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 2026-10-24T15:01:47Z in 0.708 seconds.

Showing 10 of 113508 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Hordaland fylkeskommune. HAV videregående skole
    id:
    264.1201.09
  2. name:
    Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Evenes lufthavn
    id:
    SAT-A-6413
  3. name:
    Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn skole
    id:
    A-373
  4. name:
    Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn kommunale høiere almenskole (Middelskolen)
    id:
    A-375
  5. name:
    Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Bodø
    id:
    SAT-A-6407
  6. name:
    Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
    id:
    A-1622
  7. name:
    Oslo havnevesen
    id:
    A-20074
  8. name:
    Skudeneshavn sjømannskontor
    id:
    SAST-A-00040
  9. name:
    Revierhavnens Båtforening
    id:
    A-70274
  10. name:
    Utsira kommune - Havnestyret
    id:
    A-693
Show all fields in HTML
total:
113508
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
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    name:
    Hordaland fylkeskommune. HAV videregående skole
    id:
    264.1201.09
    path:
    VLFK/264.1201.09
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/670702bd-5c9d-4a1b-bfc8-119263bce046
  2. urn:
    dfdf8d86-d60d-4387-a7c5-cc3b46a77e66
    name:
    Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Evenes lufthavn
    id:
    SAT-A-6413
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6413
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dfdf8d86-d60d-4387-a7c5-cc3b46a77e66
  3. urn:
    d90ef9c2-4839-42ba-8e3f-20c1ab0c3e3a
    name:
    Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn skole
    id:
    A-373
    path:
    IKAR/A-373
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d90ef9c2-4839-42ba-8e3f-20c1ab0c3e3a
  4. urn:
    9cf3fd08-7775-4865-a7fd-0a015200b394
    name:
    Skudeneshavn kommune - Skudeneshavn kommunale høiere almenskole (Middelskolen)
    id:
    A-375
    path:
    IKAR/A-375
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/9cf3fd08-7775-4865-a7fd-0a015200b394
  5. urn:
    2ec870ce-5795-4b3e-9db9-463f9fd64d96
    name:
    Luftfartsverket, Lufthavnforvaltningen Bodø
    id:
    SAT-A-6407
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6407
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2ec870ce-5795-4b3e-9db9-463f9fd64d96
  6. urn:
    20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
    name:
    Trondheim kommune. Havnevesenet / Trondheim havn
    id:
    A-1622
    path:
    TRKO/A-1622
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/20e4c717-ae6f-453c-9b97-5473c46c6459
  7. urn:
    16eb1aa1-2cfe-4c0f-81b2-689a7d7e3e76
    name:
    Oslo havnevesen
    id:
    A-20074
    path:
    OBA/A-20074
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/16eb1aa1-2cfe-4c0f-81b2-689a7d7e3e76
  8. urn:
    236d17fb-5402-4fac-bdec-f5b61bf4923e
    name:
    Skudeneshavn sjømannskontor
    id:
    SAST-A-00040
    path:
    AV/SAST-A-00040
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/236d17fb-5402-4fac-bdec-f5b61bf4923e
  9. urn:
    b2506911-4b84-411f-a311-8097ecff0c94
    name:
    Revierhavnens Båtforening
    id:
    A-70274
    path:
    OBA/A-70274
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2506911-4b84-411f-a311-8097ecff0c94
  10. urn:
    737acab4-edd6-4b36-a125-f1179f4b2912
    name:
    Utsira kommune - Havnestyret
    id:
    A-693
    path:
    IKAR/A-693
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/737acab4-edd6-4b36-a125-f1179f4b2912
  11. urn:
    bdcc7810-7922-4c08-b67b-3d5223578e98
    name:
    Bodø Havn KF
    id:
    K-18040.706
    path:
    AIN/K-18040.706
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Arkiv i Nordland
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bdcc7810-7922-4c08-b67b-3d5223578e98
  12. urn:
    c0bd7794-5dcb-4f05-88b4-13a5a557dbe0
    name:
    Luftfartsverket, Flynavigasjonen Andøya lufthavn
    id:
    SAT-A-6410
    path:
    AV/SAT-A-6410
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c0bd7794-5dcb-4f05-88b4-13a5a557dbe0
  13. urn:
    08702a27-4cd5-486e-a04b-90ff6a2319f1
    name:
