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 2026-10-21T11:30:16Z in 0.329 seconds.

Showing 10 of 82432 results in compact format.

  1. name:
    Prosjekt Greina, Samarbeid Granskogen - HERO asylmottak
    id:
    L0007
  2. name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0028
  3. name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0340
  4. name:
    420 - Kompetanse - generelt
    id:
    0006
  5. name:
    429 - Kompetanse - annet
    id:
    0008
  6. name:
    Herold, Käte. Stenotypistin. K.d.S., Bergen.
    id:
    0004
  7. name:
    Kompetanse ansatte
    id:
    0013
  8. name:
    Reguleringsplaner, Bergen sentrum - Sandviken: Breiviken 1, Pronova Biocare AS Hero - Eiendommer, Neumann Bygg, Sandviksveien.
    id:
    0002
  9. name:
    Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0058
  10. name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0061
Show all fields in HTML
total:
82432
total_exact:
yes
returned:
25
page:
1
results:

25 results

  1. urn:
    12f68815-99f9-44bc-b6d8-e292bd7aca5b
    name:
    Prosjekt Greina, Samarbeid Granskogen - HERO asylmottak
    id:
    L0007
    path:
    TRKO/A-1002/M/Mb/L0007
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Trondheim byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12f68815-99f9-44bc-b6d8-e292bd7aca5b
  2. urn:
    3e0641ea-0329-41af-80d7-8ad3b5b91d87
    name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0028
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0028
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3e0641ea-0329-41af-80d7-8ad3b5b91d87
  3. urn:
    4dfa8760-dd33-41ad-b5d8-407c47050736
    name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0340
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0340
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4dfa8760-dd33-41ad-b5d8-407c47050736
  4. urn:
    3270c451-5018-4ae1-b7d7-36e48160a85f
    name:
    420 - Kompetanse - generelt
    id:
    0006
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058/0006
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/3270c451-5018-4ae1-b7d7-36e48160a85f
  5. urn:
    a02daeb8-17e0-492a-ad5c-7d5b15a4eb35
    name:
    429 - Kompetanse - annet
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/a02daeb8-17e0-492a-ad5c-7d5b15a4eb35
  6. urn:
    216465f0-9605-4447-9174-e62b2a24c9dc
    name:
    Herold, Käte. Stenotypistin. K.d.S., Bergen.
    id:
    0004
    path:
    AV/RA-RAFA-3915/D/Db/L0013/0004
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/216465f0-9605-4447-9174-e62b2a24c9dc
  7. urn:
    c3f2e258-2a5c-47f6-aa70-02552711f4ab
    name:
    Kompetanse ansatte
    id:
    0013
    path:
    VID/MDA-A-5024/V/Va/0008/0013
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Misjons- og diakoniarkivet, VID
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c3f2e258-2a5c-47f6-aa70-02552711f4ab
  8. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000552638
    name:
    Reguleringsplaner, Bergen sentrum - Sandviken: Breiviken 1, Pronova Biocare AS Hero - Eiendommer, Neumann Bygg, Sandviksveien.
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-3563/5488/D/Da/L0039/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000552638
  9. urn:
    1b416ed9-0605-40e2-a3a6-415e664d5c7c
    name:
    Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0058
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0058
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/1b416ed9-0605-40e2-a3a6-415e664d5c7c
  10. urn:
    dcf22e1a-9b42-4a1e-9473-b10f79652bfe
    name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0061
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0061
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dcf22e1a-9b42-4a1e-9473-b10f79652bfe
  11. urn:
    074c58f3-dc41-4e51-8e06-5c1ca4816507
    name:
    Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0127
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0127
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/074c58f3-dc41-4e51-8e06-5c1ca4816507
  12. urn:
    56d3187b-d52b-460d-8524-bbc5a5a68509
    name:
    Den linjedelte ungdomsskole og dens kompetanse
    id:
    0017
    path:
    AV/SAMI-PA-1038/G/L0007/0017
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/56d3187b-d52b-460d-8524-bbc5a5a68509
  13. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000664656
    name:
    Manifest - Heron
    id:
    0001
    path:
    BBA/A-1636/F/Fb/Fba/L0001/0001
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000664656
  14. urn:
    043bb5d3-3ff3-4259-bfd9-d020ccdf94bd
