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 2026-10-24T15:32:04Z in 0.881 seconds.

Showing 10 of 67160 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Simensbråten og Ekeberg arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1126
  2. name:
    Realskolesamfunnet, Trondheim Katedralskole
    id:
    SAT-PA-0835
  3. name:
    Stranda kommune. Den nye samfunnshusnemnda
    id:
    K-15250.151.16
  4. name:
    Årstad Arbeidersamfunn av DNA
    id:
    A-2873
  5. name:
    Den Allmennvitenskapelige Høgskole - AVH - Samfunnsvitenskapelig fakultet
    id:
    SAT-A-1514
  6. name:
    Valldal samfunnshus
    id:
    P-00457
  7. name:
    Andre øvinger - Vedr undersøkelse/funn SORDAL/SETESDAL
    id:
    0045
  8. name:
    Funnanmeldelser og korrespondanse om funn og minering
    id:
    0005
  9. name:
    Svalbard Samfunnsdrift AS
    id:
    SATØ-S-1518
  10. name:
    Samfunnshus AS, Indre Arna
    id:
    A-3467
Show all fields in HTML
total:
67160
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    6a5cf971-c457-4122-85dd-7154eb306042
    name:
    Simensbråten og Ekeberg arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1126
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1126
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6a5cf971-c457-4122-85dd-7154eb306042
  2. urn:
    09b16a8a-b8f5-4649-9096-1215a1f4ef6f
    name:
    Realskolesamfunnet, Trondheim Katedralskole
    id:
    SAT-PA-0835
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA-0835
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/09b16a8a-b8f5-4649-9096-1215a1f4ef6f
  3. urn:
    ba8fc745-4d45-4260-a0ea-6113ea521ee6
    name:
    Stranda kommune. Den nye samfunnshusnemnda
    id:
    K-15250.151.16
    path:
    IKAM/K-15250.151.16
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ba8fc745-4d45-4260-a0ea-6113ea521ee6
  4. urn:
    eba93dd0-d961-4029-b440-f464beae4a0e
    name:
    Årstad Arbeidersamfunn av DNA
    id:
    A-2873
    path:
    SAF/A-2873
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    ArkiVest
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/eba93dd0-d961-4029-b440-f464beae4a0e
  5. urn:
    d5708020-165d-4cf2-a5b1-35ba0f2c590c
    name:
    Den Allmennvitenskapelige Høgskole - AVH - Samfunnsvitenskapelig fakultet
    id:
    SAT-A-1514
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-1514
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5708020-165d-4cf2-a5b1-35ba0f2c590c
  6. urn:
    68abfa26-5c02-4064-bfdb-24ba837818a8
    name:
    Valldal samfunnshus
    id:
    P-00457
    path:
    IKAM/P-00457
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Møre og Romsdal
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68abfa26-5c02-4064-bfdb-24ba837818a8
  7. urn:
    215bde84-200d-4cd1-81e5-356c69de758e
    name:
    Andre øvinger - Vedr undersøkelse/funn SORDAL/SETESDAL
    id:
    0045
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3228/D/Db/L0304/0045
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/215bde84-200d-4cd1-81e5-356c69de758e
  8. urn:
    77724e75-f8c8-4eae-b6c7-4bbea325e346
    name:
    Funnanmeldelser og korrespondanse om funn og minering
    id:
    0005
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-100855/30C/0005
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/77724e75-f8c8-4eae-b6c7-4bbea325e346
  9. urn:
    1fda0fcf-5e6a-4c9b-9994-612aaec8fc4c
    name:
    Svalbard Samfunnsdrift AS
    id:
    SATØ-S-1518
    path:
    AV/SATØ-S-1518
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1fda0fcf-5e6a-4c9b-9994-612aaec8fc4c
  10. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000525486
    name:
    Samfunnshus AS, Indre Arna
    id:
    A-3467
    path:
    BBA/A-3467
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000525486
  11. urn:
    178e2a00-d034-4105-b810-4ba16244ac45
    name:
    Samfunnstjeneste
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2984/D/De/L0028/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/178e2a00-d034-4105-b810-4ba16244ac45
  12. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000005832
    name:
    Diverse løse funn fra H-serien
    id:
    Hu
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/H/Hu
    unit_type:
    Serie
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000005832
  13. urn:
    4f00fb9c-7e78-4132-961f-cfcc8e15e889
    name:
    Grünerløkka arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1092
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1092
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4f00fb9c-7e78-4132-961f-cfcc8e15e889
  14. urn:
    6dbc71c7-a6d3-4604-9cc8-42045aae2525
    name:
    Ila arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1106
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1106
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6dbc71c7-a6d3-4604-9cc8-42045aae2525
  15. urn:
    a0e5c872-ecbf-4e4d-a696-5c8b5dbcb3fd
    name:
    Oslo arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1113
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1113
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a0e5c872-ecbf-4e4d-a696-5c8b5dbcb3fd
  16. urn:
    1b9eace3-2f3e-42e4-9bb0-6cf5e2ccb3ae
    name:
    Lambertseter arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1115
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1115
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b9eace3-2f3e-42e4-9bb0-6cf5e2ccb3ae
  17. urn:
    c444c2c9-a926-4eda-a1a0-1def13663c78
    name:
    St.Hanshaugens arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1133
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1133
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c444c2c9-a926-4eda-a1a0-1def13663c78
  18. urn:
    019923d3-1ee2-4095-bab3-2ac14739cd84
    name:
    Torshov arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1138
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1138
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/019923d3-1ee2-4095-bab3-2ac14739cd84
  19. urn:
    3b7d7b9e-afff-42c5-b132-2dbfaa93c222
    name:
    Vestre arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1149
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1149
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3b7d7b9e-afff-42c5-b132-2dbfaa93c222
  20. urn:
    9df778c1-552a-40e1-8772-9376e78e8704
    name:
    Østre arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1153
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1153
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9df778c1-552a-40e1-8772-9376e78e8704
  21. urn:
    593882d2-5009-477e-b206-620fe593a778
    name:
    Årvoll arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1171
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1171
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/593882d2-5009-477e-b206-620fe593a778
  22. urn:
    d1bc211e-3a97-4412-96d9-82f93d3cb45b
    name:
    Vestsida arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-1293
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1293
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d1bc211e-3a97-4412-96d9-82f93d3cb45b
  23. urn:
    0a452e05-a628-4f27-b0f3-da2b0ad1d24c
    name:
    Kongsberg arbeidersamfunn
    id:
    ARK-2518
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2518
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0a452e05-a628-4f27-b0f3-da2b0ad1d24c
  24. urn:
    b950130e-c88f-4380-9cda-658998d2a66a
    name:
    Jernbaneetatens samfunnsbygning
    id:
    ARK-2554
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2554
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b950130e-c88f-4380-9cda-658998d2a66a
  25. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    ARK-2638
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2638
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/17910915-e174-4284-8abc-a00615198689
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.