, Universitetet i Tromsø. Rådsforsamlingen
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-0111/D/Dj/L0097/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/26a2eb1d-d80f-4447-ac2f-c84a23d00256
  22. urn:
    5a720c06-617c-4bca-a548-8e770ef74424
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen ved universitetet i Tromsø (FORUT)
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1675/F/L0051/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5a720c06-617c-4bca-a548-8e770ef74424
  23. urn:
    00c1be11-695e-495a-91ff-8ce497cdd937
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen i Oslo-regionen (FOSFOR). Diverse
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Dc/L0614/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00c1be11-695e-495a-91ff-8ce497cdd937
  24. urn:
    cb641072-0b44-4322-aebe-25943ab7c492
    name:
    Forskningsstiftelsen i Oslo-regionen (FOSFOR). Diverse
    id:
    1977
    path:
    AV/RA-PA-0886/2/D/Dd/1977
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cb641072-0b44-4322-aebe-25943ab7c492
  25. urn:
    6c874469-b89f-43d3-8610-ff8f49024078
    name:
    FORUT (Forskningsstiftelsen ved Universitetet i Tromsø
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-S-2939/D/Db/Dbg/Dbge/L0446/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6c874469-b89f-43d3-8610-ff8f49024078
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.