    Eigersund kommune - Eigersund Havnevesen
    id:
    K-100306
    path:
    IKAR/K-100306
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/08702a27-4cd5-486e-a04b-90ff6a2319f1
  14. urn:
    032f1ceb-62f3-4a9c-b4f2-1df003ab7ad6
    name:
    Karmøy kommune - Kopervik havnevesen
    id:
    A-1218
    path:
    IKAR/A-1218
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/032f1ceb-62f3-4a9c-b4f2-1df003ab7ad6
  15. urn:
    b2b41aa4-d980-47e8-b28c-611e65e9f107
    name:
    Aksjonsgruppe Sydhavna og øyene
    id:
    A-70519s
    path:
    OBA/A-70519s
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Oslo byarkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b2b41aa4-d980-47e8-b28c-611e65e9f107
  16. urn:
    8357d424-bb10-4db0-8a77-36a0729356f1
    name:
    Den norske sjømannsmisjon i utlandet / København (Danmark)
    id:
    SAB-SAB/PA-0362
    path:
    AV/SAB-SAB/PA-0362
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    country:
    danmark
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8357d424-bb10-4db0-8a77-36a0729356f1
  17. urn:
    990fd330-0cfe-4eea-860f-153d8678513e
    name:
    Orkdal kommune III, havnestyre
    id:
    A-2837
    path:
    TIKA/A-2837
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    IKA Trøndelag
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/990fd330-0cfe-4eea-860f-153d8678513e
  18. urn:
    4b31e7d7-cb3d-418e-8eb0-ea6dfcd1039f
    name:
    Norges statsbaner, Tilsynshavende for privatbaner
    id:
    RA-S-6536
    path:
    AV/RA-S-6536
    unit_type:
    ARKIV
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4b31e7d7-cb3d-418e-8eb0-ea6dfcd1039f
  19. urn:
    077ada59-5665-422d-9844-efab9cc917ca
    name:
    Hordaland fylkeskommune. HAV videregående skole
    id:
    AKT-264.1201.09
    path:
    VLFK/AKT-264.1201.09
    unit_type:
    Business
    institution:
    Fylkesarkivet i Vestland
    country:
    NORGE
    digitized_documents:
    0
    history:
    HAV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE 1932-1983-1996 Tidlegare namn: 1932-1948 Schnitlers handelsskole 1948-1975 HAV handelsskole 1975-1997 HAV videregående skole Historisk oversikt, sjå Ft. 79/82 s. 42f. Starta som Schnitlers handelsskole, frå 1948 kalla HAV handelsskole etter Hauge, Andersen og Vindheim. Drei...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/077ada59-5665-422d-9844-efab9cc917ca
  20. urn:
    bc91e9fe-9720-4796-9a5e-2b50c9b8327d
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Hau-Hav
    id:
    L0142
    path:
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    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bc91e9fe-9720-4796-9a5e-2b50c9b8327d
  21. urn:
    488fdacf-d06f-40c7-8229-dc387d92fc55
    name:
    Alfabetisk personarkiv Hav-Heg
    id:
    L0143
    path:
    AAB/ARK-1560/U/Uc/Ucc/L0143
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/488fdacf-d06f-40c7-8229-dc387d92fc55
  22. urn:
    no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011144
    name:
    Hav og landskap.
    id:
    W-2765
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-2765
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulha_Arkiv_000000011144
  23. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003793895
    name:
    Behandling av byggesak. Telavåg Båtlag, Sund kommune. HAV 01
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/7168/7874/D/Dc/Dcl/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003793895
  24. urn:
    no-ulhaArkiv-000000001266
    name:
    Hav og landskap Nordkapp.
    id:
    W-0294
    path:
    ULHA/A-1009/U/L0001/0001/W-0294
    unit_type:
    Foto
    institution:
    Ulvik lokalhistorisk arkiv
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ulhaArkiv-000000001266
  25. urn:
    no-VEMU_arkiv_000000053993
    name:
    Sydhavet AS
    id:
    ARS-A-1014
    path:
    VEMU/ARS-A-1014
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Vestfoldarkivet
    country:
    norge
    digitized_documents:
    2
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-VEMU_arkiv_000000053993
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.

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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.