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 2026-11-03T08:30:12Z in 2.157 seconds.

Showing 10 of 59148 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Geoplan AS
    id:
    0002
  2. name:
    Klasseprotokoll 3a-3d
    id:
    L0041
  3. name:
    Klasseprotokoll - 2a-3d
    id:
    L0039
  4. name:
    Materiell fra Chamond
    id:
    L0014
  5. name:
    Karakterprotokoll 3. klasse
    id:
    0017
  6. name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Diverse skrivelser
    id:
    0001
  7. name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Diverse skrivelser
    id:
    0002
  8. name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Henlagte skrivelser
    id:
    0003
  9. name:
    Dagbok/Fraværsprotokoll
    id:
    L0073
  10. name:
    --
    id:
    L0127
Show all fields in HTML
total:
59148
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

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    name:
    Geoplan AS
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-100614 /D/Da/L0207/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01ac6de1-87e7-4859-9f8c-602950c29c1c
  2. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0041
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0041
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cf1e5112-75cc-40ae-8d94-283dbc7531ff
  3. urn:
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    name:
    Klasseprotokoll - 2a-3d
    id:
    L0039
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0039
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ef398182-3b35-4904-98d1-daa79f610445
  4. urn:
    fa319939-dea7-47bb-984e-ffc40694705b
    name:
    Materiell fra Chamond
    id:
    L0014
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1826/E/Eb/L0014
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fa319939-dea7-47bb-984e-ffc40694705b
  5. urn:
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    name:
    Karakterprotokoll 3. klasse
    id:
    0017
    path:
    ARKSOR/1000VA566/Ga/L0001/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arkivsenter Sør
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/673128b8-dcdc-46d8-b3ce-b27bd73b3266
  6. urn:
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    name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Diverse skrivelser
    id:
    0001
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1826/E/Eb/L0014/0001
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6afb082c-3da1-4d3a-b2b4-156a8f94c6eb
  7. urn:
    89271d71-b79a-4cdd-ada0-53b6fa951022
    name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Diverse skrivelser
    id:
    0002
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1826/E/Eb/L0014/0002
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/89271d71-b79a-4cdd-ada0-53b6fa951022
  8. urn:
    74b558f3-6888-44c7-9743-946ebbc0f096
    name:
    21 cm og 24 cm skyts til Kristiansand. Henlagte skrivelser
    id:
    0003
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-1826/E/Eb/L0014/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/74b558f3-6888-44c7-9743-946ebbc0f096
  9. urn:
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    id:
    L0073
    path:
    AV/SAB-A-36701/J/L0073
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/14bf0515-736c-4b21-9f5e-5f1aa99aa8c6
  10. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    L0127
    path:
    AV/SAO-A-10210a/e/D/Db/L0127
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/68213767-fe79-4b39-a9e8-c3675a1b1484
  11. urn:
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    name:
    Klassedagbok
    id:
    L0216
    path:
    TIKA/A-2863/G/Ga/L0216
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e32a931d-3327-44f7-9c07-44358f651a78
  12. urn:
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    digitized_documents:
    0
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    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000025344
  13. urn:
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    VEMU/A-1063/F/Fb/Fba/L0081
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    Vestfoldarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000171867
  14. urn:
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    name:
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    id:
    0003
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    AV/RA-RAFA-4596/F/Fa/L0003/0003
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3d87a367-b1f6-4472-9bce-4a0599b71ab2
  15. urn:
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    id:
    L0034
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    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0034
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
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    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d6f09ef5-9b77-4727-830b-2898ef6d5e17
  16. urn:
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    id:
    L0036
    path:
    AIN/NFK-20-201/F/Fc/L0036
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/55fa8e25-9d33-45d5-8935-e10b499c0da2
  17. urn:
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    AV/SAB-A-2501/2/2A/2Aa/L0015
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    STYKKE
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    Nasjonalarkivet
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    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5ec373b-7973-40df-bbb6-797e387723e1
  18. urn:
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  23. urn:
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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.

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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.