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 2026-10-24T11:21:51Z in 1.627 seconds.

Showing 10 of 223407 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Frosta kommune, hjemmetjenesten
    id:
    A-5359
  2. name:
    Frosta kommune, Bygningsrådet
    id:
    A-5496
  3. name:
    Frosta kommune, Oppvekst og kulturavdelingen
    id:
    A-5627
  4. name:
    Frosta kommune, helse og omsorgsavdelingen
    id:
    A-5757
  5. name:
    Frosta kommune, plan og utvikling
    id:
    A-6965
  6. name:
    Frosta trygdekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-6185
  7. name:
    Frosta kommune, skolestyret
    id:
    A-5518
  8. name:
    Smøla kommune. Frostad skole
    id:
    K-15730.520.08
  9. name:
    Frosta kommune, bygdeutstillingsnemnd
    id:
    A-5517
  10. name:
    Frosta kommune, Folkvang skole
    id:
    A-6759
Show all fields in HTML
total:
223407
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    06050f86-9085-4e99-b3e1-2d852a1fd838
    name:
    Frosta kommune, hjemmetjenesten
    id:
    A-5359
    path:
    TIKA/A-5359
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/06050f86-9085-4e99-b3e1-2d852a1fd838
  2. urn:
    3520c0e5-72ef-4260-8a81-b80f7eee8417
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Bygningsrådet
    id:
    A-5496
    path:
    TIKA/A-5496
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3520c0e5-72ef-4260-8a81-b80f7eee8417
  3. urn:
    cd97604a-333b-421f-897f-6508cbf202bb
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Oppvekst og kulturavdelingen
    id:
    A-5627
    path:
    TIKA/A-5627
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cd97604a-333b-421f-897f-6508cbf202bb
  4. urn:
    050ba820-1440-4b5c-8419-5f3df9aa9421
    name:
    Frosta kommune, helse og omsorgsavdelingen
    id:
    A-5757
    path:
    TIKA/A-5757
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/050ba820-1440-4b5c-8419-5f3df9aa9421
  5. urn:
    64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
    name:
    Frosta kommune, plan og utvikling
    id:
    A-6965
    path:
    TIKA/A-6965
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/64536d3f-c2d5-4c5e-80a5-7fc9979e9447
  6. urn:
    bf3ddf98-a9e6-41b7-a550-137ff972ad3c
    name:
    Frosta trygdekontor
    id:
    SAT-A-6185
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6185
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bf3ddf98-a9e6-41b7-a550-137ff972ad3c
  7. urn:
    aed3076e-9cb0-486c-8510-6ca3a2d933fc
    name:
    Frosta kommune, skolestyret
    id:
    A-5518
    path:
    TIKA/A-5518
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/aed3076e-9cb0-486c-8510-6ca3a2d933fc
  8. urn:
    e4217a78-0d5c-427f-a3d1-6382097fe99e
    name:
    Smøla kommune. Frostad skole
    id:
    K-15730.520.08
    path:
    IKAM/K-15730.520.08
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e4217a78-0d5c-427f-a3d1-6382097fe99e
  9. urn:
    b4a05587-b5b1-4d19-ad2b-e0152d9b8a0a
    name:
    Frosta kommune, bygdeutstillingsnemnd
    id:
    A-5517
    path:
    TIKA/A-5517
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b4a05587-b5b1-4d19-ad2b-e0152d9b8a0a
  10. urn:
    7090816a-49e0-4a84-9d60-0efc0d1d3e8b
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Folkvang skole
    id:
    A-6759
    path:
    TIKA/A-6759
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7090816a-49e0-4a84-9d60-0efc0d1d3e8b
  11. urn:
    a36ecf7c-d742-4468-afbd-5ac4a75e90ef
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Frosta studienemnd
    id:
    A-5624
    path:
    TIKA/A-5624
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a36ecf7c-d742-4468-afbd-5ac4a75e90ef
  12. urn:
    4c3a6b05-0df4-47dd-b233-eb642c40bdab
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Frosta revisjon
    id:
    A-5843
    path:
    TIKA/A-5843
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c3a6b05-0df4-47dd-b233-eb642c40bdab
  13. urn:
    29102247-cc6f-45ca-90d7-45849fb68183
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Frosta skole
    id:
    A-5629
    path:
    TIKA/A-5629
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/29102247-cc6f-45ca-90d7-45849fb68183
  14. urn:
    7ac44958-b57a-4601-ab4c-cff054fed9d1
    name:
    Frosta kommune, næringsnemnd
    id:
    A-5492
    path:
    TIKA/A-5492
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7ac44958-b57a-4601-ab4c-cff054fed9d1
  15. urn:
    5b858ecd-4f5a-4bbc-a7e9-f540b2a55840
    name:
    Frosta kommune, legekontor/distriktslegen
    id:
    A-5363
    path:
    TIKA/A-5363
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5b858ecd-4f5a-4bbc-a7e9-f540b2a55840
  16. urn:
    6f01eca9-8d57-437d-822d-c20028a48152
    name:
    Frosta kommune, kommunekassen
    id:
    A-00204
    path:
    TIKA/A-00204
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6f01eca9-8d57-437d-822d-c20028a48152
  17. urn:
    dfbb71cc-5221-4eda-9467-8d10981c9bbd
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Kommuneplanutvalget
    id:
    A-5510
    path:
    TIKA/A-5510
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfbb71cc-5221-4eda-9467-8d10981c9bbd
  18. urn:
    bcb98e38-0c96-43e4-ba90-74ffb751318b
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Frosta alders- og sykeheim
    id:
    A-5358
    path:
    TIKA/A-5358
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bcb98e38-0c96-43e4-ba90-74ffb751318b
  19. urn:
    9c4f5932-4cba-48c0-b5aa-18dfce7d49b9
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Ungdommens kommunestyre
    id:
    A-00178
    path:
    TIKA/A-00178
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9c4f5932-4cba-48c0-b5aa-18dfce7d49b9
  20. urn:
    f295e294-ea06-4136-a902-0683475ed1a5
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    Frosta kommune - bidragsfogden
    id:
    A-00163
    path:
    TIKA/A-00163
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/f295e294-ea06-4136-a902-0683475ed1a5
  21. urn:
    3a565e82-51b0-45b5-9bff-08cd9556c084
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Restansenemnda
    id:
    A-00179
    path:
    TIKA/A-00179
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3a565e82-51b0-45b5-9bff-08cd9556c084
  22. urn:
    1addc5a6-0c53-45f0-b65f-46e32188162a
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Generalplanutvalget
    id:
    A-00180
    path:
    TIKA/A-00180
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1addc5a6-0c53-45f0-b65f-46e32188162a
  23. urn:
    7f891baf-8d9b-4d53-8747-f965e773903c
    name:
    Frosta kommune, sentraladministrasjon
    id:
    A-1578
    path:
    TIKA/A-1578
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7f891baf-8d9b-4d53-8747-f965e773903c
  24. urn:
    0f5035d4-63dc-4c11-819a-d86d0a292fcb
    name:
    Frosta kommune, byggesakskontoret
    id:
    A-4055
    path:
    TIKA/A-4055
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0f5035d4-63dc-4c11-819a-d86d0a292fcb
  25. urn:
    6667ef43-f4dc-4d05-a62b-68332da406f7
    name:
    Frosta kommune, Fysioterapitjenesten
    id:
    A-5364
    path:
    TIKA/A-5364
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6667ef43-f4dc-4d05-a62b-68332da406f7
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.