    name:
    Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0125
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0125
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/043bb5d3-3ff3-4259-bfd9-d020ccdf94bd
  15. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000620929
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Kompetanseenhet for avlastningstjenester
    id:
    A-5867
    path:
    BBA/A-5867
    unit_type:
    Arkiv
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000620929
  16. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000474363
    name:
    Bergen kommune. Mottaks- og kompetansesenteret for integrering av innvandrere og flyktninger i Bergen kommune
    id:
    A-5139
    path:
    BBA/A-5139
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    history:
    MOKS etableres i 1999 som følge av en sammenslutning mellom A-2451 Bergen kommune. Innvandrerkontoret og tolketjenesten i Bergen. Virksomhet omfatter: Mottak- og bosetting av flyktninger, tolketjeneste, introduksjonsprogram, informasjons- og holdningsskapende arbeid, innnkreving av integreringstilsk...
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000474363
  17. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000664657
    name:
    Manifest - Heron
    id:
    0002
    path:
    BBA/A-1636/F/Fb/Fba/L0001/0002
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000664657
  18. urn:
    123a34d6-4de7-4c3e-ae23-2ecfad307b8c
    name:
    Forhandlinger, avtaler og overenskomster + Informasjon, kompetanse og studievirksomhet
    id:
    L0166
    path:
    AAB/ARK-2798/D/L0166
    unit_type:
    STYKKE
    institution:
    Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/123a34d6-4de7-4c3e-ae23-2ecfad307b8c
  19. urn:
    da71085d-179a-4a85-a16a-8734ed981760
    name:
    Ansiennitet/kompetanse hos pedagogisk personale
    id:
    Pba
    path:
    IKAR/A-905/P/Pb/Pba
    unit_type:
    SERIE
    institution:
    Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/da71085d-179a-4a85-a16a-8734ed981760
  20. urn:
    90641962-e208-4323-a90b-d83b5182b354
    name:
    Regionalt kompetanse- og utviklingssenter i region Vest og Business Region Bergen
    id:
    L0159
    path:
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    unit_type:
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    IKA Hordaland
    digitized_documents:
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    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/90641962-e208-4323-a90b-d83b5182b354
  21. urn:
    bb0d3124-5d45-4f24-9c50-ceb8dfa57071
    name:
    Kompetansegivende sommerkurs, Universitetet i Bergen
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/bb0d3124-5d45-4f24-9c50-ceb8dfa57071
  22. urn:
    5e45e247-3dad-4931-a055-dabe969c2a16
    name:
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    id:
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    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5e45e247-3dad-4931-a055-dabe969c2a16
  23. urn:
    773f3322-4d11-45c4-927e-7990f1d31bb7
    name:
    Forskning, utvikling, kompetanse, undervisning, Høgskolen i Ålesund, Universitetet i Bergen, Universitetet i Oslo
    id:
    0008
    path:
    AV/SAT-PA--0883/D/Da/L0066/0008
    unit_type:
    MAPPE
    institution:
    Nasjonalarkivet
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/773f3322-4d11-45c4-927e-7990f1d31bb7
  24. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000000759132
    name:
    Bergens Tidende, Bergens Roklubb, Bergens Sandsilo, Bergen-Vest Rutelag, Bergens Rørhandel, Bergens Skillingsbank, Bergens Fiskeriselskap, Bergens Fiskeindustri, Bergens Helseråd, Bergens Mek. Verksted, Bergens Politikammer, Bergen kommunale Pensjonskasse
    id:
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    path:
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    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000000759132
  25. urn:
    no-BBA_arkiv000003139606
    name:
    Bergens Sporvei, Bergens Haandværks og Industriforenings bygningsgruppe, Bergens Handelsforening, Bergen Komm. Kinematografer, Bergens Annonsebyrå, Bergen Operating Company, Bennets Reisebureau, Bergens Tidende, Bergens Sjøfartsmuseum, Bergens Veivesen,
    id:
    0007
    path:
    BBA/A-0742/D/Db/L0202/0007
    unit_type:
    Mappe
    institution:
    Bergen byarkiv
    digitized_documents:
    0
    link:
    https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-BBA_arkiv000003139606
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.